THE YEAR

IN STAMFORD HILL'S FRUM COMMUNITY,
AN AVERAGE OF FIFTY PEOPLE DIE A YEAR,

ASK THE CHEVRE KADISA.
BUT ONE THING IS SURE, THAT PEOPLE
FROM A HUNDRED YEARS AGO ARE NOT HERE TO-DAY.
SO WE MUST SAY THAT THE PURPOSE OF LIVING,
IS NOT TO STAY PERMANENTLY ON THIS WORLD.

AS A YID I LOOK AT THIS WORLD AS A PLACE WE PASS THROUGH,
WE ARE ALL GIVEN CERTAIN TESTS OF HOW TO BEHAVE
TO OTHER PEOPLE AND  SPECIALLY TO YOUR PARTNER.
RICH OR POOR WE ALL, SADLY, HAVE TO GO.

WHEN IT COMES TO ROSH HASHONO
I LOOK AT MYSELF HOW HAVE I SPENT THIS PASSED
YEAR, LIVING MY LIFE.
LOOKING AT MYSELF KNOWING THAT THIS IS NOT YOUR
PERMANENT HOME, I AM ONLY PASSING THROUGH.
HAVE I USED MY TIME THIS PASSED YEAR WITH THIS THOUGHT IN MIND ?
OR HAVE I JUST TRIED TO ACCUMULATE MORE MONEY, OR
BETTER LIVING ACCOMMODATION, AS IF I AM STAYING HERE FOR EVER ?
G=D KNOWS YOU CAN NOT BE PERFECT,
BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT ?

HAVE I SPENT MY YEAR SPREADING ABOUT THAT THERE IS 
A G=D AND WE HAVE TO KEEP THE MITZVOS  AND LEARN TORAH
OR IS MY LIFE FULL THAT I ONLY DO MITZVOS AND LEARN
AND I AM EMBRACED TO GO TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD
AND TELL THEM WHAT OUR DUTY AS A JEW IS.
I WILL ONLY DO BUSINESS WITH THEM,
IS THAT THE PURPOSE G=D GIVES  LIFE ?
I HOPE WE WILL CHANGE OUR ATTITUDES IN THE YEAR TO COME.