We are all walking through a turbulent time in the world, and particularly in the United States. It is a time when many are turning to their spirituality or faith for inspiration, for comfort, for some guiding principals. The JEWELS OF ELUL books published annually for the last 21 years, are part of the idea of spiritual preparation for the Jewish New Year. Ross Chait, Project Coordinator for these books of wisdom, explains on this podcast episode that each book has a one page commentary for the 29 days leading up to the New Year Holiday. Those 29 days are a period called ELUL in the Jewish faith. Thus, each year 29 people are asked to write their thoughts, memories, advice on one page of these unique books.
In addition, through these many years of publication, each JEWELS OF ELUL has a theme. For an example, in the ninth year of publication the theme was, “The Art of Welcoming”, and for the 16th year, it was “Lessons From My Parents”. This year, the 21st publication, the theme is “Finding Balance”, which could not be a more challenging goal in the year 2023. Listen to the podcast about how these books are a treasure for everyone as we all try to learn from one another to navigate the world together.
Thanks to Craig Taubman, the creator and producer of JEWELS OF ELUL for more than two decades now, and gratitude to him as a great community leader exemplified in his development of the Pico Union Project of Los Angeles, California.
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