After Shabbat, some will begin to recite Selichot, and we will take another step into the High Holiday season. The melodies and prayers can be haunting, the language urgent. It is as though the gates of heaven creak open a little further, and we are invited to walk through.
What does it mean for you to step in? What is one step that you can take right now?
Kavanah: Take a moment tonight to mark the transition, to name this season and how you’re entering it.
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Rabbi Jeremy Markiz is a teacher and consultant. Based in the Washington, DC area, he teaches the TorahRefers to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, also called the Five Books of Moses, Pentateuch or the Hebrew equivalent, Humash. This is also called the Written Torah. The term may also refer to teachings that expound on Jewish tradition. Read more of personal growth, meaning and intentionality, and making the world a better place. He writes a newsletter called, With Torah and Love. Rabbi Markiz helps clergy, congregations, and Jewish organizations grow and communicate clearly in the digital world, develop effective strategies, and solve problems with his consulting firm, Next Level Rabbinics.
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