I'm sharing my annual Humanistic blowing of the shofar video for anyone who hasn't had the chance to hear #shofar during his month of Elul (the Jewish month of preparation for the High Holidays)
Im dedicating this to all who are about the work of Tikun Olam (world repair), but especially to my dear friends at The Spinoza Havurah and all of my friends from Judaism Unbound and the Unyeshiva.
#Elul #HighHolidays #Judaism #RoshHashanah #Mazeldon #HumanisticJudaism
The month of #Elul is a time for reflection and repentance for #Jews. But how do we do that amid #Israel's genocide in #Gaza?
Elul and Repenting for Gaza
Watch on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/mitchellplitnick/p/elul-and-repenting-for-gaza
Or on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N_g8yVB8HWs
The month of Elul is a time for reflection and repentance for Jews. But how do we do that amid Israel's genocide in Gaza?
Today begins Elul 🌅—a month of reflection and renewal.
Who have you become this year, and who do you want to be?
Elul calls us to pause, take inventory, forgive, and realign.
Not perfection—intention.
Each day is a chance to grow braver, kinder, and closer to your best self. ✨
From Ritual Well:
🌿 A Loving Walk Through Elul
Beloved teacher Rabbi Vivie Mayer gently guides us through the month with wisdom, heart, and compassion — a journey you can take at your own pace. Her teachings are an invitation to slow down and meet this season with tenderness.
Info & Registration: https://ritualwell.org/learn/at-your-own-pace/an-exploration-of-teshuvah-and-love/
elul journal prompt number seventeen, twentieth of elul:
What's something you believe in, but don't live out? What's something reflected by your actions that doesn't align with your heart?
mosaic of a basket of pomegranates, found in the Maon Synagogue, a 6th-century synagogue and archaeological site in the Negev Desert. photo credit to Avishai Teicher: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PikiWiki_Israel_7439_basket_with_pomegranates_in_maon_mosaic.jpg
#judaism #jewish #elul #aesthetic #journalprompt #archaeology #synagogue #pomegranate #mosaic #art
249 likes, 19 comments - miriamanzovin on September 10, 2024: "Shalom, friends! You may have heard that during the month of Elul, leading up to the High Holidays, “The King is in the Field.” But what does that actually MEAN? Watch this video for Avidan Halivni of the Jewish Learning Collaborative offering a deep, insightful text dive, and stay for me offering… a d’var about Aragorn from “The Lord of the Rings.” Interested in personalized, one-on-one Jewish learning? Check out the JLC! Source sheet in bio :-) #roshhashana #yomkippur #highholidays #jewishlearning".
elul journal prompt number sixteen, nineteenth of elul:
Who in the Torah or Tanakh or Talmud do you most identify with? What can you learn from them?
Austrian Mahzor (Festival Prayer Book). made of pierced, repousse, traced, engraved, and cast silver; and ink printed on paper. dated 1765-1855 and printed by Anton Schmid. now belongs to the Jewish Museum: https://thejewishmuseum.org/collection/7183-book-cover-with-prayer-book-mahzor-festival-prayer-book
#jewish #judaism #elul #aesthetic #journalprompt #mahzor #judaica #jewishart
Four Words of Teshuvah: Stop, Regret, Say, Commit
September 16, 2024
Rabbi Gregory Hersh
Read here: https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/four-words-of-teshuvah-stop-regret-say-commit/
elul journal prompt number thirteen, fifteenth of elul:
What is one thing you are ashamed of? One thing you are proud of?
Apple Picnic Socks. pattern, socks, and photograph by Ariel Chang: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/apple-picnic-socks
The Apple Picnic Socks were initially created to wear with Doc Marten boots, with a row of apples poking over! These socks are knit from the cuff down with a 2x2 ribbed cuff, a wrap and turn short row heel, and stranded colorwork. The toe is finished with kitchener stitch.
James M Branum - יעקב מתתיהו ☮
Mitchell Plitnick
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Chevra haChachamot
Rabbi Jill Zimmerman
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Miriam Anzovin
