Ep. 604: What Should Our Focus Be During These Early Days of Elul?
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especially to the members of the IDF and the Armed Forces of the USA
May G-d protect them all
In loving memory of Miriam bas Eliyahu Althaus a”h
And in merit of Boruch Benyomin ben Menucha Lana Althaus
Yekusiel ben Leah Rochel and Rochel bas Liba Farkash
Dedicated by Pinchas Todros ben Miriam and Sarah bas Rochel Althaus
Topics:
What should our focus be during these early days of Elul?
- How does Av give birth to Elul?
- What is unique about the “king in the field” in Elul when we have access to G-d all year round?
- Is Elul initiated from below (Ani L’Dodi) or from above (the king in the field)?
- What are the thirteen attributes of divine compassion (Yud Gimmel Midos HaRachamim)?
- How are they related to the Yud Gimmel Tikkunei Dikna (thirteen strands of the beard)?
- What more can I do to ensure that these attributes of compassion manifest in my life?
- Is there a connection between Elul and the similar sounding word hilulah?
- What’s the best way to bless someone for a happy new year?
- Is it enough just to bless each other for a good year, or do we need to do some action as well?
- Why don’t we refrain from sounding the shofar thirty days before Rosh Hashana as we do with eating matzah before Pesach?
- What maamar would you suggest we study in Elul that discusses the spiritual energy of the month of Elul?
How do I deal with a guilty past?
- How to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy remorse?
- Can the mystical concept of sheviras ha’keilim help us in this process?
Ki Teitzei
- What lessons do we learn from living with the times, with this week’s Torah parsha?
- Why do we “go out” (ki teitzei) to wage war, and we do so “above our enemies” (al oi’vecho)?
- How does that dramatically change the way we face life challenges?
Who is leading our footsteps when we travel on vacation?
Camp (follow-up)
- Does Gan Israel suggest a level lower than Israel?
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