#BlogElul 20 — The End

September 7, 2012

I am not kidding. It is the end. For real, this time. I am not your maid. I am not your housekeeper. I am not your slave. I am, however, your mother. The woman who dreamt you, grew you, and birthed you into being. And I am willing to sacrifice many things for you. But […]

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#BlogElul 19 — Beginnings

September 6, 2012

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” ― L.M. Montgomery How much the more so at the head of a new year? We are as that clean slate. A year with no mistakes in it yet. Which is our reminder that (a) we have the […]

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#BlogElul 18 — Loving Whom?

September 5, 2012

ואהבת לרעך כמוך Love your neighbour as yourself. More than once, You commanded us. And pages upon pages have been written about this verse and how it teaches us to treat others. But are we not missing part of Your Commandment when we do not afford ourselves the same respect that we afford others? Are […]

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#BlogElul 17 – Inspiration in All Types of Places

September 4, 2012

So excited to share my piece in the Jewish Voice: Serving Delaware and the Brandywine Valley!! The incomparable Shoshana Martyniak, editor of the Voice, was kind enough to invite me to write about the upcoming High Holy Days. Soul-Work begins on page twenty-four. I hope that you find inspiration there. ********************** This post is part […]

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#BlogElul 16 – I Wonder as I Wander

September 3, 2012

  [embedplusvideo height=”281″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Ggxf84z8MPo?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=Ggxf84z8MPo&width=450&height=281&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep9153″ /]   Yes, it’s a Christmas carol. And it has little to do with Elul. But it’s the very first line that comes to mind each time I leave my house for my walk. I wonder as I wander out under the sky, The rest of the lyrics, […]

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