Table of Contents
Introduction ix
1 New Moon of Elul 1
2 Renewal 9
3 Hope 13
4 Belief 19
5 Forgiveness 23
6 Holy Life 26
7 Divine Presence 30
8 Doubt 34
9 Nature 39
10 God 45
11 Prayer 51
12 Reconciliation 55
13 The Journey 58
14 The Years Pass By 64
15 Full Moon of Elul 71
16 Study 75
17 Tikkun Olam 79
18 Personal Responsibility 83
19 Self-Examination 87
20 Good and Bad Inclination 91
21 Humility 94
22 Human Nature 98
23 Selichot 102
24 The Will to Change 106
25 Wisdom 110
26 Human Suffering 113
27 Remembering the Dead 117
28 Mystery 121
29 Autumn is Coming 126
30 Creation 131
31 Erev Rosh Hashanah 137
32 Rosh Hashanah 143
33 The Shofar 148
34 Tashlich 153
35 Community 158
36 Tzedakah 161
37 Sin 165
38 Repentance 169
39 Kol Nidrei 174
40 Yom Kippur 180
Glossary of Terms 184
Glossary of Authors and Sources 189
Acknowledgements 196
