High-holidays

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

When genuine happiness feels impossible, the Tishrei journey from Rosh Hashana to Sukkot teaches us that the mind must awaken first — letting our thoughts about God's presence rule our emotions — so that the heart can open into real joy. Read More