HOLY

DAYS Photo by Emily Glick

HIGH HOLIDAYS 2021 | 5782 A collection of wisdom, photography + invitations

Curated and created by Bluth & Naomi Azriel with Living Jewishly
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 5782 HOLY DAYS

INTRO
Our holidays take us
through a journey. One
that we go on as
individuals, in our hearts
and minds, and as a
collective.

Each year we return again,

to begin another New
Year.
Each year we reflect back
and we vision forwards.
We let go of what needs
to be released, with a
discernment that lightens
our load to march
forwards. We tread
lightly, yet boldly.

Authoring our own

book of life.
Photo by Jo Resnick 2
 “The Hebrew Calendar is like no calendar that
exists in the world today. It is not a highway that
progresses from past to future in a linear fashion as
does the western calendar familiar to all. It is a
spiral staircase that winds around, cycling the
events of history, drawing their energy ever
upwards.” - Simon Jacobson.

Our Holidays are meant to

TRANSFORM & HEAL

both us and the world

Photo by Jo Resnick 3
We begin with a call of remembrance,
turning and returning to the root of our soul

Photo by Aaron Rotenberg 4

I'm going to the woods, to remember,
to return, to bless, to be, to engage
my senses, to wildly dance among the
many divine sparks and mesh my
frequency to all the blessed beings.

I'm going to the woods to sit by fire,

splash in water, get kissed by air and
be held by earth.

There is a great turning, re-turning

happening in the world now, flow
with the shifting ideas, engage,
embrace, renew.
- Kohenet Naomi Azriel

Photo by Emily Glick

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 ROSH HASHANAH,
walking into a new year

“We are birthing a future where love is a force for justice.”

-Valerie Kaur, Sikh Civil Rights Activist Photo by Jo Resnick 6
HOW TO WELCOME
THE NEW YEAR

Reflect, journal, spiral

Eat sweet, nourishing +

local foods

Take time in nature and

re-wild your spirit

Clean your home/space

to move energy

Tune your mind + heart

towards love

Invitations for you are sprinkled

throughout, delve in, dive deep and
bless up.

Photo by Avi Noo

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 Begin Again
By Ester Eckhaus, Poet

Begin again
From the womb
You shared with a light
So overwhelming
It pushed you from its home
Out into the wilderness
Of this broken earth

There were no hands to catch you

As you fell from the gap
But branches
Of trees
Laid you down to rest
In the cradle of earth’s embrace
Begin again

Begin again
From the hands which curled your hair
Your lips
That spoke the first of the world’s breath
Into existence

Speak child
Speak unto the world
That which you have been created
To begin

Again
Photo by Rabbi Yossi 8
 "‫"ותשובה ותפילה וצדקה מעבירין את רוע הגזרה‬

TESHUVA
RETURN
T'FILAH
PRAYER
TZEDAKAH
JUSTICE

Photo from Emily Glick 9

REFLECT
How has this year asked
you to re-evaluate your life
and priorities?

What commitments are you

ready to let go of?

Where do you want to

make more space?

Photo by Jo Resnisk (top)

Avi Noo (Bottom two) 10
FEED YOUR BODY
AND YOUR SOUL Photo by Avi Noo 11
HOLY DAYS 5782

INVITATION
Breathe into your body, heart + mind. Connect to
the source of life flowing all around you and give
gratitude for your breath.
Photo by Emily Glick 12
 HONOUR THE
MORE THAN
HUMAN WORLD
Photos by Avi Noo (top)
Emily Glick (Bottom)
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For today, the earth is (re)created ‫ה י ו ם ה ר ת ע ו ל ם‬

Photo by Emily Glick 14

HOLY DAYS 5782

INVITATION
Gather with your tribe, your lover, or your self.
On this day, we remember.
Who are you remembering? Who are your ancestors? What
lands has your family travelled from? Who are you missing on
this day? Recall and connect with those that came before you.
Photo by Avi Noo 15
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Breathe the frequency of

the shofar blasts.

short and long

break and rebuild
urgent and steady

from the depths

we call out

tears and celebration

Photo by Bluth 16
 & REST
How can you build rest into your schedule?

Rest is rejuvenation
Rest is resistance
Rest is medicine

Go to your calendar. Make 3 day weekends,

schedule in naps, block off time for yourself,
draw from the wellspring of Shabbat.

THIS YEAR IS SHMITA,

A TIME FOR REST Photos by Emily Glick 17
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INVITATION
Sip on a Turkish Coffee, Rose Halvah Latte, Jasmine
Bliss Tea and invite in the aroma of pleasure, in
whatever way it calls to you.
Photo by Jo Resnick 18
& Yom Kippur,
a time to cleanse
A day where we embody the
angels and return to source in
full clarity, reverence +
emptiness!

Photo by Bluth 19
Photo by Bluth 20
BATHE IN LIVING
WATERS AS PREP
FOR YOM KIPPUR

Photo by Emily Glick 21

 HOLY DAYS 5782

INVITATION
Cleanse your eyes, neck, ears, mind, heart.
Bring in the blessing: May this new year bring clarity of
vision; may I listen for the delicate truth behind people's

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expression; may I think clearly and judge favourably; may my
heart be reborn, to love boldly and shamelessly. Photo by Emily Glick
ON THIS DAY, WE ARE LIKE
THE HIGH PRIESTS

WE REFLECT.
WE ADMIT.
WE LEARN TO FORGIVE
OURSELVES
& EACH OTHER.

GIVING EACH OTHER

PERMISSION TO BE HUMAN,

SO THAT WE CAN GROW.

THIS IS OUR CEREMONY,

Photo by Emily Glick 23

Photos of Bluth 24
HOLY DAYS 5782

INVITATION
Ceremony is accompanied by commitment:
to justice, freeing the oppressed + feeding the hungry!
"On Yom Kippur all day is spent in prayer and fasting, yet the
Haftorah’s theme is that G-d wants no prayer or fasting unless
it leads to justice, to freeing the oppressed and feeding the
hungry. " - Rabbi Irving Greenberg
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THIS DAY IS OUR CELEBRATION

& THIS JOURNEY IS OUR BOOK OF LIFE. Photo by Ray Lessel (Left) 26
"Yom Kippur - a day of
festivity... for all the
congregation of the
children of Israel shall be
forgiven!
‫וְיוֹם טוֹב לְ אוֹהֲ בָ יו‬
‫ש ָראֵ ל‬ ׂ ְ ‫נִסלַח לְ כָל ע ֲַדת ִי‬ ְ ‫ִ ּכי‬
‫ל ֹו‬
ּ ‫ש ָּככָה‬ ֶ ‫אַ ְש ֵרי ָהעָ ם‬
‫שה' אֱ ל ָֹקיו‬ ֶ ‫אַ ְש ֵרי ָהעָ ם‬

Happy is the people that is

in such a case!

Happy is the people for

whom God is the Lord...!"

- Ishai Ribo, Song,

Seder HaAvoda
Photo by Avi Noo 27
GIVE EACH OTHER
KINDNESS. GIVE
THE EARTH LOVE.
GIVE YOURSELF
PLEASURE.

Photo by Ray Lessel 28

these Holy Days
are a gift to you

‫שנה טובה וגמר חתימה טובה‬

Photo by Emily Glick 29
WITH LOVE,

Photos by Emily Glick (top)

and Naomi Azriel (bottom)

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