As this edition of the  Shofar enters our inbox, so, too, have we entered the Hebrew month of  ELUL. In every generation, this month sparks fear and trepidation as we prepare to bid farewell to an old year and welcome a new one. The "unknown" future can be quite unsettling, so our tradition encourages us to take control of the time allotted and fill it with far more than the errands and "to do lists" of early Fall.

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