Our Rabbis have understood that the initial letters of Ellul (this month) – aleph, lamed, vav, lamed as an acronym for “ani l’dodi v’dodi li” (“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine”), here are some alternate lesser-known acronyms:
10. Eating Lots Leaves U Largesse (the 2nd day yom tov kills ya)
9. Ex-Lax Leaves U Latent (the solution)
8. Every L‘Chaim Leads U Lubavtich (drink up!)
7. Enjoy Life Like Ur Liberal (or a Laitz/Litvack)
6. Everyone Laments Longingly Until Lunch (I’m fasting and hungry)
5. Eggs, Lox, Layered Upon Lettuce (mmmmmm Yom Kippur break-fast)
4. Every Lax Lomaid Undermines Learning (The Kollel stigma)
3. Endless Long Long Unenchanted Liturgy (Can someone say ‘Sleichos’)
2. Expensive LL-U-Lav (Save Up Succos Boy)
1. Everyone Loves Long (Uncomfortable) L’Shana Tovas (‘agut yur’ is so much easier)