Reading Zohar in Elul

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]