TISHREI:
Month 7 | Tishrei: “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:5 (TLV)
Month 7 | Tishrei: “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:5 (TLV)
Focus: Forgiveness & Redemption
Letter: Lamed (ל)
Tribe: Ephraim
Sense: Touch (Contact, Marriage)
“All the men of Israel assembled themselves to King Solomon at the Feast in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month” (1 Kings 8:2).
This month has three names:
God renews His creation at Tishrei. The Jewish sages write, “All sevenths are beloved above… and among months, the seventh—>Tishrei—is most precious” (Yalkut Shimoni, Parashat Yitro 276). This month includes more commandments and holy days than any other month. It is the month that the Jewish Sages teach that God renews creation (Babylonian Talmud Rosh Hashannah 11a). This month’s festivals all focus on the person praying, waiting, and relying upon the Lord. Consequently, this month’s other name (Ethanim >meaning “strong”) makes perfect sense, as “they who wait for Adonai will renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31.
01 Tishrei:
08 Tishrei: Dedication of Solomon’s Temple
10 Tishrei:
14 Tishrei: Sukkot begins
21 Tishrei: Prophecy of Haggai Encouraging the Building of the Second Temple
22 Tishrei: Nation returns home after Temple Dedication (1 Kgs 8:66)
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God renews creation. Tishrei’s festivals all focus on the person praying, waiting, and relying upon the Lord. Consequently, this month’s other name (Ethanim meaning “strong”) makes perfect sense, as “they who wait for Adonai will renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31).
Each day of the month of Elul (except for Shabbat and the last day of Elul), the Jewish people sound the shofar (ram’s horn) as a call to repentance. The Jewish people teach that the “King is in the Field” during Elul—God is readily accessible, willing to hear our requests and listen to our fervent prayers for the coming new year.
Kislev is often playfully re-written as Kis-Lev (Purse of the Heart). Kislev is a time to examine what is in our hearts. It’s also time to fill them with reminders of the goodness of God. These concepts are most evident during the holiday that falls during this month: Chanukah, the Festival of Lights.