TISHREI 5783: IT’S A “GIMEL” YEAR: START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT!

Chodesh Tishrei is the first month of the new Jewish Year. By the Hebrew letters signifying the “date from Creation”, the “Peh” (פ  ) decade, which began on Rosh HaShanah 5780/2019, has now reached Taf Shin Peh Gimel. Rosh HaShanah 5783 inaugurates a “Gimel” year. The shape of the letter Gimel resembles a person running (ג ); our Sages tell us the Gimel is a picture of a person running to do good deeds. Gimel empowers us to start off 5783 on the right foot.

The Tikkun of Chodesh Tishrei is intimate partnership. The Mazal of Libra / Moznayim, the scales, remind us power imbalances create injustice. Venus / Noga, the planetary ruler of Tishrei and Libra, trines Pluto on Rosh HaShanah. Power shared is power multiplied. Venus enters Libra September 29, opposing retrograde Jupiter / Tzedek in Aries on October 1, Parshat Vayelach. Wise and gracious diplomacy diffuses tensions and triumphs over dynamically opposed points of view. The Full Moon in Aries on Erev Sukkot reminds us that great relationships require great courage.

Mercury / Kochav stations direct October 2, re-entering Libra October 10, Sukkot. Words of criticism turn to words of appreciation and praise. The Sun and Venus trine Mars / Ma’adim on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, bestowing energetic, joyful, uplifting energy on communal celebrations. The Sun and Venus conjunct one another, and Mercury trines Saturn / Shabbtai Shabbos Beresheit, before Sun and Mercury enter Scorpio October 23, and Saturn stations direct. The events of the last few years have given us all a new appreciation of ourselves as individuals in relationship to community. Tishrei’s energy empowers us to find the perfect balance for who we are now. The Gimel of the year 5783 empowers us to start off on the right foot. Blessings for your best foot forward into 5783!

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