elul
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1. elul - Noun
2. Elul - Proper noun
Meaning
The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning, or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly to the month of September.
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In practice, the Sanhedrin had the discretion to arrange the month proclamations so that Elul would almost never be extended to 30 days.
Sephardi Jews add these prayers each weekday during Elul.
In commemoration, the Jews of Tiberias declared two local Purims: on the 4th of Elul, the date the siege was raised, and on the 7th of Elul, the day the news broke of the Pasha’s death.
This indicates that, by the time of the redaction of the Jerusalem Talmud (c. 400 CE), there were a fixed number of days in all months from Adar to Elul, also implying that the extra month was already a second Adar added before the regular Adar.
Elul is here, and we all need to work on our biggest problems.
The story begins in the Hebrew month of Elul (signifying its theme of repentance), on Sept. 6, 2000.