The purpose of this blog is to bring lashona tova to the Shabbat and Rosh Hashana tables. Please print and share.
No, that title is not a typo.Like usual, it's a play on words.
Most people reading this know the phrase, "l'shana tova" - "happy new year."
What's "lashona tova"?
Try asking this question at your table - either tonight or on Rosh Hashana.
It means (sort of, with embellishment), "May you experience good speech."
What does that have to do with Rosh Hashana?
Here's a 3rd question for your table - What is speech?
If you think about it, speech is the concretization of thought. What comes out of your mouth represents what's going on in your head.
That is why it's embarrassing when someone says something dumb.
We all make mistakes - why is a dumb mistake in speech worse than other mistakes?
Because it implies something wrong inside the person's head.
So when you wish a person a year of "good speech", you're blessing them that they and those around them should have good thoughts.
And since our thoughts are what make us human, that's the greatest blessing you can give someone.
L'Shana tova, lashona tova, to you and yours, may 5782 be a year of good thoughts, happy thoughts, healthy thoughts, wise thoughts; and good, happy, healthy and wise speech and action.
And....
Shabbat Shalom
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