“What's sacred? What's meaningful? What's important to you at this moment?”

— Bluth

This episode of Sacred Time is an instalment of a Living Jewishly podcast devoted to the healing art of the Hebrew calendar.

In this episode, Rabbi Bluth and Ganga Devi discuss the month of Cheshvan and the many ways that we can develop structures and systems to reconnect us with the true priorities in our lives.

Cheshvan is a month with no particular Holy Days, an absence which challenges us to source our connection with the sacred from within ourselves.

After the social and structured ritual of the High Holidays, Cheshvan is a period of personal contemplation in which we turn to the quieter rhythms of our daily commitments.

In doing so, we are able to look back and forward to address our priorities — what is meaningful and important at this moment.

Though it is a more introspective month, it is still one of action. The process of self-inquiry identifies what is precious and tender to us, so we are then able to step fully into those relationships — with the divine, with our loved ones, and with ourselves.

“I feel very strongly that the structures and systems of religions should exist to support each of our own personal and direct relationships with what is sacred.”

— Ganga Devi

This‌ ‌episode discusses:‌ ‌

✔ Being mindful of how we relate to systems of authority and power outside of ourselves in our relationship with what is sacred

✔ The importance of motivating ourselves to find empowerment in responsibility by creating our own structures in the absence of external ones during Cheshvan

✔ Why Cheshvan is the perfect time to focus on self-care (as we’re not always able to take time for ourselves in busier months)