4-11-2022
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}
Daily Mitzvah (Maimonides)
Nissan 8, 5771 •4 12, 2011
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
•
• Negative Commandment 16
•
• Inciting Another Jew to Worship Idols
•
"And no more such wickedness shall be done amongst you"-Deuteronomy 13:12.
It is forbidden to incite another to worship idols.
•
• Negative Commandment 17
•
Loving an Inciter
"Do not be drawn to him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
The person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to harbor any love or sympathy for one who urged him to abandon G-d. Though we are commanded to love every Jew - even a sinner - an inciter is the exception to this rule.
•
• Negative Commandment 18
•
Abhorring the Inciter
"Nor (shall you) listen to him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
The person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to soften his hatred towards the one who urged him to abandon G-d.
•
• Negative Commandment 19
•
Pity for an Inciter
"Nor shall your eye pity him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
When seeing a person in mortal danger, we are commanded to come to the rescue. This rule does not apply towards one who incites to idol worship. The person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is forbidden to come to the rescue of the one who urged him to abandon G-d.
•
• Negative Commandment 20
•
Sparing an Inciter
"Nor shall you spare (him)"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
In the course of the court proceedings, the person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to justify the actions of the one who urged him to abandon G-d, nor is he allowed to express anything positive about the inciter that could possibly lead to his vindication. (This is an exception to the general rule. Normally, the courts encourage anyone who has anything positive to say about the accused to speak up.)
•
• Negative Commandment 21
•
Concealing Evidence About the Inciter
"Nor shall you cover up for him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
In the course of the court proceedings, the person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to cover up any deleterious evidence he is privy to regarding the one who urged him to abandon G-d.
•
• Negative Commandment 26
•
Idolatrous Prophecies
"[The prophet]... that shall speak in the name of other gods"-Deuteronomy 18:20.
It is forbidden to prophesy, claiming that G-d commanded to worship a pagan deity. It is also forbidden to prophesy in the name of a pagan deity, to claim that the deity appeared and instructed to serve it, promising reward for those who comply with its demand and punishment for those who don't.
•
• Negative Commandment 28
•
Listening to Idolatrous Prophecies
"Do not listen to the words of that prophet"-Deuteronomy 13:4.
It is forbidden to listen to a prophet who claims to talk in the name of a pagan deity. We may not debate him or ask him for miraculous signs to corroborate his alleged prophecy. Rather, we warn him to desist, and if he continues in his ways, he is put to death by the courts.
•
• Negative Commandment 27
•
False Prophecy
"But the prophet who shall purposely speak a word in My name which I have not commanded him to speak"-Deuteronomy 18:20.
It is forbidden to utter a false prophecy in G-d's name-i.e. to state that G-d has said something that He has not. It is also forbidden for someone to say a (true) prophecy, stating that this is something that G-d has revealed to him, when in fact G-d spoke this prophecy to another prophet.
•
• Negative Commandment 29
•
Fearing a False Prophet
"You shall not fear him"-Deuteronomy 18:22.
We are not to fear a false prophet simply because he appears to be a holy individual who feigns to speak in G-d's name.
•
• Negative Commandment 14
•
Swearing in the Name of False Gods
"Make no mention of the name of other gods"-Exodus 23:13.
It is forbidden to swear in the name of an idol, or to ask another (even an idol-worshipper) to swear in the name of a false deity.
This prohibition also includes not even mentioning the name of an idol. For example, one should not tell his fellow, "Wait for me beside Idol X."
•
• Negative Commandment 8
•
Ov
"Do not turn to the Ovs"-Leviticus 19:31.
We are forbidden from employing the idolatrous practice of Ov.
The Ov practice consisted of burning a certain incense and doing certain acts known to the Ov followers. At that point, it would seem to the person engaging in these acts that he hears a voice emanating from beneath his armpit, which would answer questions that he posed.
•
• Negative Commandment 9
•
Yid'oni
"Do not turn to Yid'oni"-Leviticus 19:31.
We are forbidden from employing the idolatrous practice of Yid'oni.
The Yid'oni practice consisted of inserting into one's mouth a bone from the yidoa fowl. After then burning incense, saying certain formulas and doing certain rites, the person would enter a trance-like state, and he would begin issuing predictions about the future.
•
• Negative Commandment 7
•
Molech Worship
"Do not give any of your children to deliver to Molech"-Leviticus 18:21.
We are prohibited to "give from our children to Molech."
In ancient times, there was a pagan deity known as Molech. The Molech religion demanded that its followers engage in a barbaric ritual: Parents would present some of their children to the Molech priests, and then, with the permission of these priests, the parents would pass their children over a raging bonfire.
•
• Today in Judaism
•
Today is: Tuesday, Nissan 8, 5771 •4 12, 2011
Today's Laws & Customs
• Today's 'Nasi': Menasseh
In today's "Nasi" reading (see "Nasi of the Day" in Nissan 1), we read of the gift bought by the nasi of the tribe of Menasseh, Gamliel ben Pedahtzur, for the inauguration of the Mishkan.
• Today in Jewish History
• Grand Feast Ended in Shushan (366 BCE)
1. The grand 180-day feast hosted by King Achashverosh came to an end on this day.
2. Achasverosh miscalculated the start date of Jeremiah's prophecy which promised the rebuilding of the Holy Temple after 70 years of Babylonian exile. When, according to his calculations, the seventy years had passed and the Jews were not redeemed, he orchestrated this grand party to celebrate the "demise" of the Chosen Nation. During the course of the party he brazenly displayed many of the vessels looted from the Holy Temple by the Babylonian armies.
•
• The Royal Feast
•
• Daily Quote
•
In a single knot I am bound with Him; my soul is united with Him, burns in Him, cleaves to Him.
- Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the day of his passing, Lag BaOmer
•
• Daily Study
•
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Acharei, 3rd Portion Leviticus 16:25-16:34 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 44 - 48
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 40
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Kelim Chap. 7
• 3 Chapters: Avodah Kochavim Chapter Four, Avodah Kochavim Chapter Five, Avodah Kochavim Chapter Six
Hayom Yom:
• 4-12-2011
• Topics in the news
•
1. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency raises the severity of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents to level 7, the highest on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2. The French ban on face covering is implemented, making France the first European country with such a ban. (Why not also dictate the length of squirts? This is anti-Muslim prejudice, and harassment of that community. There is no rational connection in between Terrorism and the wearing of veils, so other than persecuting Muslims, what does this accomplish?)
3. At least 12 people are killed and over 100 injured in a bomb attack on the Metro in Minsk, Belarus.
4. Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is arrested after a months-long standoff with Alassane Ouattara.
5. Iceland rejects a plan to repay the British and Dutch governments over guarantee savings over Icesave's failure.
6. In golf, South African Charl Schwartzel wins the Masters Tournament.
7. American film director Sidney Lumet dies at the age of 86.
•
• Current events of 12 4 12 2011
•
• Disasters
•
*Fukushima I nuclear accidents
1. The Government of Japan raises the crisis level of the accidents to level 7, the highest level on the international scale and equivalent to the Chernobyl disaster. (NHK), (Reuters)
2. Workers at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant fight a fire following another aftershock. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
3. The state of emergency in New Zealand following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake is extended for another week. (TV New Zealand)
•
• International relations
•
*Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mulls withdrawing IDF forces from parts of the West Bank and handing over full security control to the Palestinian Authority to demonstrate an Israeli diplomatic initiative that would block a possible "diplomatic tsunami" that could follow international recognition of a Palestinian state. (Haaretz)
•
• Sport
•
Australian rugby league coach Wayne Bennett agrees to coach the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League in the next four seasons starting in 2012. (NRL)
•
• April 12, 2011
•
Eleven dead after Belarus subway bombing
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}
Daily Mitzvah (Maimonides)
Nissan 8, 5771 •4 12, 2011
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
•
• Negative Commandment 16
•
• Inciting Another Jew to Worship Idols
•
"And no more such wickedness shall be done amongst you"-Deuteronomy 13:12.
It is forbidden to incite another to worship idols.
•
• Negative Commandment 17
•
Loving an Inciter
"Do not be drawn to him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
The person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to harbor any love or sympathy for one who urged him to abandon G-d. Though we are commanded to love every Jew - even a sinner - an inciter is the exception to this rule.
•
• Negative Commandment 18
•
Abhorring the Inciter
"Nor (shall you) listen to him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
The person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to soften his hatred towards the one who urged him to abandon G-d.
•
• Negative Commandment 19
•
Pity for an Inciter
"Nor shall your eye pity him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
When seeing a person in mortal danger, we are commanded to come to the rescue. This rule does not apply towards one who incites to idol worship. The person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is forbidden to come to the rescue of the one who urged him to abandon G-d.
•
• Negative Commandment 20
•
Sparing an Inciter
"Nor shall you spare (him)"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
In the course of the court proceedings, the person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to justify the actions of the one who urged him to abandon G-d, nor is he allowed to express anything positive about the inciter that could possibly lead to his vindication. (This is an exception to the general rule. Normally, the courts encourage anyone who has anything positive to say about the accused to speak up.)
•
• Negative Commandment 21
•
Concealing Evidence About the Inciter
"Nor shall you cover up for him"-Deuteronomy 13:9.
In the course of the court proceedings, the person who is the target of incitement to idol worship is not allowed to cover up any deleterious evidence he is privy to regarding the one who urged him to abandon G-d.
•
• Negative Commandment 26
•
Idolatrous Prophecies
"[The prophet]... that shall speak in the name of other gods"-Deuteronomy 18:20.
It is forbidden to prophesy, claiming that G-d commanded to worship a pagan deity. It is also forbidden to prophesy in the name of a pagan deity, to claim that the deity appeared and instructed to serve it, promising reward for those who comply with its demand and punishment for those who don't.
•
• Negative Commandment 28
•
Listening to Idolatrous Prophecies
"Do not listen to the words of that prophet"-Deuteronomy 13:4.
It is forbidden to listen to a prophet who claims to talk in the name of a pagan deity. We may not debate him or ask him for miraculous signs to corroborate his alleged prophecy. Rather, we warn him to desist, and if he continues in his ways, he is put to death by the courts.
•
• Negative Commandment 27
•
False Prophecy
"But the prophet who shall purposely speak a word in My name which I have not commanded him to speak"-Deuteronomy 18:20.
It is forbidden to utter a false prophecy in G-d's name-i.e. to state that G-d has said something that He has not. It is also forbidden for someone to say a (true) prophecy, stating that this is something that G-d has revealed to him, when in fact G-d spoke this prophecy to another prophet.
•
• Negative Commandment 29
•
Fearing a False Prophet
"You shall not fear him"-Deuteronomy 18:22.
We are not to fear a false prophet simply because he appears to be a holy individual who feigns to speak in G-d's name.
•
• Negative Commandment 14
•
Swearing in the Name of False Gods
"Make no mention of the name of other gods"-Exodus 23:13.
It is forbidden to swear in the name of an idol, or to ask another (even an idol-worshipper) to swear in the name of a false deity.
This prohibition also includes not even mentioning the name of an idol. For example, one should not tell his fellow, "Wait for me beside Idol X."
•
• Negative Commandment 8
•
Ov
"Do not turn to the Ovs"-Leviticus 19:31.
We are forbidden from employing the idolatrous practice of Ov.
The Ov practice consisted of burning a certain incense and doing certain acts known to the Ov followers. At that point, it would seem to the person engaging in these acts that he hears a voice emanating from beneath his armpit, which would answer questions that he posed.
•
• Negative Commandment 9
•
Yid'oni
"Do not turn to Yid'oni"-Leviticus 19:31.
We are forbidden from employing the idolatrous practice of Yid'oni.
The Yid'oni practice consisted of inserting into one's mouth a bone from the yidoa fowl. After then burning incense, saying certain formulas and doing certain rites, the person would enter a trance-like state, and he would begin issuing predictions about the future.
•
• Negative Commandment 7
•
Molech Worship
"Do not give any of your children to deliver to Molech"-Leviticus 18:21.
We are prohibited to "give from our children to Molech."
In ancient times, there was a pagan deity known as Molech. The Molech religion demanded that its followers engage in a barbaric ritual: Parents would present some of their children to the Molech priests, and then, with the permission of these priests, the parents would pass their children over a raging bonfire.
•
• Today in Judaism
•
Today is: Tuesday, Nissan 8, 5771 •4 12, 2011
Today's Laws & Customs
• Today's 'Nasi': Menasseh
In today's "Nasi" reading (see "Nasi of the Day" in Nissan 1), we read of the gift bought by the nasi of the tribe of Menasseh, Gamliel ben Pedahtzur, for the inauguration of the Mishkan.
• Today in Jewish History
• Grand Feast Ended in Shushan (366 BCE)
1. The grand 180-day feast hosted by King Achashverosh came to an end on this day.
2. Achasverosh miscalculated the start date of Jeremiah's prophecy which promised the rebuilding of the Holy Temple after 70 years of Babylonian exile. When, according to his calculations, the seventy years had passed and the Jews were not redeemed, he orchestrated this grand party to celebrate the "demise" of the Chosen Nation. During the course of the party he brazenly displayed many of the vessels looted from the Holy Temple by the Babylonian armies.
•
• The Royal Feast
•
• Daily Quote
•
In a single knot I am bound with Him; my soul is united with Him, burns in Him, cleaves to Him.
- Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on the day of his passing, Lag BaOmer
•
• Daily Study
•
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Acharei, 3rd Portion Leviticus 16:25-16:34 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 44 - 48
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 40
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Kelim Chap. 7
• 3 Chapters: Avodah Kochavim Chapter Four, Avodah Kochavim Chapter Five, Avodah Kochavim Chapter Six
Hayom Yom:
• 4-12-2011
• Topics in the news
•
1. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency raises the severity of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents to level 7, the highest on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2. The French ban on face covering is implemented, making France the first European country with such a ban. (Why not also dictate the length of squirts? This is anti-Muslim prejudice, and harassment of that community. There is no rational connection in between Terrorism and the wearing of veils, so other than persecuting Muslims, what does this accomplish?)
3. At least 12 people are killed and over 100 injured in a bomb attack on the Metro in Minsk, Belarus.
4. Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is arrested after a months-long standoff with Alassane Ouattara.
5. Iceland rejects a plan to repay the British and Dutch governments over guarantee savings over Icesave's failure.
6. In golf, South African Charl Schwartzel wins the Masters Tournament.
7. American film director Sidney Lumet dies at the age of 86.
•
• Current events of 12 4 12 2011
•
• Disasters
•
*Fukushima I nuclear accidents
1. The Government of Japan raises the crisis level of the accidents to level 7, the highest level on the international scale and equivalent to the Chernobyl disaster. (NHK), (Reuters)
2. Workers at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant fight a fire following another aftershock. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
3. The state of emergency in New Zealand following the 2011 Canterbury earthquake is extended for another week. (TV New Zealand)
•
• International relations
•
*Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mulls withdrawing IDF forces from parts of the West Bank and handing over full security control to the Palestinian Authority to demonstrate an Israeli diplomatic initiative that would block a possible "diplomatic tsunami" that could follow international recognition of a Palestinian state. (Haaretz)
•
• Sport
•
Australian rugby league coach Wayne Bennett agrees to coach the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League in the next four seasons starting in 2012. (NRL)
•
• April 12, 2011
•
Eleven dead after Belarus subway bombing
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