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Elul
Sign in to saveElul (Hebrew: , Standard , Tiberian , Arabic: ) 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.
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- An Ashkenazi shofar
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- The shofar is blown every morning from the first day of Elul until Rosh Hashanah (except on Shabbat).
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- Hebrew calendar
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- 6
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- 29
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- Summer (Northern Hemisphere)
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- August–September
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Elul (Hebrew: , Standard , Tiberian , Arabic: ) 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.
==Etymology== The name of the month Elul, like the names of the rest of the Hebrew calendar months, was brought from the Babylonian captivity, and originated from the Akkadian word for "harvest". A similar month name was also used in Akkadian, in the form Elūlu. The month is known as Araḫ Ulūlu "harvest month" in the Babylonian calendar. The only difference is that in the Babylonian calendar, Ulūlu can serve as a leap month, while in the Jewish calendar, only Adar can serve as a leap month.