Category: Month of Elul

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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