MAIL BAG
Q:
What is
"SHOVaVIM TaT"
?
A:
The weeks between the Tenth of
Teves
and
Rosh Chodesh Adar
(
Purim Katan
in leap years)
are especially dedicated to
teshuvah
- returning to Hashem
(
Be'er Heitev 685:2, Shaarei Teshuvah
)
.
This season's name
"SHOVaVIM TaT"
is an acronym alluding to its
parshyos:
S
hemos,
V
aEira,
B
o,
B
eShalach,
Y
isro,
M
ishpatim,
T
erumah,
T
etzaveh
.
(
Ariz"l, Shaar Ma'amarei Chazal, Shabbos.
)
Saying
Tehillim
(
Psalms
)
rescues us from troubles today...
