You are not perfect, and that's the way we like it!!

 Yesterday was the birthday of the world. But we did not throw a birthday party.

Monday is the birthday of humanity, and we will throw a party.

Why?

Everything created prior to the Human was created perfect. It was created by G-d in all its perfection.

But perfection is not the goal. Nor the purpose or the meaning. When we are in a relationship, not a fakebook relationship, not a superficial relationship, but a real deep and meaningful relationship, there is no perfection. There is drama and intrigue. In those relationships there are real raw emotions. Real pain and real love.

Yesterday we would have celebrated that the physical world exists. On Monday, Rosh Hashana, we will celebrate that our existence is the purpose for everything else existing.

On Rosh Hashana we celebrate that perfection is imperfect and the most complete thing is a broken heart.

On Rosh Hashana we celebrate the ability to have a real relationship with Hashem, not despite our imperfection but because of it.

So go right ahead and try to do everything right, and when you make a mistake, you are perfect.