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7th Elul -What are my choices today?

Rabbi Eliezer famously taught that one should: “Repent one day before your death.” So his disciples asked him: “Does a person know which...

6th of Elul: The Wool of Elul

The Wool of Elul There are four new years: the first of Elul is the new year for animals.[1] Sheep conceive in Nisan and give birth in...

5th Elul - gardening for the soul

Any gardener knows the importance of the work done in the Autumn. Clearing the beds of the colourful but dying annuals and tidying so...

4th Elul - Renewal and Resilience

Renewal and Resilience There is a growing sense of excitement during the month of Elul. We are getting ready for the Great Encounter....

3rd Elul

MI ANI? Who am I? The essential question for each of us. What am I, where do I come from? Where do I go? The Humanist may have some...

2nd Elul

Ani / Ish : My humanity – Who I am / What am I ? Rava said: “Every student of the Sages whose inner self is not like their outer self is...

ELUL - a journey from ourselves to ourselves

Elul is traditionally a month of introspection and preparation for the coming Yamim Noraim – Days of Awe. Like many months of the Hebrew...