Rabbi David Perets: Elul- What is it?

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi David Perets’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

King David tells us: "Hashem is my light, my light and my salvation." Our sages say: that light is Rosh Hashanah, that salvation is Yom Kippur, "hidden in His sukkah" is Sukkot. This Psalm speaks specifically about these holidays we are in right now. That is why it is very important and very good, our sages say, to recite this Psalm throughout the month of Elul. Some say it up to twice a day, once in the morning, once in the evening. It is written by the Chida and many sages that it is important to recite this Psalm. David says there one thing I ask of Hashem and that I seek. I want to dwell in the house of Hashem all the

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1. 0:02King David tells us: "Hashem is my light, my light and my salvation." Our sages say:…
2. 0:32our sages say, to recite this Psalm throughout the month of Elul. Some say it up…
3. 1:02days of my life. To behold the pleasantness of Hashem. And one begins to think, if…
4. 1:32the other things follow. When someone's desire is to be close to Hashem, all good things…
5. 2:03are meant to bring us closer.…

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