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Unifying my life as I trim my garden

Posted on 2009/08/23 by davka

As I wrote the oth­er day, while I pre­pare dur­ing the month of Elul for Rosh haShan­nah, I think about what is periph­er­al to my life, and what I should toss. Aside from blow­ing sho­far each day dur­ing Elul, anoth­er prac­tice has tak­en on … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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I am my ♥‘s and my ♥ is mine אלול

Posted on 2009/08/20 by davka

wel­come to אלול As we begin Elul, the month before Rosh haShan­nah, prepa­ra­tions for the new year start. The Hebrew word אלול is con­sid­ered an acronym for the phrase from the Song of Songs: 6:3a… אני לדודי ודודי לי = I am my … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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