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Special Elul Series 5782 – Part 4 – 13 Midos 3 Before we continue with the 13 Midos in practice, let us briefly examine the power inherent in our repeatedly reciting the 13 Midos throughout S’lichos,...

Little did I know that missing my exit would lead to such an interesting discovery.

Special Elul Series 5782 – Part 3 – 13 Midos 2 The sefer Tomer Devorah uses the 13 midos mentioned in Michah 7:18 rather than the ones we recite from Sh’mos 34:6.  We will note both versions for each midah.  Our...

Special Elul Series 5782 – Part 2 – 13 Midos 1 How important is it to refine our character and work on our midos?  The Vilna Gaon (1720-1797), in Even Sh’leimah, writes that...

The month of Elul is a great gift of love from Hashem.  The four Hebrew letters of the month of Elul (אלול) are used to provide us with an understanding of...

Forty years. That’s a long time to wander in the wilderness. Imagine it taking that long before two brothers reconcile? In her June 29, 2013, article on Aish.com, Debbie Gutfreund wrote...

  The months of Elul and Tishrei place a demand of “doing more” upon us. But what if our time is already completely tapped? Can we really do more? This podcast...

Presented at OU Israel’s Rosh Chodesh Elul Women’s Event