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Elul, Month of: the Hebrew month devoted to repentance and soul-searching in preparation for the High Holy Days; occurs in late summer
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 his...
There are two verses in the section of Savo that speak to the unique relationship between G‑d and the Jewish people: Devarim 26:17-18. “You have ‘distinguished’ — he’emarta — G‑d today that He be a G‑d for you ... and G‑d has ‘set you apart’ — he’emircha ...
In the Torah portion of Shoftim, the Torah describes how the Jewish people were to prepare for war. Among the things said to the potential warriors was: “Is there any man among you who is afraid or faint-hearted? Let him go home rather than have his cowar...
The commandmentSee Rambam, Sefer HaMitzvos, positive command 195; Chinuch, Mitzvah 478, 479. to give tzedakah (charity) is included in the Torah portion of Re’eh, where the verse states:Devarim 15:7ff. “Should there be amongst you a pauper… do not harden ...
The month of Elul is the time when the King of Kings is in the field, as it were, and offers an extraordinary opportunity to everyone to get closer to Him, and thus ensure that the New Year will be a better and happier one materially and spiritually.
When the king goes out to meet his people, when the king is “in the field,” then it is easy for everyone to approach him and to present him with one’s petition, and the king receives everyone with grace and fulfills everyone’s request.
“I Am My Beloved’s” Our rabbisAvudraham, Seder Rosh Hashanah, ch. 1; Reishis Chochmah, Shaar HaTeshuvah, ch. 4. note that the name “Elul” is an acronym for the biblical phraseSong of Songs 6:3. ani ledodi vedodi li—“I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mi...
Reviewing Our Service of G‑d Elul is a month of reckoning, when we take stock of all the aspects of our divine service over the previous year. The Rebbe Rayatz once comparedSefer HaMaamarim — Yiddish, p. 75. this to a storekeeper taking inventory from tim...
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