אני לדודי ודודי לי...
“I am my beloved’s and He is mine!
Shir Hashirim 6:3
(This phrase describes the mutual love between G-d and the People of Israel,
which serves as an encouraging basis of our Elul-time task of sincere repentance.
Other phrases among the Tenach represent
the three kinds of acts that help us avert an evil decree:
T’shuva (repentance), T’fila (prayer), Tzedaka (chesed)
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ומול ה' אלהיך
את-לבבך ואת-לבב
זרעך
דברים 30:6
“G-d will circumcise your heart,
and the heart of your offspring,
to love HaShem your G-d with all your heart,
and with all your soul, that you may live.”
(This is one of the p’sukim in the Torah that deals with the topic of T’shuva
and indicates G-d’s help in the process.
This pasuk is read on the Shabbat before Rosh HaShana.)
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ועתה אלהינו מודים
אנחנו לך ומהללים לשם
תפארתך
Divrei HaYamim Alef 29:13
“Now therefore, our G-d, we thank you,
and praise your glorious name.”
(Prayer is an essential element of Elul.)
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כי
אסלח לעולנם ולחטאתם לא
אזכר-עוד...
“…for I will forgive their iniquity,
and I will no longer remember their sin.”
Yirmiyahu 31:33
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