"Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem lifnei Adonai Eloheichem"
"You stand this day, all of you, before the Eternal One your God"
Atem nitzavim…
You stand up to show respect to others and in a place of worship to show respect to God. You stand up to recite certain prayers and confessions, as a physical expression of a cognitive process. You stand up at other times to begin a journey, in fact, you start every day by standing up.
Atem nitzavim…
You stand before God, standing in prayer, standing together as a community, standing as an individual, standing still, just being you.
