Journal category
High Holy Days
September reading and review
I don’t know how September is gone already! It was a FULL month with lots of activity… school events, board meetings, the Jewish holidays.…
The sound of silence
In my Mussar course, my focus right now is on the power that our words have and especially on the value of silence. I…
Elul confessions
The word “Elul” is similar to the root of the verb “search” in Aramaic. Elul is a time to search one’s heart and draw close…
Turning and returning
The month of Elul is all about coming closer to God. The Hebrew word for this soul work is teshuvah, which is translated as…
The month of Elul
The Jewish month of Elul, which precedes the High Holy Days, is a special time of renewal and reflection, a chance to do some real spiritual…