This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Reading Zohar in Elul Some have a custom to read the Tikkunei Zohar during Elul as a Segula.[1] They begin the reading on Rosh Chodesh Elul and complete it on Yom Kippur.[2] This custom was practiced also in Lubavitch[3] […]
11. Weddings in Elul
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 11. Weddings:[1] The entire month of Elul is an auspicious time for weddings, even after the 15th of the month.[2] [1] Darkei Teshuvah 179/8 in name of Bnei Yisaschar; Igros Kodesh 20/304; 22/313; 24/376 [printed […]
10. Ledavid Hashem Ori in Elul & Tishrei
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 10. Ledavid Hashem Ori:[1] One begins saying the psalm of Ledovid Hashem Ori[2] from [the first day of[3]] Rosh Chodesh Elul, by Shacharis after Shir Shel Yom[4] and by Mincha[5] before Aleinu. [On Rosh Chodesh the custom is to […]
9. Checking ones Mezuzos and Tefillin during Elul
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 9. Checking ones Mezuzos and Tefillin during Elul:[1] It is customary to check one’s Tefillin and Mezuzos during the month of Elul [if they have not been checked within the previous 12 months[2]].[3] One is to publicize this matter […]
8. Charity-Increasing in charity and establishing a charity fund
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 8. Charity-Increasing in charity and establishing a charity fund:[1] One is to increase in charity throughout the month of Elul.[2] Communities should begin collecting money so all families will have their Yom Tov needs by the time the festival […]
7. Teshuvah-Making an accounting of the soul
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 7. Teshuvah-Making an accounting of the soul:[1] During the month of Elul one is to perform a general[2] accounting of the soul [i.e. Cheshbon Hanefesh] and add in Torah, Tefilla and Tzedaka. [Some communities have the […]
6. Wishing each other a sweet new year
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 6. Wishing each other a sweet new year:[1] We begin to wish each other a “Kesiva Vachasima Tovah”[2] starting from Rosh Chodesh Elul. [Some[3] are accustomed to begin doing so from the 15th of Menachem Av.] In a letter […]
5. Saying three chapters of Tehillim a day
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 5. Saying three chapters of Tehillim a day:[1] From the second day of Rosh Chodesh Elul it is customary to recite three chapters of Tehillim a day. We start from the first chapter, each day moving […]
4. Blowing the Shofar in Elul
This article is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Donate Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Purchase on our website WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Sponsor an Article 4. Blowing the Shofar:[1] It is the custom of Ashkenazi[2] Jewry […]
3. Rosh Chodesh Elul
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com 3. Rosh Chodesh Elul: A. Farbrengen on both nights of Rosh Chodesh:[1] The Talmidei Hatemimim [students of the Yeshiva] are to hold a Chassidic gathering throughout the two nights of Rosh Chodesh Elul. They are to speak of the […]
