Hi Precious Family, Tonight starts the first night of the days of awe!!! It’s a time of new beginnings, to help create “order out of chaos” to kindly and compassionately look at ourselves over this past year, to “discern” areas we could learn from and do better (Remember Maya Angelou’s, “You do as good as you can until you know better. Once, you know better, do better!:) ” Honor the positive changes and growth the acts of kindness toward others (and yourself) this past year. Toss the “negative” into a body of water (Taslich) as mama Jo described, and forgive (self and others) Ahh, Yom Kippur!)
This year we once again dip an apple in honey…and wish you all A sweet year, one of love, health, joy, happiness!! You ALL are thriving!!! L’Shanah Tovah
I’m attaching my “shofar” attempt this year. (#1) There is an explanation (#2)) which is quite lovely.Here is the short version below:
The shofar has four sounds:
TEKIAH, a long, loud blast calling people to attention;
SHEVARIM, three broken blows which sound like crying; our briken heartedness fragmentation,
TERUAH, nine staccato sounds summoning our strength, signaling our recommitment to the path, serving as a wakeup call to the new year;
TEKIAH GEDOLAH, a sound of hope and inspiration, a great blast at the end (supposed to be 9 seconds. This one is a little more (heh, at 77 if you can do it?!?! a sign of MORE HOPE AND INSPIRATION!!:
Sending so much love!!:) Poppers of and in AWE!!!
Read The Sound of the Shofar: Meanings and Sounds
See also Jewish Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur