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אלול : Elul
The Shofar Call of Elul
Elul is the sixth calendar month of the biblical calendar year. It is also the last month of the civil year when counting from Tishrei. The name "Elul" is the Babylonian name of the month. The Bible also refers to this month as Elul, as in Nehemiah 6:15, "So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul..." Because of the approaching new year and the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the month of Elul is focused on repentance and reconciliation. Special prayers called Selichot (forgiveness) are recited during this month. These...
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אב : Av
The Consolation of Av
The distress that began with the fast of the 17th of Tammuz intensifies as Rosh Chodesh Av appears in the sky. Last month, we remembered the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem. But during Av, the enemy struck the center of Jerusalem...
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eRosh Teachings
- The Shofar Call of Elul
- The Consolation of Av
- The Sorrow of Tammuz
- The Harvest of Sivan
- The Splendor of Iyyar
- The Great Redemption of Nisan
- Giving, Mercy and Salvation
- A Tree of Life
- From Defeat to Victory
- The Miracles of Kislev
- The Provision of Cheshvan
- The Renewal of Tishrei
- The Repentance of Elul
- Destruction And Consolation
- Keep Your Focus on Him
- Remembrances
- A Journey of Choices
- The Lamb of God
- The Fruit of Shevat
- The Difficulties of Tevet
- The Perseverance of Kislev
- The Affliction of Av
- The Famine of Tammuz
- The First Fruits of Sivan
- The Journey of Iyyar
- The Joy of Adar II
- The Giving of Adar I
- The Trees of Shevat
- The Persecution of Tevet
- The Rain of Cheshvan
- The Restoration of Tishrei
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