High Holidays

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The High Holidays, which comprise Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are the holiest dates on the Jewish calendar. A time to take stock of our live, seek forgiveness, and start fresh, this season invites us to reflect on what matters most to us and to return to our deepest selves.

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A beautiful reflection on childhood, memory and the new year.
small pebbles at the edge of a creek
“Today, mirroring the primordial, cosmic Creation Moment, we renew this connection; / we renew and refresh ourselves with teshuvah…”
roses in hazy summer sunlight
“We are kernels of possibility Vessels of tart-sweet juice…”
a pomegranate sits on a table, the sun shines on it
“Birth canal of sound / Twisting and spiraling through time and space…”
a shofar with jars of honey and apples
Dedicated to Linda Hirschhorn and inspired by her sermon on Unetaneh Tokef 5765
a tree against water. clouds and sunrise
“Who will I be / as this stormy year unfolds?”
big ocean waves in a storm
A new Rosh Hashanah ritual honoring Eve’s role in the beginning of our human story
a woman in a white dress with a basket of flowers reaches up toward branches of a tree
“May you be blessed to have faith that you are loved…”
a basket in front of a wildflower field
“May you be as a child at the water’s edge, / feeding breadcrumbs to ducks for the very first time.”
a hand throws dirt into the water
a river running through the woods

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