The lion roared. It roared last Elul, it roared last Rosh Hashana, it roared on Yom Kippur and it roared on Hoshana Rabba, October 6th – but we didn’t hear it.
Rabbi Sinclair’s on-line art gallery – http://www.seasonsofthemoon.com/ Rabbi Sinclair’s book on the weekly Parsha – https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/The-Color-of-Heaven-54p652.htm
Right now, faced with the prospect of having to turn my life and my emotions upside down, I go into a panic that results in total spiritual paralysis. Fear of Elul.
Rosh Hashana is the anniversary of the creation of the first man. It's also the day on which God judges the whole world. What is the connection between the two?