Rosh Hodesh Heshvan: Oct.-Nov.

Latest Rituals

Hanukkah Meditations

Meditations on Hanukkah, focusing in particular on moving from the month of Heshvan, to Kislev, and on to Tevet

candle lighting, hanukkah, meditation, rosh hodesh

Person lighting a Hanukkah menorah with blue and white candles.

Rosh Hodesh Heshvan – To Rachel

A poem mourning the matriarch Rachel, who died during Heshvan

Jephthah’s Daughter: A Lament

A commemoration for 11 Heshvan or at the winter solstice of the unnamed daughter’s sacrifice (Judges II)

feminism, gender, grief, mourning, violence

A group of people with their hands on each others shoulders, offering support and comfort.

Essence of Heshvan

A summary of facts, characters, and holidays pertaining to the month of Heshvan

close up of yellow leaves on the ground with sun shining on them