The 10 Days of Awe
BEGINS: SUNDOWN TUES 23RD SEPT 2025
ENDS: SUNDOWN FRI 3RD OCT 2025
For High Shabbat, see Feast of Trumpets and Day of Atonement
A Time to Return to Yahuah
The 10 Days of Awe, also known as the Yamim Nora’im, are the ten qodesh (holy or separated) days between Yom Teru’ah (Feast of Trumpets) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). This period is a time of deep reflection, turning back to Yahuah, and preparing our hearts for the covering Yahusha brings through His atoning work.
While these days are often emphasised in Jewish tradition, we as Natsarim return directly to the Turah and the Ruach of Yahuah to guide how we honour them.
Rooted in the Turah
The 10 Days of Awe are framed by two major Mo’edim (appointed times) commanded in the Turah:
Yam Teruah (Day of Trumpets) – Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 23:24–25:
“Speak to the children of Yashar’al, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, you shall have a rest, a remembrance of blowing of trumpets, a qodesh gathering.”
Yam Kippur (Day of Atonement) – Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 23:27–28:
“Also on the tenth day of this seventh month, there shall be a Day of Atonement: it shall be a separated gathering to you; and you shall afflict your beings (by fasting), and offer an offering made by fire to Yahuah.”
The days in between connect the two, a season for teshuvah (returning), palal (prayer), and seeking forgiveness.
How We Honour the 10 Days of Awe
Self-Examination
These days are for searching our hearts, considering our thoughts, words, and deeds.
Tehillim (Psalm) 139:23–24: “Search me, O Aluhym, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Turning Away from Wickedness
The Turah teaches that turning from wickedness is essential for life.
Yehezqel (Ezekiel) 18:30: “Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so wickedness shall not be your ruin.”
Making Things Right with Others
Yahusha taught that if we hold resentment or wrong against another, we must first be reconciled.
Mattithyahu 5:23–24: “If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you; leave your gift there, and first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.”
Drawing Near in Palal (Prayer)
We seek Yahuah’s compassion and strength to walk uprightly.
Tehillim (Psalm) 51:10: “Create in me a clean heart, O Aluhym; and renew a right spirit within me.”
Preparing for Yom Kippur
These days build anticipation for the great day of covering and cleansing.
It is a time to humble ourselves, ready to fast, and present ourselves before Yahuah.
Yahusha and the 10 Days of Awe
As Natsarim, we see Yahusha as the perfect atonement, the One who fulfils Yam Kippur by offering His own life. The 10 Days of Awe remind us to cling to Him, for in Him we find both mercy and strength to walk according to the Turah.
Ibrim (Hebrews) 9:12: “Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood He entered in once into the most qodesh place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.”
Walking It Out as Families
During these days, families can:
Read passages from Tehillim (Psalms) and reflect together.
Share meals with gratitude, avoiding distractions from the world.
Palal (pray) for loved ones to return to Yahuah’s ways.
Speak openly about areas where we can grow in obedience to the Turah.
Conclusion
The 10 Days of Awe call us to step away from the noise of the world and walk in humility before Yahuah. They are not about ritual or tradition alone, but about truly seeking His face, turning from wickedness, and preparing to stand in His presence.
May we use these days to return wholeheartedly to Yahuah through Yahusha, and may our lives be a living witness of His shalum and truth.
“Draw near to Aluhym, and He will draw near to you.” – Ya’aqob (James) 4:8
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