Hineni

Apple tree branches with green leaves and many ripe red apples growing outdoors in a garden.

“Hineni. / Here I am. / But am I here?”

Yom Kippur

A wooden dock extends into a calm lake with sailboats in the distance and green hills beyond.

“Once I stop my sinful actions,
I open the space / to begin to heal.”

TefiLove

Dense clusters of bright yellow wildflowers blooming among green leaves in sunlight.

“May, on this Yom Kippur, by my deeply generous nature,
may I completely let go of my hurt.”

Tefillah

Person putting on a purple and red prayer shawl outdoors, with green grass and trees in the background.

“Praying for something to some One never works…”

Attributes

Rocky shoreline with calm water at sunset, sky glowing with soft pink and purple hues.

“There is Oneness in a Mystery beyond Time and Conception…”

Duties of the Heart

Green reeds against a blue sky

“There is no faith without knowledge, /
Though the world reflects the many.”

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