Today is: Yom Shaynee,
Adar II 15, 5771 •
(3 21, 2011)
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
ְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Shaynee ............Second day
ו וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם, וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל, בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם. 6
And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'
ז וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הָרָקִיעַ, וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ, וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 7
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
ח וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָרָקִיעַ, שָׁמָיִם; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם שֵׁנִי. {פ} 8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. {P}
* EDITORIAL
Modernity is played out and it is destroying us! Go back to the future, guided by Torah! Be prepared to change! Why? Modernity will deprive you of eternity! Escape Babylon! Live simply, sustainably and sanely! Embrace self sustainability to whatever extent you can! Simplify your clothes, diet, life, and home! Garden your own food if you can, eat locally grown organics if you cannot! Eat what you cook and cook what you eat from scratch! Give up eating that pre-cooked filth they sell us! Refuse to use any medicines, or hygienic/health products that are not naturally produced IF there is a natural alternative! Reject as much of modern technology as you can, for it separates you from nature, and thus, from Yah! Use simple, time honored technology and hand made products! Refuse-reduce- reuse-recycle-repair-repurpose! Reject modernity!After it all ends and this world is remade, the future won’t be mass produced!
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COMPILED BY the Mishpocha PILAF (Pro Israel Liberation Action Federation)= JAHU(Jews And Hebrews United)+and ASAJU (Afro-Sephardic Anusim Jh’ews United) + PLUMAH NOW(Please Let Us Make Aliyah Home NOW) +GRASSROOTS GAZETTE+Dabar of יהוה (Word of YHWH)+NEW OLIVE TREE FELLOWSHIP and THE LIVING WORD IN YAH & BYTHS-B'NAI YSRA'YAH'LL TORAH AND HEBREW STUDIES
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Topics in the news
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• The Alpine Skiing World Cup concludes with Ivica Kostelić of Croatia and Maria Riesch of Germany winning the overall titles.
• French, British and American forces launch attacks (USS Barry pictured) on pro-Gaddafi troops in Libya in support of the UN-mandated no-fly zone.
• Thousands of people protest across Syria in the country's largest demonstrations in decades.
• In rugby union, England win the Six Nations Championship.
• Knut, a polar bear raised by zookeepers at the Berlin Zoo, dies at the age of four.
• The Moon reaches its most extreme perigee-syzygy (a "supermoon") since 1993.
• Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher dies at the age of 85.
• Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
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Current events
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Armed conflict and attacks
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The King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa claims that the 2011 Bahraini protests were a foreign plot defeated by the intervention. (Reuters)
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Business and economy
*
The World Bank predicts that the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami will cause a temporary slowdown in the Japanese economy before reconstruction has a positive economic impact. (Reuters via The Guardian)
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Disasters
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Efforts continue to cool the reactors at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant following recent accidents with signs that the treatment efforts are working. (Kyodo News), (Bloomberg)
The death toll for the Japanese earthquake and tsunami reaches 8,450, with 12,931 people missing. (BBC)
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Politics and elections
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The Parliament of the United Kingdom will debate the United Kingdom's involvement in military action in Libya culminating in a vote in the United Kingdom House of Commons. (BBC)
Barrister Malcolm McCusker will become the new Governor of Western Australia on July 1, 2011. (Perth Now)
T-Mobile to be purchased for $39 billion by AT&T
Today in Judaism
Today is: Yom Shaynee,
Adar II 15, 5771 •
(3 21, 2011)
Shushan Purim
Today's Laws & Customs
• Shushan Purim
• In cities that are surrounded by a wall dating from the days of Joshua (13th century BCE) -- a prominent example is the city of Jerusalem -- the festival of Purim is observed on the 15th of Adar (instead of the 14th), in commemoration of the fact that in the ancient walled city of Shushan, the first Purim was celebrated on this day (see "Today in Jewish History").
• (For an overview of the Purim observances and links to more information, see "Laws and Customs" for Adar 14.)
Today in Jewish History
• Purim Victory Celebrated in Shushan (356 BCE)
The battles fought between the Jews and their enemies, which took place on Adar 13 throughout the Persian empire (see "Today in Jewish History" for that date), continued for two days -- Adar 13 and 14 -- in the capital city of Shushan, where there were a greater number of Jew haters. Thus the victory celebrations in Shushan were held on the 15th of Adar, and the observance of the festival of Purim was instituted for that day in Shushan and all walled cities. (See Laws and Customs below).
Daily Quote
By the measure that one metes out to others, so is meted out to him
- Talmud, Megillah 12b
Daily Study
• Chitas and Rambam for today:
• Chumash: Shemini, 2nd Portion Leviticus 9:17-9:23 with Rashi
• Tehillim: Chapters 77 - 78
• Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 37
• English Text: Lessons in Tanya
• Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Tum'at Okhalin Chap. 1
• 3 Chapters: Mamrim Chapter 7, Avel Chapter 1, Avel Chapter 2
• Hayom Yom:
TODAY MITZVOT
A Priest's Attendance at a Next of Kin's Funeral
Positive Commandment 37
• The 37th mitzvah is that we are commanded that Kohanim shall make themselves tameh1 for those relatives mentioned in the Torah.2 Since the Torah honored them by prohibiting them from being tameh from a dead body alone,3 and allowed them to become tameh for relatives, one could possibly think that it is optional and depends on their wishes: if they wish, they may become tameh, and if not, they will not become tameh. The Torah therefore explicitly decreed that it is a requirement.
• The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement4 (exalted be He), [regarding the kohen's sister], "You shall become tameh for her."
• The Sifra5 says, "The phrase, 'You shall become tameh for her,' is a positive commandment. Even should he not want to become tameh, he is made tameh against his will. The wife of Yosef HaKohen passed away on Erev Pesach, and he did not want to become tameh,6 and the Sages forced him to become tameh against his will."
• This mitzvah is actually the commandment to mourn, i.e. that every Jew is required to mourn upon the passing of one of the six7 for who it is commanded to mourn. The commandment is said regarding a kohen to emphasize its seriousness: Even a kohen, who is normally forbidden from becoming tameh, is commanded in this case to act like any other Jew and become tameh. [It is stressed in this way] in order to prevent people from being lenient in the laws of mourning.
• It has been explained8 that the first day of mourning is mandated by Torah law. Our Sages said in tractate Moed Katan,9 "The commandment of mourning does not apply during Yom Tov. If the person was already mourning [when Yom Tov began], the positive commandment which applies to everyone [i.e. rejoicing during Yom Tov] pushes away the positive commandment which applies only to the individual" [i.e. mourning]. This [phrase "positive commandment"] indicates clearly that mourning is a Torah obligation and counts as a positive commandment. However, this is only for the first day, when even a kohen becomes tameh upon the passing of a close relative. The seven days of mourning are by Rabbinic law. Be sure to understand this.
• The details of this mitzvah are explained in tractate "Mashkin,"10 passages in Berachos,11 Kesuvos,12 Yevamos,13 and Avodah Zorah,14 and in Sifra, Parshas Emor el HaKohanim.
• The requirement of Kohanim to become tameh for a close relative is not binding upon female Kohanim. Only one who is prohibited from becoming tameh for non-relatives is commanded to become tameh for relatives. A female kohen, since she is not prohibited from tumas meis, as explained there,15 she is also not commanded or required to become tameh [upon death of a relative]. She is required to mourn, but becoming tameh is her choice. Be sure to understand this.
Gluttonous Eating and Drinking
Negative Commandment 195
• The 195th prohibition is that we are forbidden from being a glutton and a drunkard in our youth, according to the specific conditions1 which define a ben sorer u'moreh [rebellious son].
• The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement2 (exalted be He), "Do not eat on the blood."3
• The explanation [of why this is counted as a prohibition instead of a positive commandment to punish the ben sorer u'moreh] is that the ben sorer u'moreh is included among those who are executed by the High Court. The Torah states clearly4 that the method of execution is stoning. We already explained in the Introduction to this work5 that whenever the Torah indicates a punishment of kares or execution, the mitzvah is a prohibition, except for the Pesach sacrifice and circumcision. We therefore know that the present mitzvah is a prohibition, since this glutton and drunkard is punished by stoning if all the conditions are present.
• We have mentioned the source for the punishment, but according to our principle that the Torah gives a punishment only if there is another verse which states the actual prohibition, we still need to find the actual prohibition. The Gemara says in Sanhedrin,6 "Which verse serves as the prohibition of ben sorer u'moreh? The verse, 'Do not eat on the blood.' " It is as if the verse says, "Do not eat in a way that will cause bloodshed," i.e. the eating of this glutton and drunkard which is punishable by execution. If a person would eat this wicked meal with all the negative conditions, he would transgress this prohibition.
• It doesn't matter that this is a lav she'b'klalus,7 as explained in the Ninth Introductory Principle, because since there is a separate verse stating the punishment, we are not concerned whether the actual prohibition comes from a separate law or a lav she'b'klalus. We have already explained this many times and given many examples.8
• The details of this mitzvah are explained in the eighth chapter of tractate Sanhedrin.
Adar II 15, 5771 •
(3 21, 2011)
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
ְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Shaynee ............Second day
ו וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם, וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל, בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם. 6
And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'
ז וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הָרָקִיעַ, וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ, וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 7
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
ח וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָרָקִיעַ, שָׁמָיִם; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם שֵׁנִי. {פ} 8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. {P}
* EDITORIAL
Modernity is played out and it is destroying us! Go back to the future, guided by Torah! Be prepared to change! Why? Modernity will deprive you of eternity! Escape Babylon! Live simply, sustainably and sanely! Embrace self sustainability to whatever extent you can! Simplify your clothes, diet, life, and home! Garden your own food if you can, eat locally grown organics if you cannot! Eat what you cook and cook what you eat from scratch! Give up eating that pre-cooked filth they sell us! Refuse to use any medicines, or hygienic/health products that are not naturally produced IF there is a natural alternative! Reject as much of modern technology as you can, for it separates you from nature, and thus, from Yah! Use simple, time honored technology and hand made products! Refuse-reduce- reuse-recycle-repair-repurpose! Reject modernity!After it all ends and this world is remade, the future won’t be mass produced!
*
COMPILED BY the Mishpocha PILAF (Pro Israel Liberation Action Federation)= JAHU(Jews And Hebrews United)+and ASAJU (Afro-Sephardic Anusim Jh’ews United) + PLUMAH NOW(Please Let Us Make Aliyah Home NOW) +GRASSROOTS GAZETTE+Dabar of יהוה (Word of YHWH)+NEW OLIVE TREE FELLOWSHIP and THE LIVING WORD IN YAH & BYTHS-B'NAI YSRA'YAH'LL TORAH AND HEBREW STUDIES
)
*
Topics in the news
*
• The Alpine Skiing World Cup concludes with Ivica Kostelić of Croatia and Maria Riesch of Germany winning the overall titles.
• French, British and American forces launch attacks (USS Barry pictured) on pro-Gaddafi troops in Libya in support of the UN-mandated no-fly zone.
• Thousands of people protest across Syria in the country's largest demonstrations in decades.
• In rugby union, England win the Six Nations Championship.
• Knut, a polar bear raised by zookeepers at the Berlin Zoo, dies at the age of four.
• The Moon reaches its most extreme perigee-syzygy (a "supermoon") since 1993.
• Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher dies at the age of 85.
• Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
*
Current events
*
Armed conflict and attacks
*
The King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa claims that the 2011 Bahraini protests were a foreign plot defeated by the intervention. (Reuters)
*
Business and economy
*
The World Bank predicts that the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami will cause a temporary slowdown in the Japanese economy before reconstruction has a positive economic impact. (Reuters via The Guardian)
*
Disasters
*
Efforts continue to cool the reactors at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant following recent accidents with signs that the treatment efforts are working. (Kyodo News), (Bloomberg)
The death toll for the Japanese earthquake and tsunami reaches 8,450, with 12,931 people missing. (BBC)
*
Politics and elections
*
The Parliament of the United Kingdom will debate the United Kingdom's involvement in military action in Libya culminating in a vote in the United Kingdom House of Commons. (BBC)
Barrister Malcolm McCusker will become the new Governor of Western Australia on July 1, 2011. (Perth Now)
T-Mobile to be purchased for $39 billion by AT&T
Today in Judaism
Today is: Yom Shaynee,
Adar II 15, 5771 •
(3 21, 2011)
Shushan Purim
Today's Laws & Customs
• Shushan Purim
• In cities that are surrounded by a wall dating from the days of Joshua (13th century BCE) -- a prominent example is the city of Jerusalem -- the festival of Purim is observed on the 15th of Adar (instead of the 14th), in commemoration of the fact that in the ancient walled city of Shushan, the first Purim was celebrated on this day (see "Today in Jewish History").
• (For an overview of the Purim observances and links to more information, see "Laws and Customs" for Adar 14.)
Today in Jewish History
• Purim Victory Celebrated in Shushan (356 BCE)
The battles fought between the Jews and their enemies, which took place on Adar 13 throughout the Persian empire (see "Today in Jewish History" for that date), continued for two days -- Adar 13 and 14 -- in the capital city of Shushan, where there were a greater number of Jew haters. Thus the victory celebrations in Shushan were held on the 15th of Adar, and the observance of the festival of Purim was instituted for that day in Shushan and all walled cities. (See Laws and Customs below).
Daily Quote
By the measure that one metes out to others, so is meted out to him
- Talmud, Megillah 12b
Daily Study
• Chitas and Rambam for today:
• Chumash: Shemini, 2nd Portion Leviticus 9:17-9:23 with Rashi
• Tehillim: Chapters 77 - 78
• Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 37
• English Text: Lessons in Tanya
• Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Tum'at Okhalin Chap. 1
• 3 Chapters: Mamrim Chapter 7, Avel Chapter 1, Avel Chapter 2
• Hayom Yom:
TODAY MITZVOT
A Priest's Attendance at a Next of Kin's Funeral
Positive Commandment 37
• The 37th mitzvah is that we are commanded that Kohanim shall make themselves tameh1 for those relatives mentioned in the Torah.2 Since the Torah honored them by prohibiting them from being tameh from a dead body alone,3 and allowed them to become tameh for relatives, one could possibly think that it is optional and depends on their wishes: if they wish, they may become tameh, and if not, they will not become tameh. The Torah therefore explicitly decreed that it is a requirement.
• The source of this commandment is G‑d's statement4 (exalted be He), [regarding the kohen's sister], "You shall become tameh for her."
• The Sifra5 says, "The phrase, 'You shall become tameh for her,' is a positive commandment. Even should he not want to become tameh, he is made tameh against his will. The wife of Yosef HaKohen passed away on Erev Pesach, and he did not want to become tameh,6 and the Sages forced him to become tameh against his will."
• This mitzvah is actually the commandment to mourn, i.e. that every Jew is required to mourn upon the passing of one of the six7 for who it is commanded to mourn. The commandment is said regarding a kohen to emphasize its seriousness: Even a kohen, who is normally forbidden from becoming tameh, is commanded in this case to act like any other Jew and become tameh. [It is stressed in this way] in order to prevent people from being lenient in the laws of mourning.
• It has been explained8 that the first day of mourning is mandated by Torah law. Our Sages said in tractate Moed Katan,9 "The commandment of mourning does not apply during Yom Tov. If the person was already mourning [when Yom Tov began], the positive commandment which applies to everyone [i.e. rejoicing during Yom Tov] pushes away the positive commandment which applies only to the individual" [i.e. mourning]. This [phrase "positive commandment"] indicates clearly that mourning is a Torah obligation and counts as a positive commandment. However, this is only for the first day, when even a kohen becomes tameh upon the passing of a close relative. The seven days of mourning are by Rabbinic law. Be sure to understand this.
• The details of this mitzvah are explained in tractate "Mashkin,"10 passages in Berachos,11 Kesuvos,12 Yevamos,13 and Avodah Zorah,14 and in Sifra, Parshas Emor el HaKohanim.
• The requirement of Kohanim to become tameh for a close relative is not binding upon female Kohanim. Only one who is prohibited from becoming tameh for non-relatives is commanded to become tameh for relatives. A female kohen, since she is not prohibited from tumas meis, as explained there,15 she is also not commanded or required to become tameh [upon death of a relative]. She is required to mourn, but becoming tameh is her choice. Be sure to understand this.
Gluttonous Eating and Drinking
Negative Commandment 195
• The 195th prohibition is that we are forbidden from being a glutton and a drunkard in our youth, according to the specific conditions1 which define a ben sorer u'moreh [rebellious son].
• The source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement2 (exalted be He), "Do not eat on the blood."3
• The explanation [of why this is counted as a prohibition instead of a positive commandment to punish the ben sorer u'moreh] is that the ben sorer u'moreh is included among those who are executed by the High Court. The Torah states clearly4 that the method of execution is stoning. We already explained in the Introduction to this work5 that whenever the Torah indicates a punishment of kares or execution, the mitzvah is a prohibition, except for the Pesach sacrifice and circumcision. We therefore know that the present mitzvah is a prohibition, since this glutton and drunkard is punished by stoning if all the conditions are present.
• We have mentioned the source for the punishment, but according to our principle that the Torah gives a punishment only if there is another verse which states the actual prohibition, we still need to find the actual prohibition. The Gemara says in Sanhedrin,6 "Which verse serves as the prohibition of ben sorer u'moreh? The verse, 'Do not eat on the blood.' " It is as if the verse says, "Do not eat in a way that will cause bloodshed," i.e. the eating of this glutton and drunkard which is punishable by execution. If a person would eat this wicked meal with all the negative conditions, he would transgress this prohibition.
• It doesn't matter that this is a lav she'b'klalus,7 as explained in the Ninth Introductory Principle, because since there is a separate verse stating the punishment, we are not concerned whether the actual prohibition comes from a separate law or a lav she'b'klalus. We have already explained this many times and given many examples.8
• The details of this mitzvah are explained in the eighth chapter of tractate Sanhedrin.
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