Shalom!! We have been away because of The Last two days of Passover, but We're Bacccck!
Yom Revee´ee! This is Day four, Three days to Shabbat!
Today is: Isru Chag!
What is that?
The day following a festival is called Isru Chag ("tied to the festival"). Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are omitted.
Nissan 23, 5771 •4 27, 2011
Topics in the news
The Syrian government deploys tanks in Daraa, killing 25 demonstrators, as protests (pictured) continue across the country.
Indian guru and spiritual figure Sathya Sai Baba dies at the age of 84.
Former South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu dies at the age of 87.
Violence continues along the Cambodian–Thai border with shelling and gunfire outside the Ta Moan temple complex.
After four months of anti-government protests, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh agrees to step down within thirty days.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100, the first airliner developed in post-Soviet Russia, performs its first commercial flight.
In association football, the Copa del Rey ends with Real Madrid defeating Barcelona in the final.
Photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros are killed in the Battle of Misrata in Libya.
Current events of 27 4 2011 (2011-04-27)
•
• Armed conflict and attacks
•
Natural gas supplies to Jordan and Israel are hit by an explosion in the Arab Gas Pipeline in the town of Arish in North Sinai near Egypt's border with Israel with an armed gang believed responsible. (BBC) (AP via AM1150), (Haaretz)
Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchange gunfire for the sixth straight day as the death toll from the conflict during the period reaches fourteen. (BBC)
•
• Arts and culture
•
1. Nearly half a million people gather in the Indian town of Puttaparthi for the funeral of religious leader Sathya Sai Baba. (BBC)
•
• Business and economy
•
2. Julian Assange confirms the presence of Indian names in the Swiss bank data list about to be made public and that the names come from "the U.S., Britain, Germany, Austria and Asia — from all over" including "business people, politicians, people who have made their living in the arts and multinational conglomerates — from both sides of the Atlantic". (The Hindu)
3. Standard & Poor's cuts Japan's debt outlook to negative. (Bloomberg)
4. The Australian dollar reaches new 29-year highs against the US dollar due to higher than expected inflation figures sparking predictions of higher interest rates. (ABC News)
5. US company Johnson & Johnson agrees to buy Synthes for $21.3 billion in cash and stock. (Bloomberg)
•
• Disasters
•
1. Emperor of Japan Akihito and Empress Michiko visit areas worst-affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (AFP via News Limited)
2. A train overturns on the Alishan Forest Railway near the town of Alishan in Taiwan resulting in at least five deaths and forty injuries. (CBC News)
•
• International relations
•
1. The Premier of China Wen Jiabao starts a four day tour of South East Asia to discuss economic issues. (Bloomberg)
•
• Politics and elections
•
2. Lobsang Sangay is elected as the head of the Central Tibetan Administration replacing the 14th Dalai Lama. (AP)
3. The ruling party People Action Party was not returned to government on Nomination Day, 82 of 87 seats will be contested in the coming election. (Channel News Asia)
•
• Sports
•
Duncan Fletcher is appointed as the coach of the India national cricket team. (ESPN)
•
• Technology
•
Sony's PlayStation Network remains offline after a worldwide security breach obtains millions of users' personal information, making this one of the largest breaches of personal information in history. (PlayStation.com)
Daily Mitzvah (Maimonides)
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
• Positive Commandment 17
1. The King's Torah Scroll
2. "And it shall be, when [the king] sits upon the throne of his kingdom, and he shall write for himself a copy of this Torah"-Deuteronomy 17:18.
3. A Jewish king is required to write (or acquire) for himself a Torah Scroll-from which he does not part all the days of his reign.
4. This scroll is in addition to the scroll he already wrote (or acquired) for himself before he ascended the throne (pursuant to Positive Commandment 18).
Today in Judaism
Today is: 4th Day, 3 more days to Shabbat,
Nissan 23, 5771 • 4 27, 2011
Omer: Day Eight - Chessed sheb'Gevurah
Today's Laws & Customs
• "Sefirah" Mourning Practices
In remembrance of the tragic death of Rabbi Akiva's disciples who died in a plague in the weeks between Passover and Shavuot, several mourning practices are observed during this period: no marriages are conducted during this time, and like mourners, we don't cut our hair or enjoy the sound of music. Customs vary as to the proscribed activities and the dates during which the mourning is observed; consult your rabbi as to the traditions followed by your community.
Link: 24,000 Plus One
• Count "Nine Days to the Omer" Tonight
Tomorrow is the ninth day of the Omer Count. Since, on the Jewish calendar, the day begins at nightfall of the previous evening, we count the omer for tomorrow's date tonight, after nightfall: "Today is nine days, which are one week and two days, to the Omer." (If you miss the count tonight, you can count the omer all day tomorrow, but without the preceding blessing).
The 49-day "Counting of the Omer" retraces our ancestors' seven-week spiritual journey from the Exodus to Sinai. Each evening we recite a special blessing and count the days and weeks that have passed since the Omer; the 50th day is Shavuot, the festival celebrating the Giving of the Torah at Sinai.
Tonight's Sefirah: Gevurah sheb'Gevurah -- "Restraint in Restraint"
The teachings of Kabbalah explain that there are seven "Divine Attributes" -- Sefirot -- that G-d assumes through which to relate to our existence: Chessed, Gevurah, Tifferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod and Malchut ("Love", "Strength", "Beauty", "Victory", "Splendor", "Foundation" and "Sovereignty"). In the human being, created in the "image of G-d," the seven sefirot are mirrored in the seven "emotional attributes" of the human soul: Kindness, Restraint, Harmony, Ambition, Humility, Connection and Receptiveness. Each of the seven attributes contain elements of all seven--i.e., "Kindness in Kindness", "Restraint in Kindness", "Harmony in Kindness", etc.--making for a total of forty-nine traits. The 49-day Omer Count is thus a 49-step process of self-refinement, with each day devoted to the "rectification" and perfection of one the forty-nine "sefirot."
Today in Jewish History
• Second Crusade Mourned by Cologne Jews (1147)
The Jewish community of Cologne, Germany, designated the 23rd of Nissan as a day of fasting and mourning to commemorate the Jews of Cologne massacred in 1147 during the Second Crusade.
Daily Quote
Every sin creates a bad angel. But these are always weak and ill-formed angels, lacking vigor and limbs, for no Jew ever sins with a whole heart
- Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli
Daily Study
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Kedoshim, 4th Portion Leviticus 19:33-19:37 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 108 - 112
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 42
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Kelim Chap. 22
• 3 Chapters: Tefillin, Mezuzah, v'Sefer Torah Chapter Eight, Tefillin, Mezuzah, v'Sefer Torah Chapter Nine, Tefillin, Mezuzah, v'Sefer Torah Chapter Ten
Hayom Yom:
Yom Revee´ee............Fourth day
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.
Yom Revee´ee! This is Day four, Three days to Shabbat!
Today is: Isru Chag!
What is that?
The day following a festival is called Isru Chag ("tied to the festival"). Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are omitted.
Nissan 23, 5771 •4 27, 2011
Topics in the news
The Syrian government deploys tanks in Daraa, killing 25 demonstrators, as protests (pictured) continue across the country.
Indian guru and spiritual figure Sathya Sai Baba dies at the age of 84.
Former South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu dies at the age of 87.
Violence continues along the Cambodian–Thai border with shelling and gunfire outside the Ta Moan temple complex.
After four months of anti-government protests, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh agrees to step down within thirty days.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100, the first airliner developed in post-Soviet Russia, performs its first commercial flight.
In association football, the Copa del Rey ends with Real Madrid defeating Barcelona in the final.
Photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros are killed in the Battle of Misrata in Libya.
Current events of 27 4 2011 (2011-04-27)
•
• Armed conflict and attacks
•
Natural gas supplies to Jordan and Israel are hit by an explosion in the Arab Gas Pipeline in the town of Arish in North Sinai near Egypt's border with Israel with an armed gang believed responsible. (BBC) (AP via AM1150), (Haaretz)
Troops from Thailand and Cambodia exchange gunfire for the sixth straight day as the death toll from the conflict during the period reaches fourteen. (BBC)
•
• Arts and culture
•
1. Nearly half a million people gather in the Indian town of Puttaparthi for the funeral of religious leader Sathya Sai Baba. (BBC)
•
• Business and economy
•
2. Julian Assange confirms the presence of Indian names in the Swiss bank data list about to be made public and that the names come from "the U.S., Britain, Germany, Austria and Asia — from all over" including "business people, politicians, people who have made their living in the arts and multinational conglomerates — from both sides of the Atlantic". (The Hindu)
3. Standard & Poor's cuts Japan's debt outlook to negative. (Bloomberg)
4. The Australian dollar reaches new 29-year highs against the US dollar due to higher than expected inflation figures sparking predictions of higher interest rates. (ABC News)
5. US company Johnson & Johnson agrees to buy Synthes for $21.3 billion in cash and stock. (Bloomberg)
•
• Disasters
•
1. Emperor of Japan Akihito and Empress Michiko visit areas worst-affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. (AFP via News Limited)
2. A train overturns on the Alishan Forest Railway near the town of Alishan in Taiwan resulting in at least five deaths and forty injuries. (CBC News)
•
• International relations
•
1. The Premier of China Wen Jiabao starts a four day tour of South East Asia to discuss economic issues. (Bloomberg)
•
• Politics and elections
•
2. Lobsang Sangay is elected as the head of the Central Tibetan Administration replacing the 14th Dalai Lama. (AP)
3. The ruling party People Action Party was not returned to government on Nomination Day, 82 of 87 seats will be contested in the coming election. (Channel News Asia)
•
• Sports
•
Duncan Fletcher is appointed as the coach of the India national cricket team. (ESPN)
•
• Technology
•
Sony's PlayStation Network remains offline after a worldwide security breach obtains millions of users' personal information, making this one of the largest breaches of personal information in history. (PlayStation.com)
Daily Mitzvah (Maimonides)
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
• Positive Commandment 17
1. The King's Torah Scroll
2. "And it shall be, when [the king] sits upon the throne of his kingdom, and he shall write for himself a copy of this Torah"-Deuteronomy 17:18.
3. A Jewish king is required to write (or acquire) for himself a Torah Scroll-from which he does not part all the days of his reign.
4. This scroll is in addition to the scroll he already wrote (or acquired) for himself before he ascended the throne (pursuant to Positive Commandment 18).
Today in Judaism
Today is: 4th Day, 3 more days to Shabbat,
Nissan 23, 5771 • 4 27, 2011
Omer: Day Eight - Chessed sheb'Gevurah
Today's Laws & Customs
• "Sefirah" Mourning Practices
In remembrance of the tragic death of Rabbi Akiva's disciples who died in a plague in the weeks between Passover and Shavuot, several mourning practices are observed during this period: no marriages are conducted during this time, and like mourners, we don't cut our hair or enjoy the sound of music. Customs vary as to the proscribed activities and the dates during which the mourning is observed; consult your rabbi as to the traditions followed by your community.
Link: 24,000 Plus One
• Count "Nine Days to the Omer" Tonight
Tomorrow is the ninth day of the Omer Count. Since, on the Jewish calendar, the day begins at nightfall of the previous evening, we count the omer for tomorrow's date tonight, after nightfall: "Today is nine days, which are one week and two days, to the Omer." (If you miss the count tonight, you can count the omer all day tomorrow, but without the preceding blessing).
The 49-day "Counting of the Omer" retraces our ancestors' seven-week spiritual journey from the Exodus to Sinai. Each evening we recite a special blessing and count the days and weeks that have passed since the Omer; the 50th day is Shavuot, the festival celebrating the Giving of the Torah at Sinai.
Tonight's Sefirah: Gevurah sheb'Gevurah -- "Restraint in Restraint"
The teachings of Kabbalah explain that there are seven "Divine Attributes" -- Sefirot -- that G-d assumes through which to relate to our existence: Chessed, Gevurah, Tifferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod and Malchut ("Love", "Strength", "Beauty", "Victory", "Splendor", "Foundation" and "Sovereignty"). In the human being, created in the "image of G-d," the seven sefirot are mirrored in the seven "emotional attributes" of the human soul: Kindness, Restraint, Harmony, Ambition, Humility, Connection and Receptiveness. Each of the seven attributes contain elements of all seven--i.e., "Kindness in Kindness", "Restraint in Kindness", "Harmony in Kindness", etc.--making for a total of forty-nine traits. The 49-day Omer Count is thus a 49-step process of self-refinement, with each day devoted to the "rectification" and perfection of one the forty-nine "sefirot."
Today in Jewish History
• Second Crusade Mourned by Cologne Jews (1147)
The Jewish community of Cologne, Germany, designated the 23rd of Nissan as a day of fasting and mourning to commemorate the Jews of Cologne massacred in 1147 during the Second Crusade.
Daily Quote
Every sin creates a bad angel. But these are always weak and ill-formed angels, lacking vigor and limbs, for no Jew ever sins with a whole heart
- Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli
Daily Study
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Kedoshim, 4th Portion Leviticus 19:33-19:37 with Rashi
Tehillim: Chapters 108 - 112
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 42
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Kelim Chap. 22
• 3 Chapters: Tefillin, Mezuzah, v'Sefer Torah Chapter Eight, Tefillin, Mezuzah, v'Sefer Torah Chapter Nine, Tefillin, Mezuzah, v'Sefer Torah Chapter Ten
Hayom Yom:
Yom Revee´ee............Fourth day
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.
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