Jewish Art Calendar 5778ה‘תשע“ח • 2018–2017

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JEWISH ART CALENDAR 5778ה‘תשע“ח • 2018–2017

Elul 5777—Tishrei 5778 אלול ה‘תשע“ז–תשרי ה‘תשע“חSEPTEMBER 2017

THE MONTH OF ELUL Last month in the Jewish year, Elul is a time of introspection and self-examination in preparation for the coming new year. It is customary to blow Shofar after morning prayers (except Shabbat) to remind us of approaching days of judgment--Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

ELUL 12 Birthday of RaMBaN, Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (1194-1270), renowned Talmudic and Biblical commentator, Halachist, Kabbalist, teacher and leader of Spanish Jewry--one of the greatest minds Jewry has produced. Forced to debate with a Jewish apostate and Dominican friar in front of the King, he eminently succeeded in rebutting all arguments and was rewarded by the King. But he was forced to leave Spain for the land of Israel, where he revitalized the defunct Jewish community of Jerusalem and passed away there.

ELUL 18 Birthday of Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism, renowned for his love of every Jew. Birthday of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of Chabad intellectual branch of Chassidism.

ELUL 25 First day of Creation, according to one Talmudic opinion. Rosh Hashanah is the sixth day, when Man was created.

ELUL 26 It is customary on Rosh Hashanah to eat LEARNING SAMACH VOV *MVWXHE]XLMW]IEVJSVWE]MRK7IPMGLSX DTVE]IVWJSVJSVKMZIRIWW 8LIƤVWX7IPMGLSX foods symbolizing sweetness, blessings and Oil on Canvas by Henoch Lieberman are said early Sunday morning after midnight (1:00 a.m. when Daylight Savings Time abundance. holiest day in the Jewish Year. It is so operates). The other Selichot are said before dawn or early morning. TISHREI 3 FAST OF GEDALIAH This fast day commemorates the tragicholy that the soul is “at one” with G-d. TISHREI 1-2 ROSH HASHANAH assassination of Gedaliah, a great JewishWhen the soul is at one, all is forgiven. Rosh Hashanah literally means, Head of the Year. Imagine the year as a body and Rosh leader during the Babylonian exile. There’s a catch: Nothing must interfere Hashanah as its brain, containing all the switches for every day of the year. That’s alsoWe hear the sounding of the Shofar on both with that oneness. That’s why, from Friday why it is the Day of Judgment: Every moment of these 48 hours, our words and actionsdays of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 21 and 22 during TISHREI 6 evening, Sep. 29 until Saturday night, Sep. adjust the program for another day of the year. Over the period of ten days until Yom the daytime. Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, Kippur, the code can still be revised—by revising our own hearts and lives. After that, it is 30, in addition to the prohibition of work— mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, RabbiNYWXPMOI7LEFFEXŪXLIVIEVIƤZISXLIV burned in. Rewrites are awkward. 3RXLIƤVWXHE]SJ6SWL,EWLEREL[IZMWMXE Menachem Mendel Schneerson. off-limits activities: Eating and drinking, FSH]SJ[EXIVSVTSRHGSRXEMRMRKPMZIƤWLERH recite the Tashlich prayers. anointing with perfumes or lotions, TISHREI 10 YOM KIPPUR marital relations, washing (for pleasure) Yom Kippur (‘Day of Atonement’) is the and wearing leather shoes. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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SEPTEMBER ¯³¢¤ KI TEITZEI 2017 Avot: chapter 2 Light candles at 7:18 p.m. Shabbat ends at 8:15 p.m.

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½¢¥¦¯ ±¤¦¢±« ±¤¦¢ FAST OF GEDALIAH Eve of Yom Kippur YOM KIPPUR Fast begins at 5:33 a.m. Light candles at 6:33 p.m. Yizkor Fast ends at 7:28 p.m. Fast begins at 6:47 p.m. Yom Kippur ends at 7:29 p.m. Tishrei–Cheshvan 5778 תשרי–חשון ה‘תשע“חOCTOBER 2017

TISHREI 15-21 SUKKOT TVSJSYRHQ]WXMGEPWMKRMƤGERGI[I CHESHVAN 7 The Sukkah, a temporary hut with a roof FIEXƤZI[MPPS[FVERGLIWSRXLIƥSSV At the time of the Holy Temple the of leaves, branches or sticks, reminding economy of Israel was dependent us of G-d’s ‘Clouds of Glory’ which TISHREI 22-23 SIMCHAT TORAH on rainfall to make the crops grow. sheltered the Jewish People during their The joy of Sukkot expands for seven Nevertheless, out of their great love for one another, the Jews in Israel waited two 40 years in the Sinai Desert. Sukkot is days and then bursts into Shemini full weeks after Sukkot until Cheshvan a joyous holiday. For seven days, we Atzeret—a day containing all the 7 before requesting rain—rather than are once again the original People of joy of the coming year. The second possibly inconvenience even the last few Moses wandering in the wilderness, evening of Shemini Atzeret, we pilgrims on their return trip to the most surrounded by the Clouds of Glory. celebrate Simchat Torah: All the distant boundary of the Holy Land. Only now those clouds are the greenery Scrolls of the Torah are carried from of a festive hut—called a Sukkah. All their ark around the bimah seven CHESHVAN 9 meals are eaten in the Sukkah, barring times, with dance and song. In some RoSh, Rabbenu Asher ben Yechiel (c1250- inclement weather. GSQQYRMXMIWXLMWMWHSRISRXLIƤVWX VIRS[RIHGSHMƤIVSJ.I[MWL night as well. On the morning of the law, author of important works, leader The Four Kinds second day, every man and boy is SJ+IVQER.I[V] PEXIVƥIHXS8SPIHS Each day of Sukkot, except Shabbat, called to the Torah, as we complete Spain), passed away. from Oct. 5 until Oct. 11, we shake the the yearly cycle of Torah reading, and ‘four kinds’ during the daytime. -RXLI/MRKSJ4SPERHEJƤVQIHXLI begin immediately anew. rights of the Jews, opening his land to TISHREI 21 mass Jewish immigration. Poland and its TISHREI 29 HOSHANA RABBAH EJƤPMEXIPERHWSJ0MXLYERME;LMXI6YWWME Shimon HaTzaddik (‘the righteous’) and the Ukraine, became a haven for On Hoshana Rabbah, a verdict is passed away. He was the Head Cohen Jews for the next 600 years. issued above: How much rain will and leader of Jews for 40 years descend this year and where. As during the early period of the Second CHESHVAN 11 Earth’s lawyers, we follow ancient Temple in Jerusalem. During his time Rachel, wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph GYWXSQWXSMRƥYIRGIXLMWHIGVII Alexander the Great conquered the and Benjamin, passed away (1563 BCE), All the preceding night, we recite land of Israel (c.313 BCE). according to Midrash. She is buried the Book of Deuteronomy and the outside Bethlehem. The building of First Book of Psalms. In the morning, we Temple was completed (823 BCE) but not CHESHVAN 1 circle the Torah-reading platform of dedicated until Tishrei 8 of the the synagogue seven times, lulav Sarah, wife of Abraham, passed away and etrog in hand, while reciting the (1676 BCE) according to Midrash. She Hoshanot. Then, in an ancient rite of is buried in the Cave of Machpela, at following Hebron (Genesis 23). year. ETROG BOX Oil on Canvas by Michoel Muchnik SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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OCTOBER 2017 Cheshvan–Kislev 5778 חשון–כסלו ה‘תשע“חNOVEMBER 2017 WINTER As per the Talmud, the month of Kislev marks the onset of the winter season in the Holy Land and is the third month of the "Season of the Rains."

SANCTIFICATION OF THE MOON Once a month, as the moon waxes in the sky, we recite a special blessing called Kiddush Levanah, XLIWERGXMƤGEXMSRSJXLIQSSRTVEMWMRKXLI Creator for His wondrous work we call astronomy.

Kiddush Levanah is recited after nightfall, usually on Saturday night. The blessing is concluded with songs and dancing, because our nation is likened to the moon—as it waxes and wanes, so have we throughout history. When we bless the moon, we renew our trust that very soon, the light of G-d's TVIWIRGI[MPPƤPPEPPXLIIEVXLERHSYVTISTPI[MPPFI redeemed from exile.

Though Kiddush Levanah can be recited as early as three days after the moon's rebirth, the kabbalah tells us it is best to wait a full week, till the seventh of the month. Once 15 days have passed, the moon begins to wane once more and the season for saying the blessing has passed.

10 KISLEV In 1826, Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch was arrested on charges that his teachings threatened the imperial authority of the Czar, but was subsequently exonerated. The date of his release, Kislev 10, is celebrated amongst Chabad Chassidim as a "festival of liberation." Tachnun (confession of sins) is omitted from the day's prayers, farbrengens are held, and Rabbi DovBer's teachings are studied.

THE LION AND LAMB Mosaic by Michoel Muchnick SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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³¥³ TOLDOT Blessing of the new month Light candles at 4:32 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:32 p.m.

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KISLEV 19 CHANUKAH MENORAH Rabbi Dov-Ber, the Maggid of Mezeritch, passed KINDLING BLESSINGS away. He was the successor of the Baal Shem Tov. 1. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei- nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de- sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Release from Czarist imprisonment in Petersburg, in Le-had-lik Ner Cha-nu-kah. 1798, of his youngest disciple, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King Liozhna (later of Liadi), founder of Chabad-Lubavitch. SJXLIYRMZIVWI;LSLEWWERGXMƤIH Celebrated throughout the world as the ‘New Year of us with His commandments, Chassidism.’ and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light. KISLEV 25 - TEVET 3 CHANUKAH 2. Bo-ruch A-toh³¡»¥ª¤ Ado-noi E-lo- "What is Chanukah?....When the Greeks entered the hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom She-o-so 7ERGXYEV] MR.IVYWEPIQ XLI]HIƤPIHEPPXLISMP YWIH Ni-sim La-avo-sei-nu Ba-yo-mim for lighting the seven-branched menorah) there. When Ho-heim Biz-man Ha-zeh. the rule of the Hasmonean family overcame them and Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King XVMYQTLIHXLI]WIEVGLIHERHJSYRHSRP]SRIƥEWOSJ of the universe, Who performed miracles for our forefathers in oil remaining with the Head Cohen's seal. It had only those days, at this time. enough oil to light for one day. A miracle occurred to it and they used it to light for eight days. The following year, they (the Sages) established it as a permanent holiday of praise and thanksgiving" (Talmud, Shabbos The following blessing is said only on 21b). This occurred in the year 165 BCE. CHANUKAH XLIƤVWXIZIRMRK SVXLIƤVWXXMQISRI Mosaic By Michoel Muchnik kindles the lights this Chanukah): HOW TO CELEBRATE CHANUKAH 3. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi Kindle the Chanukah Menorah on each of the eight E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom nights of Chanukah. For the dates and times see the Before kindling recite the blessings, and dormitory or in their own apartments, and weekday) prayer is recited the She-heh-che-yoh-nu GEPIRHEVFIPS[9WISPMZISMPSVTEVEJƤRGERHPIWŪPEVKI Ve-ki-ye-mo-nu Ve-hi-gi-o-nu after kindling recite ‘Hanairos hallolu...’ should kindle Menorahs in their own Chanukah Menorah should not be relit, Liz-man Ha-zeh. enough to burn until half an hour after nightfall—for the See the calendar below for which rooms. Chanukah lights are kindled in the moved or prepared. After this time the lights of the Menorah. Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, blessings to say. front window or by a doorway. Chanukah lights for Saturday night are King of the universe, Who has kindled. granted us life, sustained us, All members of the family should be On Friday afternoon the Chanukah lights and enabled us to reach this present at the kindling of the Chanukah (which will burn until a half-hour after TEVET 10 occasion. lights. Have all young boys kindle their nightfall) are kindled before the ShabbatAnniversary of start of siege of Jerusalem by Use a ‘Shamesh’ (service candle) to kindle the lights, andown Chanukah Menorahs and all young candles are lit. From the time the Nebuchadnezzar,Shabbat King of Babylon, resulting place it in its special place on the Menorah. For the number in destruction of First Temple (422 BCE). girls light their own Shabbat candles. candles are lit until Shabbat ends and the of lights and the order of kindling see the Commemorated since then as public fast calendar below. Students and singles who live in a Havdalah (separation between Shabbat day. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Before Shabbat Candle Lighting 1234 5 Blessings 1 & 2 After Nightfall. Blessings 1, 2 & 3 After Nightfall. Blessings 1 & 2 After Nightfall. Blessings 1 & 2 ®°§ 123 4 MIKEITZ Blessing of the new month 1 1 2 1 2 3 Light candles at 4:27 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:29 p.m.

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³¡¢ ³¡±²«³¢©«³ 31 13 Tevet FAST OF 10 TEVET ¢ ¢ Fast begins at 5:55 a.m. VAYECHI Legal Holiday Fast ends at 5:16 p.m. Light candles at 4:34 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:37 p.m. Tevet–Shevat 5778 TEVET 20 טבת–שבט ה‘תשע“חJANUARY 2018 RaMBaM (Maimonides), Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (1145-1205), passed away in Cairo, Egypt, and was buried in Tiberias, -WVEIP3YXWXERHMRKGSHMƤIVGSQQIRXEXSV philosopher, physician to Sultan Saladin, and leader of Egyptian Jewry, his brilliant works are studied to this day. It was said of him: “From Moses to Moses (i.e. the RaMBaM), there was none like Moses!” The Lubavitcher Rebbe has urged all Jews to study daily his Mishneh Torah, authoritative code of Jewish law, or at least the briefer Sefer HaMitzvos.

TEVET 24 6EFFM7LRIYV>EPQERSJ0MEHMƤVWXPIEHIVSJ Chabad-Lubavitch, passed away in 1812.

SHEVAT 1 On this day, Moses began telling the Jewish

People the Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1), ƤJXLSJXLI*MZI&SSOWSJ1SWIW-X[EWLMWPEWX[MPP and testament before he passed away over a month later, and before they entered the land of Israel.

SHEVAT 15 New Year for trees, when the earliest-blooming trees begin to bud in Israel. It is customary to partake of fruits, especially those for which the Land of Israel is praised in Scriptures. The seven species of Israel are wheat, barley, KVETI [MRI ƤKTSQIKVEREXISPMZI SMP ERHHEXI (honey). Many people have the custom of eating carob on this day while others eat jam or preserves from the etrog fruit left over from Sukkot. THE SHUK The kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria, the Arizal, Oil on Canvas by Harry McCormick would eat 15 fruits on the 15th of Shevat. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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JANUARY ³§² 2018 SHEMOT Legal Holiday Light candles at 4:40 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:43 p.m.

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± VA’EIRA Blessing of New Month Light candles at 4:47 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:49 p.m.

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¡²² ²± Rosh Chodesh Shevat BO 2 Dr. M. L. King Jr. Day New Moon: 2:25 18 a.m. Light candles at 4:54 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:56 p.m.

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¥² B’SHALACH Light candles at 5:02 p.m. Shabbat Shirah 8 New Moon: 5:36 18 p.m. Shabbat ends at 6:03 p.m.

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³©¥¢¥©²²± New Year for Trees Shevat–Adar 5778 שבט–אדר ה‘תשע“חFEBRUARY 2018

SHEVAT 17 PARSHAT ZACHOR FOOD FOR THE SOUL in 1440 A noxious plot was This being the Shabbat before Just as there are foods that are good for brewing against the Jewish Purim, on which we celebrate the the body and foods that are harmful, so community of Saragossa, Spain, foiling of Haman the Amalekite's there are foods that nourish the inner but they were completely unaware plot to destroy the Jewish person—the soul—and foods that harm it. of the looming danger. They people, the weekly Parshah is were spared, however, thanks to supplemented with the Zachor The Kosher Laws are Torah’s guide to a handful of synagogue beadles reading (Deuteronomy 25:17-19) those foods that affect the Jewish soul adversely. Any meat or fowl that is eaten who acted on a dream they all in which we are commanded to must be slaughtered in a prescribed, had. The resulting salvation on remember the evil of Amalek and humane fashion. Meat and milk must never the 17th of Shevat was celebrated to eradicate it from the face of mix. Scavengers, predatory beasts and by Saragossan Jews, and dubbed the earth. ƤWLWLIPPƤWLERHGIVXEMRSXLIVERMQEPWEVI “Purim Saragossa.” forbidden. ADAR 13 FAST OF ESTHER IT’S NEVER BEEN EASIER! SHEVAT 22 This date was chosen by Haman Seventy percent of the packaged foods in Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya to annihilate all Jews in all 127 your cupboard are probably kosher already. Mushka Schneerson, wife of the Kosher foods are the fastest growing provinces of the Persian Empire, Lubavitcher Rebbe. segment of the food industry. Going the with the permission of King full mile can be a smooth, step-by-step Achashverosh. Queen Esther PARSHAT SHEKALIM process—each step a mitzvah all on its thwarted his plan and received the own: When the Holy Temple stood in King's permission for the Jews Jerusalem, each Jew contributed • Don’t mix meat and milk. to resist. However, they were still an annual half-shekel to the ŵ'YXSYXTSVOWLIPPƤWLERHRSROSWLIV in mortal danger, and therefore ƤWL Temple. The 1st of Adar marked forbidden by Jewish law to fast • Buy only kosher meat. the beginning of the collection of (for the purpose of arousing Divine • Buy only those processed goods that the shekalim. In commemoration, LEZIOSWLIVGIVXMƤGEXMSR mercy) on that day so as not to the Torah reading of the Shabbat • Make your kitchen kosher. weaken themselves when they that falls on or before Adar 1 is QMKLXLEZIXSƤKLXJSVXLIMVPMZIW For more information or for help in keeping supplemented with the verses kosher, please contact us. The only member of the Jewish (Exodus 30:11-16) that relate people who was certainly safe was G-d's commandment to Moses Queen Esther herself. Therefore VIKEVHMRKXLIƤVWXKMZMRKSJXLI only she fasted—which is why the half-shekel. fast is called by her name. THE LAND OF ISRAEL Oil on Canvas by Baruch Nachshon SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

TIMES SHOWN ARE ¡²¡ ¡²¢ ¡² ¢ 16 Shevat 17 Shevat 18 Shevat STANDARD TIME 1 2 3 FOR ANNAPOLIS

FEBRUARY ±³¢ 2018 YITRO Light candles at 5:10 p.m. Shabbat ends at 6:11 p.m.

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THE SHABBAT CANDLES FESTIVAL CANDLE LIGHTING SCHEDULE TRADITIONAL CHALLAH A married woman customarily lights two candles and may add an additional For an unusually smooth taste and texture to enhance your Shabbat and Yom one for each of her children. An unmarried girl should light one candle in DATE FESTIVAL BLESSING(S) Tov meals. deference to her mother. *Sep. 20 First Eve of Rosh Hashanah No. 1 and 5 TSYRHWƥSYV As soon as a young girl can understand the idea of the Shabbat and can say **Sep.21 Second Eve of Rosh Hashanah No. 1 and 5 2 ounces fresh yeast and 1 package dry yeast the blessing (approximately 3 years old) her parents should provide her with a ***Sep. 29 Eve of Yom Kippur No. 2 and 5 candlestick and teach her to kindle the Shabbat candles. *Oct. 4 First Eve of Sukkot No. 3 and 5 2 cups warm water **Oct. 5 Second Eve of Sukkot No. 3 and 5 1 1/2 sticks margarine The young girl should light before her mother in case she needs assistance *Oct. 11 Eve of Shemini Atzeret No. 3 and 5 2 1/3 cups boiling water from her. **Oct. 12 Eve of Simchat Torah No. 3 and 5 2 tbsp. salt It is customary to put a few coins into a tzedaka pushka (charity box) before ***March 30 First Seder Night No. 4 and 5 1 1/2 cups sugar lighting the candles. **March 31 Second Seder Night No. 3 and 5 5 eggs *April 5 Seventh Eve of Passover No. 3 The correct time to light the Shabbat candles is 18 minutes before sunset ****April 6 Eighth Eve of Passover No. 4 Glaze: every Friday. Young girls should light just prior to this time. **May 19 First Eve of Shavuot No. 3 and 5 1 egg, beaten **May 20 Second Eve of Shavuot No. 3 and 5 THE FESTIVAL CANDLES Poppy seeds Just as candles are lit in honor of the Shabbat so are they lit in honor of the Dissolve yeast in 2 cups warm water, in a small bowl, until it bubbles. In a large festivals. bowl, place margarine and pour boiling water over it and stir until margarine is Various blessings are recited on different festivals. See the chart Blessings for-JPMKLXMRKEJXIVWYRWIXPMKLXSRP]JVSQETVII\MWXMRKƥE QI melted. Add salt and sugar. Let cool for a few minutes and beat in eggs. Add Festival Candle Lighting. ** Do not light before the time indicated. XLIFYFFPMRK]IEWX+VEHYEPP]EHHƥSYV/RIEHJSVQMRYXIW-JHSYKLMWXSS QSMWXEHHEPMXXPIQSVIƥSYV '%98-32;LIRPMKLXMRKEJXIVXLISRWIXSJEJIWXMZEPETVII\MWXMRKƥEQIQYWX 0MKLXSRP]JVSQETVII\MWXMRKƥEQI FIYWIHXSPMKLXXLIGERHPIWWMRGIMXMWTVSLMFMXIHXSGVIEXIERI[ƥEQIF] *** Do not light after sunset. When ready to rise, smear top of dough with oil, cover and let rise 1 hour. striking a match or lighter, etc. However, it is permissible to use (or transfer Separate a small portion of dough known as ‘challah’ from the whole dough. ƤVIJVSQ EƥEQIFYVRMRKGSRXMRYSYWP]WMRGIXLISRWIXSJXLIJIWXMZEPWYGLEW(SRSXPMKLXEJXIVWYRWIXPMKLXSRP]JVSQETVII\MWMXMRKƥEQI Shape and let rise another hour. Brush with beaten egg to glaze. Sprinkle with ETMPSXPMKLXKEWSVGERHPIƥEQI %TVII\MWXMRKƥEQIMWEƥEQIFYVRMRKGSRXMRYSYWP]WMRGIXLISRWIXSJE poppy seeds. JIWXMZEPŪWYGLEWETMPSXPMKLXKEWSVGERHPIƥEQI Bake at 350° 1 hour for large challahs, 1/2 hour for smaller challahs and rolls. PROCEDURE FOR LIGHTING THE SHABBAT CANDLES The woman (or young girl) lights the candles, then spreads her hands out HONEY CAKE around the candles, drawing her hands inwards in a circular motion three timesBLESSINGS FOR FESTIVAL CANDLE LIGHTING Traditionally served on Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur symbolic of our to indicate her acceptance of the sanctity of the Shabbat. She then covers her wishes for a sweet year. eyes and says the blessing: Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov 3 eggs 1 Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Ha-zi-ko-ron 1 pound honey (11/3 cups) 1 1/3 cups sugar 1 cup strong coffee Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech 2 tsp. baking powder Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov 3 tbsp. margarine 2 Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Shabbat V'Shel Yom Ha-ki-purim. 1 tsp. baking soda GYTWƥSYV Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech 1 tsp. cinnamon Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov 4VILIEXSZIRXSq+VIEWIERHƥSYVEű\űTER Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Tov. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu 3 Beat eggs and honey together. Add sugar and mix again. Mix coffee with Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Shabbat Ko-desh. baking powder, and then add with margarine to the egg mixture. Add baking Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech WSHEƥSYVGMRREQSRERHFIEXXSKIXLIV[IPP&EOIMRKVIEWIHű\űTEREX Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov &PIWWIHEVI=SY0VHSYV+H/MRKSJXLIYRMZIVWI;LSLEWWERGXMƤIHYW 325° for 55 minutes to an hour. with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the holy 4 Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Shabbat Shabbat. V’Shel Yom Tov. She then uncovers her eyes to behold the Shabbat lights. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech The time of lighting is considered especially propitious to pray to G-d for health Ho-olom She-heh-che-yoh-nu Ve-ki-ye-mo-nu and happiness. The prayer is readily accepted because it is said during the 5 Ve-hi-gi-o-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh. NOTE: This calendar contains sacred writings. performance of this great mitzvah of lighting the Shabbat candles. Please do not desecrate it. However it is not considered Shaimos. CAUTION: The candles must be lit before sunset. It is prohibited and is a desecration of the Shabbat to light the candles after sunset. THE ART OF MAKING STUFFED CABBAGE FANCY KREPLACH HOLIDAY RECIPES Traditionally served on Simchat Torah, as the rolled cabbage Kreplach, a chopped meat or chicken mixture encased in reminds us of the Torah scrolls. dough and then cooked or fried, is traditionally served the afternoon before Yom Kippur, on Hashanah Rabbah and at the HAMANTASCHEN 4VITEVMRK'EFFEKIJSV7XYJƤRK CHEESE BLINTZES Purim feast. Hamantaschen, a traditional Purim delight, is a three-cornered Place cabbage in the freezer and leave there for 2 to 3 days. Cheese blintzes are served hot, with sour cream or applesauce. They are a special favorite on Shavuot when it is TEWXV]ƤPPIH[MXLQSLR TSTT]WIIH SVSXLIVW[IIXƤPPMRK Remove and allow to defrost overnight. Cabbage rolls canBatter: be Dough: made in the morning. 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Roll out each piece very thin (approximately with them, and then placing another layer on top of the 2rolled Tbsp. sugar 1/4 tsp. pepper MRGL SREƥSYVIHFSEVH;MXLXLIVMQSJEGYTSVKPEWW GEFFEKIMRXLITSXIRLERGIWXLIƥEZSVSJXLIHMWL 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 egg 1/4 cup raisins (optional) 1 Tbsp. matzah meal (depending on desired size) cut into the dough to make 1 medium cabbage GMVGPIW4PEGIXSXIEWTSSRSJƤPPMRKMRXLIQMHHPISJ 1/3 cup oil for frying DOUGH: 'SQFMRIƥSYVWEPXERHSMP-REWITEVEXIFS[PFIEX each circle. BATTER: Combine eggs and milk. Add sour cream and blendIKK]SPOW[EXIVERHFEOMRKTS[HIV SVWSHE %HHXSƥSYV To shape into triangle, lift up right and left sides, leaving the [IPP%HHƥSYVKVEHYEPP]1M\[IPPYRXMPFEXXIVMWWQSSXL,IEXQM\XYVI/RIEHERHVSPPSYXXLMRP]SRƥSYVIHWYVJEGI'YXMRX S bottom side down, and bring both sides to meet at center, Sauce: SREPS[ƥEQIEWQEPPEQSYRXSJSMPMRERMRGLJV]MRKTER 3-inch squares or circles. EFSZIXLIƤPPMRK0MJXFSXXSQWMHIYTXSGIRXIVXSQIIXSXLIV2 Tbsp. margarine until hot but not smoking. Ladle a small amount of batter FILLING: Saute onion in oil. Add chopped meat and brown two sides. 2 onions, sliced (approximately 1 ounce) into pan, tipping pan in all directionsfor 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Add salt, pepper, 3 cups canned tomatoes, with juice until batter covers the entire bottom of the pan. Fry on one egg and matzah meal and mix well. Fill center of each square Preheat oven to 350°. Brush dough with beaten egg before 11/2 tsp. salt side until set and golden, approximately 1 minute. Slip baking. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for or circle with meat mixture. Fold into triangles, or bring both 1/2 tsp. pepper pancake out of pan and repeat until all batter is used. Add oilsides and bottom together towards center, pinching together approximately 20 minutes. Beef bones (optional) to pan as necessary. Yields 4 dozen Hamantaschen. and thus forming a triangle. Place in lightly salted boiling FILLING:-RERSXLIVFS[PQM\EPPMRKVIHMIRXWJSVƤPPMRK [EXIVJSVETTVS\MQEXIP]QMRYXIWYRXMPOVITPEGLƥSEXXSXST Meat: POTATO LATKES When ready, remove from pot and serve in soup. Can also be 1 pound chopped meat ASSEMBLE: Fill each pancake on golden side with 3 Tbsp. ofWIVZIHEWWMHIHMWL*SVƤVQIVOVITPEGLJV]MRLIEXIHSMPMR &IGEYWISJXLIKVIEXWMKRMƤGERGISJSMPMRXLILMWXSV]SJ ƤPPMRK*SPHMRWMHIWXSGIRXIVERHVSPPFPMRX^IYRXMPGSQTPIXIP] Chanukah, Latkes—fritters fried in oil—are usually served. 4 Tbsp. uncooked rice WOMPPIXSZIVQIHMYQƥEQIYRXMPKSPHIRFVS[RSRFSXLWMHIW 4 Tbsp. grated onion closed. Replace rolled blintzes in pan and fry for 2 minutes, 5 large potatoes, peeled 1 egg turning once. 1 large onion 3 Tbsp. cold water 4 eggs Seasoning 1/3 cup matzah meal 3 Tbsp. honey 1 tsp. salt 1/4 cup lemon juice Recipes reprinted with permission from 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 cup seedless raisins The Spice and Spirit of Kosher-Jewish Cooking 1/3 cup oil for frying ©1977 & 1990 by Lubavitch Women’s COOKBOOK. SAUCE: Heat margarine in 6-quart pot and saute onions. Add +VEXITSXEXSIWERHSRMSRSRXLIƤRIWMHISJEKVEXIVSVMRJSStomatoes,H salt, pepper and bones. Cook for 30 minutes. processor, or in blender with a little water added to it. Add MEAT: In a bowl combine meat, rice, onion, egg and water. eggs and mix well. Add matzah meal and seasoning and mixPlace one large tablespoon of mixture onto each leaf and roll well. Heat oil in frying pan, then add mixture, 1 tablespoon atas a described above. time, into frying pan. When golden brown, turn over and brown other side. TO COOK: Place cabbage rolls in sauce. Cover and cook for 11/2 hours over low heat. Sauce should cover at least half of the rolls. If more sauce is necessary, add 1 cup tomato juice. After 11/2 hours add honey, lemon juice and raisins. Note: Stuffed cabbage freezes well. When reheating defrosted stuffed cabbage, 6 potatoes cut in quarters may be added. Cook until potatoes are tender. OUR ARTISTS Michoel Muchnik, Brooklyn, NY | (718) 363-8721 Baruch Nachshon, Hebron, Israel | 972-2-9961-032 Victor Brindatch– Alexander Gallery | (718) 972-2306 Itshak Holtz – Alexander Gallery | (718) 972-2306 Zalman Kleinman – Chai Gallery | (718)774-9149 Henoch Lieberman– Chai Gallery | (718)774-9149 Gadi Dadon – Betzalel Gallery | (718)307-1005 Yoram Lukov, Tel Aviv, Israel | 972-3-516-0287 Adar–Nissan 5778 אדר–ניסן ה‘תשע“חMARCH 2018

ADAR 14 PURIM responsibility for the Jew. On Purim, PASSOVER Purim commemorates the day when Jews particularly, it is a special mitzvah to (See next page for more) throughout the Persian Empire rested from remember the poor. Give charity to Theat least Search for Chometz ƤKLXMRKXLIMVIRIQMIWSRXLITVIZMSYWHE] two, but preferably more, needy individualsOn the evening of March 29 we search totally routing them. on Mar. 1, during the daytime. The mitzvah MWFIWXJYPƤPPIHF]KMZMRKHMVIGXP]XSXLIour homes for chometz. Consult a HOW TO CELEBRATE PURIM RIIH]-JLS[IZIV]SYGERRSXƤRHTSSVSiddur for details. people, place at least several coins into Listen to the Megillah pushkas (charity boxes). Even smallBurning the Chometz To relive the miraculous events of Purim, GLMPHVIRWLSYPHJYPƤPPXLMWQMX^ZEL On the morning before Passover, March 30, we listen to the reading of the Megillah we burn the chometz that was found during (the Scroll of Esther) on Wednesday night, Eat the Festive Meal the search or that was left over from break- Feb. 28, and again on Thursday, Mar. 1, As on all festivals, we celebrate Purimfast with and not stored away with the chometz during the daytime. When Haman’s name a special festive meal on Mar. 1, duringthat willthe be sold to the non-Jew. is mentioned, we twirl graggers and stamp daytime, when family and friends gather our feet to ‘drown out’ his evil name. Tell the together to rejoice in the Purim spirit.The Morning Before Passover children that Purim is the only time when it’s On March 30, we can eat chometz only until a mitzvah to make noise! The Fast of Esther the time indicated on the calendar. After To commemorate the day of prayer thatand time we may eat only foods which are Send Gifts of Food fasting which the Jews held before kosher-for-Passover.their However, we do not eat On Purim we emphasize the importance victory, we fast before Purim, on Feb.matzah 28. until the Seder. of Jewish unity and friendship by sending gifts of food to friends. Send a gift of at Machatzit Hashekel Nissan 15-16 | The Seder Nights least two kinds of ready-to-eat foods (for It is a tradition to give 3 half-dollar 8LIƤVWXX[SRMKLXWSJ4EWWSZIV[IGSRHYGXcoins example, pastry, fruit, beverage) to at least to charity to commemorate the half-shekela Seder—a festive yet solemn event. At a one friend on Mar. 1, during the daytime. It given by each Jew in the time of thetable Holy royally set with our best crystal and is proper that men send to men and women Temple. This mitzvah, usually performedWMPZIVERHXLIƤRIWXSJOSWLIV[MRIW[I in to women. Sending these gifts should be the synagogue, should be done on re-enactFeb. 28 the Exodus from Egypt in ancient done through a third party. Children, in or Mar. 1, according to your custom.times. We also pray for the forthcoming addition to sending their own gifts of food, redemption speedily in our days. make enthusiastic messengers. NISSAN 11 Birthday of the Lubavitcher rebbe inSecond 1902. Night of Pesach Give Gifts to the Needy On the second night of Pesach (March 31), Concern for the needy is a year-round [IFIKMR7IƤVEX,EŭSQIVGSYRXMRKSJXLI days between Pesach and Shavuot.

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NISSAN 21 HOW TO PREPARE FOR PASSOVER Splitting of the Red Sea. Three days What is Chometz? after the Exodus from Egypt, Pharaoh Chometz is any food and drink made from wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt or discovered that the Jewish People did not their derivatives, which is forbidden on Passover because it is leavened or plan to return. He pursued them with his JIVQIRXIH-JEJSSHGSRXEMRWER]SJXLIWIMRKVIHMIRXWERHMWRSXGIVXMƤIHEWarmy and caught them next to the sea. A “kosher-for-Passover”, it’s considered chometz. Divine miracle split the sea that night and Cleaning for Passover the Jewish People crossed over on dry Take all the chometz—both food and utensils used throughout the year (and land. The Egyptians followed but the sea not koshered for Passover)—and store it all away in closets or rooms that poured back over them and they perished. you will lock or tape shut. You’ll sell this chometz temporarily to a non-Jew. Clean your entire house, purging it of all crumbs and small pieces of food. %PWSGLIGOJSVGLSQIX^MR]SYVGEVERHSJƤGIŪHSRŭXSZIVPSSOHIWOWERH NISSAN 22 - LAST DAY OF PASSOVER drawers. Other spots to be investigated include: clothes, pockets (especially The eighth day of Passover is traditionally the children’s), pocketbooks and attache cases. Vacuum cleaner bags associated with our fervent hope for the should be discarded or cleaned. coming of Moshiach. How to Prepare the Kitchen Since the kitchen has been used the whole year long for chometz, it’s going The Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidus, to need some work to prepare it for Passover use. Contact us for details. instituted the custom of eating on the Shopping for Passover last day of Passover a special third meal, While shopping for Passover we must be careful that the foods we buy complete with matzah and wine, called the are not only kosher but are also kosher-for-Passover—that is, completely “Meal of Moshiach”. On that day, he said, chometz-free. one can feel the approach of Moshiach. In addition to ‘raw ingredients’, there are many kosher-for-Passover packaged foods available. However, be careful to purchase only those packaged foods that display the insignia of a reliable supervising agency, Passover does not end until the night together with “P” or “kosher for Passover”. of April 7, at the time indicated on the How to Sell the Chometz calendar. Until that time no chometz Since we can’t own chometz on Passover, we need to sell—before the should be bought or eaten. time indicated on the calendar—to a non-Jew all chometz that we will not consume or destroy before Passover. This is not a simple transaction. That IYAR 14 - SECOND PESACH is why we empower a competent Rabbi to do it for us. In the times of the Holy Temple, those who had become ritually impure would get a WIGSRHGLERGIXSSJJIVXLIMV4EWGEPWEGVMƤGI on this day. Some still have a custom of celebrating the day by eating matzah. GREETING ELIYAHU Oil on Canvas by Zalman Kleinman SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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SIVAN 6-7 SHAVUOT, A MAJOR people roamed the Sinai desert. In a FESTIVAL more general sense, Torah includes Shavuot is a major festival, all the 24 books of the Bible. Even celebrating an event so important, the more generally, Torah includes the world would be an entirely different oral traditions, writings and sayings place without it. On this day, 3,330 of all Torah Sages throughout the years ago, the entire Jewish nation generations. Alongside this is a rich stood at the foot of Mount Sinai and esoteric tradition called the Kabbalah, the transmission of Torah began from which unlocks secret knowledge we heaven to earth. could never know on our own.

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Memorial Day Sivan–Tammuz 5778 סיון–תמוז ה‘תשע“חJUNE 2018

SIVAN 20 On the third of Tammuz of the year 2488 from creation (1273 The entire Jewish community of Blois, France, were BCE), Joshua was leading the Jewish people in one of the burnt to death in 1171. They sang the `Alenu' prayer asbattles to conquer the Land of Israel. Victory was imminent, XLI]HMIHEJƤVQMRKXLIMVJEMXLMR+HVEXLIVXLERWEZI but darkness was about to fall. “Sun,” proclaimed Joshua, their lives by converting. “be still at Giv’on; moon, at the Ayalon valley” (Joshua 10:12). The heavenly bodies acquiesced, halting their progress During the Cossack massacres led by Chmielnitzki in through the sky until Israel’s armies brought the battle to its successful conclusion. 1648-9, hundreds of thousands of Jews were cruelly slaughtered, hundreds of Jewish communities wiped TAMMUZ 12-13 out, and two-thirds of Polish Jewry decimated. One of Birthday of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson (1880-1950), the largest massacres, 12,000 Jews, was at Nemirov onsixth leader of Chabad-Lubavitch, and release from Bolshevik Sivan 20. For hundreds of years, this day was observedimprisonment, Leningrad, 1927. His imprisonment followed as a public fast-day, proclaimed by the Torah-leaders his implacable struggle to preserve Jewish religious life in memory of the two-year ordeal which left thousandsthroughout the Soviet Union. orphaned and widowed and impoverished the entire Jewish community. TAMMUZ 17

TAMMUZ 3 Passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in 1994. The Rebbe emphasized Moses descended from Mt. Sinai, after G-d had taught him many times after the passing of his father-in-law, in the entire Torah for 40 days. In his hands, he carried the 1950, that the anniversary of the passing of a righteoustwo stone Tablets engraved with the Ten Commandments. Jewish leader is an auspicious time for us to rededicateBut when he saw the Jewish People worshiping the Golden ourselves to the realization of his most cherished goals.Calf, he smashed the Tablets down in disgust.

The Rebbe’s leadership continues to inspire us. He has taught us that with every good deed we do we bring theIn later generations, King Menashe set up an idol in the world one step closer to perfection. Indeed, every kind8IQTPI %TSWXSQSWE+VIIOSJƤGIVFYVRXXLI8SVELWGVSPP word we speak, and even our positive thoughts, have aXLIHEMP]WEGVMƤGIWLEHXSWXST ERHXLI6SQERWFVIEGLIH TSXIRXFIRIƤGMEPIJJIGX&]VIQIQFIVMRKXLI6IFFIŭW Jerusalem’s wall (70 CE). vision and by connecting to his purpose, we can hasten XLIYRJSPHMRKSJXLIƤREP6IHIQTXMSRERHEFIXXIVPMJI for all humankind. 8LMWHE]MWSFWIVZIHEWSRISJXLIƤZITYFPMGJEWXHE]W-X begins the ‘Three Weeks’—a period of national mourning for the destruction of the two Temples, during which we

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AV 9 TISHA B’AV succumbed and converted in order MOSHIACH–OUR REDEEMER world of peace and consummateSaddest day in the Jewish calendar. to remain in Spain, most secretly “I believe with complete faith in holiness. Commemorated as a 25-hour fast retained their Jewish identity for the coming of Moshiach. And from sunset of the previous evening. generations. They were known as though he may tarry, I shall wait, Moshiach will free the Jewish Marranos. But many were caught by anticipating his arrival each day.” People from all servitude toAnniversary of the Divine decree the Inquisition’s watchful eye, and (Number 12 of Maimonides’ 13 foreign nations, rebuild the thatHoly the Jewish People remain in burnt at the stake. Principles of Faith). Temple in Jerusalem and gatherthe desert for 40 years until that all the Jews of the entire world to generation died out, after they cried World War I, too, began on Av 9. It Belief in Moshiach is Central Israel. Peace and prosperity will over the 12 Spies’ false report of the uprooted large Jewish populations to Judaism be universal and all the nations of Land of Israel. and threw most Jewish communities The concept of Moshiach is basic the world will serve the one G-d. into chaos. It brought in its wake to Jewish belief. It is found in the Anniversary of the destruction (by the Russian Revolution which writings of the prophets which are Moshiach will reveal G-dliness in Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar) systematically crushed Judaism, ƤPPIH[MXLVIJIVIRGIWXS1SWLMEGL every facet of the Creation. He of the First Temple, and (by Romans the Cossack massacres of Jews Throughout history our ancestors will elevate each of us from our under Titus) of the Second Temple. throughout the Ukraine (1918-1921) have prayed for Moshiach’s arrival. respective limitations and open and the conditions which gave rise to our eyes to the G-dliness that is Capture by Romans of Beitar, last Nazism and the Holocaust. Why Do We Need Moshiach? the inner reality of our life. We Jewish fortress to hold out in the Bar In the Messianic Era, the Divine will still have our family, friends Kochba rebellion, with terrible loss of AV 15 plan for the world will be fully and possessions. However, they life (135 CE). Jerusalem was plowed End of the 40-year decree upon realized. There will be universal will be more wholesome and up and turned into a non-Jewish the Jewish People to remain in the peace, prosperity, goodness and meaningful because we will see city—Aelia Capitolina (C. 135 CE). desert. Reconciliation of the tribe knowledge of G-d. their true value—their Divine purpose. of Benjamin with the other tribes of How Will Moshiach Affect Our In 1492, Av 9 was the last day by Israel. Removal of guards stationed Lives? which all Jews who would not be by Jeroboam ben Nevat to prevent The coming of Moshiach will baptized had to leave Spain. Over pilgrimages of the Ten Tribes of not cause a break with the past 300,000 chose to leave, suffering Israel to the Temple in and the beginning of something terrible privations till they found entirely new. On the contrary, it How Do We Prepare for stable new places of abode. Many is the culmination and crowning Moshiach? never made it—victims of pirates, stroke of all our efforts toward a By doing more mitzvot, learning unscrupulous ship-captains, robbers Jerusalem. more Torah and praying for his and starvation. Of those who Permission granted by Romans revelation, we hasten Moshiach’s to bury the dead of Beitar after coming and prepare ourselves to 14 years. “There were no greater greet him. holidays to the Jewish People than Av 15 and Yom Kippur.” DRAW THE CURTAIN Oil on Canvas by Baruch Nachshon SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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JULY 2018 Av–Elul 5778 אב–אלול ה‘תשע“חAUGUST 2018

AV 20 Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, renowned scholar and father of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, passed away.

AV 28-29

Moses came down from his second 40-day stay on Mt. Sinai to plead forgiveness for the Jewish People who had worshiped the Golden Calf. After G-d agreed to forgive them, He told Moses to go down and carve out two new tablets of stone )\SHYW WMRGILILEHFVSOIRXLIƤVWXSRIWMRHMWKYWX1SWIWJSYRHYRHIV his tent a lode of sapphire. He hewed out two new tablets and became, our Sages tell us, extremely wealthy from the left-over chips (1313 BCE).

AV 30 ROSH CHODESH ELUL First day of Rosh Chodesh Elul. Moses ascended Mt. Sinai, for the third time, with the tablets he had carved. The next 40 days till Yom Kippur were days of Divine acceptance and favor, during which G-d's mercy was aroused to totally forgive His people. We reenact this year by year, devoting time during the month of Elul (and the Ten Days of Teshuva till Yom Kippur) to review our ways, seeking to correct whatever needs correcting in thought, speech and deed.

THE MONTH OF ELUL One of the major accusations often leveled at the CEO of the universe is inaccessibility. These charges are entirely unfounded. G-d is everywhere, and from there He awaits your call. And just to prove it, one month before Rosh Hashanah, He devotes an entire month to being as approachable as an Al-mighty Creator can get.

Think of it as though the big boss took a stroll through the cubicles, happily chatting with anyone who approaches, giving each his full attention and a MARKETPLACE warm smile. That is what our sages mean when they call Elul the Month of Oil on Canvas by Victor Brindatch Divine Compassion. During these days, you can repair all that went amiss from the entire year—with study, with charity and good deeds, with meditation ELUL 10 ELUL 18 Birthday of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745- and prayer. That is also why we blow the Shofar every day of this month In 1586, Sigismund, King of Poland and Duke of Birth-date of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov (1698-1812), known as the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad- I\GITX7LEFFEX EWE[EOIYTGEPPXSTVITEVIJSVXLIQEKRMƤGIRXHE]WXS Lithuania, approved the rights of Jewish law-courts Lubavitch intellectual branch of Chassidism, author GSQI;IEPWSLEZISYV1I^Y^SWERH8IƤPPMRGLIGOIHHYVMRKXLMW 1760), founder of Chassidism, renowned for his of Tanya and Shulchan Aruch HaRav. month. to judge cases in accordance with Torah law. love of every Jew. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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ELUL 22 Special Rosh Hashanah Foods First day, this year, for saying Selichot On Rosh Hashanah, our table is a feast of DTVE]IVWJSVJSVKMZIRIWW 8LIƤVWX optimism celebrating the sweet and abundant Selichot are said early Sunday morning year to come. Instead of salt, we dip our after midnight (1:00 a.m. when Daylight GLEPPELMRLSRI]3RXLIƤVWXRMKLX[IJSPPS[ this by dipping an apple in honey. Some will Savings Time operates). The other TPEGIXLILIEHSJEWLIITSVƤWLSRXLIXEFPI Selichot are said before dawn or early Pomegranates and sweetened carrots are morning. also customary.

ELUL 25 The Shofar First day of Creation, according to one There is one mitzvah, the core mitzvah of this Talmudic opinion. Rosh Hashanah is the day, that sums up all that Rosh Hashanah sixth day, when Man was created. is about. It is to hear the sound of a Shofar blown thirty times in the sequence written in TISHREI 1-2 ROSH HASHANAH the prayer book. A Shofar is not a trumpet or a Rosh Hashanah literally means, Head of french horn—it’s a plain horn of an animal. We don’t play a symphony or a sonata, just a raw the Year. Imagine the year as a body and and simple cry. Our Sages say it is the sound Rosh Hashanah as its brain, containing of a small child crying for his father. If you all the switches for every day of the year. listen carefully, you can hear that cry inside as That’s also why it is the Day of Judgment: well, a simple, primal cry as each soul yearns Every moment of these 48 hours, our to return to its essential Father on this day. words and actions adjust the program for another day of the year. Tashlich There is a beautiful and ancient custom in 3RXLIƤVWXIZIRMRKSJ6SWL,EWLEREL most communities, full of symbolism and we bless one another, saying, “May you drama. On the second day of Rosh Hashanah, [I[EPOXSEFSH]SJ[EXIVGSRXEMRMRKPMZIƤWL be signed and sealed in the Book of Life!” and recite the Tashlich, a prayer that G-d, out This Book of Life is not written on paper, of His great compassion, will toss our sins but programmed into the natural order MRXSXLIWIE8LIƤWLXSSXEOITEVXMRXLI of things. Over the period of ten days QIXETLSV.YWXEWƤWLRIZIVGPSWIXLIMVI]IW until Yom Kippur, the code can still be so is G-d ever-watchful over us. revised—by revising our own hearts and TISHREI 10 YOM KIPPUR activities: Eating and drinking, anointingare once with again the original People of Moses lives. After that, it is burned in. Rewrites Yom Kippur (‘Day of Atonement’) is the holiest perfumes or lotions, marital relations,wandering washing in the wilderness, surrounded by are awkward. day in the Jewish Year. So holy that the soul (for pleasure) and wearing leather shoes.the Clouds of Glory. Only now those clouds is “at one” with G-d. When you’re at one, all is are the greenery of a festive hut—called a forgiven. In addition to the prohibition of work— TISHREI 15-21 SUKKOT Sukkah. All meals are eaten in the Sukkah, NYWXPMOI7LEFFEXŪXLIVIEVIƤZISXLIVSJJPMQMXW Sukkot is a joyous holiday. For sevenbarring days, weinclement weather.

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