Today is the last day of Elul. The last day of 5774. The last day of the last year in which Sam lived. And I can't quite get myself...

#BlogElul Guest Post by Rabbi Stephanie Alexander Rabbi Jack Riemer relates the story of three demons who set out to corrupt human be...

#BlogElul Guest post by Kim Phillips Three women-friends of a certain age spend a day at a friend’s lake house. He tells us there is a...

Once in a while, I consciously remember love is a verb. Feelings--such as happy, sad, grumpy—are adjectives. But love is a verb and verbs ...

Dear Abraham, How dare you???? I would never ever ever ever have given him up willingly. No matter what God said. No matter what ...

A year ago on the Jewish calendar, on the 21st of Elul, was a very big day of change for our family. Change is hard painful and en...

The Divine Judge. That's the "judgment" that we talk about on the High Holy Days. God as Divine Judge. One of the day...

BlogElul guest post by Rabbi Anne Persin Ask When I first started writing this post, I kept focusing on the curiosity type of asking. ...

#BlogElul Guest Post by Stacey Robinson I am reminded of the midrash of King David and the origins of the Adonai S'fatai, which i...

#blogelul Guest Post by Cantor Penny Kessler I'm always grateful when people "like" or comment on my Facebook/Twitter po...

Guest post by Vicki Weber, one of my classmates in the HUC Executive Masters in Education program: Have brains changed?  When I was yo...

We are the sum of our memories. We are the stories that we tell. We are the lives that we live. We are our mother's smile. We are...

From the Machzor (Prayerbook for the High Holy Days): For transgressions against God, the Day of Atonement atones; but for transgression...

Count means so many different things. It's not just about counting numbers. What does it mean to count, to matter? What does it me...

I see shadows glimpses echoes glances whispers mists wishes dreams of what might have been. The Jewish month of Elul, which p...

Blessed are You, our God, who makes us holy with commandments and commands us to hear the sound of the shofar. The mitzvah here is in ...

I believe in breakfast at any time of the day. I believe in letting children choose their own clothes. I believe in fresh air whenever ...

One of my favorite movie quotes is from Aladdin, when Robin Williams (z"l) as the Genie has turned himself into a bee, and he's ...

My hand searches for his, reaching into the empty place. I search my mind  for more fleeting moments, more memories. I search the fa...

(Reposting this poem from last year's #blogElul , because I really like it.) What do I know? Facts Dates Weights Measur...