Elul, Month of

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

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

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.

Elul is the gateway to the month of judgment and reward

Holiness requires preparation.

When the King enters the field, our consciousness becomes elevated

How does G-d prepare for His annual reelection? Does He just sit up there in His "palace" trusting in our good sense to proclaim Him king once again? Does He go after the vote, mingling with the masses, pressing the flesh, kissing babies?

This Shabbos begins the Hebrew month of Elul, the final month of the Jewish year. Just as a shopkeeper devotes a certain amount of time to taking inventory and evaluating the success of his enterprise, so too, each one of us must take time to evaluate ...

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 ...