Let Us Be Renewed
Creation began on the 25th of Elul and reached its pinnacle with us on Rosh Hashana, and because God is still creating the world each morning, we too enter the new year not as who we were but as who we are becoming. Read More
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Tammuz / Av / Elul
Reflections on longing, comfort, and return
The Peacemaker's Paradox: Finding Wholeness in the Month of Av
The Temple fell to baseless hatred, yet God placed the yahrtzeit of Aharon — the great lover of peace — at the very threshold of Av, offering us both the wound and the remedy in the same breath. Read More
Tammuz, Idol Worship, and the Call to Spiritual Clarity
Avodah zarah (idol worship) did not end with the golden calf — it lives wherever we channel our emotional energy into things that weaken rather than strengthen us, and Tammuz invites us to reclaim our power by examining what we truly serve. Read More
Bringing blessings for the New Year
As we approach Rosh Hashana, the Torah calls upon us to choose life over death, blessing over curse, and to lead lives of purpose and meaning. Read More
Megilat Eicha: Finding Strength, Comfort and Hope in Tanach
Eicha has no dates because it belongs to every generation — and buried inside its darkest verses, where we least expect it, are the words we sing every morning: "Great is Your faithfulness, they are renewed each day." Read More
Love and Justice: Faithfulness Can Bring the Redemption
Faithfulness (ne'eman) bridges the six days between Tisha B'Av's mourning and Tu B'Av's joy, teaching us that when we build faithful homes we lay the groundwork for the city of justice and redemption the prophets envisioned. Read More
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View video teachings for these months from the Sara Litton z"l Monthly Emunah Essay series
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