Elul

Rav Kook Torah

Elul: The Shofar of Redemption

The two great scholars were both standing, eyes shut...

Unforgiveness or forgiveness?

What do you do when you are offended or hurt by other people's words or actions?

The month of Elul

G-d treats His creatures mercifully, i.e., patiently, allowing them an opportunity to make amends, and going beyond the letter of the law.

Personal Growth series:

We got it

We possess all the resources we truly need within ourselves. Our growth and our mission in this world are squarely within our grasp.

For Rosh Chodesh Elul: What are you here for?

"What am I here for?" is a question that every Jew should ask themselves every day and every year, and reinforced during the month of Elul, and even more so on Rosh Chodesh Elul 2024.

Re'eh:

Yearning for the Temple Mount and searching for it

Parshas Re’eh is the Shabbos that blesses the month of Elul. The sublime revelation of the Yomim Noraim is like being in the presence of Hashem in the Beis Hamikdash.

I am my Beloved’s and My Beloved is Mine

The Sara Litton z”l Monthly Emunah Essay.

Ki Tavo: Two desires

What does it mean, did I not really want what I thought I wanted?

The Daily Portion: A message for Elul from King David

King David, too, experienced numerous troubles throughout his life.

Less than a month to Yom Kippur

Are you prepared? Are you ready?

An Elul Insight: Explaining away anger and arrogance

What is the cause of two traits that we see so often and must try to overcome?

Elements of this week's Torah portion, haftarah, and Elul

This Torah portion lists more mitzvot than any other parasha, 77 out of the 613 total mitzvot that are included in the Torah.

Elul: We can have hope in the future!

What the line "have hope in Hashem" in the last verse of the psalm we say during this period means.

Elul: The purpose of the Shofar In our times

Take the time in Elul to contemplate the messages in the Rosh Hashanah Amidah will make this entire month and season more meaningful.

The Daily Portion / Five elements of Rosh Chodesh Elul

This month is identified with a desire for self-improvement and change. The shofar blown each morning is a wakeup call.

Messages for the Month of Elul

These are the calls of Elul, Rosh Hashana, and Yom Kippur - awaken to your responsibilities, as the Rambam writes (Tshuva chapter 3).

Rules against bringing Torah scrolls to be enforced at Kotel

Western Wall heritage foundation calls on all parties to obey the rules at the holy site on Rosh Chodesh Elul.

The Daily Portion / Renew yourself!

In which areas of life -- during this blessed time -- has our potential yet to be fulfilled?

Something that draws me upward

It is the month of Elul, and it is time. For our spirits to soar upward. For our feet to remember in which direction they wish to walk.

I'm afraid to walk to shul in NYC

In Elul, our biggest concerns should be goiing back to school, menus and guest lists, not fear and hiding a Star of David necklace. Op-ed.

Chaos Erupts after 4-Year-Old Faints In Class

The boy was rushed to the hospital to receive tests, and it was determined that he is suffering from cancer.

Elul: A month of refuge

Every Jew has a safe space to which they can retreat. A Rosh Chodesh essay for the month of mercy and forgiveness.

Elul is here- are you missing the point?

The mourning required during Tammuz and Av was for the physical exile and will end through a physical act of return.

'I am for my beloved'

Three mnemonics filled with messages for the word Elul.

Dazzled by the night

In our personal lives, the broken and the potential for wholeness exist together.Will we be dazzled by the promise or blinded by the dark?

Elul: Entering and exiting

Here we are again, not having met our past aspirations. What can we do to be more successful in the coming year?

Gimmel Elul: Rabbi Kook and our longings for Jerusalem

Israel's third president told a story about Rav Kook that is especially appropriate on his yahrzeit.

For Rabbi Kook's yahrzeit: “WAZE” to the Torah of Eretz Yisrael

Elul 3 is the yahrzeit of the Torah Luminary who is the source of the ethos of Religious Zionism. Who was he? Who was his son?

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Rosh Chodesh Elul is the beginning of the month of mercy and forgiveness leading up to the High Holydays.

The messages of Torah for a world gone mad

Welcoming the month of Elul: You were always on my mind.

Mon amie la Rose

In the very fragility of life lies the mystery, the wonder, the hope, the light.

To grab time by ts hair and shake it: 20 years to the Intifada

Poetry and Prayer at a time of divine concealment when our very souls pleaded:: Hear O Lord - Israel Your people, Israel is one!.

30 capsules, 2,000 people

This is what the traditional Selichot prayers at the Western Wall look like during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ask the Rabbi: Where did the term 'wandering Jew' originate?

Short topics in Judaism: Wandering Jew, Pirkei Avot, Elul

The Daily Portion / What should we do?

Perhaps Elul should signal a new direction for us to take, especially for this coming year.

Rosh Chodesh Elul: Hashem is my Light and Salvation

Beginning Friday, we will say Psalm 27 each day until Hoshana Rabba. This year it will have special meaning.

All on one foot

The message behind a famous story, ethics vs. morals and a word about the month of Elul on our doorstep.

Depending on faith

The text in the Torah portion of Re’Eh begins with words that in their striking difference teaches us much of our journey in this world

Listen: Mitzpe Yericho yeshiva's new pre-High Holiday single

In honor of month of Elul, yeshiva releases song: "Hear our voice." Words taken from Shmona Esrei prayer, music by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.

Listen: Yishai Ribo's latest about month before High Holidays

Israeli singer's new album includes songs with a pre-High Holiday vibe, including the titular song of the album: Elul Tsha"t.

The days of Elul: How to take advantage of life’s opportunity

We all want different things in life, but at the root of all of is one thing: Peace of mind.

Forgiving G-d

1,000 visit grave of Biblical Prophet Joshua

Worshipers from all over Israel as well as the US and Canada pray at graves of biblical leaders of ancient Israel in Samaria.

Stolen clock returned 28 years later

An elderly man returned clock to furniture store which he said he stole 28 years ago. He asked for "forgiveness and atonement" for his act.

Do Slichot tours need to ask for forgiveness?:

Residents of the Old City of Jerusalem can't sleep for an entire month. They find it unforgivable.

You're wasting your time, tears!

'Women of the Wall' step up activities ahead of High Holidays

Women of the Wall are holding a shofar-blowing seminar to teach "women and girls to experience their Judaism without intermediaries."

Watch: Thousands at the Kotel for First Night of Selichot

Sights and sounds: Worshipers flock to Western Wall for first night of penitential prayers leading up to High Holy Days.

Smooth Sailing into the New Year

Quarreling Brothers Unite Again in Kalfa-Elbaz Elul Music Video

Friendship prevails in the latest viral video from Naftali Kalfa, this time guest starring Israeli sensation Gad Elbaz.

Rosh Hashanah, The Jewish New Year, Begins Wednesday Night

The two day New Year Holiday begins tonight and Shabbat Shuva makes it a three day continuum. Arutz Sheva wishes you a good and sweet year.

Global Shofar FlashMob Held Around the World

Jews around the world gathered on Sunday for first-ever global Shofar FlashMob, a two-minute shofar blowing and call for repentance.

Enter Elul, Month of Penitence

The Hebrew year has entered its final month, Elul: a period of soul-searching, penitence and renewal.