The biblical month of Elul is the 6th month on the Hebrew religious calendar and serves as a 29-day period of intense spiritual preparation and self-reflection. Annually it falls in August or September and precedes the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). This year, the month…
Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. I live in Orlando, Florida, where fall weather doesn’t arrive until November or December, but this is by far my favorite season. Since Florida doesn’t experience all the colorful changes that are seen in the trees up north, my family and I usually travel to states…
Hurricane: A violent tropical cyclone with winds moving at 73 or more miles per hour, often accompanied by torrential rains, and originating in the West Indian region. The Online Etymology Dictionary says this about the word hurricane. “Sea-storm of severest intensity, 1550s, a partially deformed adoption of Spanish huracan (Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdés, "Historia General y…