Yom Teruah is near — the Day of Sounding. The Torah sets the first day of the seventh month apart as a memorial of blowing (*teruah*): a holy convocation, with ordinary work set aside (**Leviticus 23:23–25**; see also **Numbers 29:1**). At Stanford Clinic & Herb Shop in Lucedale, we use that biblical name for the feast. If you’re gathering with family or keeping a quieter remembrance, we’re glad to share the season with our neighbors. For storefront hours or herb-shop questio