18 Elul 5786/August 31, 2026
Rabbi Daniel Kirzane
The month of Elul prepares us for the coming High Holy Days, which are timed for t’kufat hashanah, “the end of the year” (Exodus 34:22). But what does it really mean for a year to end? The same word appears in Psalm 19, which speaks of the sun’s domain: motzato ut’kufato al k’tzotam, “Its dawning and its ending until the far reaches… Continue