Elul

Reflecting on 700 days of war in Gaza during Elul means asking ourselves tough questions - opinion

Elul demands that we not shy away from the difficult questions that cannot be avoided in any war, no matter how justified it may be.

|ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
THE UN General Assembly votes on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in June. The world must hold Israel’s enemies accountable for incitement, glorification of violence, and the blood on their hands, says the writer.
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS.

Parashat Ki Teitzei: Words are tearing us apart

Elul is upon us. In a few weeks, we will confess our sins of the body, heart, and mind. This year, let us focus on the sins of the tongue, for they shape the confused, divided world we inhabit.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Slichot at the Western Wall.

Beyond the headlines: Brought together by a soul

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
ELUL IS a deep dive into ourselves.

Elul: Facing ourselves, facing one another - opinion

Elul is a deep dive into ourselves, into the hidden recesses of who we are.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN

Corrupt, amoral religious Jews in US, Israel – repent for political sins - opinion

So many religious politicians have behaved so irreligiously for so long that it often seems easier to believe that the more religiously Jewish you are – the less politically ethical you are. 

AUGUST 30, 2023ByGIL TROY
US REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Chris Christie attends a conservative political conference, earlier this month. ‘Someone’s got to stop normalizing this conduct,’ he says.

Elul: Time to take accountability with your soul - opinion

Elul is the time to take make heshbon nefesh (accounting of the soul); a time for all of us, Adams and Eves, to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps and atone for our sins.

AUGUST 21, 2023ByRACHEL A. ELOVITZ
'The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man’ by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Pieter Paul Rubens, circa 1615

Elul and America’s epidemic of loneliness - opinion

Millions of people are quite literally dying of loneliness. The Hebrew month of Elul offers some lessons that can help.

AUGUST 20, 2023ByJOSHUA STANTON,   OLIVIA BRODSKY , MINDY SHERRY
TORAH SCROLLS are kept in the Holy Ark of East End Temple. Elul should be seen as an opportunity to address one of society’s most endemic problems: loneliness, say the writers.

Elul: Pushing us forward to a new reality in a new year - opinion

If we listen well to the sounds of the shofar in Elul, we will be able to earnestly immerse ourselves in the Days of Awe. 

AUGUST 19, 2023ByDAVID GEFFEN
The Shofar urges us to get started, and never stop.

Israel prepares for thousands to attend 'Forgiveness Prayers' at Western Wall

There will be 17 central prayer assemblies for the Israeli public to say Selichot.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Selichot at the Western Wall.

The secret of the month of Elul: "Unconditional togetherness and love"

AUGUST 15, 2023ByMARK FISH

What is special about Elul, other than approaching Rosh Hashanah?

What is special about the month of Elul, other than the fact that it is leading us towards the Days of Awe of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022ByDVORA WAYSMAN
SERVICE OF the heart: Engaging in prayer in Elijah’s Cave, Haifa.

Reviewing the past Jewish year on shuffle as Elul ends - opinion

Now is the Hebrew month of Elul, time for the requisite review of past deeds. Although it would make sense to begin with the current year, the process feels more like a shuffle.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022ByBARBARA SOFER
THE MUSIC helps: a mix of favorite songs from different periods of my life.

The Jewish month of Elul is here: Time to better our health - opinion

Without a healthy body, one can’t have spiritual health either. We know what to do, but now we have to resolve to do it.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022ByALAN FREISHTAT
A time to change also means concentrating on our health and health habits, says the writer at The Wellness Clinic.

Elul: The merit of holy rebels - opinion

Buried in Tel Aviv are the modern heirs of the ancient prophets.

AUGUST 28, 2022ByELI KAVON
DIZENGOFF CENTER, Tel Aviv: How could the dreams of 60 families led by Meir Dizengoff, Tel Aviv’s first mayor, compare with the glories of Jerusalem the Gold, the City of David, site of the Temple of Solomon?