September - 2022 2/3

18th Elul - offering ourselves

We gather next month to engage in (and endure - start weaning yourselves from the coffee now…) the holiness of Yom Kippur, the most...

17th day of Elul Teshuvah - I will get to it

Teshuvah? - I will get to it… When all my dusts settle. There are many dusts, each of them a zillion particles whirling beyond my...

16th Elul :What does the Almighty expect from us?

What does the Almighty expect from us? One way or another, each of us asks this question at least once in a lifetime. We keep searching...

15th Elul : God believes in us

The “modeh ani” prayer said every morning on waking gives thanks for the return of the soul to the body, built on the Talmudic idea that...

14th Elul - prepare to be ready

What do you need to do to be ready for Kabbalat shabbat? Can one just race through the week, rush into the house and then either turn on...

13th Elul: Ritual Pragmatism

One of the things that I like so much about Judaism is our ritual pragmatism. If we don’t use the moments allotted us to milk every bit...

12 Elul - holding God accountable

Levi Yitzchak of Rosakov (1740–1809), best known as Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, one of the most famous disciples of the Maggid of...

11th Elul: The Book of Life

The main theme of the days of awe is that of judgement, with one of the most powerful images being that used by R. Yochanan to prompt us...

10th Elul: I am God's and God is mine

I am Gods and God is mine… A Reflection for the Yamim Noraim What does it mean to “have faith?” We use this expression in a variety of...

9th Elul: The nature of love. Ledodi le're'ehu

Elul Meditation Programme Week 2: Relationships with others and/or the Other Every love which depends on a thing – when the thing...