Holiday Memories

I am taking the liberty of sharing some of my holiday memories with you. Nostalgia can be very alluring, but there is also always a modicum of hard-headed realism that memories of the past always evoke.

Elul

There was a time, not so far distant in the past, that it was said in Eastern Europe, that even the fish in the rivers trembled when they heard the announcement that the month of Elul had arrived. That certainly is not the case today.

Yom Kippur

Rosh Hashana

YOM KIPPUR

ROSH HASHANAH

Undoing The Past

The past is always prejudicially judged by the current standards of behavior and probity. Thus it is not only the future that is inscrutable; it is the past as well. We should therefore always be wary of our past. It will not go away.

Our Internal Enemy

In our busy and crowded world, our schedules allow precious little time to think about our true selves - our goals and the purpose of our existence. Ignoring the enemy is the surest way of being defeated by it.

Days Of Judgment

Shofar Sounds

Haazinu - Shuvah

Yom Kippur

Two Shofrot

Disappointment

Elul

Yom Kippur

The Implication of Rosh HaShanah

Writer’s Block

Getting Ready

Time Out & Trembling of Elul