Av (אב) Basics

Introduction to the Jewish month of Av, including correspondences

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Moon of Endings and Beginnings (August)
Av is a month for us to embrace that all that ends will begin anew and all the begins must end. Be courageous as the walls come down, both physical and emotional, challenge what we believe we need to thrive, and get ready to do the work of beginning again.

Basics

• Linear Month: 11

• Torah Month: 5

• Season: Summer

• Holidays: Tisha B’Av, Tu B’Av

• Offerings¹:  Grapes & Grape Leaves

• Element²:  Mayim (מים) Water  within  Eish (אשׁ) Fire

• Spiritual Focus³: Creativity through Divine Connection

• Netivah: Chachamah (חָכמָה)  Wise Woman

• Constellation: Aryeh (אריה) Leo/Lion

• Letter: Tet – ט

• Tribe: Simeon (aka Shimon, Simon)

• Sense: Hearing

• Tarot Card⁴: Strength

• Soul Trait⁵: Ometz Lev (אמץ לב) Courage

Note: Letter, Tribe, and Sense are derived from the Sefer Yetzirah
See NOTES below for additional information on sources of these all correspondences.