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Elul Thoughts from West London Synagogue

Jewish learning in London: to guide us through the month of Elul every day West London Synagogue will be posting a new passage on the synagogue website to help us spiritually prepare for the days which lie ahead. West London Synagogue is getting ready for the High Holy Days with 'Elul Thoughts'. Before playing sport a person will stretch and loosen up to be ready for the physical exertions which follow.

Before coming to Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur we also need to stretch and loosen up to be ready for the prayer and repentance which are required. And for these activities we have the 30 days of the month of Elul in which to prepare ourselves and be ready for the High Holy Days.

Every morning during the month the shofar is sounded as a call to prayer, a call to repentance, and a call to return to a relationship with God. There is an idea that God is even more accessible during the month of Elul, and so the mystics referred to this period as when 'the King is in the field'.

To guide us through the month of Elul every day West London Synagogue will be posting a new passage on the synagogue website to help us spiritually prepare for the days which lie ahead. The first 'Thought' will be published on the 10th August.

You will also be able to receive 'Elul Thoughts' direct to your inbox by sending an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The 'Thoughts' have been written and compiled by Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers, Rabbi Helen Freeman, Tina Elliott, Micol Burkeman and Rabbi Danny Burkeman.
 
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