Yes, it seems daunting and you may think it is beyond your grasp – but thousands of others felt that way until they made the commitment and realized they can do it.
Special Light on Rosh Hashanah
We can now understand the meaning of the midrash that associates Rosh Hashanah with “ori” –a special light: Just like the light of dawn marks a new day, the light of Rosh Hashanah marks a totally new beginning. On Rosh Hashanah a person is able to become a new person, a different person, a better and greater person. All the limitations he thought he had belong to last year, to the “old him.” On Rosh Hashanah, it is as if he is created anew and is therefore able to achieve things he thought were beyond his grasp.
Thus, the unique light of Rosh Hashanah is the light that allows a person to make new commitments to be part of the klal, to illuminate his life with the light of accountable Torah learning in a way he thought impossible the previous year.
That light endows a person with the ability to invest effort in developing a close relationship with Hashem by truly connecting to Hashem through Torah learning in a way he has never connected before.
Learning Shas with accountability or learning daily Mishnah Berurah brings with it the berachah of “Praiseworthy is the man who does not forget You, and the person who tries hard [to connect with] You.”
The person who does not forget Hashem throughout the year, who connects with Him daily through a learning seder that shows true commitment and accountability, will be remembered by Hashem on Rosh Hashanah among the klal in the Book of Life and the Book of Light – Hashem’s Light.
