Elul Vibes Intensify
Tech Tribe Dispatch #212
💡 Think:
The month of Elul, in which we find ourselves, is a time of spiritual preparation for the High Holidays. Unlike Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which are times of spiritual pomp and circumstance —when the true awe of Divine experience is revealed in our prayers and service— Elul is a time of subtle but profound intimacy with the Creator.
The moments of prayer and piety during the High Holidays are powerful, but ultimately they are a stratified experience - based on our comfort with and understanding of the text and liturgy as well as our personal spiritual aptitude.
In Elul, G-d is metaphorically like a king in a field, found in our mundane life, experienced in the profundity of the normalcy that tends to define us. He is equally available to all of us…
But what if I don’t feel that profound revelation? What if the fact that there is a divine spark within me, that is there constantly and guides me… what if I feel deeply estranged from that sense of inner self? What if the estrangement is so profound, that I don’t even feel bad for not feeling upset about it?
The answer is the red flower. Dark and powerful in its earthly passion, must be transformed into a white one. Like the lily, the lotus or the rose, when its crimson leaves are exposed to fire, they turn white.
To experience the Divine, we need a fire of our own. We can remove ourselves from the deeply corporal and dross experience we indulge in. Take a step back from the pleasures of the mundane, cut back so that the flames of personal refinement will transform us, making us for sensitive to the Divinity that awaits.
🏃 DO:
🍎 Join our bespoke Rosh Hashanah meal, Friday, September 15th. Welcome in the Jewish new year with a sumptuous meal.
🐟 Hear the shofar, take part in the tashlich ceremony - join us for our annual Rosh Hashanah experience on Sunday, September 17th at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden!
🌴 Join us either Night One or Night Two of Sukkot for a delicious meal under the stars!
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🍯 Microsoft - look out for our first ever Tech Tribe event! A pre Rosh Hashanah schmooze + pizza, 12:00pm, September 7th!
🌇 Amazonians join us September 7th, 6:00pm at JFK27 for a Pre-Rosh Hashanah Happy Hour!
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