Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
"Chai Elul" - the 18th day of the month of Elul - is the birthday, in 1698, of the founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov. It is also the day on which his "spiritual grandson," the founder...
The Talmud relates that while King David was immersed in Torah, Yoav went out to battle.
The sound of the shofar
is not the cry of a human voice.
It is the howl of an animal’s horn.
It is a cry so primal, so raw,
that the mind ceases to ponder,
the heart suspends its throb.
With the fury of a beast pent up in its cage,
the naked essence of the soul bursts out,
howling, ripping through heaven’s c...
The closest star to Earth, it also holds a prominent place in Jewish literature, showing up again and again in Biblical stories and carrying layer upon layer of symbolism and meaning.
"Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out" (Deuteronomy 28:6) -- May your departure from the world be as free of sin as was your entry into the world
– Talmud, Bava Metzia 107a
Passing of Maharal
(1609)
Elul 18 is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yehudah Loewe, the "Maharal" of Prague (1525-1609), outstanding Tora... Read More »
Baal Shem Tov Born
(1698)
Elul 18 is the birthday of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chassidism
Rabbi Israel was born... Read More »
Chassidic Movement Founded
(1734)
After many years as a member of the society of "hidden tzaddikim", living under the guise of an ignora... Read More »
1st Chabad Rebbe Born
(1745)
Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812), founder of the "Chabad" branch of Chassidism, was born on E... Read More »
"Chai Elul" (Hebrew for "the 18th of Elul," also meaning "the life of Elul") is celebrated by the Chas... Read More »
Elul, the last month of the Jewish year, is a month devoted to stocktaking and introspection. A Chassi... Read More »
A Chai Elul anthology
As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is
traditionally a time of introspection and stocktaking --... Read More »
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