Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Our walk this morning was joyously green and full of birdsong, and a deer in the woods. What a change from Iyar, with tiny leaves barely showing, to this lush explosion. Here in the Great Lakes, in Sivan, the month of full foliage, wildlife babies, peonies and roses, we are suspended between Iyar’s cold early spring, and Tammuz’s summer. In Israel, sowing is over and harvest begins. For now, we are encouraged by this burst of spring to enjoy the moment. Soon enough the heat of the sun will change the seasons once again.
Sivan is known as a month of receiving, a month of deep spiritual growth and intimacy with G-d and nature and each other. In Sivan we received the Torah at Mount Sinai, all the Jews standing together in wonder. As we commemorate this receiving in the holiday of Shavuot, to be held this weekend, may we grow stronger in our connection to G-d, to our resilient natural world, and to each other.
Our next New Moon gathering (Rosh Chodesh Tammuz) will be Thursday morning, June 30, at 7:30 am. Please contact us for location.
Rosh Chodesh Cleveland 