Sept. 7, 2024

Kabbalos to Make this Elul!

  1. Focus on making the bracha of "shehakol nihiyah bed'varo" with concentration.
  2. For the month of Elul, wash Netilas Yadayim next to your bed in the morning. (The Chofetz Chaim highly encourages this.)
  3. Arrange a Mussar study session with a partner for 15 minutes after Maariv each weeknight.
  4. Pray the first paragraph of the Shmoneh Esrei with your finger on the place.
  5. To learn self-control, refrain from consuming one food you enjoy.

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