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Echoes of Elul, Day 16: What was. What needs to be.
Mitchell Y Cohen Whatever promise 5780 held will soon be a memory. Days, weeks, and months flowed by. Calendar plans erased. Uneventful, yet filled with sorrow. Lives lost, racial injustice, forest...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 17: Intimidation
Victoria Goodman Victoria is pleased to join the Echoes of Elul and share her most recent work in clay and pastels, titled Intimidation. “The relationship between us – among us. Shapes. Images...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 18: Free Mom Hugs
Anita Rothman Years ago, I became aware of Ken Nwadike Jr. and his Free Hugs Project. I saw videos of him wearing a tee-shirt which read FREE HUGS. He was walking through protests, some of which were...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 19: After the Flood
Norm Rosen The Lord said to Noah, “There’s going to be a floody, floody” The Lord said to Noah, “There’s going to be a floody, floody” “Get those children out of the muddy, muddy” Children of the...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 20: Are You There Judy Blume…
Anonymous Once upon a time, there was a semi-sweet young woman in despair. Meg (pseudonym) was a serious eighteen year old. She experienced severe symptoms of anxiety. Her family, boyfriend, and...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 21: Experiencing Joy a New Way
Cindy Grossberg How things have changed in a year! Last August I wrote about experiencing the birth of my first granddaughter, Libby Jane. I reminisced about holding her for the first time, how I...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 22: “What Can I Tell My Grandchildren About Why They...
Mike Rubin This question has dogged me. I have 5 grandchildren, ages 1 through 7. So, I decided to lead a Torah Study this year focused on the question. During these days of reflection, I think more...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 23: Who Am I?
The following piece was submitted by Alan Shebroe. He suggests it may speak to many with regard to our Jewish values. Alan says he found it “enlightening” and hopes you will too. WHO AM I? Anonymous...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 24: Shofar
by martin nakell shofar as oceans are mountains are skies are winds are rivers of languages gush forth are pressures are release are lost are opened are eons to now’s are timeless are sourceless are...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 25: Within the Sounds of Silence
Anonymous Elul, a time of reflection, “soul accountability,” time to take stock of thoughts and conversations of the past year. This Elul sends me to thoughts of isolation. Isolation leads to an...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 26: Memories of My Mom and Her Invaluable Life Lessons
Barry Levinson How to describe my mom? She was a giving, caring mom who throughout my life was always there for me. My mom’s early years were filled with much hardship. Her mom and dad divorced during...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 27: “It’s Just a Paw to the Left”
Cantor David Reinwald One thing that some of my TBS community may not know about me is that I also have a degree in media, was an award-winning news radio competitor in high school, and from that,...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 28: Carry On
Anonymous Elul, a time of dread to me. Like in a movie when you hear the ominous background music while people are having fun. Something dreadful is about to happen and everyone is oblivious. I am...
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Echoes of Elul, Day 29: Echoes of Elul Concludes
I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the contributors and readers of the 5781 Echoes of Elul. A heartfelt thanks to all, whose generosity and effort keep the Echoes alive! May we all have a...
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