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We bench Rosh Chodesh... but we Seuda Sh'lishit don't say the MACHAR CHODESH haftara If Seuda Sh'lishit extends until after dark, there is a dispute as to whether Rosh Chodesh Elul is Sunday and R'TZEI is said in Birkat HaMazon, Monday, August 8th & 9th. because the meal belongs to oFW`x¦ mFiA§ xg¨ n¨ di¤d§ i¦ lEl`¡ yc¤Ÿg W`Ÿx Shabbat, or Yaaleh v'Yavo is said, l`¥ x¨U§ i¦ lM¨ lr© e§ Epi«l¥ r¨ `A¨ d© ip¦ W¥ mFia§ E because it is Rosh Chodesh when you :da¨ Fhl§ are benching (even though you haven't davened Maariv or said The molad is on Sunday, 10h 43m 10p Havdala yet), or both. which is 11:28am Israel Summer Time. Therefore, the proper procedure for WŸlW¨ e¨ mir¦ A¨ x§`© ,oFW`x¦ mFiA§ xg¨ n¨ di¤d§ i¦ cl© FOd© this Shabbat is to end the Third Meal .xw¤ FAA© xU¤ r¤ ix¥g£`© miw¦ l¨ g© dx¨U¨ r£ e§ zFwc© before sunset (or, at least, before In Rambam notation: ctyz:fh '` dark). Then, of course, only R'TZEI is said. The actual (astronomical) molad (a.k.a. New Moon) is SUN 4:50pm L'DAVID Kiddush L'vana The standard practice is to say Psalm 27 - L'DAVID, HASHEM ORI V'YISHI... First op for KL according to MY at the end of Maariv & Shacharit (or (Minhag Yerushalayim) - three days Shacharit & Mincha, depending on after the molad: WED night, Aug 11th. your Nusach) from Sunday night or For strict 7-day after the molad Monday morning, every day, until people, first op is Sunday, August 15. Hoshana Raba, inclusive. For most people, KL is on Motza'ei S'LICHOT Shabbat Parshat Sho-f'tim, Aug 14th. Eidot Mizrach begin saying S'lichot There is also a 7-day after the molad - on 2 Elul (Tuesday, August 10th). Philo-Torah - 2 - All@Once file R'EI Kohen - First Aliya 17 p'sukim - 11:26-12:1 47th of the 54 sedras; 4th of 11 in D'varim [S> 11:26 (3)] After setting down the fundamentals of Judaism (including the 257.8 lines in a Torah (rank: 4th) formative history of the Nation, Aseret 20 Parshiyot - 5 open; 15 closed HaDibrot, Sh’ma, Brachot & Davening, and more) in the first three sedras of 126 p'sukim - ranks 13th (1st in D'varim) D'varim, Moshe Rabeinu proceeds with Same number of p’sukim as Lech L'cha, the "Tachlis" part of the Book - mitzvot. but Lech L'cha ranks 23rd in size, The sedras of R'ei, Shoftim, and Ki compared with 4th for R'ei - Interesting Teitzei contain 170 mitzvot, the greatest concentration for three consecutive 1932 words - ranks 7th (first in D'varim) sedras. They are 3 of the top 6 7442 letters - ranks 7th (first in D'varim) mitzva-sedras of the Torah. Relatively long p'sukim like most sedras Blessing = keeping the mitzvot; curse = in D'varim (hence, the increase ifn rank not keeping them. These are the from p'sukim to words and letters) simple equations that Moshe presents here and that Yehoshua will again present when the People stand on Har MMMIIITTTZZZVVVOOOTTT G'rizim and Har Eival. SDT: Note the phraseology in the 55 of 613; 17 positive, 38 prohibition opening p'sukim: the Blessing - THAT That's almost 9% of the Torah's mitzvot; you will keep the mitzvot. The Curse - IF only Ki Teitzei & Emor have more you won't... There is an implied "recommendation" (and a hopeful Aliya-by-Aliya assumption) to choose Blessing. (Similarly, "And you shall choose Life" in Sedra Summary Nitzavim.) The Bracha, of course, WHEN [P>] and [S>] indicate start of a parsha you choose it... good things will happen. p'tucha or s'tuma. X:Y is Perek:Pasuk of the The curse, IF (not assumed) you are beginning of the parsha; (Z) is the number of misguided enough not to choose the p'sukim in the parsha. bracha and the path of Torah and Numbers in [square brackets] are the mitzvot... Mitzva-count of Sefer HaChinuch AND Rambam’s Sefer HaMitzvot. A=ASEI; L=LAV [S> 11:29 (23)] The Nation was born in (prohibition). X:Y is the perek & pasuk from which the mitzva comes. Egypt, had its infancy in the wilderness, and will grow and flourish Philo-Torah - 3 - All@Once file in the Promised Land. "These are the a major league commitment and mitzvot to be preserved in the Land..." schedule would make that difficult. Would such a player at least dream and Note that not all of the mitzvot that aspire to the time when things might follow are Israel-related, yet it is change and allow him to accept the possible to suggest - as the Sifrei, Rashi major league offers? $ and Ramban do (among others), very strongly - that ALL mitzvot were meant Sites, altars, idols, etc. of the nations in to be observed in Eretz Yisrael. Eretz Yisrael are to be destroyed [436, A185 12:2]. However, we must be Furthermore, Sifrei (quoted by commen- careful not to do the same to G-d [437, taries) say: You must keep mitzvot L65 12:4] - this mitzva includes the meticulously in Chutz LaAretz so that prohibition of erasing G-d's Holy they will not be new (unknown) to you Names. upon your return to the Land. This means that a Jew living outside Eretz While their places are to be Yisrael who is totally Shomer Shabbat, eliminated, THE Place (site of the meticulous in observance, tends to be Mikdash) is to be the focal point of machmir in many areas of Shabbat (and Jewish spiritual life and energy. All other mitzvot)... is basically practicing sacrifices and offerings are to be made how to keep Shabbat so that when he there and only there, at the first festival encountered [438, A83 12:5]. comes to live in Eretz Yisrael, he will be It is on those occasions (the Shalosh able to keep Shabbat in the PLACE that Regalim, the three Pilgrimage it was meant to be kept. Festivals) that sacred foods (such as To put it differently... Ma'aser Sheni, Neta Reva'i) are eaten in Jerusalem. Things won't be as "do Why would a very talented baseball your own thing" as they are in the player with the opportunity to play in wilderness. Soon we will be entering the majors, choose to play for a class A the Land for a more "permanent", minor league team? (or even Triple-A down to earth life. team like the New York Fivetowners) Especially when he is major league level where the salaries (reward) are MMMIIITTTZZZVVVAAAnotes amazingly greater than the minors. There is a fairly common situation Carrying the analogy a bit further, let's among the Torah's mitzvot, of a positive say that the player has a strong reason command and a prohibition basically to play in the minors - for example, he saying the same thing. We have a mitzva has elderly parents whom he must be to fast on Yom Kippur and a prohibition close to and help when called upon, and of eating and drinking. Same thing (but Philo-Torah - 4 - All@Once file not really). We may not do Melacha on then he is in violation of the LAV Shabbat and we must abstain from (because three chagim have passed). Melacha on Shabbat. Same thing (but not really). In R'ei, we are commanded to Levi - Second Aliya "cancel" uncollected loans at the end of Sh'mita year. We are forbidden from 18 p'sukim - 12:11-28 collecting loans after the Sh'mita year There (in Eretz Yisrael), a special place has past. Same thing (but not really). will be designated for the bringing of There are many examples of these all offerings. There, spiritual rejoicing "two-sides of the same coin" mitzvot. will take place, and there, we shall And there are reasons for the positive help the Levite and the less fortunate mitzva and a “partner” prohibition. to also have cause to rejoice. It will be forbidden to bring sacrifices any- But let's take a look at another aspect of where else [439, L89 12:13]. All mitzva pairs. Less common than the Korbanot are to be brought only at the perfectly matched positive mitzva and Mikdash [440, A84 12:14] (another prohibition, is the pair of mitzvot that matched mitzva-pair).
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    'ΪΓ3Ί pD D*tM TIU; v>3>3 ID rip ΓΙ* IVJJ·) ΨΨ i^V Ο'ψί >ΓΙψ :N fl)VÖ (fol. 59c) .moa ύ>»ι Ν'^ψι n»n ρ« ΠΠΝ nwN>\y "irw ijppi .p-no? inis Mishnah 1: If two women each made a qab1 and they touched one another, even if they are of the same kind they are exempt. But if both belong to the same woman and are of the same kind they are obligated2, different kinds3 are exempt. 5 1 They separately made bread are obligated since 2 > /4. dough and now are baking it together 2 If the doughs touch or are on in the same oven. Separately, the the same baking sheet. doughs are exempt but both together 3 This is defined in Mishnah 4:2. ηψκ Drip ·)3ηί> -ION .'^Ό D>\M >ΓΙψ :N (fol. 59d) rmiN wy rii?po ΠΠΝ Π\ΙΪΝ on ni-papo ο?ηψ JTj?p)o nj>N ηηκ π^ν on .πηΝ ηψΝ? oriiN wy πίτ?^ ο>ψ3 >jw .o>\w >ri\y? Dip» TÖ D3V .ΓΐίΟίρρ ΠΓΐίΜ ΓΙψίν Ν1Π ΐ\ΥΪ) Π13ρ» iniN η'ψίν Nin·) wibb oip)? tö γρπ ddp n>ri>>o .vytob >Γΐψ πη ί»κ JTjapjo ii'p-! 'pi τπ?Ρ2 ηίηίρρ .nisin I^SN ">? ^»ψ ,D>\M 'Γΐψ3 piiN Vwy riiv>i Halakhah 1: "Two women who each made," etc. Rebbi Johanan said, usually for women, one does not mind, two do mind4. They gave to one woman who minds5 the status of two women, to two women who do not mind the status of one woman.
  • PSALMS 90-150 80 Books Four and Five

    PSALMS 90-150 80 Books Four and Five

    PSALMS 90-150 80 Books Four and Five BOOK FOUR (Psalms 90-106) Psalm 102: Prayer in time of distress Psalm 90: God and time In this fifth of seven Penitential Psalms, the psalmist experiences emotional and bodily pain and cries out This psalm, amongst other things, reflects on the to God. Because his worldview is that God is the relationship between God and time and the transience cause of all things, he assumes that God is the cause of human life. (See NAB for more.) of his current pain. (See NAB for more.) Psalm 91: God, my shelter Psalm 103: “Thank you, God of Mercy.” Often used for night prayer, this psalm images God This is a psalm of thanksgiving to the God who is full with big wings in whom we can find shelter in times of mercy for sinners. of danger. Much of the psalm hints at the story of the Exodus and wilderness wandering as it speaks of Psalm 104: Hymn of praise to God pathways, dangers, pestilence, tents, and serpents. As the psalmist sojourns along paths laden with dangers, This psalm is a hymn of praise to God the Creator the sole refuge is the Lord who “will cover you with whose power and wisdom are manifested in the his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge” visible universe. (Ps 91:4). (See NAB for more.) Psalm 105: Another hymn of praise to God Psalm 92: Hymn of thanksgiving to God for his Like the preceding psalm, this didactic historical fidelity hymn praises God for fulfilling his promise to Israel.
  • Developments in the Middle East: Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State, South Africa

    Developments in the Middle East: Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State, South Africa

    מרכז עזרי לחקר איראן ומדינות המפרץ This volume is a collection of the proceedings of the webinar “Developments in The Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research the Middle East” held on 14 October 2020. The event was the first international webinar to mark the academic collaboration between the Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research, University of Haifa, Israel and the Department of Developments in the Middle East: Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State, South Africa. That academic collaboration being within the “Framework for Academic Proceedings of Colloquium 14/10/2020 Collaboration” that was agreed upon and signed between the two universities in April 2018. Speakers at the webinar were, Professor Philippe Burger, Professor Glen Segell (editor) Shaul Chorev, Dr. Thamar E. Gindin, Dr. Eben Coetzee, Ashkan Safaei Hakimi, Professor Amatzia Baram, Dr. Eran Segal, Dr. Soli Shahvar, Dr. Ido Zelkovitz, Dr. Glen Segell, Professor Theo Neethling, Professor Hussein Solomon and Dr. Moshe Terdiman. Proceedings of the Webinar "Developments in the Middle East" First international Webinar to mark the Framework for Academic Collaboration between the Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research, University of Haifa, and the Department of Political Studies and Governance University of the Free State מרכז עזרי לחקר איראן ומדינות המפרץ The Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research Developments in the Middle East: Proceedings of Colloquium 14/10/2020 GLEN SEGELL (Editor) Copyright © Glen Segell 2021 (Editor) Copyright © Glen Segell 2021 (Cover Design) Noga Yoselevich: Graphic Design Cover Satellite Image Copyright © NASA Johnson Space Centre All rights reserved. ISBN 9798699275601 (Paperback) Imprint: Independently published DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29659.39201 University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel ISBN 9781901414462 (EPUB) British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
  • P R O G R a M

    P R O G R a M

    P r o g r a m September 10-13, 2012 th 1INTERNATIONAL2 2 CONFERENCE Introduction World Summit on Counter-Terrorism Terrorism’s Global Impact September 10-13, 2012 ICT’s 12th International Conference Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel Over 1,000 top decision-makers, defense, intelligence and police officials, prominent academic scholars, and security industry leaders from over 50 countries are taking part in this year’s conference. As a conference participant, you will have the unique opportunity to: Meet key decision-makers in the fields of Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security Interact with government, defense and police officials, who deal with terrorism on a daily basis Learn about cutting-edge research, new operational practices and technological innovations from leading international experts Network with entrepreneurs and significantly broaden your customer base in the global security and Counter-Terrorism industry Participate in discussions and professional workshops on the most advanced and pertinent topics in modern Counter-Terrorism Widen and diversify your global network of professional relationships in the field of Counter-Terrorism 2 We invite you to learn more about ICT and the conference on our website: www.ict.org.il P r o g r a m World Summit on Counter-Terrorism 2012 The conference will commence on September 10, 2012, with a unique series of lectures in which Israeli decision - makers and heads of security services will analyze the regional and Israeli security challenges in light of tectonic changes in the Middle East. This "Talking Heads" series will feature former Directors of Mossad and the ISA (Shabak), IDF Chiefs of Staff, Directors of the Intelligence Directorate, National Security Advisors, General Commissioners of Israel’s Police, and Directors of Counter-Terrorism Bureaus.