Topic Tags: Elul

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Return: A Prayer for Elul

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

community, Elul, moon, teshuvah

a moon is obscured by dark blue clouds

Poem for Elul

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

Elul, reflection, teshuvah

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

Poem for Elul: Psalm 27

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

Elul, joy, psalm, psalm 27, safety

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

Hu Ya’anenu, Hi Ta’anenu

An inclusive version of this traditional Selikhot (penitential) prayer

Elul, Hu Ya'anenu, prayer, selikhot

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

Elul

A poem welcoming the month of Elul

Elul, hesed, shofar

a baby lamb is sitting in the grass

Days of Awe

Reflections on Elul, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur

Elul, Genesis, psalm, rosh hashanah

dark clouds against a dark blue sky obscure a bright sun

Renewing Ourselves and Our Visions in the Month of Elul

Traditions for the month of Elul and suggestions on how to use this period for personal and communal transformation

Elul, reflection, shofar, teshuvah

a person with a clear umbrella crosses a wooden bridge in the middle of the woods in autumn