This is the second day of Rosh Chodesh Elul, a minor holiday. The first (yesterday) was the anniversary of my eldest daughter’s bat mitzva. (I won’t say how many years!) Mazel tov, Shosh! The second day of the holiday (today) is the 23th anniversary (called a Yahrzeit) of the death of my mom.
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