What intrigued me was the torah text. Obviously Genesis 1:1, and since Rosh Hashanah is, in some rabbinic texts[1], the anniversary of creation, very appropriate. On the other hand, the traditional text is the exile of Ishmael on the first day of Rosh Hashannah, and the binding of Isaac on the second day. For some strange reason, the concept of children being placed into danger resonated this year especially. (And was commented on).
Now, I was aware that there were communities which didn't do the traditional Torah readings on Yom Kippur (which deal with forbidden sexual relationships), but I wasn't aware of communities doing a different Rosh Hashanah reading. So I learned something!
[1] I was reading that there are some commentators who say that Rosh Hashannah is actually the anniversary of the 6th day of creation, but that's probably a minority view. And y'all read the 6th day, too, so that's covered. :-)
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Now, I was aware that there were communities which didn't do the traditional Torah readings on Yom Kippur (which deal with forbidden sexual relationships), but I wasn't aware of communities doing a different Rosh Hashanah reading. So I learned something!
[1] I was reading that there are some commentators who say that Rosh Hashannah is actually the anniversary of the 6th day of creation, but that's probably a minority view. And y'all read the 6th day, too, so that's covered. :-)