4 Elul 5786/August 17, 2026

Rabbi Rony Keller

Elul does not arrive with noise or spectacle. It enters quietly. Softly. Almost gently. And maybe that is exactly the point.

Before the intensity of the High Holy Days, before the crowds and sermons and melodies we know so well, Elul invites us simply to pause long enough to pay attention. Attention to our lives. Attention to our relationships. Attention to the places where we have grown, and the places where we may have drifted… Continue