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 ...

This week we usher in the month of Elul, the 12 th and final month in the Jewish calendar (or the sixth month, counting from Nisan). It is a month that connects the past year with the coming year – a ...

Is it possible to do all your reflections about the previous year on a single day? And on a day when you do not even eat due to all the sins you committed? Of course not, according to the Jewish ...

The new month of Elul has begun, the month prior to beginning the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. Elul represents the spiritual alarm clock that reminds us of the period we are entering, the shift ...

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 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. This is a season of endings, and of new beginnings. These days mark the beginning of the last ...