"The will of those who fear Him He will do; and their cry He will hear and save them." (Psalm 145:19)

The twentieth letter, reish, has a bent shape like that of a tzadhe, also bowed in repentance to G-d. The reason one might ask for forgiveness is to repent for sinful behavior. The title "rasha," implying a "wicked person," begins with a reish.

However, the repentant pose of the reish shows that even a rasha can return to G-d. When a person completely repents, they become a "rosh," a leader as opposed to a follower.

The prayer said at the Rosh Hashanah meal is for a blessing to act as the "head" and not as the "tail" in the coming year - the wisdom to lead in righteous actions, and not follow others in poor behavior.

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