Shoftim 5771 - Book of Deuteronomy 5771

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Shoftim 5771

Vol. 7, No. 51 -- 28 Menachem Av - 4 Elul, 5771 / Aug. 28 - Sep. 3, 2011

A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat A special issue for the month of ELUL *Elul* is the final and "last-chance" month of Jewish year 5771. It leads directly into Rosh HaShanah. All of this week's seven articles relate to this propitious time of year, including the ones connected to the Torah reading. To receive the weekly magazine in your email, go to Subscribe. To sponsor a future issue, go to Dedicate.
The Month of Elul
	The Elul Process — Holiness requires preparation. By Refoel Leitner

	Mercy Month — Elul is a time when everyone has access to supernal benevolence. Adapted from the works of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
	Turn Around — The Zohar emphasizes that nothing can stand in the way of repentance. From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation and commentary by Shmuel-Simcha Treister, based on Metok MiDevash
	Elul: Preparing for a Lion — The month of Elul contains the power of repentance and redemption. By Shaul Yosef Leiter
Weekly Torah Reading
	Personal Judges — Everyone must supervise the "gates of one's body": the mouth, eyes, ears, nose, etc. By Shaul Yosef Leiter

	Protect Yourself for Peace — We are enjoined to discipline our senses, to preserve our own and others' peace From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky
Mystic Story
	“L’Chayim—To Life!” — For years he longed to see the Baal Shem Tov. He saved and scrimped until finally he had enough money.

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