{"id":410965,"date":"2025-08-25T13:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/?p=410965"},"modified":"2025-08-25T13:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:37:49","slug":"13-elul-facts-every-jew-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/en\/news\/13-elul-facts-every-jew-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Elul Facts Every Jew Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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  1. Elul is the Final Month on the Calendar<\/li><\/ol>

    Elul is the 12th month on the Jewish calendar (the 6th month counting from Nissan). It always has 29 days, ending on the same day of the week that it began (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday or Friday), which ensures that the holidays in the subsequent month will fall on the proper days.<\/p>

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    1. It\u2019s When \u201cThe King Is in the Field\u201d<\/li><\/ol>

      As we approach the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), we prepare for these holidays. In Chassidic tradition, it is said that during this month, \u201cthe King (G\u2011d) is in the field,\u201d smiling and accessible to all. On the other hand, once the holidays are upon us, G\u2011d is, so to speak, in His palace. The experience during the holidays is that much more powerful and majestic, but now is the time when anyone can approach G\u2011d with requests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      1. It\u2019s a Time for Introspection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        After the Jewish people sinned with the Golden Calf, Moses spent this month (and the following 10 days until Yom Kippur) obtaining a second set of tablets, along with G\u2011d\u2019s full forgiveness. This time period is therefore an especially potent time for us to come closer to G\u2011d. Dedicate time to cheshbon hanefesh (\u201csoul accounting\u201d), taking stock of your activities, thoughts and conversations of the past year. Where have you improved and where do you still need to improve? Think honestly and deeply, and you\u2019ll have a running start when Rosh Hashanah comes around.<\/p>\n

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        1. We Say Selichot This Month<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Selichot (\u201cForgivenesses\u201d) are special prayers said on fast days and during this season. The highlight of the Selichot is the recitation of the 13 Attributes of Mercy, the formula that G\u2011d gave Moses for securing divine forgiveness. Sepharadim begin at the start of the month of Elul and finish 40 days later on Yom Kippur. Ashkenazim begin saying Selichot several days before Rosh Hashanah (always on a Saturday night).<\/p>\n

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          1. The Name Elul is Laden With Significance
            The month is first referred to as Elul in Nehemia 6:15, where we read that the wall around Jerusalem was completed on the 25th day of the month. (Fun fact: This is also the day when the creation of the world began, ending 6 days later on 1 Tishrei.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            The four letters of Elul are said to be an acronym for \u201cI am for my beloved and my beloved is for me,\u201d expressing the closeness that we experience with G\u2011d during this time. It is also an acronym for \u201c[But one who did not stalk him, but G\u2011d] brought it about into his hand, I will make for you [a place to which he shall flee].\u201d The verse is referring to the City of Refuge, where one who had inadvertently killed could find safety, and it encapsulates the refuge that G\u2011d provides us all when we seek to rectify our past misdeeds.<\/p>\n

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            1. This Month\u2019s Sign is Virgo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Known in Hebrew as betulah, \u201cmaiden\u201d or \u201cvirgin,\u201d this month\u2019s horoscope sign is emblematic of the order of the day: coming close to G\u2011d. During this month, we are empowered to reach deep into ourselves and tap into that which is pure and G\u2011dly, unsullied by the crassness of our surroundings. This is typified by the betulah, who is untainted by sin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              1. We Hear the Shofar Every Day<\/li><\/ol>

                You may be surprised to learn that it\u2019s not only on Rosh Hashanah that we blow the shofar. Every day of the month of Elul (besides for Shabbat and the day before Rosh Hashanah), we blow the shofar after morning services. The soul-stirring shofar blasts inspire us to come closer to G\u2011d, as we read, \u201cShall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                1. We Wish Each Other a Sweet Year<\/li><\/ol>

                  Words have power. When signing off letters or ending phone calls and conversations, we wish each other a \u201cketivah vachatimah tovah,\u201d to be \u201cwritten and sealed for good [in the Book of Life].\u201d The 21st century iteration of this practice would probably be to set this as your email signature, your WhatsApp status and your Facebook profile.<\/p>

                  1. We Say Psalm 27 Twice a Day<\/li><\/ol>

                    After morning and afternoon (or in some communities, evening) prayers, we recite Psalm 27, which begins with the words \u201cTo David: The L\u2011rd is my light and my salvation.\u201d The Kabbalist Rabbi Binyamin Benish Cohen wrote in 1706 that one who recites this psalm in a state of holiness, purity and great concentration will have his prayers answered, and that it has the power to nullify divine decrees. We continue this practice until Hoshanah Rabbah, the final day of Sukkot.4<\/p>

                    1. The Baal Shem Tov Instituted Three More Chapters<\/li><\/ol>

                      The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms).<\/p>

                      1. Get Your Tefillin and Mezuzahs Checked Now<\/li><\/ol>

                        Elul is a time to increase and improve our mitzvah observance. Many people have the custom to have a scribe inspect their tefillin and mezuzahs during this month to ensure their kosher status. The Rebbe wrote that this practice5 is \u201cworthwhile and very appropriate for everyone to publicize.\u201d<\/p>

                        1. This is a Month to Give Additional Charity<\/li><\/ol>

                          During this month, we give charity freely, accruing merit for ourselves and for all of humanity, who will soon stand before G\u2011d in judgment.<\/p>

                          1. The New Study Season Begins in Elul<\/li><\/ol>

                            Yeshivahs typically divide the academic year into several zemanim, \u201ctrimesters.\u201d Lasting just until the High Holidays, Elul zeman is the shortest of the trimesters (the others last from between Sukkot to Passover and from after Passover to the summer). Yet, it is extremely significant. This is the time when a student becomes acclimated, acquires chavruta study partners and prepares for a successful year of learning and personal growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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