Iyar 24, 5771 * May 28, 2011
=================================
T O D A Y I N J U D A I S M
=================================
* Laws * Customs * Jewish History * Daily Quote * Daily Study *
Today is: Shabbat, Iyar 24, 5771
Omer: Day 39 - Netzach sheb'Yesod
======================
Today's Laws & Customs
======================
· Blessing the New Month
This Shabbat is Shabbat Mevarchim ("the Shabbat that blesses" the new month): a special prayer is recited blessing the Rosh Chodesh ("Head of the Month") of upcoming month of Sivan, which falls on Friday of next week.
Prior to the blessing, we announce the precise time of the molad, the "birth" of the new moon. Click here [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=90A641A546E1B77AD467A9BC2423FB16&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] for molad times.
It is a Chabad custom to recite the entire book of Psalms before morning prayers, and to conduct farbrengens (chassidic gatherings) in the course of the Shabbat.
Links:
On the Significance of Shabbat Mevarchim [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F409D343BA1B7031245897EB9BB347BE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]
Tehillim [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B3DA79E9DF4E97F7320766C84BC657C8&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] (the Book of Psalms)
The Farbrengen [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9BECDD3FDCC2A0F20F119FB1A190BBB4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]
· Ethics of the Fathers: Chapter 5
In preparation for the festival of Shavuot [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B0C6F4D224E9E3A579D7AD67C64D55E1&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], we study one of the six chapters of the Talmud's Ethics of the Fathers ("Avot") on the afternoon of each of the six Shabbatot between Passover and Shavuot; this week we study Chapter Five. (In many communities -- and such is the Chabad custom -- the study cycle is repeated through the summer, until the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah.)
Link: Ethics of the Fathers, Chapter 5 [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=860ED646D4AD16D7A9894CD2279FD7FE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]
· Count "Forty Days to the Omer" Tonight
Tomorrow is the fortieth day of the Omer Count. Since, on the Jewish calendar, the day begins at nightfall of the previous evening, we count the omer for tomorrow's date tonight, after nightfall: "Today is forty days, which are five weeks and five days, to the Omer." (If you miss the count tonight, you can count the omer all day tomorrow, but without the preceding blessing).
The 49-day "Counting of the Omer" retraces our ancestors' seven-week spiritual journey from the Exodus to Sinai. Each evening we recite a special blessing and count the days and weeks that have passed since the Omer; the 50th day is Shavuot [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B0C6F4D224E9E3A579D7AD67C64D55E1&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], the festival celebrating the Giving of the Torah at Sinai.
Tonight's Sefirah: Hod sheb'Yesod -- "Humility in Connection"
The teachings of Kabbalah explain that there are seven "Divine Attributes" -- Sefirot -- that G-d assumes through which to relate to our existence: Chessed, Gevurah, Tifferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod and Malchut ("Love", "Strength", "Beauty", "Victory", "Splendor", "Foundation" and "Sovereignty"). In the human being, created in the "image of G-d," the seven sefirot are mirrored in the seven "emotional attributes" of the human soul: Kindness, Restraint, Harmony, Ambition, Humility, Connection and Receptiveness. Each of the seven attributes contain elements of all seven--i.e., "Kindness in Kindness", "Restraint in Kindness", "Harmony in Kindness", etc.--making for a total of forty-nine traits. The 49-day Omer Count is thus a 49-step process of self-refinement, with each day devoted to the "rectification" and perfection of one the forty-nine "sefirot."
Links:
How to count the Omer [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8A3E76E45131785FCF4974765B96FFEF&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]
The deeper significance [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B6BB66781658C6AD63D15028DAEA8BFE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of the Omer Count
=======================
Today in Jewish History
=======================
· Germany Surrenders to Allied Forces (1945)
In Rheims, France, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command signed the unconditional surrender documents for all German forces to the Allies, thus marking the official end of World War II.
The surrender took place following a fierce seven days of battles and truces across Europe.
===========
Daily Study
===========
Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Bamidbar, 7th Portion Numbers 4:1-4:20 with Rashi
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2314A049FA9B91E554DC64BAB0D4F8B3&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Tehillim: Chapters 113 - 118
· Hebrew text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=17CD6E91FDE043667EB3CF96276F5460&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· English text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=38B2F2B5AE901183007CE3FE81BF42A7&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, beginning of Chapter 51
· Lesson in Tanya:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A305B3786B8E415D12B6152C4101244A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· Tanya Audio Class:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=24ED5343364101939C890BC918B1FB52&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Rambam:
· Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=DD66969047067EFB6903C506FCF7E9DE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 1 Chapter: Hilchot Nizkei Mammon Chapter Fourteen
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7B21697540FCD30E9064E0F3A32A891A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 3 Chapters: Shekalim Chapter Four, Kiddush HaChodesh Chapter One, Kiddush HaChodesh Chapter Two
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5B0E30BB852EA3AFFB8667205EB83C9D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Hayom Yom:
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9A4E64B29D144B53DB5D4BFA83400C62&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Check out our other Calendar Tools:
Candle Lighting anywhere: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1034290059E2A3CEBEA9E6AF0032A20B&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Zmanim - Halachic Times: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F916259FC412316619790EC7B8EB715D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Jewish/Civil Date Converter: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=CA46D115636B1403F31DFB8045653788&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Jewish Birthday Calculator: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=03B4AC39CCA2565A26A49CC4F7EE53C1&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Calculator: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E78E968129285D0C1CF850A7CC7EAEDB&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Yahrtzeit Calculator: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0BED7D8AE9E4FB247126A7A52F187197&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Copyright © Chabad.org
For more Torah study and inspiring articles, please visit:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7C14677B8B2F61F3BD2AB45CCA204D88&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
** Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue sharing the
study of Torah and Jewish traditions:
Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark your special occasion!
Please click here: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=7C573500B9A4B5C8B9D1C9597F7F40FA&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Please click here to make a donation to Chabad.org:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=0301817BFDAFDBCF8000B11FBCA9DC92&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
** Important Tip: In order to guarantee that your Chabad.org subscription
emails continue to be delivered to you, please make sure to add our
address, subscriptions@chabad.org, to your address book, or "whitelist"
it in any spam filters or spam programs you may have.
** Manage your complete subscription profile online: Subscribes,
unsubscribes, address changes, vacation holds, and more. Register here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1A42A36D4FD48815CD0B5B8DB940C5F4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2&emailpk=_202397_1826535@
** To subscribe to more Chabad.org email lists please click here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=AE78F0D9A56089712742827F34B777DD&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
** To be removed from this email list please click here:
http://www.chabad.org/unsub.asp?i=5AF46983675481307E6BE1B5ECDEDD64C3E2DC8A439103181CB933B615B2B2C3
If you would just like your email suspended and resumed at a later
date, please let us know here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=A87DF5793071373A17BB53D27C13F0D6&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2&email=yurochkadrugach.yurochka@blogger.com
** You are subscribed to the "Today in Judaism" email list as:
yurochkadrugach.yurochka@blogger.com. If your e-mail address is changing
please send us your new email address here:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=8F8B6F3175DABDF335C63748F6A32492&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2&email=yurochkadrugach.yurochka@blogger.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Chabad.org
Chabad Lubavitch Media Center
770 Eastern Parkway * Brooklyn, NY * 11213
Web: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=97858C8BE09683D2B07211A02FA0B5DD&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Feedback: http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=840454363C5E93E8BE824C8F44443954&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий