Elul
B”H
The Winds of Elul Are Blowing.
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The Winds of Elul Are Blowing
What Is One Change You Would Like To Make This Year?
The winds of Elul are blowing – can you feel them? The Jewish month of Elul has a very special spiritual energy for fixing past mistakes, clearing out the dust and stains of actions and behaviors that don’t reflect who we really want to be, and creating a new closeness with G-d.
The spiritual power of the month of Elul is explained by a beautiful parable given by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch:
“Once each year, a very mighty king leaves his palace, his guards, his finery, and goes out into the field to meet with his subjects. At that time, they can ask of him anything they wish. They do not need to wait in long lines, go through security checks, be announced ceremoniously. They can speak with him without hesitation. When the king returns to his palace, his subjects will once again have to go through all kinds of protocol to meet with him. So, of course, his subjects make the most of the opportunity.”
Imagine for a moment how difficult it would be for you to meet for an hour with the president of the United States. Not so easy. During the month of Elul, G-d is “in the field.” We don’t need to go through all kinds of red tape to reach the Master of the entire universe! We need only to come out to meet G-d, as it were, with a humble heart, and the King of all Kings will listen to us. G-d will accept our repentance and consider our requests most carefully.
The King will soon be in the field. Make sure not to miss this opportunity! With G-d’s help, the Holy Sparks Elul Collection will help you make those changes you’ve been meaning to make and show you how to focus on the four steps of teshuva (returning to the path of G-d).
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What is one change you would like to make this year?
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What kind of support would help you make this change?
- What is one teeny-tiny, delightful baby step you could make forward into making this change?
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ELUL
From a class by Rabbi Chaim Zev Citron
”Elul is the time to think about
what you want to accomplish on Rosh Hashanah.”
“Real Teshuva (repentance) is finding one thing
that you can really truly change.”
“The joy comes when we return everything back to holiness.
How much the holiness affects you depends
on how much you prepare for it.”
“Before you do anything, think about what
you are trying to accomplish by doing it.”
“What you want, you’ll get.
If you want closeness to G-d, you’ll get it.
You will be able to reach beyond
what you could get on your own.”
How Can You “Greet the King in the Field” in Elul?
What inner work can you do to prepare for Rosh Hoshanah?
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The winds of Elul are blowing – can you feel them? The Jewish month of Elul has a very special spiritual energy for fixing past mistakes, clearing out the dust and stains of actions and behaviors that don’t reflect who we really want to be, and creating a new closeness with G-d.
The spiritual power of the month of Elul is explained by a beautiful parable given by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch:
“Once each year, a very mighty king leaves his palace, his guards, his finery, and goes out into the field to meet with his subjects. At that time, they can ask of him anything they wish. They do not need to wait in long lines, go through security checks, be announced ceremoniously. They can speak with him without hesitation. When the king returns to his palace, his subjects will once again have to go through all kinds of protocol to meet with him. So, of course, his subjects make the most of the opportunity.”
Imagine for a moment how difficult it would be for you to meet for an hour with the president of the United States. Not so easy. During the month of Elul, G-d is “in the field.” We don’t need to go through all kinds of red tape to reach the Master of the entire universe! We need only to come out to meet G-d, as it were, with a humble heart, and the King of all Kings will listen to us. G-d will accept our repentance and consider our requests most carefully.
The King will soon be in the field. Make sure not to miss this opportunity! To help you,
the Holy Sparks art of this month will focus on the four steps of teshuva (returning to the path of G-d). With G-d’s help, I am preparing a new collection of Elul Art to help you make those changes you’ve been meaning to make.
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August 16th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
The Jewish people have a deep reverence for the name of G-d, so much so, that we have a custom of not spelling it out completely, in case it should fall on the ground or be erased, G-d forbid.
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