This episode is another installment of our ongoing series, The Power of the Hebrew Months, where we explore the unique spiritual energy of each time in the Jewish calendar. Focusing on Tishrei, Rabbi Pill helps us reframe our relationship with Hashem in healthier, more compassionate terms—like spouses who separate and reconcile, growing closer through the process. Through the scales of judgment, the letter Lamed reaching upward, and the lessons of Ephraim, you’ll discover how the High Holidays are less about fear and perfectionism and more about sincere effort, growth, and reconnection. Listeners will walk away with practical insight into approaching Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkos not with dread, but with renewed confidence, joy, and a deeper sense of relationship with their Creator.

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