The zodiacal sign of this month is Virgo. Zebulun is the associated tribe. It consists of 29 days, and the first of Elul never falls on a Tuesday, a Thursday, or a Sabbath.
Theme: habitation
August 2001 / Elul 5761
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20
Elul 1 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Aug
25
Elul 6 |
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27
Elul 8 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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September 2001 / Elul 5761
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Elul 13 |
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5
Elul 17 |
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Elul 20 |
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15
Elul 27 |
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Sep
17
Elul 29 |
August 20, 2001 - New Moon - Rosh Chodesh - Elul 1 - Jewish legend connects special significance of Elul with the 40 days of Moses' stay on Mount Sinai which was calculated to have commenced on the first of Elul and ended on the 10th of Tishri. (Ency. Judaica)
August 27, 2001 - 8 Elul 3830 (70 AD) - Romans battered down walls of upper city of Jerusalem, as all resistance came to an end.
September 5, 1972: At the Olympic village in Munich, a group of PLO terrorists calling themselves 'Black September' kidnapped 11 Israeli athletes. Two were killed in the village, and nine more at the airport during a botched attempt by Munich police to free them; Flood Event: Noah sends the dove for the first time.(Elul 17)
September 10, 2001 - Moon Occults Saturn
September 12, 2001 - Moon Occults Jupiter