TODAY IN JUDAISM: Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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Sivan 23, 5772 * June 13, 2012

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Today is: Wednesday, Sivan 23, 5772

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Today in Jewish History
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· Jeroboam Barricades Jerusalem (797 BCE)

After King Solomon's passing in 797 BCE, Jeroboam ben Nebat, a member of the tribe of Ephraim, incited ten of the twelve tribes of Israel to rebel against Solomon's son and heir, Rehoboam. The Holy Land split into two kingdoms: the "Kingdom of Israel" in the north, with Jeroboam as its king and the city of Samaria as its capital; and the southern "Kingdom of Judah" with its capital Jerusalem, where Rehoboam ruled over the two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) that remained loyal to the royal house of David. The spiritual center of the land, however, remained Jerusalem, where the Holy Temple built by Solomon stood, and where every Jew was obligated to make a thrice-yearly pilgrimage for the festivals of Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. Seeing this as a threat to his sovereignty, Jeroboam set up, on Sivan 23 of that year, roadblocks to prevent the people's pilgrimage to Jerusalem, introducing instead the worship of two idols, in the form of gold calves, which he enshrined on the northern and southern boundaries of his realm.

The barricades remained in place for 223 years, until Hosea ben Elah, the last king of the Northern Kingdom, had them removed on the 15th of Av [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EEE412B67C083A41FEF4685EFB355DD3&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of 574 BCE. By then, the ten tribes residing there were already being expelled from the land in a series of invasions by various Assyrian and Babylonian kings. The last of these occurred in 556 BCE, when Shalmanessar of Assyria completely conquered the Kingdom of Israel, destroyed its capital, exiled the last of the Israelites residing there, and resettled the land with foreign peoples from Kutha and Babylon. These peoples -- later known as the "Samarians" -- assumed a form of Judaism as their religion, but were never accepted as such by the Jewish people; they subsequently built their own temple on Mount Gerizzim and became bitter enemies of the Jews. The "Ten Lost Tribes of Israel" were never heard from again, and await the coming of the Moshiach [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=54EC72194DF8D5CC79ED06C2318E888F&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] to be reunited with the Jewish people.

Links:
A Rift Extending Across History [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=86D139C176E7AB5741A64EDCFE16ECDA&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

· Haman's Decree Counteracted (357 BCE)

Even after Haman was hanged on the 17th of Nissan [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=EA249ABC00B62658722D6A00E9E70005&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of 357 BCE, his evil decree "to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, from young to old, infants and women, in one day, the 13th day of the 12th month (Adar)" remained in force. Queen Esther pleaded with King Achashverosh to annul the decree, but Achashverosh insisted that "a writ that has been written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's seal, cannot be returned." Instead, he suggested to Esther and Mordechai to "inscribe, regarding the Jews, as you please, and seal it with the king's seal." On the 23rd of Sivan, Mordechai drafted a royal decree giving the Jews the license to defend themselves and kill all who rise up against them to kill them, and dispatched it to all 127 provinces of Achashverosh's empire. (Book of Esther, chapter 8)

Links:
Timeline [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=B60E781C2BB989EDC9F5458DE3C1E797&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] of the events connected with the Purim miracle
A Momentous Year [ http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=03D58617324DCE6D0D3F2AEDB4DCCDE4&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ]

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Daily Quote
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Falsehood has no legs

- Talmud


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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Shlach, 4th Portion Numbers 14:26-15:7 with Rashi
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=979B98A8AB31E6082CE299898FAC3C74&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
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Tehillim: Chapters 108 - 112
· Hebrew text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=81033263590FFA5F64C81FF23A8C8F26&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· English text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=D4E99D138688AC799EE27AFDD5F3075A&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Tanya: Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah, middle of Chapter 7
· Lesson in Tanya:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=362989EFED520EF78A89B380EF92C471&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· Hebrew Text:
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Rambam:
· Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=95248A8E131BBCDBA2476F42FAF71005&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 1 Chapter: Milah Chapter Two
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=003D7D1DD50342489B0E5D306B3466FE&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2
· 3 Chapters: Shechitah Chapter 9, Shechitah Chapter 10, Shechitah Chapter 11
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=5C89A1305F6E263D70290EF4CBAF0323&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

Hayom Yom:
· English Text:
http://link.Chabad.org/go.asp?li=E3433179424070746530D902C2B4534E&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2

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