Tag Archives: High Holidays

Yom Kipur- The Day of Atonement

September 24, 2023 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

The 10th Day of Tishrei. That’s tonight’s (and tomorrow’s) Hebrew Date, which means it will be Yom Kipur. (The Tora [the bible] says – it was evening, it was morning; one day. All days start when the sun goes down.) This day marks the end of 40 days of introspection, repentance, and preparing ourselves to be better humans and to make the world a better place- with renewed vigor.

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Where did the moon go?

September 27, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 4 Comments

In two days, the month of Elul will end. Five years ago, on the first day of Elul, I described the process of self-assessment. Today we are 28 days into the 40 day period of determining how we can make our lives- and the lives of others- better. (You can also search for Elul in the index to the left and see more of my thoughts on this “resolution-making” period.)

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