The High Holy Days: A Time Of Personal Change And Spiritual Return By: Nina Amir | - As the leaves on the trees begin to turn, local Jews, as well as Jews all over the world begin the process of t'shuvah, a Hebrew word meaning repentance which comes from the root "to turn or return." For them, autumn ushers in the High Holy Days, during which they turn their attention away from the distractions of everyday life and toward God, away from outward denial of wrongdoing and toward acknowledgement of sins, away from unwanted behavior and toward repentance. At this time of year, chang ... Tags:change, Selichot, Days of Awe, High Holy Days, Jewish, Book of Life, shofar, repentance, teshuvah, returnt o God
