{"id":30673,"date":"2008-09-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/holidays\/months\/elul_thoughts_part_ii\/"},"modified":"2020-09-08T12:25:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T12:25:49","slug":"elul_thoughts_part_ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/elul_thoughts_part_ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Elul Thoughts: Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000031965636Small.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000031965636Small.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000031965636Small-300x199.jpg 300w\" alt=\"iStock_000031965636Small\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During Elul we try to search for God, to align our hearts and mind with Him, to find Him in everything around us, and re-engage God.<\/p>\n<p>Preparing to approach God &#8211; to be in a place where we can approach God without fear and with joy. Second in a series on thoughts for the month of Elul by Rochi Lerner, host of <i>Torah Sessions<\/i> on OURadio.org.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/elul_thoughts_part_i\/\">For part 1 click here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/elul_thoughts_part_iii\/\">For part 3\u00a0click here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Elul we try to search for God, to align our hearts and mind with Him, to find Him in everything around us, and re-engage God. Preparing to approach God &#8211; to be in a place where we can approach God without fear and with joy. 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