Saying Farewell on the New Year of the Animals
The Jewish calendar is unusual. Not only does it have multiple New Years, it has four — two for humans, …
Tag Archives: Elul
Curses, Blessings, and 9/11
Curses and blessings. The Torah offers them in the same breath — and so does life. Just when everything seems …
Kindness
Many people are experiencing some of life’s most serious stressors this summer. This is always true; it’s just that this …
Something Has Gone Terribly Wrong
Today is the beginning of the Hebrew month called Elul, which marks just one month to Rosh Hashanah. Usually, I …
Awakening to Joy
It’s hot. Here in Sarasota and seemingly everywhere in the northern hemisphere. When it’s this hot we tend to move …
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