At the conclusion of Morning Minyan, beginning at Selichot, we will welcome spiritual nourishment in the form of High Holy Day Higher Purpose Questions. We will surface these questions and answer them as we begin our day together. The ten questions (and more) to think about are:
1. Think about something small that brings you joy. What is it? Try to savor these moments of joy in a deliberate way. How can you realistically open up your life to bring in more of these moments?
2. What is something you see every day and perhaps take for granted that you would like to see differently this year and perhaps an action step toward doing something about it.
3. What is one habit that you’d like to improve on in the next year? What is one realistic step you can take that would help you change that habit?
4. Is there a story that you’d like to share with someone over the next year? Something that you haven’t shared before but believe is important for someone to know to understand you better.
5. What is one lesson from the past year and a half during Covid that has been positive for you and you would like to share and continue post-Covid?
6. What is a line from the morning prayer that we pray each morning that resonates the most for you? Why is that so?
7. The word improvement means many things to many people. We all hope to improve upon ourselves in the following year. What does improvement mean to you and how can you visualize that improvement a year from now?
8. The call of the shofar is said to be a wake up call for people at the new year. Everyone has a shofar story that resonates with them. What is your shofar story and what does it mean to you?
9. Repentance is true repentance when we have the opportunity to experience a situation again, but this time take steps to do things differently. Consider an experience where you could have done better and articulate how you would do it differently if given the chance again.
10. Rosh Hashannah marks the creation of the world. In a sense, we are all creators. What is something that you have created, small or large, that you are proud of.
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