Today is: Yom Rishone, Tammuz 22, 5771 • 7 24, 2011
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In The News
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Protests over housing costs sweep across Israel Leading to A 'tent city' protest in Tel Aviv.
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Placards and banners at the Tel Aviv tent city.
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Image: Itzuvit.Israelis have been gathering across the country to protest against the rising costs of housing, with "tent cities" being erected in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba, Haifa and Kiryat Shemona. On Saturday night tens of thousands marched from the encampment on Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard, which has been a focal point for the protestors, to the Tel Aviv Museum.
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Rents in Tel Aviv are said to have risen by over 60 percent in four years. Buying costs have soared too, with estate agent Eli Melloul stating that the average price for an Israeli apartment has now reached 1 million shekels ($295,000). The demonstrators are urging the government to intervene and help reduce prices. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged swift action, including streamlining planning and building regulations, and constructing 6,000 housing units. However none of these units are set for Tel Aviv. Some are calling for him to resign over the issue, and several members of the Knesset also joined Saturday's march.
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The protests have largely been composed of young people and students, organised using social media such as Facebook. They follow a recent Facebook campaign to boycott cottage cheese (a staple food in Israel), which succeeded in driving down prices. Elderly people have also begun to join the movement to show their solidarity.
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Daphni Leef, credited with starting the protest movement, addressed the crowd at Tel Aviv Museum. "Under these conditions we will soon have no dreams", she said. "There is no time to dream when you're constantly looking to cover your rent. There's no time to dream when you're constantly looking to cover a mortgage."
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She also blamed Netanyahu personally in her speech: "You, Bibi, with your wild policy and your irresponsibility, you pushed us into a nadir. You, Mr. Netanyahu, caused us – the Facebook generation – to head to the streets and protest."
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Topics in the news
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Singer Amy Winehouse (pictured in 2007) is found dead at her London home.
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Two attacks in Norway—a bombing in Oslo and a shooting on Utøya—result in at least 93 deaths.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis concludes its final mission, ending the thirty-year Space Shuttle program.
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Goran Hadžić is detained in Serbia, becoming the last of 161 people indicted by the International .
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to be arrested.
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The United Nations declares a famine in southern Somalia.
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News Int'l phone-hacking scandal – Arab Spring
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Current events
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Armed conflict and attacks
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A Thai military helicopter crashes near the Myanmar border, the third in a week, with three people feared dead in the latest crash. (AP via MSNBC)
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A car bomb in the Yemeni port of Aden kills at least eight Army soldiers and wounds scores. (Canadian Press via Winnipeg Free Press)
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Arts and culture
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Japanese television switches totally to digital television from midday. (Japan Times)
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Sport
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The 2011 Tour de France is due to finish in Paris with cyclist Cadel Evans likely to be the first Australian to win the event. (Herald Sun
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Today in Judaism Dedicate an email
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Today in Jewish History
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• Passing of R. Shlomo of Karlin (1792)
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Rabbi Shlomo (1738-1792), Chassidic Rebbe in the town of Karlin, Russia (near Pinsk), was killed in the pogroms which accompanied the Polish uprising against Russia.
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Daily Quote
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My feet lead me to the place my heart desires
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- Midrash Mechilta
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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:
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Chumash: Massei, 1st Portion Numbers 33:1-33:49 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapters 106 - 107
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Tanya: Igeret HaTeshuva , Chapter 5
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Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
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• 1 Chapter: Mechirah Chapter Nine
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• 3 Chapters: Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 2, Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 3, Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 4
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Hayom Yom: "Today's Day"
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My father said:
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A chassidic aphorism makes the head clear and the heart clean;
a chassidic virtuous practice fills the home with light;
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a chassidic melody fortifies hope and trust, brings joyousness, and places the home and family in a state of "light."
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Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
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Positive Commandment 115
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Donating Animals
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"He shall present the animal before the priest and the priest shall evaluate it"—Leviticus 27:11-12.
If a person pledges to give a non-kosher animal [or a kosher animal not fit to be brought as a sacrifice] to G‑d, he must follow the law prescribed in the Torah.
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Positive Commandment 116
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Donating Houses
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"And if a man shall sanctify his house, holy to G‑d...the priest shall evaluate it"—Leviticus 27:14.
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If a person pledges to give a house to G‑d, he must follow the law prescribed in the Torah.
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Positive Commandment 117
.Donating Fields
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"And if a man shall dedicate part of his field"—Leviticus 27:16-22.
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If a person pledges to give a field to G‑d, he must follow the law prescribed in the Torah. The procedure varies depending whether it is an ancestral field or a field that one acquired.
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THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Hebrew Day's Names
Hebrew......................Meaning
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Reeshone........... First day CREATION OF LIGHT
א בְּרֵאשִׁית, בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ. 1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
ב וְהָאָרֶץ, הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ, וְחֹשֶׁךְ, עַל-פְּנֵי תְהוֹם; וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים, מְרַחֶפֶת עַל-פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם. 2 Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
ג וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי אוֹר; וַיְהִי-אוֹר. 3
And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.
ד וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָאוֹר, כִּי-טוֹב; וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים, בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ. 4
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
ה וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד. {פ} 5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. {P}
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In The News
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Protests over housing costs sweep across Israel Leading to A 'tent city' protest in Tel Aviv.
.
Placards and banners at the Tel Aviv tent city.
.
Image: Itzuvit.Israelis have been gathering across the country to protest against the rising costs of housing, with "tent cities" being erected in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Beersheba, Haifa and Kiryat Shemona. On Saturday night tens of thousands marched from the encampment on Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard, which has been a focal point for the protestors, to the Tel Aviv Museum.
.
.
Rents in Tel Aviv are said to have risen by over 60 percent in four years. Buying costs have soared too, with estate agent Eli Melloul stating that the average price for an Israeli apartment has now reached 1 million shekels ($295,000). The demonstrators are urging the government to intervene and help reduce prices. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged swift action, including streamlining planning and building regulations, and constructing 6,000 housing units. However none of these units are set for Tel Aviv. Some are calling for him to resign over the issue, and several members of the Knesset also joined Saturday's march.
.
The protests have largely been composed of young people and students, organised using social media such as Facebook. They follow a recent Facebook campaign to boycott cottage cheese (a staple food in Israel), which succeeded in driving down prices. Elderly people have also begun to join the movement to show their solidarity.
.
Daphni Leef, credited with starting the protest movement, addressed the crowd at Tel Aviv Museum. "Under these conditions we will soon have no dreams", she said. "There is no time to dream when you're constantly looking to cover your rent. There's no time to dream when you're constantly looking to cover a mortgage."
.
She also blamed Netanyahu personally in her speech: "You, Bibi, with your wild policy and your irresponsibility, you pushed us into a nadir. You, Mr. Netanyahu, caused us – the Facebook generation – to head to the streets and protest."
.
Topics in the news
.
Singer Amy Winehouse (pictured in 2007) is found dead at her London home.
.
Two attacks in Norway—a bombing in Oslo and a shooting on Utøya—result in at least 93 deaths.
.
Space Shuttle Atlantis concludes its final mission, ending the thirty-year Space Shuttle program.
.
Goran Hadžić is detained in Serbia, becoming the last of 161 people indicted by the International .
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to be arrested.
.
The United Nations declares a famine in southern Somalia.
.
News Int'l phone-hacking scandal – Arab Spring
...
.
Current events
.
Armed conflict and attacks
.
A Thai military helicopter crashes near the Myanmar border, the third in a week, with three people feared dead in the latest crash. (AP via MSNBC)
.
A car bomb in the Yemeni port of Aden kills at least eight Army soldiers and wounds scores. (Canadian Press via Winnipeg Free Press)
.
Arts and culture
.
Japanese television switches totally to digital television from midday. (Japan Times)
.
Sport
.
The 2011 Tour de France is due to finish in Paris with cyclist Cadel Evans likely to be the first Australian to win the event. (Herald Sun
.
Today in Judaism Dedicate an email
.
Today in Jewish History
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• Passing of R. Shlomo of Karlin (1792)
.
Rabbi Shlomo (1738-1792), Chassidic Rebbe in the town of Karlin, Russia (near Pinsk), was killed in the pogroms which accompanied the Polish uprising against Russia.
.
Daily Quote
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My feet lead me to the place my heart desires
.
- Midrash Mechilta
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Daily Study
.
Chitas and Rambam for today:
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Chumash: Massei, 1st Portion Numbers 33:1-33:49 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapters 106 - 107
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Tanya: Igeret HaTeshuva , Chapter 5
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Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
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• 1 Chapter: Mechirah Chapter Nine
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• 3 Chapters: Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 2, Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 3, Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 4
.
Hayom Yom: "Today's Day"
.
My father said:
.
A chassidic aphorism makes the head clear and the heart clean;
a chassidic virtuous practice fills the home with light;
.
a chassidic melody fortifies hope and trust, brings joyousness, and places the home and family in a state of "light."
.
Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
.
Positive Commandment 115
.
Donating Animals
.
"He shall present the animal before the priest and the priest shall evaluate it"—Leviticus 27:11-12.
If a person pledges to give a non-kosher animal [or a kosher animal not fit to be brought as a sacrifice] to G‑d, he must follow the law prescribed in the Torah.
.
Positive Commandment 116
.
Donating Houses
.
"And if a man shall sanctify his house, holy to G‑d...the priest shall evaluate it"—Leviticus 27:14.
.
If a person pledges to give a house to G‑d, he must follow the law prescribed in the Torah.
.
Positive Commandment 117
.Donating Fields
.
"And if a man shall dedicate part of his field"—Leviticus 27:16-22.
.
If a person pledges to give a field to G‑d, he must follow the law prescribed in the Torah. The procedure varies depending whether it is an ancestral field or a field that one acquired.
.
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Hebrew Day's Names
Hebrew......................Meaning
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Reeshone........... First day CREATION OF LIGHT
א בְּרֵאשִׁית, בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ. 1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
ב וְהָאָרֶץ, הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ, וְחֹשֶׁךְ, עַל-פְּנֵי תְהוֹם; וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים, מְרַחֶפֶת עַל-פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם. 2 Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
ג וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי אוֹר; וַיְהִי-אוֹר. 3
And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.
ד וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָאוֹר, כִּי-טוֹב; וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים, בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ. 4
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
ה וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד. {פ} 5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. {P}
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