by Rabbi Katy Allen
~ The Jewish month of Elul is almost here. It's meant as a beginning of our process of turning and re-turning and returning to G!d as we prepare for the most holy day of the year, Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. It is a time to turn away from that which is not good for us, others, and the world, and to turn toward healing, wisdom, blessing, and all that is good for us, others, and the world.
Common wisdom reminds us
that it requires 21 days - three weeks - of doing something in order to change.
Elul has 29 days. And then there are 10 more days ...