Lessons for Thursday,
October 16, 2008 - Tishrei 17, 5769
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Chumash
with Rashi
Rashi's commentary is an indispensable
part of a person's daily studies. His explanation of Chumash,
the first five books of the Torah, clarifies the "simple"
meaning of the text so that a bright child of five could
understand it. At the same time, it is the crucial foundation
of some of the most profound legal analysis and mystical
discourses that came after it.
Today's Lesson:
Parshat Vezot Hab'rachah, 5th Portion Deuteronomy 33:22-33:26 with Rashi. English
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Psalms / Tehillim
Composed by King David, the book of Psalms has been a source of inspiration and a refuge from distress throughout the centuries for both Jew and non-Jew alike. To read from its pages is to enter into a conversation with G-d, whether to express our gratitude or plead for His compassion and confers upon the reader the ability to draw down a G-dly light which can light up the world. You can view Psalms in their original Hebrew or in a contemporary translation into English.
Today's Psalms: Chapters 83 - 87 English Text | Hebrew |
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Tanya
Chabad Chassidus is an all-embracing world outlook and way of life which sees the Jew's central purpose as a unifying link between the Creator and His world. Written by the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad, Tanya is the central text of Chabad Chassidus. It shows the reader a path to realizing their purpose and developing a deeper relationship with G-d. Choose from one of the two formats available: through Lessons in Tanya - a profound and clear explanation of the Alter Rebbe's writings, or through an audio class.
Today's Lesson: Iggeret HaKodesh, beginning of Epistle 23
English Text (Other Text: Hebrew, Spanish, German)
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Hayom
Yom
Hayom Yom, an expression which translates as "Day by Day," is a collection of concise thoughts, often relevant to the season or portion of study when it appears, which gives the reader food to sustain the soul each day of the year. HaYom Yom was written to be used in 1942-1943 (5703 in the Hebrew calendar), and that format has been retained; the daily lessons, the Haftora, etc. thus relate to that specific year.
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Rambam
The Mishneh Torah was the Rambam's (Rabbi Moses ben Maimon) magnum opus, a work spanning hundreds of chapters and describing all of the laws mentioned in the Torah. To this day it is the only work that details all of Jewish observance, including those laws which are only applicable when the Holy Temple is in place. Participating in the one of the annual study cycles of these laws (3 chapters/day, 1 chapter/day, or Sefer Hamitzvot) is a way we can play a small but essential part in rebuilding the final Temple. |
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And you shall rejoice in your festival --you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, who are within your cities
– Deuteronomy 16:14
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