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== Teshuva == | == Teshuva == | ||
− | The month of Elul is a month of | + | The month of Elul is a month of repentance, where Hashem gives the Jewish nation a chance to repent. |
=== Second Luchos === | === Second Luchos === | ||
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Sefaradim recite Selichot during the entire month of Elul and up to Yom Kippor. There are those that begin on the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul and there are those that start on the second day of Rosh Chodesh. It is customary by the Sephardim to recite the Selichot very early in the morning. | Sefaradim recite Selichot during the entire month of Elul and up to Yom Kippor. There are those that begin on the first day of Rosh Chodesh Elul and there are those that start on the second day of Rosh Chodesh. It is customary by the Sephardim to recite the Selichot very early in the morning. | ||
− | === Minhag Ashkenaz | + | === Minhag Ashkenaz === |
Askinazim do not start reciting the Selichot until the week of Rosh Hashanah. On the Motzai Shabbos preceding Rosh Hashana, the first Selichot is recited in the middle of the night. From then until Yom Kippor the Slichot are recited in the morning before Shachiris. If Rosh Hashana falls out Monday or Tuesday then Slichot are started a week before. | Askinazim do not start reciting the Selichot until the week of Rosh Hashanah. On the Motzai Shabbos preceding Rosh Hashana, the first Selichot is recited in the middle of the night. From then until Yom Kippor the Slichot are recited in the morning before Shachiris. If Rosh Hashana falls out Monday or Tuesday then Slichot are started a week before. | ||
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== Erev Rosh Hashana == | == Erev Rosh Hashana == | ||
− | On Erev Rosh Hashana the Shofar is not blown. This is to separate the supplementary Shofar blowing from the mandatory Shofar blowing. According to the Kabbalah it also confuse the Satan who perceives this as a sign that the Jews have stopped their Shofar blowing campaign | + | On Erev Rosh Hashana the Shofar is not blown. This is to separate the supplementary Shofar blowing from the mandatory Shofar blowing. According to the Kabbalah it also confuse the Satan who perceives this as a sign that the Jews have stopped their Shofar blowing campaign. |
Slichos on Erev Rosh Hashanah are very long. Although Tachnun is recited at the end of Slichot, it is not recited during Shachris, like any other Erev Yom Tov. | Slichos on Erev Rosh Hashanah are very long. Although Tachnun is recited at the end of Slichot, it is not recited during Shachris, like any other Erev Yom Tov. | ||
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