Today is:Yom Shlee’shee, Sivan 26, 5771 • 6 28, 2011
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• Topics in the news
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• The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi (pictured), accusing him of crimes against humanity during the ongoing civil war in Libya.
• New York becomes the sixth and largest U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
• Pauline Nyiramasuhuko is convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
• The Nabro Volcano erupts, emitting the greatest quantity of sulfur dioxide ever recorded by satellite.
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• Current events
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• Armed conflict and attacks
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• Iran tests 14 surface-to-surface missiles on the second day of war games. (Ynet News)
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• Arts and culture
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• Myanmar deports actress Michelle Yeoh who is due to depict Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie. (AFP via Asia One)
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• Disasters
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• At least 13 people are injured in a fire at a power plant in the Russian city of Surgut, Tyumen Oblast. (ITAR TASS)
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• International relations
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• The President of Sudan Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives in Beijing for talks with Hu Jintao, the President of the People's Republic of China to discuss the recent partition with Southern Sudan. (Al-Jazeera)
• Germany and the People's Republic of China hold a joint cabinet meeting in Berlin with many lucrative contracts signed. (AFP via Google News)
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• Law and crime
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• Saudi Arabia approves a law regulating marriages between Saudi citizens and citizens of other countries. (Emirates 24/7)
• The TechCrunch web publication reports that the Anonymous computer hacking group has declared war on the US city of Orlando, Florida in supposed retaliation for the arrest of members of Food Not Bombs. (Tech Crunch)
• Politics
• Greek trade unions go on a general strike with transport links including airline flights being cancelled. (AFP via France 24)
• Sir Michael Somare, veteran Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, resigns due to ill-health according to his family. (The Australian), (ABC News Australia)
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• Today in Judaism
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• Daily Quote
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• The glory of G-d will be revealed. And all flesh will see that the mouth of G-d has spoken
- Isaiah 40:5
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• Daily Study
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• Chitas and Rambam for today:
• Chumash: Chukat, 3rd Portion Numbers 20:7-20:13 with Rashi
• Tehillim: Chapter 119, Verses 97-176
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• Tanya: Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah, middle of Chapter 7
• Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Chovel uMazzik Chapter Four
• 3 Chapters: Issurei Biah Chapter Twelve, Issurei Biah Chapter Thirteen, Issurei Biah Chapter Fourteen
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• Hayom Yom:
• "Today's Day"
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• "They went down to the pit alive"1 - even in the grave they think they are alive.
• There is a blessing contained in "They went down to the pit alive," as with "the sons of Korach did not die,"2 - "a place was established for them3 and they repented." For teshuva, repentance, is effective only while one is still alive. This, then, is the blessing - that even in the pit they will live, and they will be able to effect teshuva.
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• Daily Mitzvah
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• Negative Commandment 352
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• Uncle-Nephew Incest
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• "You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother"—Leviticus 18:14.
• It is forbidden for a man to engage in homosexual relations with his father's brother. One who does so transgresses two prohibitions: the general prohibition against homosexuality as well as this specific prohibition.
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• Negative Commandment 347
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• Adultery
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• "You shall not commit adultery"—Exodus 20:13.
• It is forbidden to engage in adultery with a married woman.
• Negative Commandment 346
• Relations with a Menstruating Woman
• "And to a woman during the uncleanness of her separation you shall not come near"—Leviticus 18:19.
• It is forbidden to have sexual relations with a menstruating woman during the seven-day period of her ritual impurity—and afterwards until she immerses in a mikvah (ritual pool).
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• THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
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• Genesis Chapter 1
• בְּרֵאשִׁית
• Yom Shlee´shee.........Third day
• 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.
•
• Topics in the news
•
• The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi (pictured), accusing him of crimes against humanity during the ongoing civil war in Libya.
• New York becomes the sixth and largest U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
• Pauline Nyiramasuhuko is convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
• The Nabro Volcano erupts, emitting the greatest quantity of sulfur dioxide ever recorded by satellite.
•
• Current events
•
• Armed conflict and attacks
•
• Iran tests 14 surface-to-surface missiles on the second day of war games. (Ynet News)
•
• Arts and culture
•
• Myanmar deports actress Michelle Yeoh who is due to depict Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie. (AFP via Asia One)
•
• Disasters
•
• At least 13 people are injured in a fire at a power plant in the Russian city of Surgut, Tyumen Oblast. (ITAR TASS)
•
• International relations
•
• The President of Sudan Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrives in Beijing for talks with Hu Jintao, the President of the People's Republic of China to discuss the recent partition with Southern Sudan. (Al-Jazeera)
• Germany and the People's Republic of China hold a joint cabinet meeting in Berlin with many lucrative contracts signed. (AFP via Google News)
•
• Law and crime
•
• Saudi Arabia approves a law regulating marriages between Saudi citizens and citizens of other countries. (Emirates 24/7)
• The TechCrunch web publication reports that the Anonymous computer hacking group has declared war on the US city of Orlando, Florida in supposed retaliation for the arrest of members of Food Not Bombs. (Tech Crunch)
• Politics
• Greek trade unions go on a general strike with transport links including airline flights being cancelled. (AFP via France 24)
• Sir Michael Somare, veteran Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, resigns due to ill-health according to his family. (The Australian), (ABC News Australia)
•
• Today in Judaism
•
• Daily Quote
•
• The glory of G-d will be revealed. And all flesh will see that the mouth of G-d has spoken
- Isaiah 40:5
•
• Daily Study
•
• Chitas and Rambam for today:
• Chumash: Chukat, 3rd Portion Numbers 20:7-20:13 with Rashi
• Tehillim: Chapter 119, Verses 97-176
•
• Tanya: Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah, middle of Chapter 7
• Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Chovel uMazzik Chapter Four
• 3 Chapters: Issurei Biah Chapter Twelve, Issurei Biah Chapter Thirteen, Issurei Biah Chapter Fourteen
•
• Hayom Yom:
• "Today's Day"
•
• "They went down to the pit alive"1 - even in the grave they think they are alive.
• There is a blessing contained in "They went down to the pit alive," as with "the sons of Korach did not die,"2 - "a place was established for them3 and they repented." For teshuva, repentance, is effective only while one is still alive. This, then, is the blessing - that even in the pit they will live, and they will be able to effect teshuva.
•
• Daily Mitzvah
•
• Negative Commandment 352
•
• Uncle-Nephew Incest
•
• "You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father's brother"—Leviticus 18:14.
• It is forbidden for a man to engage in homosexual relations with his father's brother. One who does so transgresses two prohibitions: the general prohibition against homosexuality as well as this specific prohibition.
•
• Negative Commandment 347
•
• Adultery
•
• "You shall not commit adultery"—Exodus 20:13.
• It is forbidden to engage in adultery with a married woman.
• Negative Commandment 346
• Relations with a Menstruating Woman
• "And to a woman during the uncleanness of her separation you shall not come near"—Leviticus 18:19.
• It is forbidden to have sexual relations with a menstruating woman during the seven-day period of her ritual impurity—and afterwards until she immerses in a mikvah (ritual pool).
•
• THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
•
• Genesis Chapter 1
• בְּרֵאשִׁית
• Yom Shlee´shee.........Third day
• 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.
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