An empty Elul mikvah.
Think pure thoughts.
The end letters of:
"Ani ledodi vedodi li",
"I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me",
are 4 yods. Gematria 40. 40 days from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Yom Kippur. 40 cubits of water that make up a mikvah. According to the Arizal we dunk 13 times bringing down the 13 attributes of mercy each day.
Rosh Hashana is the wedding of Yakov and Leah. The seven days in between are the days of sheva brachos. Yom Kippur is the wedding of Yakov and Rachel.
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