SABRA ISRAEL

"Now that we are in the month of ELUL, let's prepare ourselves for Rosh HaShanah. The shofar on this holiday, among other things, is a call for us to both end a process and begin one. The first is the end of the preceding month, which is called “Elul”. Its Hebrew letters (alef-lamed-vav-lamed) are said to stand for “ani le-dodi ve-dodi li” – “I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine” (Song of Songs)." - Mordechai ben Ya'akov