Topic Tags: Elul

A private, personal S’lichot ritual

“Life is a precious jewel…”

“We arrive at Sinai, but we don’t get to stay…”

“What if we read our Torah with open eyes and see that its truths are written on the skins of our fellow creatures…”

“Return is always possible.”

“We peer from the edge, these days of fear…”

Rabbi Yael Levy shares a teaching for the month of self-reflection

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.

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

An Elul 5783 teaching by Rabbi Janet Madden