The fourth day of Sukkot always falls on the 18th of Tishrei. The Hebrew word “chai” (“living”) equals 18 in gematria, and the 18th of Tishrey is often called “Chai …
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It is customary to prepare the “four kinds” which will be used for the mitzvah of Netilat Lulav, in the Sukkah on the afternoon preceding the Chag. The “four …
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The fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn, known by the acronym “Maharash”, is the author of the famous chassidic saying: “The world says that if you cannot crawl …
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The mitzvah of ‘pidyon shvuyim’ – redeeming captives – is one of the central topics in this week’s Torah portion ‘Vayigash’ as we read about Binyamin being imprisoned in …
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On the 27th of Cheshvan, one year after the beginning of the great flood, the earth dried and haShem commanded Noah to “Come out of the ark” and repopulate the …
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The names of the days of the week in Hebrew instantly bring us back to the story of Creation. Every week we relive this story once again – and every …
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29 Elul is the fifth day of Creation. On this day haShem created the animals of the sea and the birds.
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Today is the second of the two Rosh Chodesh (“Head of the Month”) days for the month of “Adar Bet”. Changes in the daily prayers: “Yaaleh V’yavo” prayer is added …
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The date of the upcoming Shabbat, 27 of Shvat, is represented in Hebrew by two letters – ‘zayn’ (ז) and ‘chaf’ (ך). Together they can be read as the Hebrew …
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15 Shvat – Tu BiShevat, Rosh haShanah (”Head of the Year”) for Fruit Trees
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Tu BiShvat appears in the Mishnah as one of the four “heads of the year” in the Jewish calendar: “The first of Shevat is the “Rosh haShanah for trees” according …
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