Preparing for Yom Kippur: 40 Days of Repentance, Part 1

How would you characterize the month of August?  How about September?  Or January?  Just like the Gregorian calendar in which each month reminds us of the season and a mood, the Hebrew sages have determined the spiritual seasons of the year.

The Hebrew month of Elul is considered the start of the “Season of Repentance.”  This season extends 40 days, from Elul 1 to Tishrei 10, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur).  (more…)

August 10, 2015 | Categories: Day of Atonement, Fall Feasts, Feasts, God's Provision, Holy Days, Mo'edim, Repentance, Sin, Submission | Tags: 2nd Commandment, 40 days on Mt. Sinai, Deut 9, Discontentment, Exodus 32, Exodus 33, Exodus 34, God sends quail, golden calf, Moses and the 10 Commandments, Numbers 11, Preparing for the feasts, teshuvah, the month of Elul, you shall have no other gods before me | 10 Comments