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A Guide to the Month of Elul
Introspection and stocktaking, mercy and forgiveness, sounding horns and whispered psalms, prayer, charity and repentance . . .
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Several days before Rosh Hashanah we begin to recite the Selichot, a series of penitential prayers and liturgy.
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Erev Rosh Hashanah
Annulment of vows, mikvah, Psalms, and no shofar. These are some of the day-before-Rosh Hashanah observances.
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And how to confuse Satan
The month of Elul is a month of preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. That’s why Jews blow the shofar (almost) every day of the month.
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As we approach the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), we prepare for these holidays during the month of Elul.
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A handy tool for the serious Jew who wishes to come out of the month of Elul a changed person.
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Welcome to the month of turning inward, the month of forgiveness, the month of spiritual accounting, the month of deepening.
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Due to the pandemic, I’m
currently unable to attend service. Can I fulfill this custom by listening to
the shofar over Zoom?
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Here are a number of suggestions to keep our resolutions long-lasting and meaningful.
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