{"id":30688,"date":"2008-09-12T14:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/holidays\/months\/the_exalted_month_of_elul\/"},"modified":"2016-08-16T11:15:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T11:15:20","slug":"the_exalted_month_of_elul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/the_exalted_month_of_elul\/","title":{"rendered":"Exalted Elul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/Be-Prepared-Sign-768x511.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/Be-Prepared-Sign-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/Be-Prepared-Sign-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/Be-Prepared-Sign.jpg 849w\" alt=\"Be Prepared Sign\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" \/>A time of trembling, palpable fear and preparation. 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