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Echoes of Elul, Day 29: A Meditation

As the 29 days of Elul come to a close today, Rabbi Lipper shares “A Meditation” for us to read and contemplate. I hope Elul has been an insightful journey for us all, filled with awareness, forgiveness, compassion, and gratitude. Risè Kirbo A Meditation. God, I have precious time to give to those I love, […]

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Echoes of Elul, Day 28: Change

Alan Shebroe As the Maharal of Prague said, “All the month of Elul, before eating and sleeping, a person should look into his soul and search his deeds, that he may make confession.” Well, here’s mine… I do not do well with change. It’s uncomfortable. It’s different. It makes me nervous. It requires effort – […]

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Echoes of Elul, Day 27: Reframing the Magic

Suzette Zazueta During a period of debilitating depression, my grim reality seemed to last forever. I longed for a magic solution. Thus, I sat, year after year, during High Holy Days, hoping that the ritual would give me what I needed: Renewal. Like magic my depression would be lifted, and I would have the ability […]

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Echoes of Elul, Day 25: The Eyes of a Child

Cindy Grossberg One of the joys of being a “Nana” is being able to see the world through the eyes of a child, or in my case, the eyes of my granddaughters; Libby, 2 years old, and Riley, 1 year. Through them I experience for a second time, the innocence of childhood and how magical […]

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Echoes of Elul, Day 22: Murphy

By Mike Rubin It has been three weeks and tears still flow from my eyes when I say Murphy’s name, when I think about our walks together, when I look at his photo… Murphy was more than just a dog to me… I have had other dogs – and all were special – but none […]

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Echoes of Elul, Day 21: Sometimes

By Angela Holmes Sometimes we pull away from trials of the heart and/or psyche with little emotional residue. Sometimes we learn from a trial, emerging with new insight that we can put in our pocket for the “next time.” But this “sometime” we have been living, has been the sometime of physical, mental and emotional […]

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