Get Over Yourself, It’s Elul

When I was in Jewish day school (all hellish thirteen years) I came to expect that in the weeks leading ...

Goals and Hopes During Elul

It’s the most magical time of the year.And it’s not Christmas.It’s Elul!I love the month of Elul because it is ...

Elul Explorations From Southern Celebrants

Thoughts from Jackson, Mississippi, during the Days of Awe

Today’s Jewel of Elul — Teach Them To Swim

Today’s Jewel of Elul from Craig and Co. is by Jerome Groopman, a professor of medicine at Harvard and a ...

Your Guide to the Best Elul and High Holidays Classes and Events

Prepare for the Jewish year 5781 with these unique classes from dozens of other Jewish organizations and synagogues.

The Challenge of Modern Jewish Practice (or An Elul Apology)

The phone rang loudly in our house. My middle son jumped up and dashed to get it, picked up the ...

Elul: I Am My Beloved’s…But I’m Not Only That

For the month of Elul, I’ve been trying to get myself into shape. One of the things that Rebbe Nachman ...

Emulating Our Multicultural Ancestors

While Jacob blesses all of his grandchildren at the end of his life, he singles out two in particular as worthy of emulation.

Rosh Hashanah 20

Do our Babylonian colleagues understand the favor we did for them?

How Can We Forgive the Unforgivable?

The month of Elul ushers in a season of repentance and forgiveness, but it's not always so simple.