Tag Archives: shofar
12
Sep
Metonic Cycles… Featuring Phil Kulis
The Feast of Trumpets is an announcement that something has come as evidenced by the sounding of the trumpet (shofar, ram’s horn).
There is a very unique connection with Trumpets to the next Feast, the Day of Atonement. The period...
07
Aug
Teshuvah 5778/2018
The Hebrew month of Elul initiates a 40 day period called Teshuvah. This is the Hebrew year 5778. In a Gregorian calendar of the year 2018, this would be August 11 or 12 or 13 depending on when the new moon is confirmed by two witnesses.
Elul is the last month of the...
26
Sep
Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement: 5778/2017
Leviticus 16: Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement is celebrated on Tishri 10th. It is the last day of the 40 day period of Teshuvah. The holiday officially will be 10 days after Yom Teruah/Feast of Trumpets is declared at the sighting of the new moon. The new moon...
