Nissan 2, 5771 · 4 6, 2011
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Khah´mee´shee.. Fifth day
כ וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים--יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם, שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה; וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל-הָאָרֶץ, עַל-פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם. 20
And God said: 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.'
כא וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים; וְאֵת כָּל-נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִינֵהֶם, וְאֵת כָּל-עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ, וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 21
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
כב וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים, לֵאמֹר: פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ, וּמִלְאוּ אֶת-הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים, וְהָעוֹף, יִרֶב בָּאָרֶץ. 22 And God blessed them, saying: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.'
כג וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי. {פ} 23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
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Today in Judaism
Today is:, Nissan 3, 5771
4 7, 2011
• Today's Laws & Customs
• Today's 'Nasi': Zebulun
1. 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 Zebulun, Eliav ben Cheilon, for the inauguration of the Mishkan.
2. Text of today's Nasi in Hebrew and English.
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• Today in Jewish History
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• Levites Inducted into Tabernacle Service (1312 BCE)
Following the procedure G-d prescribed (Numbers 8:5-22), Moses inducted the Levites into Tabernacle service. The induction ceremony included sprinkling them with the ashes of the Red Heifer which was prepared the day beforehand.
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• Daily Quote
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The wholesome simplicity of the simple Jew touches on the utterly simple essence of G-d
- Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
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• Daily Study
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1. Chitas and Rambam for today:
2. Chumash: Metzora, 5th Portion Leviticus 14:54-15:15 with Rashi
3. Tehillim: Chapters 18 - 22
4. Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 39
5. Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Kelim Chap. 2
• 3 Chapters: De'ot Chapter Three, De'ot Chapter Four, De'ot Chapter Five
6. Hayom Yom:
• Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work
• Positive Commandment 207
• Loving a Convert
• "Love the convert"-Deuteronomy 10:19.
Although we are commanded to love every Jew - a commandment that certainly includes the convert - the Torah added a special mitzvah to love an individual who has taken the pain and effort to embrace and adopt the true belief.
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• Negative Commandment 302
• Harboring Hate
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1. "You shall not hate your brother in your heart"-Leviticus 19:17.
2. We are forbidden to harbor hate for a fellow Jew in our heart. Instead, if someone has wronged you, confront him and tell him that you've been hurt, and demand an explanation and/or an apology.
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• Positive Commandment 205
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• Rebuking
1.
2. "You shall certainly rebuke your neighbor"-Leviticus 19:17.
3. We are commanded to verbally rebuke a fellow Jew who has sinned, and to rebuke and attempt to prevent an individual who is about to sin. This commandment applies to everyone, even if the one who has sinned (or is about to sin) is a great individual. To say, "I shall not sin; what another does is G‑d's concern," is contrary to the Torah's viewpoint. And if the first rebuke has not accomplished its goal, we must do so again and again. We must be careful, however, to rebuke in a pleasant manner-not to embarrass our fellow, G‑d forbid.
4. Included in this commandment is the obligation to rebuke someone who has wronged you, as opposed to silently harboring a grudge against that individual.
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• Negative Commandment 303
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• Shaming
1.
2. "And don't bear sin because of him"-Leviticus 19:17.
3. It is forbidden to shame or embarrass one another. We derive this from the verse: "You shall certainly rebuke your neighbor, and don't bear sin because of him." Even when we rebuke a fellow for a sin he has done, which itself is a Torah command, we must be careful not to embarrass the individual-lest we "bear sin because of him."
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• NEWS
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• Business and economy
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The Australian dollar reaches a 28-year high against the United States dollar due to strong employment figues for March. (The Austalian)
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• Politics
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1. The Chinese state media reports that artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is being investigated for "economic crimes". (AFP via Jakarta Globe)
2. Nicola Roxon, the Australian Minister for Health, announces plans to introduce legislation requiring tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging. (AAP via Sydney Morning Herald)
NEWS SUMMARY
1. A shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, leaves at least 20 people dead and more than 100 missing.
2. Scientists observe the highest level of Arctic ozone layer depletion on record, attributed to colder temperatures in the stratosphere.
3. The Democrats for Andorra, led by Antoni Martí, win an absolute majority in a parliamentary election.
4. In United States college basketball, the Connecticut Huskies defeat the Butler Bulldogs to win the men's NCAA Championship.
5. A United Nations aircraft crashes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 32 of the 33 people on board.
6. Paleontologists announce the discovery of Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, a carnivorous dinosaur almost as large as Tyrannosaurus rex, in eastern China.
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Khah´mee´shee.. Fifth day
כ וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים--יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם, שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה; וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל-הָאָרֶץ, עַל-פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם. 20
And God said: 'Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.'
כא וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים; וְאֵת כָּל-נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִינֵהֶם, וְאֵת כָּל-עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ, וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב. 21
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
כב וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים, לֵאמֹר: פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ, וּמִלְאוּ אֶת-הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים, וְהָעוֹף, יִרֶב בָּאָרֶץ. 22 And God blessed them, saying: 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.'
כג וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי. {פ} 23 And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
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Today in Judaism
Today is:, Nissan 3, 5771
4 7, 2011
• Today's Laws & Customs
• Today's 'Nasi': Zebulun
1. 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 Zebulun, Eliav ben Cheilon, for the inauguration of the Mishkan.
2. Text of today's Nasi in Hebrew and English.
•
• Today in Jewish History
•
• Levites Inducted into Tabernacle Service (1312 BCE)
Following the procedure G-d prescribed (Numbers 8:5-22), Moses inducted the Levites into Tabernacle service. The induction ceremony included sprinkling them with the ashes of the Red Heifer which was prepared the day beforehand.
•
• Daily Quote
•
The wholesome simplicity of the simple Jew touches on the utterly simple essence of G-d
- Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
•
• Daily Study
•
1. Chitas and Rambam for today:
2. Chumash: Metzora, 5th Portion Leviticus 14:54-15:15 with Rashi
3. Tehillim: Chapters 18 - 22
4. Tanya: Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 39
5. Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Kelim Chap. 2
• 3 Chapters: De'ot Chapter Three, De'ot Chapter Four, De'ot Chapter Five
6. Hayom Yom:
• Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides' classic work
• Positive Commandment 207
• Loving a Convert
• "Love the convert"-Deuteronomy 10:19.
Although we are commanded to love every Jew - a commandment that certainly includes the convert - the Torah added a special mitzvah to love an individual who has taken the pain and effort to embrace and adopt the true belief.
•
• Negative Commandment 302
• Harboring Hate
•
1. "You shall not hate your brother in your heart"-Leviticus 19:17.
2. We are forbidden to harbor hate for a fellow Jew in our heart. Instead, if someone has wronged you, confront him and tell him that you've been hurt, and demand an explanation and/or an apology.
•
• Positive Commandment 205
•
• Rebuking
1.
2. "You shall certainly rebuke your neighbor"-Leviticus 19:17.
3. We are commanded to verbally rebuke a fellow Jew who has sinned, and to rebuke and attempt to prevent an individual who is about to sin. This commandment applies to everyone, even if the one who has sinned (or is about to sin) is a great individual. To say, "I shall not sin; what another does is G‑d's concern," is contrary to the Torah's viewpoint. And if the first rebuke has not accomplished its goal, we must do so again and again. We must be careful, however, to rebuke in a pleasant manner-not to embarrass our fellow, G‑d forbid.
4. Included in this commandment is the obligation to rebuke someone who has wronged you, as opposed to silently harboring a grudge against that individual.
•
• Negative Commandment 303
•
• Shaming
1.
2. "And don't bear sin because of him"-Leviticus 19:17.
3. It is forbidden to shame or embarrass one another. We derive this from the verse: "You shall certainly rebuke your neighbor, and don't bear sin because of him." Even when we rebuke a fellow for a sin he has done, which itself is a Torah command, we must be careful not to embarrass the individual-lest we "bear sin because of him."
•
• NEWS
•
•
• Business and economy
•
The Australian dollar reaches a 28-year high against the United States dollar due to strong employment figues for March. (The Austalian)
•
• Politics
•
1. The Chinese state media reports that artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is being investigated for "economic crimes". (AFP via Jakarta Globe)
2. Nicola Roxon, the Australian Minister for Health, announces plans to introduce legislation requiring tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging. (AAP via Sydney Morning Herald)
NEWS SUMMARY
1. A shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy, leaves at least 20 people dead and more than 100 missing.
2. Scientists observe the highest level of Arctic ozone layer depletion on record, attributed to colder temperatures in the stratosphere.
3. The Democrats for Andorra, led by Antoni Martí, win an absolute majority in a parliamentary election.
4. In United States college basketball, the Connecticut Huskies defeat the Butler Bulldogs to win the men's NCAA Championship.
5. A United Nations aircraft crashes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 32 of the 33 people on board.
6. Paleontologists announce the discovery of Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, a carnivorous dinosaur almost as large as Tyrannosaurus rex, in eastern China.
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