Information and references on the Hebrew calendar: Nissan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar.
Rosh Hashanah 2022 begins on the afternoon of Sunday, September 25 and ends on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 27, 2022. The celebration marks the beginning of days of reflection that culminate in the holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement when a balance is made between what has been lived and spiritual purification is obtained.
Elul is the sixth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar. It is called the month of repentance, the month of mercy and the month of forgiveness. Elul follows the months of Tammuz and Av, the months in which Israel’s two great sins were committed, that of the golden calf and that of the spies.
The sunset of August 28, 2022 (refers to the 1st of Elul) marks the first day of the rest of your life. We have here a method to materialize this concept. The most auspicious time to embark on a self-development program is the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul – Virgo.
The Hebrew month of Av (or Menachem-Av, the consoler of Av) is the fifth of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar. The name Av means “father.” It derives from the root which means to will or desire.
Jews around the world celebrate Hanukkah, or the Feast of Lights, which begins tonight with the lighting of the first candle of an eight-branched candelabra and the tasting of traditional sweets called Sufganiyot.
