Elul

Before Rosh Hashanah, Elul asks us to practice, persevere, and rise a little each day

A shofar that would not sound and Shahar Pe'er's refusal to quit offer an Elul lesson in perseverance, inner strength and preparing for the Jewish New Year one day at a time.

|ByDAVID GEFFEN
Film strip frame: Soldier blows a shofar (1948-era).
National Missions Minister Orit Strock seen at a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

Netanyahu denies request that annual Elul prayer be held in Gaza Strip, Minister Strock says

"We will not forget and cannot forget that Gaza is ours," Strock said at a prayer event near the Gaza border attended by prominent Gush Katif rabbis and members of the security cabinet.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
‘NO MAN is an island, entire of itself...’

Parashat Ki Tetze: Set adrift on the island of Elul

Parashat Ki Tetze abruptly shifts from collective responsibilities to personal ones. It is the densest legal section of the Torah, containing more commandments than any other parasha.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
UNDER THE HUPPA.

Parashat Ki Tetze: Creating a deep bond and the secret of marriage

The relationship between a man and a woman is also, in a sense, a reflection of the relationship between a person and his Creator.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

A song for Elul: Like a Wild Plant

כְּמוֹ צֶמַח בַּר

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019ByJPOST IVRIT STAFF
Like a Wild Plant