Elul

Elul
The shofar is blown every morning from the first day of Elul until Rosh Hashanah (except on Shabbat).
Native name	אֱלוּל‎ (Hebrew)
Calendar	Hebrew calendar
Month number	6
Number of days	29
Season	Summer (Northern Hemisphere)
Gregorian equivalent	August–September
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Repentance in Judaism Teshuva "Return"
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In the Hebrew Bible
Altars Korban Temple in Jerusalem Prophecy within the Temple
Aspects
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In the Jewish calendar
Month of Elul Selichot Rosh Hashanah Shofar Tashlikh Ten Days of Repentance Kapparot Mikveh Yom Kippur Sukkot Simchat Torah Ta'anit Tisha B'Av Passover The Omer Shavuot
In contemporary Judaism
Baal teshuva movement Jewish Renewal Musar movement
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Elul (Hebrew: אֱלוּל‎, Standard ʾElūl, Tiberian ʾĔlūl) is the twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the religious year in the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 29 days. Elul usually occurs in August–September on the Gregorian calendar.^[1]