B"H
Elul 7, 5772 * August 25, 2012
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T O D A Y I N J U D A I S M
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* Laws * Customs * Jewish History * Daily Quote * Daily Study *
Today is: Shabbat, Elul 7, 5772
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Today's Laws & Customs
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· Elul Observances
As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 1 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B9ADE9DEE0A3FC5985B3D953D96E08D7&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]) it is a most opportune time for teshuvah [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=6B949AB2ED3645113042768B6F08EF27&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] ("return" to G-d), prayer [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=839A2D7408B4EB822E2D319AA04B5B09&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], charity [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=057D0758E6AEE66CEE2DDA990EDB3537&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], and increased Ahavat Yisrael [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=76DD552E3519D8ED3D8B38AFCAFC07EC&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] (love for a fellow Jew) in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to G-d. Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=BABB02E944847E8017F64080968BC527&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] likens the month of Elul to a time when "the king is in the field" and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, "everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful countenance and shows a smiling face to them all."
Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram's horn) as a call to repentance. The Baal Shem Tov [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A83935CF522D1B906505A28ACFF80E79&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=79A1A29DB09D0E047AD228F1EAEB744C&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today's Psalms.
Chapter 19 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A38E0D125661E7D6DEE098B6DD26E36F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] Chapter 20 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B018807DEF5CD507CEB603912E543438&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] Chapter 21 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9CF4D5828EEC2AC9A50CD76EB9AFBAA8&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]
Elul is also the time to have one's tefillin [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=60AFE66FEB61C07F671E008B5E2DC848&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] and mezuzot [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=99EA58B6DE4F2855970296C6C63C98D9&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use.
Links: More on Elul [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EDCA69354A71A585F996AC44AC003CFB&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]
· Sanctification of the Moon
Once a month, as the moon waxes in the sky, we recite a special blessing called Kiddush Levanah, "the sanctification of the moon," praising the Creator for His wondrous work we call astronomy.
Kiddush Levanah is recited after nightfall, usually on Saturday night. The blessing is concluded with songs and dancing, because our nation is likened to the moonâ€"as it waxes and wanes, so have we throughout history. When we bless the moon, we renew our trust that very soon, the light of Gâ€'d's presence will fill all the earth and our people will be redeemed from exile.
Though Kiddush Levanah can be recited as early as three days after the moon's rebirth, the kabbalah tells us it is best to wait a full week, till the seventh of the month. Once 15 days have passed, the moon begins to wane once more and the season for saying the blessing has passed.
Links:
Brief Guide to Kiddush Levanah: Thank Gâ€'d for the Moon! [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8B406F7EFB1910C98D033EDBDBD2CEB7&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]
More articles [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CB98A2AAE4F0996D1FEAAE8B4CC56747&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] on Kiddush Levanah from our knowledgebase.
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Today in Jewish History
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· Moses' parents remarry (1394 BCE)
Amram and Jocheved had separated because of Pharaoh's decree that all male Jewish babies be killed. Prompted by their six-year-old daughter Miriam's rebuke ("Pharaoh decreed againsat the males; you decreed against the males and the females") they remarried on the 7th of Elul of the year 2367 from creation (1394 BCE). Moses was born six months and one day later on Adar 7, 2368 (Talmud, Sotah 12b).
Links: Midrashic account of Amram and Jocheved's remarriage [ # ]
· Spies die (1312 BCE)
The Spies [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=386D2563417618ECC4C861B5349CBCCB&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] who slandered the Land of Israel died in the desert (Talmud, Sotah 35a; see Numbers 13-14 and text and links for Av 9 and Av 15).
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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Shoftim, 7th Portion Deuteronomy 20:10-21:9 with Rashi
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B172E48D952242E3388976179FF6FFEE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· Video Class:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=47F3C77DBF93A711B1B4BF38D5E525A3&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Tehillim: Chapters 39 - 43
· Hebrew text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=81CA83C2C705D31C255D4BC77630E627&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· English text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=4B69A9817EFD9B8E79B7A21422ED3516&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle 11
· Lesson in Tanya:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F8F1F1CB30271E07B994D4D29BBD96D2&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· Hebrew Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=85A6E18C13A44B6EA564AA875B58BD8C&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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Rambam:
· Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=03808DC7F6689F21BDCF6A2C2CF52E22&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 1 Chapter: Shekalim Chapter Two
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D6FD1999314FB5DEC0FF49EE95243F7C&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 3 Chapters: Avodat Yom haKippurim Chap. 4, 5, Me`ilah Chap. 1
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=305F45381EE9F0E8DE79F4BEC3149147&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Hayom Yom:
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1528709C6F9ECF87701D886CA83F4A7D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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