Elul, Month of

Sept. 28-30; Oct. 7-8, 2011

A History of Elul... A Haven in Time... Reviewing the Year... Month of the Bride... I and My Beloved... How to grant a blessing... The King in the Field... All about Elul -- the month that G-d feels closer to us and we feel closer to Him

Elul is a time to review the past and look at where you've come in life. "The king is in the field," meaning that the G‑dly spark within you is much more accessible, as long as you search for it.

When the King enters the field, our consciousness becomes elevated

Elul is the gateway to the month of judgment and reward

Holiness requires preparation.

We spend our days running around and juggling our responsibilities. How do we get from here to there? Can we turn on a dime -- shifting from the mundane to the [spiritually] monumental?

On the early morning of the 1st of Elul of the year 2448 from creation (1313 BCE) Moses ascended Mount Sinai, taking with him the stone tablets he had hewn by divine command (see "Today in Jewish History" for yesterday, Av 30), for G-d to re-inscribe the ...

As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. As ...

Can a bribed judge be impartial? How about if the "bribe" was given on the condition that the judge issues a fair verdict -- no matter who it will favor?