Today we are halfway through our 60-day spiritual journey. For the past 30 days we’ve been using the power of the month of Elul to consider what we accomplished in the past year, successes and mistakes, and what we’ve learned as a result. We’ve also taken a close look at our Divine souls and how we might honor and cherish them in the coming year.
Most poignantly, perhaps, we’ve reviewed the past year through the lens of relationship — between ourselves and Gd, between ourselves and others, and between ourselves and our Selves. What was good? What hurt? How shall we address the broken parts and make them whole again? We try to emulate Gd by bringing compassion to all our relationships, with unconditional love.
Tonight, as the sun goes down before Rosh haShanah, the universe goes into a comatose state. A slumber descends on all existence, everything comes to a standstill in cosmic silence, in apprehension of its contract being renewed.
Regardless of how you took advantage of the first 30 days of the journey, you still have 30 more days to experience spiritual transformation, thanks to the energy of the month of Tishrei, which starts with Rosh haShanah and contains all the “high holidays,” including the solemn and cleansing day of Yom Kippur and the week-long festival of joy that is Sukkot.
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May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a year of health, happiness, and learning.
— Natasha Nataniela Shabat
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