Crossword clues for elul
elul
- Last Jewish month
- Part of the Jewish calendar
- Av follower
- Ab follower, on the Hebrew calendar
- A month in Tel Aviv
- 12th Jewish month
- Tishri comes after it
- Sixth ecclesiastical Jewish month
- Month preceding Rosh Hashanah
- Month of the Jewish calendar
- Last Hebrew month
- Jewish month
- Jewish civil year-end
- After Ab
- 12th Hebrew month
- Tishri preceder
- Summer month to some
- Preceder of Tishri on a calendar
- Month leading up to Rosh Hashanah
- Month in which the shofar is blown
- Month following Av
- Hebrew month before Tishrei
- Final month of the Jewish calendar
- Ecclesiastical month
- 29-day summer month
- 12th month of the Jewish calendar
- Month after Av
- Jewish month after Av
- Av follower on the Hebrew calendar
- Last month of the Jewish calendar
- Month after Ab
- End of the year, for some
- End of the Jewish calendar
- Hebrew month preceding Yom Kippur
- Month before Tishri
- Ab follower on the Hebrew calendar
- Month in which Creation began, by tradition
- The twelfth month of the civil year
- The sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)
- Twelfth Jewish month
- Hebrew month after Ab
- Lead-in to Tishri
- Av successor
- Ab successor
- Twelfth month of the Jewish calendar
- Between Ab and Tishri
- It follows Ab
- Ab's follower
- Jewish calendar month
- Hebrew calendar month
- Month on the Hebrew calendar
- Twelfth Hebrew month
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elul \E"lul\, n. [Heb.] 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.
Wikipedia
Elul (, Standard Elul Tiberian ʾĔlûl) is the twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a summer month of 29 days. Elul usually occurs in August–September on the Gregorian calendar. The name of the month, like the names of the rest of the Hebrew calendar months, was brought from the Babylonian Exile, and originated from the Akkadian word for "Harvest". A similar month name was also used in Akkadian, in the form elūlu.
In the Jewish tradition, the month of Elul is a time of repentance in preparation for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The word “Elul” is similar to the root of the verb “search” in Aramaic. The Talmud writes that the Hebrew word "Elul" can be expanded as an acronym for "Ani L'dodi V'dodi Li" - "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine" (Song of Solomon 6:3). Elul is seen as a time to search one's heart and draw close to God in preparation for the coming Day of Judgement, Rosh Hashanah, and Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur.
During the month of Elul, there are a number of special rituals leading up to the High Holy Days. It is customary to blow the shofar every morning (except on Shabbat) from Rosh Hodesh Elul (the first day of the month) until the day before Rosh Hashanah. The blasts are meant to awaken one's spirits and inspire him to begin the soul searching which will prepare him for the High Holy Days. As part of this preparation, Elul is the time to begin the sometimes-difficult process of granting and asking for forgiveness. It is also customary to recite Psalm 27 every day from Rosh Hodesh Elul through Hoshanah Rabbah on Sukkot (in Tishrei).
Aside from the blowing of the shofar, the other major ritual practice during Elul is to recite selichot (special penitential prayers) either every morning before sunrise beginning on the Sunday immediately before Rosh Hashanah, or, if starting Sunday would not afford 4 days of selichot, then the Sunday one week prior ( Ashkenazi tradition) or every morning during the entire month of Elul ( Sephardi tradition). Ashkenazi Jews begin the recitation of selichot with a special service on Saturday night between solar mid-night (not 12:00) and morning light on the first day of Selichot.
Many Jews also visit the graves of loved ones throughout the month in order to remember and honor those people in our past who inspire us to live more fully in the future.
Another social custom is to begin or end all letters written during the month of Elul with wishes that the recipient have a good year. The standard blessing is "K'tiva VaHatima Tova" ("a good writing and sealing [of judgement]"), meaning that the person should be written and sealed in the Book of Life for a good year. Tradition teaches that on Rosh Hashanah, each person is written down for a good or a poor year, based on their actions in the previous one, and their sincere efforts at atoning for mistakes or harm. On Yom Kippur, that fate is "sealed."
Usage examples of "elul".
It was during Elul, so I figured he was taking stock in what lay ahead for him.