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when?

Posted on 2010/08/11 by davka

“…when­ev­er” How often have we heard peo­ple respond in this way? I’m always ready to go out and enjoy life. But, the dai­ly alarm of the sho­far in Elul reminds us to mix those plea­sures, and that time is… Lena Horne [from … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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אלול comes every year

Posted on 2010/08/10 by davka

prepar­ing for my beloved As we begin Elul, the month before Rosh haShan­nah, prepa­ra­tions for the new year start. As I wrote last year (August 20, 2009) at this time, the Hebrew word אלול is con­sid­ered an acronym for the phrase from … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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