JERUSALEM — As we welcome the New Year, 5761, I reach out to Jews around the world with a continued commitment to seek true and lasting peace for our people. Our common prayer is for a strong, secure Israel and for peace that will provide the foundation for a safe and prosperous future for our children.
May the New Year strengthen the bonds of our peoplehood so that together we can assure the continuity of Jewish heritage and culture, deepen our ties to the land of Israel and the Hebrew language, and celebrate our diversity and richness of perspective.
As partners in this great Zionist enterprise, let us reaffirm the moral and ethical values so deeply rooted in our holy land and ancient tradition, and ensure that human dignity, respect for others, and a spirit of unity come forth from our people, from Yerushalayim.
Nava and I wish you, Am Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael, a New Year that brings the sweetness of peace, promise and prosperity.