Yom Kippur is the Day of Judgement, when we expect all of our sins to come home to roost. Here is what I wrote about it last year. There's lots of scary imagery in the liturgy about this - the King seated on the Throne of Judgement, holding the scales between justice and mercy. On … Continue reading #BlogElul 20: Judge
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Elul is almost halfway through …
I've been reading an amazing blog by Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. She talks about all sorts of things, but right now she's engaged in a project called #BlogElul, as you can see in this picture I lifted from said blogSo, what's Elul when it's at home? Elul is the sixth month of the Hebrew calendar, and … Continue reading Elul is almost halfway through …