Hello Everyone,
We are already into the month of Adar and it is said that in the month of Adar we rejoice more. In Hebrew we say:
משנכס אדר מרבים בשמחה which means
When the month of Adar comes we double our rejoicing
Purim is fast approaching. This year it falls on Sunday February 28, (Adar 14) but the feast starts on Saturday February 27 (Adar 13) after sunset.
The fast of Esther has been preponed and it starts on Thursday morning February 25, (5:20 a.m.) and ends in the evening at 6:34 p.m.
The Month of Elul, Selihoth, Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur
By Yefet Isaac
We are fast approaching the month of Elul. In the next few paragraphs, I would like to give some insights on the month of Elul, Selihoth and the High Holidays.
Rosh Hodesh Elul is on August 20-21 and as per the Sephardic custom, the Bene-Israel community begin the first Selihoth prayers on Sunday August 23 and onwards until Yom Kippur. Men and women rise before the break of dawn and go to the synagogue. There, the special prayers are recited with tears and anguish, as the days of the high holidays, Rosh Hashana and Yom Hakippurim draw near.
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