Hey Reader! I was with friends last week during the blue moon that marked the start of the Jewish month of Elul and one mentioned that the letters of Elul are an acronym that stand for “I am to my beloved, and my beloved is to me.” It’s a phrase from the Song of Songs that I hadn’t ever heard connected to this month. I’d never thought about this time of year as being about love. Elul, for me, has always felt like a quiet time of introspection. It’s when I take stock of where I am, what I need...