Elul
Hebrewthe Hebrew month before Rosh Hashanah
The Hebrew month right before Rosh Hashanah, treated as a runway for reflection and preparation rather than an ordinary month. The custom is to blow the shofar every weekday morning through Elul, a daily nudge that the new year is coming and you might want to get your affairs, spiritual and otherwise, in order.
In the wild: "Elul starts this weekend; shofar every weekday morning from here to Rosh Hashanah." (Shabbat edition, Aug 14, 2026)
In the wild
"Elul is the month before Rosh Hashanah, and the custom is to blow the shofar every weekday morning until the day before the holiday." (Daily edition, Aug 13, 2026)
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