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“You are standing today, all of you, before #
Hashem, your G-d: the heads of your tribes,
your elders, and your officers – all the men
of Israel…”
(Devarim 29:9)
On Rosh Hashanah, Hashem makes an accounting as to whether or not it
“…for you to pass into the covenant of Hashem, was appropriate to create the world for the sake of man. The deciding
your G-d, and into His oath that Hashem, your factor is man’s actions. Why do we recite, “Today is the beginning of
G-d, seals with you today” Creation” and not, “Today is the beginning of man,” since Rosh

(ibid. vs. 11) Hashanah is the day when man was created? It is because everything was
made for the sake of man. How awesome is man’s responsibility to uphold
the world!

Why does the pasuk state “all of you” and then delineate all the sections
of people? Moshe wanted to teach the people that although they are
comprised of various classes, they must respect one another and feel
mutual accountability.
On Rosh Hashanah, Hashem judges all of His children, tzaddikim and
resha’im alike. This is unlike a human court, wherein only the accused are
judged. This indicates how all-encompassing the level of mutual
responsibility among our people is. At times, tzaddikim are punished for
the sins of the wicked. Furthermore, as long as a person lives, he is liable
to sin. He should never trust himself, but constantly be on the lookout for
the Yetzer Hara.