Today is: Yom Rishone, Elul 26, 5771 • 9 25, 2011
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Topics in the news
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Vladimir Putin announces that he will seek the presidency of Russia, following his candidacy's proposal by incumbent Dmitry Medvedev.
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Michael Sata is elected President of Zambia, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda.
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CERN's OPERA researchers report the observation of neutrinos appearing to travel faster than the speed of light and request independent investigation to confirm the finding.
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Troy Davis, convicted of a 1989 murder, is executed by the U.S. state of Georgia, following several failed appeals and high-profile calls for clemency.
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Valentina Matviyenko is elected Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia, the highest political position attained by a woman in the country since Catherine the Great.
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Current events
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Disasters
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A Buddha Air tourist flight taking people to see Mount Everest crashes in Nepal with eighteen people dead. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
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Politics
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Voters in France go to the polls for Senate elections with the Socialists expected to do well. (France 24)
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Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in municipal elections, the Gulf Kingdom's King Abdullah has announced. (BBC)
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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 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78
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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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This day is the beginning of Your works, a remembrance of the first day.
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- Rosh Hashanah prayers
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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:
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Chumash: Ha'Azinu, 1st Portion Deuteronomy 32:1-32:6 with Rashi
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Tehillim: Chapter 119, Verses 97-176
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Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 19
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Rambam:
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• Sefer Hamitzvos:
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• 1 Chapter: Avadim Chapter Six
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• 3 Chapters: Korban Pesach Chap. 3, 4, 5
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Hayom Yom: "Today's Day"
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The procedure of "kashering" meat for eating - by purging it of forbidden blood - is: Soaking, salting and rinsing. These concepts in avoda: "Soaking" - immersing oneself in the Rebbe's words; "salting" - yechidus; "rinsing" - chassidic song (niggun).
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Today's Mitzvah
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A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
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Positive Commandment 57
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The Second Passover
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"On the fourteenth day of the second month, in the afternoon, they shall do it"—Numbers 9:11.
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One who was prevented from offering the Paschal Offering in its proper time is commanded to offer the "Second Passover" one month later, on the 14th of Iyar.
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Women are exempt from this mitzvah.
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Positive Commandment 56
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Eating the Paschal Offering
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"And they shall eat the meat on that night, roasted over the fire, together with matzah; with bitter herbs they shall eat it"—Exodus 12:8.We are commanded to eat the Paschal Offering on the eve of the fifteenth of Nissan [the first night of Passover], according to all the requirements detailed in the Torah: it must be roasted, eaten all in one home, and accompanied by the consumption of matzah and bitter herbs.
.
Positive Commandment 58
.
Eating the Second Passover Offering
.
"And eat it with matzah and bitter herbs"—Numbers 9:11.
.
[Those who must offer the "Second Passover," as explained in Positive Commandment 57, are] commanded to eat the Second Passover Offering on the eve of the fifteenth of Iyar, together with matzah and bitter herbs.
.
Women are exempt from this mitzvah (just as they are exempt from offering the Second Passover Offering).
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• THE SACREDNESS OF EACH DAY IN TORAH
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Genesis Chapter 1
בְּרֵאשִׁית
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Yom Reeshone........... First day CREATION OF LIGHT
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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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Topics in the news
.
Vladimir Putin announces that he will seek the presidency of Russia, following his candidacy's proposal by incumbent Dmitry Medvedev.
.
Michael Sata is elected President of Zambia, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda.
.
CERN's OPERA researchers report the observation of neutrinos appearing to travel faster than the speed of light and request independent investigation to confirm the finding.
.
Troy Davis, convicted of a 1989 murder, is executed by the U.S. state of Georgia, following several failed appeals and high-profile calls for clemency.
.
Valentina Matviyenko is elected Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia, the highest political position attained by a woman in the country since Catherine the Great.
.
Current events
.
Disasters
.
A Buddha Air tourist flight taking people to see Mount Everest crashes in Nepal with eighteen people dead. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald)
.
Politics
.
Voters in France go to the polls for Senate elections with the Socialists expected to do well. (France 24)
.
Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in municipal elections, the Gulf Kingdom's King Abdullah has announced. (BBC)
.
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 76 Chapter 77 Chapter 78
.
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
.
This day is the beginning of Your works, a remembrance of the first day.
.
- Rosh Hashanah prayers
.
Daily Study
.
Chitas and Rambam for today:
.
Chumash: Ha'Azinu, 1st Portion Deuteronomy 32:1-32:6 with Rashi
.
Tehillim: Chapter 119, Verses 97-176
•
Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, middle of Epistle 19
•
Rambam:
.
• Sefer Hamitzvos:
.
• 1 Chapter: Avadim Chapter Six
.
• 3 Chapters: Korban Pesach Chap. 3, 4, 5
.
Hayom Yom: "Today's Day"
•
The procedure of "kashering" meat for eating - by purging it of forbidden blood - is: Soaking, salting and rinsing. These concepts in avoda: "Soaking" - immersing oneself in the Rebbe's words; "salting" - yechidus; "rinsing" - chassidic song (niggun).
.
Today's Mitzvah
.
A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work "Sefer Hamitzvot"
.
Positive Commandment 57
.
The Second Passover
.
"On the fourteenth day of the second month, in the afternoon, they shall do it"—Numbers 9:11.
.
One who was prevented from offering the Paschal Offering in its proper time is commanded to offer the "Second Passover" one month later, on the 14th of Iyar.
.
Women are exempt from this mitzvah.
.
Positive Commandment 56
.
Eating the Paschal Offering
.
"And they shall eat the meat on that night, roasted over the fire, together with matzah; with bitter herbs they shall eat it"—Exodus 12:8.We are commanded to eat the Paschal Offering on the eve of the fifteenth of Nissan [the first night of Passover], according to all the requirements detailed in the Torah: it must be roasted, eaten all in one home, and accompanied by the consumption of matzah and bitter herbs.
.
Positive Commandment 58
.
Eating the Second Passover Offering
.
"And eat it with matzah and bitter herbs"—Numbers 9:11.
.
[Those who must offer the "Second Passover," as explained in Positive Commandment 57, are] commanded to eat the Second Passover Offering on the eve of the fifteenth of Iyar, together with matzah and bitter herbs.
.
Women are exempt from this mitzvah (just as they are exempt from offering the Second Passover Offering).
.
• 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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