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Accounting of the Soul - A Sheet for the Days of the Month of Elul

By Yeshivat Nahar Shalom Staff•August 16, 2026
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A Sheet for Personal Accounting of the Soul Sheet for the Month of Elul – A organized daily accounting of the soul in prayer, Torah study, character traits, family, and service of G-d, as preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Rabbi Beniyahu Shmueli, may he live for good and long days, Amen. Distributed free of charge in five thousand copies for the merit of the public.

Accounting of the Soul - A Sheet for the Days of the Month of Elul

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An organized daily accounting of the soul in prayer, Torah study, character traits, family, and service of God, as preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. From our Teacher and Rabbi, Head of the Yeshiva, the Kabbalist, the Righteous, Rabbi Beniyahu Shmueli, may he live for good and long days, Amen.

1 Elul 5786 | Aug 14, 2026 |

With the help of Heaven · "Nahar Shalom" Kabbalists' Yeshiva, may it be built and established speedily in our days, Amen

Monthly Bulletin for Accounting of the Soul

"And all your deeds are written in a book" • Personal accounting of the soul •

The accounting is personal and private

The answers are saved in your device and browser only and are not sent to the Nahar Shalom Yeshiva or any other party. The personal summary is generated on your device only.

You can fill it out anew every day. Upon switching to another date, the answers saved on that device and in that browser will be displayed.

A. Morning

Item Answer Notes

  • a. Did I wake up on time? Hour   Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 
  • b. Did I strengthen myself like a lion for the service of G-d?    Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                
  • c. Did I think about how I will serve my Creator today in particular?  Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 
  • d. Was I careful not to turn to my business before prayer?

        Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·     e. Did I recite the Morning Blessings and Torah Blessings with intention?   

Yes    / No   /Notes                                                                                                

·         f. Did I say Midnight Lamentation (Tikkun Chatzot) with intention?   Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         g. Did I feel the exile of the Divine Presence (Shechinah) and the giving of the Torah to outer forces?               Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

B. Prayer (Morning, Afternoon, Evening)

Item / Answer / Notes

·         a. Did I give charity before prayer? (Morning and Afternoon)     Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         b. Did I take upon myself the commandment "Love your neighbor as yourself" before prayer?       Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         c. Did I recite the Shema at its proper time originally (Lechatcheilah)?    Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                

·         d. Did I accept the yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven with joy and self-sacrifice? Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         e. Did I reflect before Whom I stand prior to prayer?   Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         f. Did I pray on time and in a quorum (Minyan)?      Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         g. Was I careful with correct pronunciation of letters in Shema and prayer?

Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         h. Did I include prayers for the sick, friends, singles, childless, all of Israel, Messiah, and the Holy Temple?    Yes       / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         i. Did I answer "Amen" to blessings and Kaddish properly? And "May His Great Name..." with intention and joy?    Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         j. Did I complete: 90 Amens, 4 Kedushot, 10 Kaddishes, 100 Blessings?     Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         k. Did I intend properly during the Bedtime Shema?  Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         l. Did I thank G-d for placing my portion today among those who sit in the Study Hall?   Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

C. Meals

Item / Answer / Notes

·         a. Was everything I ate flawless—clean of: untithed produce (Tevel), worms, kosher supervision issues, insufficient meal, meat and milk?     Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         b. Did I eat healthy food? In a healthy quantity?    Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         c. Did I eat with proper etiquette (Derech Eretz)?   Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         d. Did I recite the blessings over food and Grace After Meals (Birkat Hamazon) with intention?                 Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         e. Did I reflect that I am eating in order to be healthy for the service of my Creator?    Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         f. Was I careful regarding the honor of those eating and avoiding wasteful destruction (Bal Tashchit)?       Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         g. Did I speak words of Torah at the table?      Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

D. Study

Item / Answer / Notes

·         a. Did I arrive on time for the study session (Seder)?    Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         b. Did I say "May it be Your will" before and after study?   Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                

·         c. Did I utilize my time solely for studying?     Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         d. Did I devote myself to learning with all my strength?  Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         e. Did I review everything studied today?      Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         f. Did I teach others?

        Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         g. Did I strive for my study to be for its own sake (Lishma)?    Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                

·         h. Did I learn from all parts of the Torah today?  Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         i. Am I studying with the intention to fulfill?      Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         j. Am I seeking out study with a study partner (Chavruta)?   Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         k. Do I live in a way where my Torah is permanent and my trade is temporary? Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         l. Did I fulfill "and when you walk by the way" via reading, oral review, or listening to a tape?   Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         m. Did I study ethics (Mussar) today?    Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         n. Total hours of study today:

E. Outside / In Public

Item / Answer / Notes

·         a. Did I strive for my behavior to serve as an example?   Yes         / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         b. Did I conduct business faithfully/honestly?    Yes       / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         c. Did I guard my eyes and my thoughts?    Yes       / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         d. Did I speak slander/gossip (Lashon Hara)? Falsehood? Flattery?     Yes        / No      / Notes                                                                                               

·         e. Are there debts I need to return?         Yes         / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         f. Was I careful not to make any vow? And if I vowed, did I fulfill it?      Yes          / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         g. Did I damage the honor of the Torah or the honor of Torah scholars?      Yes          / No      / Notes                                                                                                

F. Family

Item / Answer / Notes

·         a. Did I dedicate quality time to my wife today?        Yes        / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         b. Was I careful with my wife's honor, especially in the presence of the children?  Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         c. Did I give a little personal attention to each of the children?     Yes       / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         d. Was I careful that my children fulfill their duty:   • To wash hands in the morning and for meals according to Jewish law?            Yes      / No       / Notes                                                                                                               

• To speak with G-d about everything they need?      Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                                •

To bless before and after eating? Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                  •

To honor father and mother?        Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

To say Bedtime Shema?                  Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         e. Did I willingly offer help at home?   Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         f. Did I remember in time not to react out of anger?    Yes     / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         g. When I was careful not to react out of anger, did I nevertheless succeed?   Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         h. I erred today in child rearing in that:

·         i. I erred today in relation to my wife in that:

G. General

Item / Answer / Notes

·         a. Good deeds I performed today:

·         b. Heavenly assistance (Siyata Dishmaya) and Divine Providence (Hashgacha Pratit) I saw today:

·         c. I was lazy and negligent in fulfilling the following commandments:

·         • Sins in speech and thought I committed today:

·         • Sins in action: unintentional, intentional, that I committed today: Wasted time: ___________ How?

·         • Did I remember the Sabbath? (Mark) No / Yes   — How?        Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         • Do I always remember that there is no person in the world who can take away my Creator, my world, and my happiness from me?          Yes    / No      / Notes                                                                                                

 

H. And the Main Thing

Item / Answer / Notes

·         a. What am I living for?

·         b. Do I strive every day (to sharpen/focus) on "There is none else besides Him"? Yes   / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         c. Do I feel today more of a servant of G-d than yesterday?                                                                               Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                 

·         d. Did I feel significant progress at the end of the month?                                                                                Yes      / No      / Notes                                                                                                

These are the lessons and practices regarding the study partner, friends, raising children, and attitude toward the wife that I must remember and implement:

Has an improvement occurred from last month to this month:

It is a great and mighty thing to be careful to fill out this sheet day by day, and the good that grows for one who perseveres in this is in the category of world wonders, and he will merit all salvations in this world and the Next.

It should be repeated and memorized aloud and with great self-persuasion until it takes root in the furrows of the soul.