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Inscribing Ourselves With Ink Itself

Before beginning a writing project or before repairing a scroll, I speak out my verbal intention. But then I often stay still for an extra moment.

audio, change, Elul, growth, shofar, writing

a scroll with Hebrew letters, part of Megillat Esther, with a quill and bottle of ink.

Looking to the Future So We Can Look to the Past

I wish for you an Elul that is full of future-tense language.

audio, change, Elul, growth, hope, joy

the sun shines behind some clouds in a golden sky

Called to Respond: the Magic of the Shofar

An Elul 5783 teaching by Rabbi Janet Madden

audio, breath, Elul, reflection, shofar, wholeness, writing

person with long hair facing away with black and rainbow kippah blowing shofar

God Will Gather Us In

Imagine that the whole world is God’s sukkah, and that we are all sheltered there.

audio, grief, loss, mourning, psalm 27, reflection, sukkah, writing

a baby penguin stands at the feet of its parent

Teshuvah/change is a real possibility!?

We can become a beriah hadasha — a new version of ourselves in this New Year.

audio, beriah hadasha, bikkurim, change, Elul, hasidic, teshuvah, tikkun

a sprout emerges from dirt

Eight Ritual Steps of Hakhnasat Orkhim (Welcoming Guests)

Bringing mindfulness to the act of welcoming guests through a chant and series of ritual intentions

audio, chant, food, guests, hakhnasat orkhim, welcoming

a person is setting a table