In respect for Shabbat and the many of us who choose to give our email a rest as well as ourselves, we are offering two Elul Thoughts--one for today and one for Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom!
6 Elul/September 9
This is the season of healing:
Of healing our hearts and minds, of healing the moments we share with each other and the moments we share with ourselves.
This is the season of memory:
Of remembering our parents and grandparents, the love of generations, the holiness of our ancestors.
This is the season of stillness, the season of silence and quiet:
Of deep breaths, Of open eyes, Of compassion and consolation.
This is the season of healing:
The season of grief turning to wonder, of loss turning toward hope, the season that binds this year to the next, the season that frees this year from the next, the season that heralds the redemption of spirit and our return to God’s Holy Word.
(Alden Solovy)
7 Elul/September 10
When I was young and my friends and I would walk fearlessly around our neighborhood… and the world felt safe and kind. I believe almost all people, despite their mixed emotions and passions, want to live in such a world and with time, patience and faith, can achieve it.
We need not know the people to our right and to our left to know that we are walking the same path in the same direction.
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