*Today is:Yom Revee´ee............Fourth day
Adar II 17, 5771 • 3 23, 2011
יד וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם, לְהַבְדִּיל, בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה; וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים, וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִים. 14
And God said: 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
טו וְהָיוּ לִמְאוֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם, לְהָאִיר עַל-הָאָרֶץ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 15
and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.
טז וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים: אֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל, לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם, וְאֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה, וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים. 16
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
יז וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים, בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם, לְהָאִיר, עַל-הָאָרֶץ. 17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
יח וְלִמְשֹׁל, בַּיּוֹם וּבַלַּיְלָה, וּלְהַבְדִּיל, בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ; וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 18
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
יט וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם רְבִיעִי. {פ} 19
And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. {P}
* Today in Judaism
• A High Priest under the Same Roof as a Corpse
Negative Commandment 167
1. The 167th prohibition is that a kohen gadol is forbidden from being under the same roof as a dead body, even if it is someone who there is a command to mourn, i.e. a close relative.1 The source of this prohibition is G d's statement,2 "He shall not come into [a tent containing] any dead body." If he makes himself tameh — even for his father or mother — he is punished by lashes.
• Today in Jewish History
• Torah Sages Escape (c. 75 BCE)
1. In the year 91 BCE, Alexander Yannai of the Hasmonean family succeeded his brother Yehuda Aristoblus to the throne of Judea. Alexander Yannai was a Sadducee who virulently persecuted the Pharisees. At one point during his bloody reign, following a victory he scored on a battlefield, he invited all the Torah scholars for a celebratory feast. During this feast he was slighted by one of the guests, which led him to execute all the Torah scholars in attendance.
2. A few of the sages managed to escape to the town of Sulukus in Syria. There, too, they encountered anti-Semitic enemies who murdered many of the exiled sages. The handful of surviving Torah scholars went in to hiding, finding refuge in the home of an individual named Zevadai. On the night of the 17th of Adar they escaped the hostile city of Sulukus.
3. Eventually these surviving scholars revived Torah Judaism. The date they escaped the clutches of death was established as a day of celebration.
• Completion of Code of Jewish Law (1563)
1. Rabbi Yosef Caro completed the Shulchan Aruch, the Code of Jewish Law. This concise codification of all Jewish law which is germane today was an extension of his Beit Yosef commentary (see entry for the 11th of Elul).
2. The Shulchan Aruch is divided in to four sections: Orach Chaim -- details the laws pertaining to daily life, lifecycle events, and holidays. Yoreh De'ah -- laws which a practicing rabbi must be proficient in, such as complex nuances of the kosher laws, laws of mikvah, and laws of slaughtering. Even Ha'ezer -- laws of marriage, divorce, reproduction, and the like. Choshen Mishpat -- monetary and judicial laws; required study for a member of a rabbinical court.
3. To this very day, the Shulchan Aruch serves as the primary halachic guide for Jewish life.
*Daily Quote
1. Hear O Israel, the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is one
- Deuteronomy 6:4
*Daily Study
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Shemini, 4th Portion Leviticus 10:12-10:15 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 83 - 87
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 37
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Tum'at Okhalin Chap. 3
• 3 Chapters: Avel Chapter 6, Avel Chapter 7, Avel Chapter 8
*
Hayom:
*
• The House of Representatives of the Philippines impeaches Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez for alleged betrayal of public trust.
• Nikolai Andrianov, winner of the most medals in men's Olympic gymnastics, dies at the age of 58.
• Voters in Egypt approve a new constitution at a referendum, as a part of the overall reform.
• 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 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.
• Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
*
*Current events
*
• Armed conflict and attacks
*
1. Syrian forces kill at least four people at the Omari Mosque in the southern Syrian city of Deraa following days of protest against the Ba'ath Party. (Reuters), (BBC)
2. 2011 Libyan uprising
3. NATO will take over responsibility for enforcing the Libyan no-fly zone. (The Guardian)
4. Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi continue to attack the cities of Ajdabiya, Misurata and Zintan despite the western intervention. (The Guardian)
5. The President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh offers to stand down by the end of the year and warns of a "civil war" as 2011 Yemeni protests continue. (Al-Jazeera)
6. Palestinean militants in the Gaza Strip fire a Grad rocket at the Israeli city of Beersheba with initial reports of one person injured. (Haaretz)
*
• Business and economy
*
1. The Chinese yuan reaches a record level against the US dollar. (BBC)
*
• Disasters
*
1. The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan instructs the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture Yūhei Satō not to advise residents to eat leafy vegetables due to the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. (Kyodo News)
2. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks says levels of radioactive iodine in city tap water is two times the recommended limit for infants. (NZ Stuff)
*
• International relations
*
Roberto Maroni, the Italian Minister of the Interior, flies to Tunis to discuss stopping the flow of Tunisian immigrants to the small island of Lampedusa following the Tunisian Revolution. (BBC)
*
• Politics and elections
*
1. Thousands of people gather in Canberra, Australia to protest the introduction of a carbon tax.
2. Prime Minister Julia Gillard met the Australian Youth Climate Coalition which is pushing for a price on emissions, while climate change mitigation activists including the Australian Council of Trade Unions delivered a petition to Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet signed by about 10,000 "working Australians" .
3. They are urging the government to take action. (AAP via Adelaide Now) (The Australian) (Sydney Morning Herald), (Daily Telegraph)
4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivers the 2011 United Kingdom budget. (The Telegraph)
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Adar II 17, 5771 • 3 23, 2011
יד וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם, לְהַבְדִּיל, בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה; וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים, וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִים. 14
And God said: 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;
טו וְהָיוּ לִמְאוֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם, לְהָאִיר עַל-הָאָרֶץ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 15
and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.
טז וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים: אֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל, לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם, וְאֶת-הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה, וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים. 16
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
יז וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים, בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם, לְהָאִיר, עַל-הָאָרֶץ. 17
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
יח וְלִמְשֹׁל, בַּיּוֹם וּבַלַּיְלָה, וּלְהַבְדִּיל, בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ; וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 18
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
יט וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם רְבִיעִי. {פ} 19
And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. {P}
* Today in Judaism
• A High Priest under the Same Roof as a Corpse
Negative Commandment 167
1. The 167th prohibition is that a kohen gadol is forbidden from being under the same roof as a dead body, even if it is someone who there is a command to mourn, i.e. a close relative.1 The source of this prohibition is G d's statement,2 "He shall not come into [a tent containing] any dead body." If he makes himself tameh — even for his father or mother — he is punished by lashes.
• Today in Jewish History
• Torah Sages Escape (c. 75 BCE)
1. In the year 91 BCE, Alexander Yannai of the Hasmonean family succeeded his brother Yehuda Aristoblus to the throne of Judea. Alexander Yannai was a Sadducee who virulently persecuted the Pharisees. At one point during his bloody reign, following a victory he scored on a battlefield, he invited all the Torah scholars for a celebratory feast. During this feast he was slighted by one of the guests, which led him to execute all the Torah scholars in attendance.
2. A few of the sages managed to escape to the town of Sulukus in Syria. There, too, they encountered anti-Semitic enemies who murdered many of the exiled sages. The handful of surviving Torah scholars went in to hiding, finding refuge in the home of an individual named Zevadai. On the night of the 17th of Adar they escaped the hostile city of Sulukus.
3. Eventually these surviving scholars revived Torah Judaism. The date they escaped the clutches of death was established as a day of celebration.
• Completion of Code of Jewish Law (1563)
1. Rabbi Yosef Caro completed the Shulchan Aruch, the Code of Jewish Law. This concise codification of all Jewish law which is germane today was an extension of his Beit Yosef commentary (see entry for the 11th of Elul).
2. The Shulchan Aruch is divided in to four sections: Orach Chaim -- details the laws pertaining to daily life, lifecycle events, and holidays. Yoreh De'ah -- laws which a practicing rabbi must be proficient in, such as complex nuances of the kosher laws, laws of mikvah, and laws of slaughtering. Even Ha'ezer -- laws of marriage, divorce, reproduction, and the like. Choshen Mishpat -- monetary and judicial laws; required study for a member of a rabbinical court.
3. To this very day, the Shulchan Aruch serves as the primary halachic guide for Jewish life.
*Daily Quote
1. Hear O Israel, the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is one
- Deuteronomy 6:4
*Daily Study
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Shemini, 4th Portion Leviticus 10:12-10:15 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 83 - 87
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 37
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Tum'at Okhalin Chap. 3
• 3 Chapters: Avel Chapter 6, Avel Chapter 7, Avel Chapter 8
*
Hayom:
*
• The House of Representatives of the Philippines impeaches Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez for alleged betrayal of public trust.
• Nikolai Andrianov, winner of the most medals in men's Olympic gymnastics, dies at the age of 58.
• Voters in Egypt approve a new constitution at a referendum, as a part of the overall reform.
• 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 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.
• Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
*
*Current events
*
• Armed conflict and attacks
*
1. Syrian forces kill at least four people at the Omari Mosque in the southern Syrian city of Deraa following days of protest against the Ba'ath Party. (Reuters), (BBC)
2. 2011 Libyan uprising
3. NATO will take over responsibility for enforcing the Libyan no-fly zone. (The Guardian)
4. Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi continue to attack the cities of Ajdabiya, Misurata and Zintan despite the western intervention. (The Guardian)
5. The President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh offers to stand down by the end of the year and warns of a "civil war" as 2011 Yemeni protests continue. (Al-Jazeera)
6. Palestinean militants in the Gaza Strip fire a Grad rocket at the Israeli city of Beersheba with initial reports of one person injured. (Haaretz)
*
• Business and economy
*
1. The Chinese yuan reaches a record level against the US dollar. (BBC)
*
• Disasters
*
1. The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan instructs the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture Yūhei Satō not to advise residents to eat leafy vegetables due to the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. (Kyodo News)
2. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks says levels of radioactive iodine in city tap water is two times the recommended limit for infants. (NZ Stuff)
*
• International relations
*
Roberto Maroni, the Italian Minister of the Interior, flies to Tunis to discuss stopping the flow of Tunisian immigrants to the small island of Lampedusa following the Tunisian Revolution. (BBC)
*
• Politics and elections
*
1. Thousands of people gather in Canberra, Australia to protest the introduction of a carbon tax.
2. Prime Minister Julia Gillard met the Australian Youth Climate Coalition which is pushing for a price on emissions, while climate change mitigation activists including the Australian Council of Trade Unions delivered a petition to Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet signed by about 10,000 "working Australians" .
3. They are urging the government to take action. (AAP via Adelaide Now) (The Australian) (Sydney Morning Herald), (Daily Telegraph)
4. The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivers the 2011 United Kingdom budget. (The Telegraph)
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)
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