The Elul Project 5784: Day 7

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

There are very practical reasons why multiracial movements are vital to building the world we deserve. Segregation by race and class has been used throughout history to maintain power relationships. Segregation, whether through redlining or denying citizenship, helps to create an other, which helps in turn to justify why some people have and other people don't. It reinforces the narratives that make unequal power relationships normal.

— Alicia Garza

Today's Question

Describe a relationship you have with someone who comes from a different background than your own. Are there challenges? What keeps you connected to each other?

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?

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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