Today is: Yom Shaynee, Elul 20, 5771 • 9 19, 2011
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Topics in the news
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In Gaelic football, Dublin defeat Kerry to win the All-Ireland Senior Championship Final for the first time since 1995.
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The United Nations General Assembly accepts the credentials of the National Transitional Council to represent Libya in the assembly's current session.
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A race plane crashes into a crowd of spectators at the Reno Air Races in the U.S. state of Nevada, killing nine people and injuring 69 others.
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Helle Thorning-Schmidt is designated to become the first female Prime Minister of Denmark after a parliamentary election.
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In a court case concerning the theft of Kevlar-related trade secrets, DuPont is awarded US$920 million in damages.
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Current events
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Armed conflict and attacks
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A large bomb explodes outside the home of a senior police officer in Karachi, Pakistan, killing at least eight people. (AP via NineMSN) (AFP via Dawn)
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Disasters
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The United Nations launches a $357 million appeal for victims of the 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan. (Radio Free Europe)
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Law and crime
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Authorities in Iran arrest 19 people allegedly involved in a $2.6 billion bank fraud. (AP via The Republic)
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The former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, speaks about the sexual assault case to French TV channel TF1 for the first time. (CNN)
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Politics and elections
.
Sinn Fein nominate John O'Dowd to replace Martin McGuinness on a temporary basis as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. (BBC)
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The President of the United States, Barack Obama, outlines a plan to cut US deficits by $3 trillion over 10 years with half of the reductions coming from tax increases. (The Guardian)
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Today's Laws & Customs
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• Elul Observances
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As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
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As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 1) it is a most opportune time for teshuvah ("return" to G-d), prayer, charity, and increased Ahavat Yisrael (love for a fellow Jew) in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to G-d. Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi likens the month of Elul to a time when "the king is in the field" and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, "everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful countenance and shows a smiling face to them all."
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Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram's horn) as a call to repentance. The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today's Psalms.
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Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60
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Elul is also the time to have one's tefillin and mezuzot checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use.
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Daily Quote
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Educate the child in accordance with his way, so that also when he grows old he will not depart from it
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- Proverbs 22:6
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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:
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Chumash: Nitzavim-Vayelech, 2nd Portion Deuteronomy 30:1-30:6 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapters 97 - 103
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Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle 16
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Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
English Text
Hebrew Text
Audio: Listen
Download
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• 3 Chapters: Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 17, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 18, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 19
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Hayom Yom: "Today's Day"
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One who is lowly and crass does not sense his own crassness and lowliness.
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Elul 20, 5771 • September 19, 2011Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
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Positive Commandment 90
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Burning Sacrifices that Contracted Ritual Impurity
"The flesh that touches any impurity shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire"—Leviticus 7:19.
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We are commanded to burn any sacrifice that has become ritually impure.
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This mitzvah also includes the obligation to burn Terumah oil that has become ritually impure.
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• THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Shaynee ............Second day
CREATION DAY THE HEAVENS EARTH, AND WATERS
ו וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם, וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל, בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם.
6And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'
ז וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הָרָקִיעַ, וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ, וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 7
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
ח וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָרָקִיעַ, שָׁמָיִם; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם שֵׁנִי. {פ} 8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. {P}
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Topics in the news
.
In Gaelic football, Dublin defeat Kerry to win the All-Ireland Senior Championship Final for the first time since 1995.
.
The United Nations General Assembly accepts the credentials of the National Transitional Council to represent Libya in the assembly's current session.
.
A race plane crashes into a crowd of spectators at the Reno Air Races in the U.S. state of Nevada, killing nine people and injuring 69 others.
.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt is designated to become the first female Prime Minister of Denmark after a parliamentary election.
.
In a court case concerning the theft of Kevlar-related trade secrets, DuPont is awarded US$920 million in damages.
.
Current events
.
Armed conflict and attacks
.
A large bomb explodes outside the home of a senior police officer in Karachi, Pakistan, killing at least eight people. (AP via NineMSN) (AFP via Dawn)
.
Disasters
.
The United Nations launches a $357 million appeal for victims of the 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan. (Radio Free Europe)
.
Law and crime
.
Authorities in Iran arrest 19 people allegedly involved in a $2.6 billion bank fraud. (AP via The Republic)
.
The former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, speaks about the sexual assault case to French TV channel TF1 for the first time. (CNN)
.
Politics and elections
.
Sinn Fein nominate John O'Dowd to replace Martin McGuinness on a temporary basis as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. (BBC)
.
The President of the United States, Barack Obama, outlines a plan to cut US deficits by $3 trillion over 10 years with half of the reductions coming from tax increases. (The Guardian)
.
Today's Laws & Customs
.
• Elul Observances
.
As the last month of the Jewish year, Elul is traditionaly a time of introspection and stocktaking -- a time to review one's deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming "Days of Awe" of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
.
As the month of Divine Mercy and Forgiveness (see "Today in Jewish History" for Elul 1) it is a most opportune time for teshuvah ("return" to G-d), prayer, charity, and increased Ahavat Yisrael (love for a fellow Jew) in the quest for self-improvement and coming closer to G-d. Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi likens the month of Elul to a time when "the king is in the field" and, in contrast to when he is in the royal palace, "everyone who so desires is permitted to meet him, and he receives them all with a cheerful countenance and shows a smiling face to them all."
.
Specific Elul customs include the daily sounding of the shofar (ram's horn) as a call to repentance. The Baal Shem Tov instituted the custom of reciting three additional chapters of Psalms each day, from the 1st of Elul until Yom Kippur (on Yom Kippur the remaining 36 chapters are recited, thereby completing the entire book of Psalms). Click below to view today's Psalms.
.
Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60
.
Elul is also the time to have one's tefillin and mezuzot checked by an accredited scribe to ensure that they are in good condition and fit for use.
.
Daily Quote
.
Educate the child in accordance with his way, so that also when he grows old he will not depart from it
.
- Proverbs 22:6
.
Daily Study
.
Chitas and Rambam for today:
.
Chumash: Nitzavim-Vayelech, 2nd Portion Deuteronomy 30:1-30:6 with Rashi
.
Tehillim: Chapters 97 - 103
.
Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle 16
.
Rambam:
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
English Text
Hebrew Text
Audio: Listen
Download
.
• 3 Chapters: Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 17, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 18, Pesulei Hamukdashim Chapter 19
.
Hayom Yom: "Today's Day"
.
One who is lowly and crass does not sense his own crassness and lowliness.
.
Elul 20, 5771 • September 19, 2011Today's Mitzvah
A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
.
Positive Commandment 90
.
Burning Sacrifices that Contracted Ritual Impurity
"The flesh that touches any impurity shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire"—Leviticus 7:19.
.
We are commanded to burn any sacrifice that has become ritually impure.
.
This mitzvah also includes the obligation to burn Terumah oil that has become ritually impure.
.
• THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Yom Shaynee ............Second day
CREATION DAY THE HEAVENS EARTH, AND WATERS
ו וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם, וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל, בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם.
6And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'
ז וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הָרָקִיעַ, וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ, וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ; וַיְהִי-כֵן. 7
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
ח וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָרָקִיעַ, שָׁמָיִם; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם שֵׁנִי. {פ} 8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. {P}
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