Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins this evening at sundown. Yesterday President Biden issued a Statement (full text) extending holiday wishes from himself and Jill Biden to those celebrating the holiday. The statement reads in part:
Rosh Hashanah is a reaffirmation that we are each endowed, by virtue of our Creator and our common humanity, with the ability to bridge the gap between the world we see and the world we seek.
In that effort, we’ve made significant progress, but much work remains. To protect ourselves and each other against a once-in-a-century virus. To rebuild an economy that provides opportunity for all Americans. To give hate no safe harbor, and speak out with clarity and conviction against antisemitism wherever and however it manifests. To reaffirm our ironclad bond with the State of Israel.
