Rabbi Jill Zimmerman<p>Today is the 1st of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Elul" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Elul</span></a>, the month we do a spiritual accounting in the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jewish</span></a> tradition.</p><p>From the Return workbook, the theme for this week is:</p><p>Week 1: Beginning to Turn: Acknowledging What Is True</p><p>As late summer bursts into full bloom, we remember the destruction of the ancient Temples in Jerusalem on Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av).</p><p>Yet, this devastation wasn’t the end, as today’s vibrant Judaism emerged from its aftermath.This lesson applies to our lives too: by confronting what has broken, we can see what can rise from the ashes.</p><p>This week, we review the past year, reflecting on both the whole (the holy) and the broken.</p><p>And the question for TODAY is:</p><p>In what ways have you experienced brokenness<br />and what has fallen apart? (Perhaps hopes, relationships, trust, structures you have depended on...</p><p>To get your copy of the Return workbook for your personal soul accounting, click here: <a href="https://ravjill.com/return2024/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ravjill.com/return2024/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>