The Game Starts Now.
That’s what my college coach would tell us 24 hours before tip-off. He didn’t just mean strategy – he meant hydration, rest, focus. You can’t chug a bottle of water before the game and expect to be ready. Being a winner is a lifestyle.
In basketball, we say: The way you do one thing is the way you do everything.
Maybe that’s why we say Shehakol – everything. To serve Hashem fully, we need to be aligned in everything: how we treat others, how we care for ourselves, how we grow emotionally, spiritually, physically. It’s not separate – it’s one. It’s all Shehakol.
Just like we prepare for a game around the clock, we try to serve Hashem around the clock. And when everything we do is for Him, we can play with confidence, live with purpose, and be ready – truly ready – for the ultimate victory: the coming of Moshiach. May it be now.