The fixing of Chodesh Elul is the letter Yud, also the left hand. The right hand represents what I do consciously. The left hand is what I do by reflex, unconsciously. The question is what I do unconsciously, naturally. If I see a poor man do I have to think and think what to do? What I do, I do by reflex. What is the unconscious about? My unconscious is connected to the highest light. The Yud is the deepest revelation but this world is not a vessel for it. The Shofar is a cry from the unconscious. I blow the Shofar in order to connect to that part of myself, to hear the Inside of me crying. The month of Elul G-d is opening up for us gates so that we hear the crying of our own soul, how much we want-d in the deepest depths of our soul.

New York, Elul 5750

Reprinted with permission of Kehilath Jacob News

Categories: Elul, Transcriptions
Tags: Elul, Shofar