Elul check list:
- Rosh Hashana cards for my Jewish families who lost someone in the past year
- handouts for holiday programs in facilities
- resources for facilities for Holy Day programs
- DVDs of services
- list of congregations that stream services
- CDs of Holy Day music
- Shofar in the car:
- for my Jewish patients (make sure they're all seen this month)
- for any Jewish residents in the facilities I'm in this month
- for my colleagues at IDT
- haircut
- new clothes
And an unexpected memory from last year:
You wash your hands A LOT in health care. Everyone says to sing "happy birthday" while you wash then to make sure you're doing it thoroughly and for long enough. After a number of Holy Day programs and visits and music and shofar I suddenly noticed that my hand-washing music had changed. As I lathered and scrubbed, I listened and realized that my go-to tune had suddenly become "Avinu Malkeinu."
