Elul
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Elul is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally observed as a period of spiritual reflection and preparation for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elul canonical | 4 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew calendar month
ⓘ
month of the Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yamim Noraim
ⓘ
surface form:
Days of Awe
High Holy Days ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Hebrew calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish liturgical year
|
| calendarContext | last month of the Jewish year before Rosh Hashanah in the civil count ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | writing and visiting for forgiveness before the High Holy Days ⓘ |
| follows | Av ⓘ |
| hasDailyCustom | in many communities, recitation of Selichot begins during or immediately after Elul ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyTheory | possibly derived from an Akkadian word for harvest or search ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
High Holy Days
ⓘ
surface form:
time when God is considered especially close in many Jewish teachings
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
daily blowing of the shofar (except on Shabbat and usually not on the day before Rosh Hashanah)
ⓘ
recitation of Psalm 27 in many communities ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | pre–High Holy Day period ⓘ |
| numericMonthInCivilYear | sixth month ⓘ |
| observedAs |
period of repentance
ⓘ
period of spiritual reflection ⓘ time of preparation for the High Holy Days ⓘ |
| occursInGregorianCalendar |
August
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewCalendar | twelfth month ⓘ |
| precedes | Tishrei ⓘ |
| preparationFor |
Rosh Hashanah
ⓘ
Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| religiousLawContext | halakhic month ⓘ |
| religiousMood |
hopeful
ⓘ
penitential ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| seasonInNorthernHemisphere | late summer ⓘ |
| theme |
divine mercy
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ introspection ⓘ teshuvah (repentance) ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 29 days ⓘ |
| usedFor |
increasing Torah study
ⓘ
increasing acts of charity ⓘ seeking reconciliation with other people ⓘ spiritual preparation for the new year ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hebrew calendar
ⓘ
Jewish religious calendar ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.