Elul 5783

As the new year of תשפ״ד comes closer and we find ourselves in the month on אלול. My resolutions for ElulThe month before Rosh Hashanah, set aside for introspection and repentance. through עשרת ימי תשובה:

1. Wake up and davenYiddish for praying, especially the set daily prayers. with a minyan early
   1. Go to bed by 23:00
   2. On days when I’m not davening on the train, daven with a minyan at 7 a.m. or earlier
   3. On days when davening I’m on the train, get the train that leaves a 7:46 a.m.
   4. Before davening, don’t waste time watching movies, listening to podcasts, etc.
2. Read from a mussarJewish ethical literature, and the practice of deliberately working on one’s character. seferA book of Torah literature; literally “book.” for at least 10 minutes a day.
   1. Ideally, the mussar should be related to waking up early / davening
3. Keep up with daf hayomi everyday during this period.
   1. Don’t rely on making up days on ShabbosThe Sabbath, from Friday sunset to Saturday nightfall. etc
   2. If it takes less then 1 hour to learn the whole daf with RashiRabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (1040–1105) of Troyes, whose line-by-line commentary on Tanach and Talmud is the standard starting point., either learn תוספות or review to complete at least 1 hour of learning day.
4. Be מחזק in last years resolution not to lie.
   1. Be מחזק in trying to avoid lying
   2. Take note of all lies, embellishments, or obfuscations said over a day. Even subtle ones.
   3. Write down the tally in obsidian and a spreadsheet at the end of the day.

May we all merit to כתיבה וחתימה טובה for the coming year 5784!