1. On Shabbos Mevarchim Tishrei, G‑d Himself blesses the coming month — and with this strength, Jews bless the other months of the year. This teaches that every Jew has the ability, on this Shabbos, to prepare not just for Tishrei, but for the entire year. A simple application of this is the idea of making a pledge to give tzedakah throughout the year.