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April 20, 2010 / 7 Iyar 5770
In this issue:
*Rally for a United Jewish Jerusalem
* We Pray
* We Mourn
* Get Connected
* Shabbat Forshpeis: A Taste of Torah in Honor of Shabbat
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Rally in Support of a Jewish Jerusalem
Protest Against the Continued Mistreatment of Israel
At 1:00 pm
On Sunday April 25, 2010
At the Permanent Mission to Israel in New York City (800 2nd Avenue)
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We pray for the complete and speedy recovery of our brave IDF soldiers who were wounded in battle defending our homeland Israel and wherever they are. We would like to express our gratitude for their sacrifice and effort.
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities
of our God from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May Hashem cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is
Hashem, your God, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
Now let us respond: Amen.
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We mourn our brothers in the US Armed Forces
who were killed fighting terror this past week:
Michael K. Ingram Jr., 23, of Newport, Michigan
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If you are interested in learning more about the issues that our brothers and sisters are facing in Israel now, here are the links to the major Israeli newspapers:
• The Jerusalem Post: http://m1e.net/c?60317947-4zgJV/aggj8/E%405241554-C8cwVaNqWSgfU
• Arutz Sheva: http://m1e.net/c?60317947-AfftNzqnWBskA%405241555-cvd3SZ7lDzP8Q
• Debka File: http://m1e.net/c?60317947-JcoivfL8DhpKY%405241556-T/qJfZGZToRC%2e
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency: http://m1e.net/c?60317947-kvpyMl1UjIL9w%405241557-aXh43J3QkG8zc
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SHABBAT FORSHPEIS
A Taste of Torah in Honor of Shabbat
Parshat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim
The Lessons of Holiness Even in Death
April 23-24 2010 / 10 Iyar 5770
From a literal perspective, the names of portions are nothing more than the first major word of the part of the Torah that is read during the week. It can, however, be argued that deep meaning actually lies within the names themselves. The two portions we read this week-Acharei Mot that literally means after death, and Kedoshim that means holiness, are fine examples of this phenomenon.
What is the challenge that presents itself after death? In my early years of the rabbinate, I always felt that my challenge as a spiritual leader was to sit with bereaved families and help them undo the pain they were feeling. Death is a kind of darkness, a deep darkness. My role, I thought, was to remove that darkness.
But after my mother died, I stood before my congregation and apologized. Through that painful experience, I came to realize that the goal of removal is simply unrealistic. The goal is rather to find a way to cope with the suffering that comes with termination. I compared it to the following: Imagine walking into a dark room for the first time. Not knowing one’s way or one’s place, one trips over the furniture, unaware of which way to turn. However, after days and weeks and months and years, when one walks into that very same dark room, although the darkness still exists, with time we learn how to negotiate the furniture and we can make our way.
The truth is that after suffering a great loss, one is actually blessed if one constantly feels the darkness of the pain of termination. Such an emotion is reflective of the power of the relationship between the bereaved and the deceased. If there is no sense of darkness, it could mean that that sense of connection has been blurred-even lost. The challenge, however, as one continues to feel the darkness, is learning how to cope, to use the analogy, learning where the furniture is and while feeling the darkness, finding a way to move about.
The last time I was at my mother’s grave, my dear sister Suri, a woman of profound spirituality, turned to me and said, "Mommy is far away." I keep thinking of that comment. My mother died on Yom Kippur 1983. It is certainly a long time ago. In a certain sense my sister was right-with every year the soul seems to move further and further away.
While not denying that reality, our portions this week remind us that after life (Acharei Mot), there can always be Kedoshim - a sense of continuum that is expressed through holiness. How so? The challenge of death is to keep the person who has died alive in spirit. Indeed the Talmud says, there are some people who are actually living yet are not really alive-they're only going through the motions. On the flip side, there are others who, although physically dead, continue to live through the teachings they left behind and through those whom they have touched in life.
In Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik's Halakhic Man, his introductory page includes the Talmudic statement that in a moment of great personal conflict, the biblical Yosef (Joseph) looked up and, in the window saw the image of his father Ya’akov (Jacob). It was Rav Soloveitchik's way of saying that his writing and teachings continue to be powerfully influenced by his late father, Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik.
I bless you and ask you to bless me that we always remember those who have passed on, like walking through the darkened room full of furniture. And I pray that we always feel those who are closest tapping us on the shoulder and helping us along the complex path of life.
Rav Avi
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A call to action
A Call to Action By standwithisrael / A Call to Action: Leaders, Step Forward Now By Beth Gilinsky and Rabbi Aryeh Spero
forwarded with commentary by Emanuel A. Winston, Middle East Analyst & Commentator
The nation of Israel has been under extreme pressure and intimidation to cave in to the Muslim Arab Palestinians’ demand by several American Presidential Administrations, including George Herbert Walker Bush, James Baker III, Hillary & Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush and now President Barack Hussein Obama.
The Jews of America were similarly pressured through attacks against AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and other Jewish organizations not to dare go to the American Congress or the Media to press for the cessation of pressure - in order to accommodate Arab Muslim Terrorist nations and their Terrorist proxies.
Let us never forget the pressure during WW2 for Jewish organizations to remain silent about Adolph Hitler’s massacres of European Jews. The threat was that protesting in public would give rise to anti-Semitism in America. Some Jews did protest to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt but most closed their eyes and mouths in fear. The Shame of their perfidious cowardly behavior still lingers and, regrettably, is repeated by today’s leaders of many Jewish organizations.
As Obama and his gang of pro-Muslim Arabs attack Israel once again, the silence (except for some outstanding exceptions) is deafening. Obama seems to be a reincarnation of Pharaoh, ignoring the Ten Plagues that made Egypt a miserable, poverty-stricken nation - even to the present.
Obama’s vicious Muslim-based hostility against the Jewish Nation/State is bringing new Plagues to America and the Free West countries as it once did to Egypt. Like Pharaoh, Obama’s heart is hardened against the Jewish nation until Americans also suffer terrible disasters, some of which have already occurred.
Please contact those Jewish organizations to step up and protect Israel - or to step out!
COMMENTARY BY EMANUEL A. WINSTON
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By standwithisrael
IT IS TIME TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.
RALLY TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL, FOR A UNITED JEWISH JERUSALEM,
AND TO PROTEST THE CONTINUED MISTREATMENT OF ISRAEL.
"WHERE THERE IS NO LEADERSHIP, STEP FORWARD AND LEAD"
DATE: Sunday, April 25th, 2010 TIME: 1pm
forwarded with commentary by Emanuel A. Winston, Middle East Analyst & Commentator
The nation of Israel has been under extreme pressure and intimidation to cave in to the Muslim Arab Palestinians’ demand by several American Presidential Administrations, including George Herbert Walker Bush, James Baker III, Hillary & Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush and now President Barack Hussein Obama.
The Jews of America were similarly pressured through attacks against AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and other Jewish organizations not to dare go to the American Congress or the Media to press for the cessation of pressure - in order to accommodate Arab Muslim Terrorist nations and their Terrorist proxies.
Let us never forget the pressure during WW2 for Jewish organizations to remain silent about Adolph Hitler’s massacres of European Jews. The threat was that protesting in public would give rise to anti-Semitism in America. Some Jews did protest to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt but most closed their eyes and mouths in fear. The Shame of their perfidious cowardly behavior still lingers and, regrettably, is repeated by today’s leaders of many Jewish organizations.
As Obama and his gang of pro-Muslim Arabs attack Israel once again, the silence (except for some outstanding exceptions) is deafening. Obama seems to be a reincarnation of Pharaoh, ignoring the Ten Plagues that made Egypt a miserable, poverty-stricken nation - even to the present.
Obama’s vicious Muslim-based hostility against the Jewish Nation/State is bringing new Plagues to America and the Free West countries as it once did to Egypt. Like Pharaoh, Obama’s heart is hardened against the Jewish nation until Americans also suffer terrible disasters, some of which have already occurred.
Please contact those Jewish organizations to step up and protect Israel - or to step out!
COMMENTARY BY EMANUEL A. WINSTON
###
By standwithisrael
IT IS TIME TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.
RALLY TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL, FOR A UNITED JEWISH JERUSALEM,
AND TO PROTEST THE CONTINUED MISTREATMENT OF ISRAEL.
"WHERE THERE IS NO LEADERSHIP, STEP FORWARD AND LEAD"
DATE: Sunday, April 25th, 2010 TIME: 1pm
Thursday, March 18, 2010
IF OBAMACARE PASSES, WHAT WILL HAPPEN BY ELECTION DAY
An Urgent Message From Our Sponsor, The League of American Voters
Urgent Message from Dick Morris
IF OBAMACARE PASSES, WHAT WILL HAPPEN BY ELECTION DAY
If the House Democratic majority passes Obama's healthcare proposals, one of two things will happen by Election Day, 2010 - and neither one will be healthy for the Democrats seeking re-election.
Either the Medicare cuts will take effect or they will be postponed by a terrified Congress.
If they take effect, physicians' fees will be slashed 21 percent and hospital reimbursements for Medicare patients will be cut by $1.3 billion. Tens of thousands of doctors and thousands of healthcare institutions - hospitals, hospices, outpatient clinics and such - will refuse to treat Medicare patients.
Entire cities will be without one doctor in important specialties who will take care of the elderly on Medicare. Particularly in fields like G.I. care or arthritic and joint pain, doctors will simply refuse to accept the low reimbursement rates they are being offered and hospitals will refuse all but emergency care to Medicare patients. In effect, the elderly will experience a doctors' strike against Medicare patients.
Congress, faced with this massive revolt coming right on the verge of the election, may back down and postpone the cuts. Originally, doctor reimbursement rates were scheduled to drop on March 1 of this year, but Congress postponed it until the fall. Now the Democrats in Congress will face not only cuts in doctors' fees but in all forms of Medicare reimbursement - the so-called "market basket" of cuts programmed into Obamacare.
Congress, being Congress, will probably seek to postpone the cuts until after Election Day. But in doing so, they would expose the deficit reduction and cost containment features of Obama's bill for the fraud that they are. The news media headlines would blare that Congress just voted to add tens or hundreds of billions to the deficit and the big spending, high borrowing image of Congress will worsen. All pretense that Obamacare is not a reckless spending bill will be stripped away and we will be face to face with the reality that it will add hugely to the deficit.
All this will come at precisely the time that House and Senate Democrats are scrambling to rebut the attacks of their Republican challengers over these very issues. If Congress votes to postpone the Medicare cuts, as a former Secretary of HHS predicted to me, they will have to answer for their fiscal irresponsibility right before the election.
Either poison - the cuts or the deficit - will be enough to eradicate an entire generation of House and Senate Democrats.
And these cuts will take place against a backdrop of continuing increases in health insurance premiums, no expansion of coverage (it doesn't kick in until 2013), and no tangible benefit from the Obama bill.
This is the prospect the House and Senate Democrats who vote for Obamacare will face in the fall of 2010. This is the record they will have to defend.
Or, they could save their political lives and vote no!
Help them to make the decision!
Please help the League of American Voters -- they are running ads across the nation and getting out the grassroots to oppose Obamacare -- they URGENTLY need your help -- Click Here Now
Thank you.
Dick Morris
Urgent Message from Dick Morris
IF OBAMACARE PASSES, WHAT WILL HAPPEN BY ELECTION DAY
If the House Democratic majority passes Obama's healthcare proposals, one of two things will happen by Election Day, 2010 - and neither one will be healthy for the Democrats seeking re-election.
Either the Medicare cuts will take effect or they will be postponed by a terrified Congress.
If they take effect, physicians' fees will be slashed 21 percent and hospital reimbursements for Medicare patients will be cut by $1.3 billion. Tens of thousands of doctors and thousands of healthcare institutions - hospitals, hospices, outpatient clinics and such - will refuse to treat Medicare patients.
Entire cities will be without one doctor in important specialties who will take care of the elderly on Medicare. Particularly in fields like G.I. care or arthritic and joint pain, doctors will simply refuse to accept the low reimbursement rates they are being offered and hospitals will refuse all but emergency care to Medicare patients. In effect, the elderly will experience a doctors' strike against Medicare patients.
Congress, faced with this massive revolt coming right on the verge of the election, may back down and postpone the cuts. Originally, doctor reimbursement rates were scheduled to drop on March 1 of this year, but Congress postponed it until the fall. Now the Democrats in Congress will face not only cuts in doctors' fees but in all forms of Medicare reimbursement - the so-called "market basket" of cuts programmed into Obamacare.
Congress, being Congress, will probably seek to postpone the cuts until after Election Day. But in doing so, they would expose the deficit reduction and cost containment features of Obama's bill for the fraud that they are. The news media headlines would blare that Congress just voted to add tens or hundreds of billions to the deficit and the big spending, high borrowing image of Congress will worsen. All pretense that Obamacare is not a reckless spending bill will be stripped away and we will be face to face with the reality that it will add hugely to the deficit.
All this will come at precisely the time that House and Senate Democrats are scrambling to rebut the attacks of their Republican challengers over these very issues. If Congress votes to postpone the Medicare cuts, as a former Secretary of HHS predicted to me, they will have to answer for their fiscal irresponsibility right before the election.
Either poison - the cuts or the deficit - will be enough to eradicate an entire generation of House and Senate Democrats.
And these cuts will take place against a backdrop of continuing increases in health insurance premiums, no expansion of coverage (it doesn't kick in until 2013), and no tangible benefit from the Obama bill.
This is the prospect the House and Senate Democrats who vote for Obamacare will face in the fall of 2010. This is the record they will have to defend.
Or, they could save their political lives and vote no!
Help them to make the decision!
Please help the League of American Voters -- they are running ads across the nation and getting out the grassroots to oppose Obamacare -- they URGENTLY need your help -- Click Here Now
Thank you.
Dick Morris
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Message from Florida Gov Charlie Crist re: Martin Grossman
Thank you for contacting me and sharing your concerns about the execution of Martin Grossman.
On December 13, 1984, Mr. Grossman violated the terms of his probation by leaving Pasco County and having a stolen firearm in his possession. In a routine stop, Florida Fish and Wildlife Officer Margaret Park found the weapon. When she reached for the radio in her patrol car to report him, Mr. Grossman attacked her with her own large flashlight, beating her over the head and shoulders 20 to 30 times. When Officer Park tried to fight back, Mr. Grossman took her .357 Magnum revolver and shot her in the back of the head, killing her.
Mr. Grossman took several carefully planned steps to cover up this horrible crime. The weapon was buried, and Mr. Grossman attempted to burn his clothes and shoes, which were later disposed of in a nearby lake. The following day, Mr. Grossman thoroughly cleaned the van and changed its tires to mislead law enforcement.
Officer Park’s autopsy revealed lacerations on top of her head, hemorrhaging inside the scalp and extensive fracturing of the skull. All of these injuries resulted from Mr. Grossman’s attack. The facts of this crime clearly meet the definition of heinous, atrocious and cruel, and his actions afterward demonstrate his well-reasoned attempts to cover it up.
The courts have fully reviewed Mr. Grossman’s legal claims, and his conviction and sentence have been affirmed by both the Florida Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. Based on the facts and exhaustion of legal proceedings, and in accordance with Florida law, I signed his death warrant on January 12, 2010.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact me.
On December 13, 1984, Mr. Grossman violated the terms of his probation by leaving Pasco County and having a stolen firearm in his possession. In a routine stop, Florida Fish and Wildlife Officer Margaret Park found the weapon. When she reached for the radio in her patrol car to report him, Mr. Grossman attacked her with her own large flashlight, beating her over the head and shoulders 20 to 30 times. When Officer Park tried to fight back, Mr. Grossman took her .357 Magnum revolver and shot her in the back of the head, killing her.
Mr. Grossman took several carefully planned steps to cover up this horrible crime. The weapon was buried, and Mr. Grossman attempted to burn his clothes and shoes, which were later disposed of in a nearby lake. The following day, Mr. Grossman thoroughly cleaned the van and changed its tires to mislead law enforcement.
Officer Park’s autopsy revealed lacerations on top of her head, hemorrhaging inside the scalp and extensive fracturing of the skull. All of these injuries resulted from Mr. Grossman’s attack. The facts of this crime clearly meet the definition of heinous, atrocious and cruel, and his actions afterward demonstrate his well-reasoned attempts to cover it up.
The courts have fully reviewed Mr. Grossman’s legal claims, and his conviction and sentence have been affirmed by both the Florida Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. Based on the facts and exhaustion of legal proceedings, and in accordance with Florida law, I signed his death warrant on January 12, 2010.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact me.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Lubavitch Francophone February 15 at 5:43 am Reply
By the grace of God,
the, 1 Adar (1)
Brooklyn, New York
I greet you and bless you,
... Our sages say that from 1 Adar, is made known to the Jews need to give the half Shekel and verify that different species do not mix in the field. We can explain the relationship between these two elements for the service of God in this generation heel of Mashiach.
According to Rabbi Joshua, Nissan is in the children of Israel left Egypt in Nissan they will leave this exile.
And we believe that the issue will actually take place in Nissan. We know, indeed, that the opinion of Rabbi Joshua is chosen whenever it opposes Rabbi Eliezer (...).
Rabbi Eliezer think, for its part, the issue will occur in Tishri. He acknowledges, however, that Nissan is a month of issue, during which came out of Egypt, the first complete issue.
Our Sages seek reasons and explanations justifying that our ancestors were freed from Egypt. And thereafter, "it is because of our sins we were expelled from our land." Therefore, no doubt, fix what happened and remove the reason for the exile. It then qu'interviendra issue.
According to Rabbi Eliezer, in fact, the issue is not whether the children of Israel do not have access to Teshuva. For Rabbi Joshua, however, God will spark a hard king whose decrees will be similar to those of Haman. Under his leadership, Israel will do Teshuva. Thus, both agree to recognize that teshuva must precede the issue.
During this exile, which is the last, he must first fix what is causing this situation. Our sages say, in effect: "Why was the Temple destroyed? Because of gratuitous hatred."The achievements of the Jews during this exile, therefore, will complete the transformation of matter and the Sanhedrin Treaty states that the son of David will come in a generation fully deserving or entirely criminal. Then, the mixture of good and evil, which resulted from the fault tree of knowledge of good and evil will disappear.
It is precisely the teaching of the Mishna at the beginning of Shekalim Treaty, which speaks of 1 Adar. The month of Adar, Nissan is preparing, that of issue. Indeed, Rashi explains that "the days of miracles" for the Jews, Purim and Pesach evoke.
The Rosh Hodesh, namely the 1st of Adar, is the head of the month, including in it all of it. That's why we say in prayer, "renews this month for us." Accordingly, the court announced what overall service of God this month, preparing for delivery.
This preparation includes two points.It consists, firstly, to give a half shekel, the same amount for all, as it is called "the rich will not give more, the poor will not give less." Thus, all together in the same manner and form only a single entity to offer a sacrifice to Gd. All Jews unite to put into practice the will of Gd and repair and the specific cause of this exile, which, as noted, the gratuitous hatred.
Moreover, it also recalls (1 Adar) the prohibition of mixing species in the field. Indeed, the forces of evil are the antithesis of holiness and we can not imagine a more serious mix of good and evil. It is in such cases, eradicate these species.
Thus we can put into practice the injunction of our sages that, when Adar begins, we multiply its joy. It must be so since the Rosh Hodesh and this injunction is also an assurance that it will be good as well. ...
With my blessing,
M. Schneerson
the, 1 Adar (1)
Brooklyn, New York
I greet you and bless you,
... Our sages say that from 1 Adar, is made known to the Jews need to give the half Shekel and verify that different species do not mix in the field. We can explain the relationship between these two elements for the service of God in this generation heel of Mashiach.
According to Rabbi Joshua, Nissan is in the children of Israel left Egypt in Nissan they will leave this exile.
And we believe that the issue will actually take place in Nissan. We know, indeed, that the opinion of Rabbi Joshua is chosen whenever it opposes Rabbi Eliezer (...).
Rabbi Eliezer think, for its part, the issue will occur in Tishri. He acknowledges, however, that Nissan is a month of issue, during which came out of Egypt, the first complete issue.
Our Sages seek reasons and explanations justifying that our ancestors were freed from Egypt. And thereafter, "it is because of our sins we were expelled from our land." Therefore, no doubt, fix what happened and remove the reason for the exile. It then qu'interviendra issue.
According to Rabbi Eliezer, in fact, the issue is not whether the children of Israel do not have access to Teshuva. For Rabbi Joshua, however, God will spark a hard king whose decrees will be similar to those of Haman. Under his leadership, Israel will do Teshuva. Thus, both agree to recognize that teshuva must precede the issue.
During this exile, which is the last, he must first fix what is causing this situation. Our sages say, in effect: "Why was the Temple destroyed? Because of gratuitous hatred."The achievements of the Jews during this exile, therefore, will complete the transformation of matter and the Sanhedrin Treaty states that the son of David will come in a generation fully deserving or entirely criminal. Then, the mixture of good and evil, which resulted from the fault tree of knowledge of good and evil will disappear.
It is precisely the teaching of the Mishna at the beginning of Shekalim Treaty, which speaks of 1 Adar. The month of Adar, Nissan is preparing, that of issue. Indeed, Rashi explains that "the days of miracles" for the Jews, Purim and Pesach evoke.
The Rosh Hodesh, namely the 1st of Adar, is the head of the month, including in it all of it. That's why we say in prayer, "renews this month for us." Accordingly, the court announced what overall service of God this month, preparing for delivery.
This preparation includes two points.It consists, firstly, to give a half shekel, the same amount for all, as it is called "the rich will not give more, the poor will not give less." Thus, all together in the same manner and form only a single entity to offer a sacrifice to Gd. All Jews unite to put into practice the will of Gd and repair and the specific cause of this exile, which, as noted, the gratuitous hatred.
Moreover, it also recalls (1 Adar) the prohibition of mixing species in the field. Indeed, the forces of evil are the antithesis of holiness and we can not imagine a more serious mix of good and evil. It is in such cases, eradicate these species.
Thus we can put into practice the injunction of our sages that, when Adar begins, we multiply its joy. It must be so since the Rosh Hodesh and this injunction is also an assurance that it will be good as well. ...
With my blessing,
M. Schneerson
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Rosh Chodesh Adar ...FB Dvar Torah
Michael Zaroovabeli February 14 at 11:24am Reply
Chodesh Tov!! Here are a few words on the joyous month of Adar, which we have just entered, the month of PURIM!!
This is a joyous month for various reasons; it wasn’t just the Purim story that marks this month as glorious.
The 3rd of Adar was the anniversary of the completion of the second temple, which was built by the Torah Scribe, Ezra and the Davidic leader at the time, Zerubavel. The second temple took four years to build. The second temple was finished only few years after the end of the Purim Story took place.
The 7th Adar is the date of birth, of arguably the greatest Jewish leader of all time, Moshe. His circumcision took place on the 14th of Adar.
The 14th of Adar is also famous for the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot to destroy the Jewish nation, something I will elaborate on more in due coarse in my Purim Dvar Torah. The 15th Adar is the day after Purim, know as Shushan Purim. Actually two days prior, 13th Adar is the ‘Fast of Esther,’ commemorating Esther’s fast, when she was going to request something off Achashvairosh, risking her own life.
It is customary on Purim to give presents to fellow friends, comprising of a minimum of two foods, the gift is named ‘Mishloach Manot.’ The gift is meant to ensure that everyone has enough food for the Purim feast held later in the day, and to promote an increase in love and friendship among Jews as a counter force against Haman's assertion that the Jewish people are characterized by strife and disunity.
The 23rd of Adar is famous as the day the Mishkan (Tabernacle) was inaugurated, it’s no coincident, how the coming parshah’s actually are going to detail what the features of the tabernacle are, as we are entering Parshat Terumah. The inauguration process lasted between 23 – 29th Adar. It was Moshe who had the role as High priest and Aaron and his four sons took the priesthood roles. Aaron’s four sons were, Eliezer, Ithamar, Nadav and Abihu. We will see later on in Parshat Shemini, how Nadav and Avihu die. The Mishkan was especially joyous as Hashem’s divine presence rested in the tabernacle.
On an unhappy note, the date 27th Adar is the anniversary of the death of the last great Jewish King, Zedekiah. He was the last king of the royal house of David to reign in the Holy Land. He ascended the throne in the year 434 BCE, after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia (to whom the Kingdom of Judah was then subject) exiled King Jeconiah (Zedekiah's nephew) to Babylonia. In 425 BCE Zedekiah rebelled against the Babylonian rule, and Nebuchadnezzar went to attack Jerusalem (in Tevet 10 of that year); two years later the walls of Jerusalem were penetrated, the city conquered, the Beit Hamikdash was destroyed, and the people of Yehudah exiled to Babylonia. Zedekiah tried escaping through a tunnel leading out of the city, however he was captured; his sons were killed in front of him, and then he was blinded. Zedekiah was stuck in the royal dungeon in Babylonia until Nebuchadnezzar's death in 398 BCE (25 years later). Evil Meroduch, Nebuchadnezzar's son and successor, freed him (and his nephew Jeconiah) on the 27th of Adar; however Zedikiah died that same day. He was a great Jewish King.
Zedikiah was obviously not the only Jew to die, sanctifying G-d’ name, many famous stories throughout Jewish history, include, Hanna and her 7 sons (Chanukah story), mass Jews during the first and second world wars, the Jews in Beitar over 50 years after destruction of 2nd Temple, the 10 Martyrs and many more.
During the Talmudic era, Adar 28th used to be a joyous day and celebrated to commemorate the rescinding of a Roman decree against Brit Mila, Torah study and keeping the Shabbat. These decrees were initially formulated, as the Roman’s knew if the Jews would be unable to practice and observe these, it would lead to assimilation. The decree was annihilated through the efforts of the great Rabbi Yehudah ben Shamua and his fellow rabbis.
Hope you all have a fantastic week and enjoy this fantastic month! Watch this space for a Dvar Torah on Parshat Terumah. By Michael Zaroovabeli.
Chodesh Tov!! Here are a few words on the joyous month of Adar, which we have just entered, the month of PURIM!!
This is a joyous month for various reasons; it wasn’t just the Purim story that marks this month as glorious.
The 3rd of Adar was the anniversary of the completion of the second temple, which was built by the Torah Scribe, Ezra and the Davidic leader at the time, Zerubavel. The second temple took four years to build. The second temple was finished only few years after the end of the Purim Story took place.
The 7th Adar is the date of birth, of arguably the greatest Jewish leader of all time, Moshe. His circumcision took place on the 14th of Adar.
The 14th of Adar is also famous for the salvation of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot to destroy the Jewish nation, something I will elaborate on more in due coarse in my Purim Dvar Torah. The 15th Adar is the day after Purim, know as Shushan Purim. Actually two days prior, 13th Adar is the ‘Fast of Esther,’ commemorating Esther’s fast, when she was going to request something off Achashvairosh, risking her own life.
It is customary on Purim to give presents to fellow friends, comprising of a minimum of two foods, the gift is named ‘Mishloach Manot.’ The gift is meant to ensure that everyone has enough food for the Purim feast held later in the day, and to promote an increase in love and friendship among Jews as a counter force against Haman's assertion that the Jewish people are characterized by strife and disunity.
The 23rd of Adar is famous as the day the Mishkan (Tabernacle) was inaugurated, it’s no coincident, how the coming parshah’s actually are going to detail what the features of the tabernacle are, as we are entering Parshat Terumah. The inauguration process lasted between 23 – 29th Adar. It was Moshe who had the role as High priest and Aaron and his four sons took the priesthood roles. Aaron’s four sons were, Eliezer, Ithamar, Nadav and Abihu. We will see later on in Parshat Shemini, how Nadav and Avihu die. The Mishkan was especially joyous as Hashem’s divine presence rested in the tabernacle.
On an unhappy note, the date 27th Adar is the anniversary of the death of the last great Jewish King, Zedekiah. He was the last king of the royal house of David to reign in the Holy Land. He ascended the throne in the year 434 BCE, after King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia (to whom the Kingdom of Judah was then subject) exiled King Jeconiah (Zedekiah's nephew) to Babylonia. In 425 BCE Zedekiah rebelled against the Babylonian rule, and Nebuchadnezzar went to attack Jerusalem (in Tevet 10 of that year); two years later the walls of Jerusalem were penetrated, the city conquered, the Beit Hamikdash was destroyed, and the people of Yehudah exiled to Babylonia. Zedekiah tried escaping through a tunnel leading out of the city, however he was captured; his sons were killed in front of him, and then he was blinded. Zedekiah was stuck in the royal dungeon in Babylonia until Nebuchadnezzar's death in 398 BCE (25 years later). Evil Meroduch, Nebuchadnezzar's son and successor, freed him (and his nephew Jeconiah) on the 27th of Adar; however Zedikiah died that same day. He was a great Jewish King.
Zedikiah was obviously not the only Jew to die, sanctifying G-d’ name, many famous stories throughout Jewish history, include, Hanna and her 7 sons (Chanukah story), mass Jews during the first and second world wars, the Jews in Beitar over 50 years after destruction of 2nd Temple, the 10 Martyrs and many more.
During the Talmudic era, Adar 28th used to be a joyous day and celebrated to commemorate the rescinding of a Roman decree against Brit Mila, Torah study and keeping the Shabbat. These decrees were initially formulated, as the Roman’s knew if the Jews would be unable to practice and observe these, it would lead to assimilation. The decree was annihilated through the efforts of the great Rabbi Yehudah ben Shamua and his fellow rabbis.
Hope you all have a fantastic week and enjoy this fantastic month! Watch this space for a Dvar Torah on Parshat Terumah. By Michael Zaroovabeli.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
ACT! National Conference in June
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Announcing the ACT! for America
National Conference and Legislative Briefing
by Brigitte Gabriel
Dear David,
I am delighted and excited to announce a new ACT! for America event:
The ACT! for America National Conference and Legislative Briefing!
This event will take place June 27th–29th in beautiful, historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, (just across the Potomac River from our nation’s capital) and in Washington, DC.
Last year we conducted a “pilot program,” a legislative briefing in Washington, DC attended by a group of 45 ACT! members. A dozen members of the House and Senate met with and conducted briefings with our participants, and by all accounts the event was a smashing success!
In fact, if you click here you can view a video entitled “This is ACT! for America,” which includes footage from that legislative briefing last June. We will be doing a national announcement of the video on Monday.
This year we are going to expand the event to include activities such as a one-day conference and a gala banquet. You don’t want to miss this!
So mark your calendar—we will be emailing you details soon!
Once you receive the information about the conference, I urge you to register and make your reservations sooner rather than later, because space is limited to the first 200 people who register.
I so look forward to seeing you in our nation’s capital on June 27th.
Always devoted,
Brigitte Gabriel
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Announcing the ACT! for America
National Conference and Legislative Briefing
by Brigitte Gabriel
Dear David,
I am delighted and excited to announce a new ACT! for America event:
The ACT! for America National Conference and Legislative Briefing!
This event will take place June 27th–29th in beautiful, historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, (just across the Potomac River from our nation’s capital) and in Washington, DC.
Last year we conducted a “pilot program,” a legislative briefing in Washington, DC attended by a group of 45 ACT! members. A dozen members of the House and Senate met with and conducted briefings with our participants, and by all accounts the event was a smashing success!
In fact, if you click here you can view a video entitled “This is ACT! for America,” which includes footage from that legislative briefing last June. We will be doing a national announcement of the video on Monday.
This year we are going to expand the event to include activities such as a one-day conference and a gala banquet. You don’t want to miss this!
So mark your calendar—we will be emailing you details soon!
Once you receive the information about the conference, I urge you to register and make your reservations sooner rather than later, because space is limited to the first 200 people who register.
I so look forward to seeing you in our nation’s capital on June 27th.
Always devoted,
Brigitte Gabriel
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