My Friend, My Captive: A Ritual with Blessings and Confessions for Our Pets on Rosh Hodesh Elul / The New Year of Domesticated Beasts*
On Rosh Ḥodesh Elul, the first day of the new moon of Elul, we begin an accounting for all the souls with whom we are in a relationship. Listen for the voice of the animals in the sound of the shofar. (The shofar is blown once, a single tekiyah/blast.) Cat Baby, Dog Baby, Fur Baby, My Baby, Baby Boo, Love Machine, Poosy, Schmushy […]