The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elul/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:04:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Elul | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elul/ 32 32 Kickin’ it old school: Retirees rediscover youth with national service year for over-50s https://www.timesofisrael.com/kickin-it-old-school-retirees-rediscover-youth-with-national-service-year-for-over-50s/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:48:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3468113 A pilot project running in two regional councils near the Gaza border is matching local needs with the experience and skills of people around retirement age

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]]> Rosh Hashanah needs a little preparation – we have a digital solution https://www.timesofisrael.com/rosh-hashanah-needs-a-little-preparation-we-have-a-digital-solution/ Sun, 09 Sep 2018 08:36:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1917965 Elul Unbound provides a gradual ascent to the High Holidays direct to your inbox

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]]> Elul and the shipwrecked sailors https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/elul-and-the-shipwrecked-sailors/ Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:35:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1694366 How a Nova Scotia ocean cliff burial site inspires one-way acts of kindness

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]]> Facing new hate on 9/11 https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/remembering-september-11-facing-new-hate/ Mon, 11 Sep 2017 17:12:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1691798 When the world seems to be plunged into a dark morass, trust in a moral universe that bends towards justice

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]]> Spiritual fugitives https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/spiritual-fugitives/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:35:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1684930 When you come to reinvent yourself, expect to experience discomfort in the self-confrontation that will make you new

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]]> Strip-searching WoW — really?! https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/justice-in-your-gates-time-to-end-intimidation-of-women-at-the-western-wall/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:11:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1681861 This effort to prevent the Women of the Wall from bringing a Torah to the Kotel subverts the Torah's value of justice

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]]> Robert E. Lee and the month of Elul https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/robert-e-lee-and-the-month-of-elul/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 09:23:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1681158 Humanity's cultural yardstick of values is fickle; better to uphold the personalized standards of God

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]]> Give up the guilt https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/this-rosh-hashanah-i-challenge-you-to-focus-on-the-positives/ Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:13:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1465554 Consider all the good you did last year, and remember your ability to make the right choices

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]]> The season of our guilt or joy? https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-season-of-our-guilt-or-the-season-of-our-joy/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:06:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1463962 Treat Rosh Hashanah as the day when friends who have lost touch renew their friendship for a better future together

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]]> Financial repentance https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/financial-repentence/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 12:00:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1459627 Lose the idea that self-deprivation is the mother of all virtues, and dive right into the risks of engaging fully

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]]> With small victories, religious pluralism is finding its way back to Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-small-victories-religious-pluralism-is-finding-its-way-back-to-jerusalem/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:36:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1256731 From providing study grants to non-Orthodox institutions to cafés open on Shabbat, kippah-wearing city councilor Hanan Rubin wants the capital to be a city for everyone

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]]> Preparing for the new year at the Wall https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/rosh-hodesh-elul-at-the-western-wall/ Sat, 05 Sep 2015 06:16:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1245177 A new day dawned on Rosh Hodesh Elul, when the Chief of Police supported WoW's presence with shofar and Torah

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]]> Yesh Atid initiates Knesset Torah study group https://www.timesofisrael.com/yesh-atid-initiates-knesset-torah-study-group/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:12:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=380174 Party members hope Tuesday sessions will become a staple for MKs and their staffs

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]]> Facebook-inspired repentance? You bet your sweet Timeline! https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/facebook-inspired-repentance/ Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:03:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=214250 Digging through your past posts can be more than just a narcissistic indulgence -- it can actually bring you closer to God

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