(chabad.org)This coming Shabbat, the 18th of Elul commemorates the birth of the Baal Shem Tov and Rabbi Shneur Zalman, both pioneers in revealing the secrets of the Kabbalah, which brought a new life and energy to Judaism.

Click here to listen to an elucidation and insights about Chai Elul-The Life of Elul by Rabbi Ruvi New

Rabbi Ruvi New is spiritual leader of Chabad of East Boca, and a popular lecturer on Kabbalah and it's contemporay applications. He is also editor of Inside Out magazine.