Rosh Hashana
The Medresh (Mechilta, Yitro 19) states: "All beginnings are hard.'' However, what's the reasoning for that? The natural tendency is to start the year off strong. Why do chazal tell us that every time we start something new that we are going to have a hard time?
Rabbi Yochanan Zweig explains that whenever someone starts something new they automatically look towards the future and a…