Adar II 9, 5771
3 15, 2011
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Shlee´shee.........Third day
ט וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל-מָקוֹם אֶחָד, וְתֵרָאֶה, הַיַּבָּשָׁה; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 9 And God said: 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.' And it was so.
י וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ, וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים; וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 10
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
יא וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע, עֵץ פְּרִי עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ, אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ-בוֹ עַל-הָאָרֶץ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 11
And God said: 'Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so.
יב וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע, לְמִינֵהוּ, וְעֵץ עֹשֶׂה-פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ-בוֹ, לְמִינֵהוּ; וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 12
And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
יג וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי. {פ} 13
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. {P}
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
Accepting Testimony from a Wicked Person
Negative Commandment 286
The 286th prohibition is that a judge is forbidden from accepting testimony from a wicked person and from acting based on his testimony.
The source of this prohibition is G d's statement1 (exalted be He), "Do not place your hand with a wicked person to be a corrupt witness." The Oral Tradition2 explains that this means, "Do not place a wicked person as a witness; do not place a corrupt person as a witness." This disqualifies corrupt individuals and robbers, who are invalid for testimony, as it is written,3 "Do not take a corrupt witness against any person."
The details of this mitzvah are explained in the third chapter4 of tractate Sanhedrin.
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Today is: Tuesday, Adar II 9, 5771 • March 15, 2011
Today in Jewish History
• First Dispute Between Two Schools of Torah Thought (1st century CE)
The schools of Shammai and Hillel for the very first time disagreed regarding a case of Jewish law. This occurred around the turn of the 1st century. In the ensuing generations, the schools argued regarding many different laws, until the law was established according to the teachings of the "House of Hillel" -- with the exception of a few instances. According to tradition, following the arrival of the Moshiach the law will follow the rulings of the House of Shammai.
All throughout, the members of the two schools maintained friendly relations with each other.
Link: Houses of Shammai & Hillel
• Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe arrives in America (1940)
After a 12-day sea voyage, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950), disembarked at the New York harbor on the 9th of Adar II of 1940, following his miraculous rescue from Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
Link: Vintage film clip of the Rebbe's arrival in NY, March 19, 1940; more about Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch.
Daily Quote
When the tzaddik departs, he is to be found in all worlds, more than during his lifetime
- Zohar
Daily Study
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Tzav, 3rd Portion Leviticus 7:11-7:38 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 49 - 54
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 36
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: She'ar Avot haTum'ah Chap. 15
• 3 Chapters: Edut Chapter 11, Edut Chapter 12, Edut Chapter 13
3 15, 2011
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Shlee´shee.........Third day
ט וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל-מָקוֹם אֶחָד, וְתֵרָאֶה, הַיַּבָּשָׁה; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 9 And God said: 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.' And it was so.
י וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ, וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים; וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 10
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
יא וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע, עֵץ פְּרִי עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ, אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ-בוֹ עַל-הָאָרֶץ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 11
And God said: 'Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so.
יב וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע, לְמִינֵהוּ, וְעֵץ עֹשֶׂה-פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ-בוֹ, לְמִינֵהוּ; וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 12
And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
יג וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם שְׁלִישִׁי. {פ} 13
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day. {P}
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
Accepting Testimony from a Wicked Person
Negative Commandment 286
The 286th prohibition is that a judge is forbidden from accepting testimony from a wicked person and from acting based on his testimony.
The source of this prohibition is G d's statement1 (exalted be He), "Do not place your hand with a wicked person to be a corrupt witness." The Oral Tradition2 explains that this means, "Do not place a wicked person as a witness; do not place a corrupt person as a witness." This disqualifies corrupt individuals and robbers, who are invalid for testimony, as it is written,3 "Do not take a corrupt witness against any person."
The details of this mitzvah are explained in the third chapter4 of tractate Sanhedrin.
Today in Judaism Dedicate an email
Today is: Tuesday, Adar II 9, 5771 • March 15, 2011
Today in Jewish History
• First Dispute Between Two Schools of Torah Thought (1st century CE)
The schools of Shammai and Hillel for the very first time disagreed regarding a case of Jewish law. This occurred around the turn of the 1st century. In the ensuing generations, the schools argued regarding many different laws, until the law was established according to the teachings of the "House of Hillel" -- with the exception of a few instances. According to tradition, following the arrival of the Moshiach the law will follow the rulings of the House of Shammai.
All throughout, the members of the two schools maintained friendly relations with each other.
Link: Houses of Shammai & Hillel
• Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe arrives in America (1940)
After a 12-day sea voyage, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950), disembarked at the New York harbor on the 9th of Adar II of 1940, following his miraculous rescue from Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
Link: Vintage film clip of the Rebbe's arrival in NY, March 19, 1940; more about Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch.
Daily Quote
When the tzaddik departs, he is to be found in all worlds, more than during his lifetime
- Zohar
Daily Study
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Tzav, 3rd Portion Leviticus 7:11-7:38 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 49 - 54
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 36
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: She'ar Avot haTum'ah Chap. 15
• 3 Chapters: Edut Chapter 11, Edut Chapter 12, Edut Chapter 13
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