During the month of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to blow a single shofar blast each morning. This daily shofar blast serves to remind us of all we need to do to prepare ourselves spiritually for the upcoming holidays and the start of the new year.
“Elul’s Shofar”
Every morning
One lone shofar blast,
Jolting us into the present
Reminding us
Not to put off
Work that takes time,
A cry
Calling forth our imperfections
For introspection and change.
Each day’s shofar blast
An invitation
To examine
A different relationship,
Pushing us
To reconnect
Extending bridges of forgiveness
Stretching us
A little bit closer
To who we want to be.
