This Is How You End a Song – a poem for Haazinu
According to ancient words we are like apples.
According to ancient words we are like apples.
Many enter this new year as if it is an entirely different world.
The tyrannical monarch had become a model penitent, revealed as a model for all those seeking a second chance.
When the Third of Tishri falls out on Shabbat – as it does this year – the fast is pushed to the following day. This year, the “following day” is October 6th.
As we curve into 5785, may this holy season birth a time of greater peace, deeper spirit, more vital learning, more grateful living.
We’re so close to the end of the Torah and Moses is singing…
We are each made in the image of God.
Different than programs who might “include one Sephardic session” as a token gesture, at Elul Min Hamizrah, Sephardic-Mizrahi Judaism is the heart, mind and soul of the program.
The shofar, the most significant symbol and vehicle for the Holy Days, represents a multiplicity of interpretations and depth of meaning in our tradition.