A Journey Through the Days of Awe

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the days in between are perhaps the most powerful days on the Jewish calendar. During this time, Jews engage in difficult fasting, long prayer, and fervent repentance. Even Jews who are not religiously observant can often be found spending full days at synagogue—such is the hold that the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, have on the Jewish people.

In this limited podcast series, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik will teach listeners about the big themes and ideas behind this time of year, using key texts in the Bible to explain the holidays’ spiritual and historic impact on the Jewish people.

All episodes except one are drawn from Bible 365, Rabbi Soloveichik’s year-long daily study of the Hebrew Bible.