Psalms in the morgue and scrapped Rosh Hashanah sermons: What rabbis remember about 9/11
For the Holocaust survivors, who had completely rebuilt their lives, it was another trauma - like, humanity is doing this again - and I think it just deepened the despair.
Rabbi Joshua Hammerman, of Temple Beth El in Stamford, Connecticut, commenced his Rosh Hashanah sermon on September 18, 2001, by stating, "Today is the birthday of the world. It is also the end of Shiva (mourning period)." This is in reference to the Jewish calendar, where September 11, 2001, was combined with the start of the new year, 1 Tishrei 5762.
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