These Days of Awe

by Melanie Gruenwald This ten-day period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is often referred to as “The Days of Awe.” In Hebrew, this is expressed as “Yamim Noraim” (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים) How do we understand this word, nora נורא? In the bible, nora appears as awesome, or awe-inspiring—As in, “how inspiring is this place?” We […]
