Elul is the 12th and final month of the Jewish calendar year. Elul Unbound is a Judaism Unbound initiative all about making Elul meaningful, through creative digital modalities. In this episode, Lex Rofeberg and Wendie Bernstein Lash explore the notion of chiasm (for "what is a 'chiasm' -- which is a great question -- head to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiastic_structure), along with what it has to do with the month of Elul and the broader 7-year Shmita cycle. This Elul podcast is the third in a mini-series of four that are being released as part of Elul Unbound 2025 (our 26th-29th Elul episodes overall). Head to JudaismUnbound.com/elul2025 to sign up for our bi-weekly journey through Elul, and to be kept in the loop about our Shabbat gatherings throughout this month.