B"H
Adar 13, 5772 * March 7, 2012
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T O D A Y I N J U D A I S M
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* Laws * Customs * Jewish History * Daily Quote * Daily Study *
Today is: Wednesday, Adar 13, 5772
Fast of Esther
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Today's Laws & Customs
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· Fast of Esther
A fast is observed today by all adults (i.e., over bar or bat mitzvah age) in commemoration of the three-day fast called at Esther's behest before she risked her life to appear unsummoned before King Achashveirosh to save the Jewish people from Haman's evil decree (as related in the Book of Esther [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EA135F78AC9A6588FC75ACBCDD630954&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], chapter 4). The fast also commemorates Esther's fasting on the 13th of Adar, as the Jews fought their enemies (see "Today in Jewish History [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=ECC34D42CAB640DB6834643E02B96C1F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]"). No food or drink is partaken of from daybreak to nightfall. Pregnant or nursing women or people in ill health are exempted from fasting.
· Giving of "Half Coins"
In commemoration of the half shekel contributed by each Jew to the Holy Temple -- and which the Talmud credits as having counteracted the 10,000 silver coins Haman gave to King Ahasuerus to obtain the royal decree calling for the extermination of the Jewish people -- it is customary to give three coins in "half denomination" (e.g., the half-dollar coins) to charity on the afternoon of the Fast of Esther. (In many synagogues, plates are set out with silver half-dollars, so that all could purchase them to use in observance of this custom).
Links: Parshat Shekalim [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=77EBE029536B7ACC25FEE244D740AA0F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]; the mystical significance [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D37C127F4E9CF8A5DA5658A382B6DDCC&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of the half-shekel
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Today in Jewish History
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· War Against Enemies of the Jews in Persian Empire (356 BCE)
On the 13th of Adar of the year 3405 from creation (356 BCE), battles were fought throughout the Persian Empire between the Jews and those seeking to kill them in accordance with the decree issued by King Achashveirosh 11 months earlier. (Achashveirosh never rescinded that decree; but after the hanging of Haman on Nissan 16 of the previous year, and Queen Esther's pleading on behalf of her people, he agreed to issue a second decree authorizing the Jews to defend themselves against those seeking to kill them.) 75,000 enemies were killed on that day, and 500 in the capital, Shushan, including Haman's ten sons (Parshandata, Dalfon, Aspata, Porata, Adalia, Aridata, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizata), whose bodies were subsequently hanged. The Jews did not take any of the possessions of the slain as booty, though authorized to do so by the king's decree. (The Book of Esther [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EA135F78AC9A6588FC75ACBCDD630954&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], chapter 9).
Link: The Story of Purim [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=955020247E84165A3121FC8B83C1CF8C&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]; see also "Today in Jewish History [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=481C59D94AC5E2A695E47549BD5CE795&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]" for tomorrow, Adar 14.
· Maccabee victory (135 BCE)
The Maccabees defeated the Syrian General Nicanor in a battle fought four years after the Maccabee's liberation of the Holy Land and the miracle of Chanukah [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=3DBA8363280C41C96864D3C7056779C1&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ].
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Daily Quote
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And the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to make the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant . . .
It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Gâ€'d made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.
- Exodus 31:16â€"17
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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:
Chumash: Ki Tisa, 4th Portion Exodus 33:17-33:23 with Rashi
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D81AF627663128940DC31B51C3D5092A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 · Live Video Class:
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Tehillim: Chapters 69 - 71
· Hebrew text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9D121A5CD2F5F197080A8EA32BC25186&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· English text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1E9485B66C6D6CF2EE53994072D56244&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, end of Chapter 33
· Lesson in Tanya:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F9BC5F1FB9585557355F7C5BD608F6D7&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· Hebrew Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=1AD01B472A3D67D064ED6FC6A6E36BB4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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Rambam:
· Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=2CB1A53AB122EF0FC3320DEF5D6C25DE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 1 Chapter: Positive Commandments Part 2
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=9B858BA376C91AF5EF7B04A00A46AF89&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 3 Chapters: Yesodey haTorah Chapter One, Yesodey haTorah Chapter Two, Yesodey haTorah Chapter Three
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=516DB5EC003239BC9073C2534B62C987&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
Hayom Yom:
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=F2603DB467932E52B8EE79251DDC49AE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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