Believe?
I defer to a few favorite thoughts from Abraham, Martin, and . . . Mordechai.
“All we have is a sense of awe and radical amazement in the face of a mystery that staggers our ability to sense it." Abraham Joshua Heschel
“We discover God in the same place we might make a friend." Martin Buber
"The reality of God can be experienced only when mankind acts in a way that makes for its creative survival." Mordechai Kaplan
Who informs your belief?
#blogElul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, aka Ima on the Bima. The Jewish month of Elul, which precedes the High Holy Days, is traditionally a time of renewal and reflection. It offers a chance for spiritual preparation for the Days of Awe. It is traditional to begin one’s preparation for the High Holy Days during this month with the Selichot, the prayers of forgiveness. We look to begin the year with a clean slate, starting anew, refreshed.
All month, along with Rabbi Sommer and others, I'll be blogging a thought or two for each day to help with the month of preparation. Follow Rabbi Sommer on twitter @imabima for all the #BlogElul posts. You can follow me on twitter @Vicki_Weber. If you decide to blog yourself, check out the list of daily topics and jump in! Be sure to tag your posts on Twitter and Facebook so they can be included on the stream.
