Topic Tags: Elul

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A poem about what the blast of the shofar does to bring us out of past and present

a young person blows a shofar

A poem about spiritual mutiny for Elul

a person wraps their arm around another person as they sit looking out on a body of water with a boat in the distance

Practices and meditations for making changes in life during the high holidays and all year long

a chrysalis hangs from a branch, there is a monarch wing visible through it
The Queen is in the field. / The King is in the field. / They have come together, / To bless us
a groom and bride hold hands by a field of sunflowers

A reminder that we have Elul to return to ourselves, the people we have wronged, and each other

a moon is obscured by dark blue clouds

An invitation to open our hearts to prepare for the reflection of Elul

a straw hat with a black band sits in a field of wheat on a sunny day

A poem based on Psalm 27, highlighting a few additional requests from God

a child with short hair and earrings smiles, holding up and looking at a couple of cherries

An inclusive version of this traditional Selikhot (penitential) prayer

a bright sun and a rainbow overlook a reddish ground with tufts of grass

A poem welcoming the month of Elul

a baby lamb is sitting in the grass

Reflections on Elul, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur

dark clouds against a dark blue sky obscure a bright sun

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