Simcha

And since one should be constantly conscious of Hashem during this holy day, one should not fail himself.

The biblical mitzvah of Simcha does not apply in Rosh Hashanah.

Thus, one is not obligated to drink wine, a revious of wine, for the mitzvah of Simcha, and is likewise not obligated to buy his wife clothing and jewelry on behalf of Rosh Hashanah.

This is written in chapter 529.

Nonetheless, although there is no obligation of Simchat to drink wine, as on any yontif, it is proper and it's a mitzvah to establish the meal over wine, and therefore wine should be drunk during the Rosh Hashanah meal.

This is unlike those opinions, which is among the Navram and the Beit Yosef, that hold that one should not drink wine in Rosh Hashanah other than Kiddush, out of the seriousness of the day.

Although it is generally forbidden to fast until midday, on a holiday, on a yontif, on Rosh Hashanah, it is permitted to do so, and therefore there's no need to worry if until after the kishe, or after Shabbos and Lossos, it will be past midday and one still hasn't eaten or drank.

And for some Jewish voters, Democratic voters in Michigan, they're worried that you don't fully represent them or don't fully see them.

You're gonna talk to, on Sunday, the Jewish Democratic Caucus in Michigan for their summer Simca event.

This is what the caucus chair, Deki Alexander, said she wanted to hear from you.

She said there's a lot of profound and still is anti-Israel and anti-Jewish rhetoric coming out of that campaign.

If anyone who knows Rabbi Nachman's Torah can enlighten me as to how he would respond, I'm all ears.

Rambam on Simcha.

The closest parallel in Rambam to Rabbi Nachman's statement is Laws of Shofar Sukkah and Lulav 815.

Quote, For the Simcha with which a person rejoices in doing the mitzvos and in loving the God who commanded them is a great avoda, service.

Anyone who withholds himself from this Simcha is fit to be punished, as it is stated in Devarim 2847, quote, in return for the fact that you did not serve Hashem your God with Simcha and gladness of heart.

End quote.

Anyone who is haughty and apportions honor for himself and honors himself in his own eyes in these places is a sinner and a fool.

The second key to Kohelet is the word

Simchah.

which occurs 17 times throughout the text, roughly the same number of occurrences as in all five books of the Torah.

Interesting.

I always encourage my boys.

So Lechon said it's part of the mitzvah of Simchas, Chosin Mechala.

Ramam says that Simcha Yont, if you just eat and drink and you be merry, that's called Simchas HaKeres.

A way to really do simcha is to make an appeal on Yom Kippur.

That's why you make an appeal.