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 Sefaria Jewish Calendar Thursday, August 31, 2023 14 Elul, 5783 Torah Reading Ki Tavo: Deuteronomy 26:1-15 Jewish History Passing of R. Boruch Mordechai Ettinger of Babruysk (1852) R. Boruch Mordechai Ettinger was a follower of the first three Chabad Rebbes,  R. Schneur Zalman  (the Alter Rebbe),  R. DovBer  (the Mitteler Rebbe), and  R. Menachem Mendel  (the Tzemach Tzedek). He served as head of the Talmudic academy in Vilna (Vilnius) and then as rabbi in Babruysk, a post he filled for fifty years. Toward the end of his life he immigrated to  Jerusalem , where he passed away. R. Boruch Mordechai was known for his witty sayings and remarks which reflected his sharp perception and deep wisdom. Links:  Skin Deep ,  A Muddy Opinion ,  The Heel of a Person Who Prays  (a scholarly exposition of a saying of R. Boruch Mordechai) Laws and Customs Elul Observances As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of int...

 ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Wednesday, August 30, 2023 13 Elul, 5783 Jewish History R. Yosef Yitzchak's marriage (1897) Marriage of the 6th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi  Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn  (1880-1950), to Rebbetzin Nechamah Dinah (1882-1971). Passing of Ben Ish Chai (1909) Elul 13 is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad (1835-1909), the renowned Sephardic Halachic authority and Kabbalist, known as "Ben Ish Chai" after his work by that name. Links: The Ben Ish Chai, A Biography The Ultimate Employee  ( from the teachings of the Ben Ish Chai ) Laws and Customs Elul Observances As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming " Days of Awe " of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for  Elul 1 ) it is a most opportun...