Tishrei Holiday Insights

A COMPREHENSIVE MONTH

Culled from Days of Awe, Days of Joy, compiled by Rabbi Eli Friedman.

Tishrei is a very colorful month. Every hue of Jewish life is represented solemn days, fast days, and days of rejoicing. It is not a coincidence that the first month of the year has samples of every shade and color of Jewish life, for these samples are intended to give us practical guidance for the rest of the year. By observing the special days of Tishrei in their proper spirit, we are initiated into a truly Jewish life, in accordance with the spirit of the Torah, during the whole year following:

 

Rosh HaShana, the day of G‑ds coronation, provides fear of Heaven for the whole year. Yom Kippur provides repentance, and Sukkos and Shmini Atzeres provide the joy of a mitzvah, so that in the coming year all matters of Torah and mitzvos may be done with joy.

 

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