Today is: Yom Shlee'shee, Tammuz 24, 5771 • July 26, 2011
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Topics in the news
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Business and economy
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The Reserve Bank of India increases interest rates to 8% in an effort to contain inflation which is currently at 9.44%. (BBC)
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The UK Trinity Mirror reviews its editorial guidelines in light of the News of the World phone attacking affair. (AP via Yahoo News)
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International relations
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Senior North Korean diplomat Kim Kye Gwan heads to the United States for discussion on reopening the six party talks on the nuclear weapons program. (Yonhap News)
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Law and crime
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Sri Lankan police hunt for 20 local television actresses alleged to be part of a prostitution ring. (Xinhua)
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Science
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A dog is discovered carrying the hendra virus in the Australian state of Queensland near the town of Beaudesert which is the first time the virus has been detected in a species other than flying foxes, horses or humans. (AAP via News Limited)
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Politics
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Nguyen Tan Dung is re-elected Prime Minister of Vietnam.(Government Web Portal of Vietnam)
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Norwegian police lower death toll in massacre
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7 26, 2011
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Norwegian police have revised their estimate of total deaths in Friday's attacks on Oslo and Utøya, now reporting that an estimated total of 76 people were killed, rather than the 93 previously reported. Of these, 68 were in Utøya and eight were from the bombing in Oslo. The police have not yet been willing to give a final figure for the death toll.
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"This figure could still go up," said National Police Commissioner Oeystein Maeland. "The search [for bodies] is ongoing."
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Previously significantly higher death tolls had been reported from the shootings on the island of Utøya, but were revised downwards. Maeland explained that the situation on Friday was "chaotic" and that some bodies may have been counted twice as police focused on helping the injured.
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Meanwhile the toll from the bombing in the centre of Oslo that took place hours earlier was revised upwards from seven to eight.
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Today in Judaism
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Today in Jewish History
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Jews of Jerusalem are set aflame (1099)
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When the crusaders captured Jerusalem during the First Crusade, the Jews of Jerusalem fled into a synagogue. The crusaders then set flame to the synagogue, burning alive all the Jewish men, women, and children who had taken refuge there. All Jews were barred from living in the city of Jerusalem for the following 88 years.
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Daily Quote
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Fortunate are the righteous, and fortunate are their neighbors; woe to the wicked, and woe to their neighbors
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- Talmud, Sukkah 56a
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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:
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Chumash: Massei, 3rd Portion Numbers 33:54-34:15 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapters 113 - 118
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Tanya: Igeret HaTeshuva , end of Chapter 6
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Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Mechirah Chapter Eleven
• 3 Chapters: Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 8, Kilaayim Chapter 1, Kilaayim Chapter 2
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Hayom Yom:
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"Today's Day"
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Tamuz 245703
Torah lessons:Chumash: Matot-Massai, Shlishi with Rashi.
Tehillim: 113-118.
Tanya: "Jacob is the (p. 365) ...is not said..." (p. 367).
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From the Tzemach Tzedek's aphorisms:
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For the p'nimi ("inward" person), asking for a blessing for avoda epitomizes, "Let them not pay attention to vain words."1 What is needed is to "make the avoda heavy on the people."2
FOOTNOTES
1. I.e. help from Above, rather than stressing one's own efforts.
2. Variations on Sh'mot 5:9.
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Today's Mitzvah
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A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
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Negative Commandment 111
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Redeeming Sanctified Property ("Cherem")
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"No cherem...shall be redeemed"—Leviticus 27:28.
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It id forbidden to redeem an object that is sanctified as cherem, exchanging it for its monetary value. Rather, the cherem itself must be given to the priest.
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Negative Commandment 215
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Planting a Mixture of Seeds
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"You shall not sow your field with mingled seeds"—Leviticus 19:19.
It is forbidden – in the Land of Israel – to plant together a mixture of different types of seeds.
Included in this precept is the universal prohibition against grafting together different species.
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THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
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Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
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Yom Shlee´shee.........Third day
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יֹּאמֶר 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.
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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}
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Topics in the news
.
Business and economy
.
The Reserve Bank of India increases interest rates to 8% in an effort to contain inflation which is currently at 9.44%. (BBC)
.
The UK Trinity Mirror reviews its editorial guidelines in light of the News of the World phone attacking affair. (AP via Yahoo News)
.
International relations
.
Senior North Korean diplomat Kim Kye Gwan heads to the United States for discussion on reopening the six party talks on the nuclear weapons program. (Yonhap News)
.
Law and crime
.
Sri Lankan police hunt for 20 local television actresses alleged to be part of a prostitution ring. (Xinhua)
.
Science
.
A dog is discovered carrying the hendra virus in the Australian state of Queensland near the town of Beaudesert which is the first time the virus has been detected in a species other than flying foxes, horses or humans. (AAP via News Limited)
.
Politics
.
Nguyen Tan Dung is re-elected Prime Minister of Vietnam.(Government Web Portal of Vietnam)
.
Norwegian police lower death toll in massacre
.
7 26, 2011
.
Norwegian police have revised their estimate of total deaths in Friday's attacks on Oslo and Utøya, now reporting that an estimated total of 76 people were killed, rather than the 93 previously reported. Of these, 68 were in Utøya and eight were from the bombing in Oslo. The police have not yet been willing to give a final figure for the death toll.
.
"This figure could still go up," said National Police Commissioner Oeystein Maeland. "The search [for bodies] is ongoing."
.
Previously significantly higher death tolls had been reported from the shootings on the island of Utøya, but were revised downwards. Maeland explained that the situation on Friday was "chaotic" and that some bodies may have been counted twice as police focused on helping the injured.
.
Meanwhile the toll from the bombing in the centre of Oslo that took place hours earlier was revised upwards from seven to eight.
.
Today in Judaism
.
Today in Jewish History
•
Jews of Jerusalem are set aflame (1099)
.
When the crusaders captured Jerusalem during the First Crusade, the Jews of Jerusalem fled into a synagogue. The crusaders then set flame to the synagogue, burning alive all the Jewish men, women, and children who had taken refuge there. All Jews were barred from living in the city of Jerusalem for the following 88 years.
.
Daily Quote
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Fortunate are the righteous, and fortunate are their neighbors; woe to the wicked, and woe to their neighbors
.
- Talmud, Sukkah 56a
.
Daily Study
.
Chitas and Rambam for today:
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Chumash: Massei, 3rd Portion Numbers 33:54-34:15 with Rashi
.
Tehillim: Chapters 113 - 118
.
Tanya: Igeret HaTeshuva , end of Chapter 6
.
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
• 1 Chapter: Mechirah Chapter Eleven
• 3 Chapters: Arachim Vacharamim Chapter 8, Kilaayim Chapter 1, Kilaayim Chapter 2
.
Hayom Yom:
.
"Today's Day"
.
Tamuz 245703
Torah lessons:Chumash: Matot-Massai, Shlishi with Rashi.
Tehillim: 113-118.
Tanya: "Jacob is the (p. 365) ...is not said..." (p. 367).
.
From the Tzemach Tzedek's aphorisms:
.
For the p'nimi ("inward" person), asking for a blessing for avoda epitomizes, "Let them not pay attention to vain words."1 What is needed is to "make the avoda heavy on the people."2
FOOTNOTES
1. I.e. help from Above, rather than stressing one's own efforts.
2. Variations on Sh'mot 5:9.
.
Today's Mitzvah
.
A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
.
Negative Commandment 111
.
Redeeming Sanctified Property ("Cherem")
.
"No cherem...shall be redeemed"—Leviticus 27:28.
.
It id forbidden to redeem an object that is sanctified as cherem, exchanging it for its monetary value. Rather, the cherem itself must be given to the priest.
.
Negative Commandment 215
.
Planting a Mixture of Seeds
.
"You shall not sow your field with mingled seeds"—Leviticus 19:19.
It is forbidden – in the Land of Israel – to plant together a mixture of different types of seeds.
Included in this precept is the universal prohibition against grafting together different species.
.
THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
.
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
.
Yom Shlee´shee.........Third day
.
יֹּאמֶר 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.
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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}
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