A Guide to the Month of Elul

Introspection and stocktaking, mercy and forgiveness, sounding horns and whispered psalms, prayer, charity and repentance . . .

Several days before Rosh Hashanah we begin to recite the Selichot, a series of penitential prayers and liturgy.

Annulment of vows, mikvah, Psalms, and no shofar. These are some of the day-before-Rosh Hashanah observances.

The month of Elul is a month of preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. That’s why Jews blow the shofar (almost) every day of the month.

As we approach the High Holidays (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), we prepare for these holidays during the month of Elul.

A handy tool for the serious Jew who wishes to come out of the month of Elul a changed person.

Welcome to the month of turning inward, the month of forgiveness, the month of spiritual accounting, the month of deepening.

Due to the pandemic, I’m currently unable to attend service. Can I fulfill this custom by listening to the shofar over Zoom?