Elul

Every Hebrew letter begins with a yud, the smallest stroke of the scribe's quill, and in Elul we are invited to set aside the roles and layers we've gathered all year and search for that tiny, eternal point at our core — because teshuvah (return) may be less about changing than about remembering who we have always been. Read More

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

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