After the hidden goodness of Av, the Jewish calendar begins one final movement before the awe of the High Holy Days.

It comes quietly. There are no dramatic miracles. No revelation at Sinai. No shattered walls.

There is only a call.

We often imagine that the spiritual life is about climbing ever higher, becoming someone new, or reaching a place we have never been before. Elul tells a different story.

The Hebrew letter associated with Elul is yud (י), the smallest of all the letters. It occupies barely more than a single point, yet every other Hebrew letter begins with a........

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