The Elul Project 5784: Day 25

compiled by Evan Traylor

הִגִּיד לְךָ אָדָם מַה־טּוֹב וּמָה־יְהֹוָה דּוֹרֵשׁ מִמְּךָ כִּי אִם־עֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וְאַהֲבַת חֶסֶד וְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת עִם־אֱלֹהֶיךָ׃

“And what does God require of you? Only to do justice, love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”

Today's Reflection

Think Of Others



As you prepare your breakfast, think of others

(do not forget the pigeon’s food).

As you conduct your wars, think of others

(do not forget those who seek peace).

As you pay your water bill, think of others

(those who are nursed by clouds).

As you return home, to your home, think of others

(do not forget the people of the camps).

As you sleep and count the stars, think of others

(those who have nowhere to sleep).

As you liberate yourself in metaphor, think of others

(those who have lost the right to speak).

As you think of others far away, think of yourself

(say: “If only I were a candle in their dark”).


— Mahmoud Darwish

Today's Question

Who is a person or community that you could extend more חסד (mercy, loving-kindness) toward in the coming year?

We encourage you to share your thoughts in response to our daily question by emailing elul@templemicah.org as we will incorporate many of them in our Yom Kippur afternoon service and dance. Will you join us?

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About this year's Elul Project

Micah 6:8

Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly

Our daily emails this Elul correspond to these three invocations of Micah 6:8 - to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly. Through this exploration, we ask, “What does God require of each of us, and of this community?” 

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