Blog Elul Day 25-Begin

"All beginnings require that you unlock a new door."~Reb Nachman of Bratslav

“What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.”~T.S. Eliot

Circle of Life (from The Lion King) Music by Elton John; Lyrics by Tim Rice



**Blog Elul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. Her blog and various links can be found at http://imabima.blogspot.com

Blog Elul Day 24-End

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."~Erma Bombeck

A life well-lived is not necessarily an ending, but rather a blueprint for beginnings.

I'm Still Here (from Follies) Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim


**Blog Elul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. Her blog and various links can be found at http://imabima.blogspot.com

Blog Elul Day 23-Love

“Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.”~Rabbi Julius Gordon

Seasons of Love (from Rent) Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson



**Blog Elul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. Her blog and various links can be found at http://imabima.blogspot.com

Blog Elul Day 22-Dare

 “A person will be called to account on Judgement Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.”~ Talmud

A person's life cannot be considered complete until she steps up and takes chances to do those things which takes her out of her comfort zones.

"Because of our routines we forget that life is an ongoing adventure."~Maya Angelou

Don't Rain on My Parade (from Funny Girl) Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Merrill



**Blog Elul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. Her blog and various links can be found at http://imabima.blogspot.com

Blog Elul Day 21-Change

"You change the world when you change your mind."~Cyndi Lauper (from Kinky Boots)

The Sex is in the Heel (from Kinky Boots) Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper



**Blog Elul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. Her blog and various links can be found at http://imabima.blogspot.com

Blog Elul Day 20-Judge

"But repentance, prayer, and charity temper judgement's severe decree." (from U'netaneh tokef liturgy; High Holidays)

Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat (from Guys and Dolls) Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser



**Blog Elul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. Her blog and various links can be found at http://imabima.blogspot.com

Blog Elul Day 19-Ask

"Hillel taught...A person who is too shy to ask questions will never learn, and a teacher who is too strict cannot teach."~Pirkei Avot (2:5)

It is a moral imperative to never cease from asking questions and from discovering the wonders of the universe. If we become staid, unwilling to be critical, and too conservative in our thinking we fail ourselves and future generations.

All I Ask of You (from Phantom of the Opera) Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Lyrics by Charles Hart with additions by Richard Stilgoe



**Blog Elul is the brainchild of Rabbi Phyllis Sommer. Her blog and various links can be found at http://imabima.blogspot.com