Elul: It’s the month that quietly ushers in one of the most spiritually significant seasons on the Jewish calendar, even though many Jews might not be familiar with it. It is the final month on the ...

Eleven months. In the Jewish tradition, these two words represent an intense period of mourning when we recite Kaddish. It’s been eleven months since October 7, and it’s been the most intense, painful ...

In the Hebrew month Elul, which usually coincides with the beginning of September, Jews the world over began preparation for their most High Holy Days. Beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom ...

Shabbat Parshat Re’eh falls on the 29 th of Menachem Av this year. That means that Rosh Chodesh Elul is on Sunday and Monday. This happens 11.51% of the time. Rosh Chodesh Elul falls on Shabbat ...

Abraham Joshua Heschel published The Earth Is the Lord’s in 1949. In his preface, he writes that, “The story about the life of the Jews in Eastern Europe which has come to an end in our days is what I ...

For Christians seeking to understand the Jewish roots of their faith, this time of preparation for Jews offers a parallel to their own traditions. Just as Christians prepare their hearts during ...