High Holy Day Resources
Your burning questions about this time of year, answered.
Elevating Elul
During Elul, the Hebrew month leading up to Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), we feel the spiritual energy shift. We begin engaging in some serious introspection, hoping to change ourselves for the better.
Join Our Community-Wide Writing Project
This Elul, we invite you to join our community-wide writing project and share your reflections. We ask you to respond to the simple, yet profound, question: “What if?” You are free to explore whatever path this question leads you to. Please send your contributions to elul@bj.org by September 9, 2024.
Elul Resources
Book Recommendations
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, literally means “Head of the Year.” In the Torah, this holiday is never called Rosh Hashanah. Instead, it is referred to as “Yom Teruah,” the “Day of the Great Shofar Blast.”
Rosh Hashanah Resources
Curated Content
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the culmination of a 40-day-long process of teshuvah—shedding the dysfunctional patterns in our lives, making amends for our actions, and returning to the essence of ourselves.