Category: Month of Elul

Eating in Elul: A Mindfulness Practice

By Madeleine Fortney

September 26, 2019

By finding the truth in one aspect of your life, larger truths will emerge.

Elul: A Month for Reflection and Action

By Carolyn Cohen

August 8, 2019

This 29-day practice opened a fresh space in my prayers and revitalized the way I entered the Yamim Noraim

Communal Acts of Private Intimacy: A Review of Trisha Arlin’s Place Yourself

By Alden Solovy

January 7, 2019

Like the liturgists of old, Arlin’s work troubles us where we are too comfortable and comforts us when we are troubled

Now and Forever, S’lichot

Alden Solovy

September 12, 2017

The prayers and tunes of S’lichot are meant to crack into our yearnings for all that is good, righteous and holy, and to point us toward our own errors. We’ve put stumbling blocks in front of ourselves. Realizing that we’ve knocked ourselves off our own feet, we’re called upon to see our regrets as a doorway to repentance.

Counting Down to Rosh Hashanah

Ariana Katz

September 8, 2017

For me, living in two civilizations means that they inform one another. When I blow my New Year's Eve party horn in the winter, I remember the echoes of the shofar in the fall.

New Resources for the High Holidays: Embracing the Stranger

By Rabbi Deborah Waxman

August 21, 2017

A new collection of resources for the High Holidays focuses on the theme of Embracing the Stranger.

Keeping the Faith: Resilience in the Jewish Tradition

By Rabbi Deborah Waxman

August 15, 2017

I’m thrilled to introduce Hashivenu, a new podcast that highlights resilience practices embedded in Jewish teaching and Jewish living.

Call for Submissions: Embracing the Stranger

Ritualwell

July 19, 2017

Submit by July 31st for this special publication for the High Holidays

The King and Queen in the Field: Reimagining a God Metaphor in Elul

By Alden Solovy

August 31, 2016

Perhaps it’s time to reimagine the King metaphor—much more like that of the Sabbath Queen—simple and clear. Golden.

Jewels of Elul 2015

By Rabbi David Wolpe

August 13, 2015

"Elul calls us to be deep sea divers into our souls." Jewels of Elul is a project created by Craig Taubman that offers 29 inspirational insights for the month of Elul. The following blog post by Rabbi David Wolpe, first published at the Jewels of Elul website, introduces the Jewels of 2015 on their 10-year anniversary. Mazel Tov!

Category: Month of Elul

Eating in Elul: A Mindfulness Practice

Elul: A Month for Reflection and Action

Communal Acts of Private Intimacy: A Review of Trisha Arlin’s Place Yourself

Now and Forever, S’lichot

Counting Down to Rosh Hashanah

New Resources for the High Holidays: Embracing the Stranger

Keeping the Faith: Resilience in the Jewish Tradition

Call for Submissions: Embracing the Stranger

The King and Queen in the Field: Reimagining a God Metaphor in Elul

Jewels of Elul 2015

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