Elul
Love has arrived!
Elul, has begun.
Writing and Reflection Prompts for Elul
Questions to reflect on for the new year
A Guide to Walking the Labyrinth for the Jewish New Year
Walking in a labyrinth as spiritual preparation for the High Holidays
Daily Reflections for Elul in Anticipation of the Year 5781
Texts and reflection questions for each day of Elul
Humanistic Havdalah
HavdalahLit. Separation A ceremony performed on Saturday night to mark the end of Shabbat and the beginning of the week, using wine, a braided candle, and sweet-smelling spices. ceremony using humanist language
Blessed You’ll Be: Mizrakhi Rituals & Recipes for 5781
Mizrachi-Sephardi recipes, blessings & kavannot for 5781
Avodah
“to say the Name and live another day”
An Eco-Sensitive Alternative Tashlikh Ritual for Those Unable to Access Flowing Water
Tashlikh ceremony using bird seed instead of bread crumbs to protect wildlife
Shehekheyanu: Bringing Us to this Day in the Age of COVID
A beautiful family gathering on Zoom to sing Shehekheyanu for a bar mitzvahLit. Commandment. It is traditionally held that there are 613 mitzvot (plural) in Judaism, both postive commandments (mandating actions) and negative commandments (prohibiting actions). Mitzvah has also become colloquially assumed to mean the idea of a “good deed."
Rebirthing Ourselves to Rebuild Our World: A Feminist Mikveh Guide
Printable mikvehThe ritual bath. The waters of the mikveh symbolically purify – they are seen as waters of rebirth. A convert immerses in the mikveh as part of conversion. Many Orthodox married women go to the mikveh following their period and before resuming sexual relations. Couples go to the mikveh before being married. Many, including some men, immerse before Yom Kippur; some go every Friday before Shabbat. guide with blessings and kavannot
