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Shnas Hakhel בס“ד Sivan 5776/2016 SPECIAL DAYS IN SIVAN Volume 27, Issue 3 Sivan 1/June 7/Tuesday Rosh Chodesh Sivan We don't say Tachnun the first twelve days of Sivan, because the first is Rosh Chodesh, followed by Yom HaMeyuchas, Sheloshes Yimei Hagbalah, Erev Shavuos, Isru Chag, and Sheva Yimei Tashlumin, the seven days allowed for bringing the Shavuos Korbanos. (Alter Rebbe's Sidur, Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch 494:20) " . Obviously the main preparation for Matan Torah is through studying Torah. Particularly, the laws of the holiday, including and especially, those parts of Torah that explain the greatness of Matan Torah, through which is added the desire to receive the Torah. Whether in Nigleh, for instance, the Sugya of Matan Torah in Shnas Hakhel Maseches Shabbos (86a) and Maamarim about Matan Torah in Chasidus. More specifically, from Rosh Chodesh on, to learn — the Maamar 'BaChodesh HaShelishi' in Torah Sivan 2/June 8/Wednesday Or, ParshasYisro. This Maamar is accessible Yom HaMeyuchas to everyone, men, women, and children, at their level. Moshe Rabeinu ascended Har Sinai (Shemos 19:3). HaShem told the Jewish As far as others, just as we need to make sure people, "You will be to me a treasure . a everyone has the physical needs of the kingdom of Kohanim and a holy nation", holiday, food and drink on a broad scale, so (Shemos 19:5-6), 2448 [1313 BCE]. we must make sure everyone has the spiritual needs for the holiday, especially the Yartzeit of R. Chaim Elazar Shapira of appropriate preparation for the Muncacz, Chasidic Rebbe and Halachic holiday." (Sichah, Shabbos Mevarchim authority, author of Minchas Elazar, 5697 Sivan, 5748) [1937]. TZCHOK CHABAD OF HANCOCK PARK The Jewish People camped at Har Sinai as one person, with one heart, 2448 [1313 BCE]. (Shemos 19:1, Rashi) Inside this issue: Massacre of the Jews of Worms, 4856 [1096], commemorated in the Kinah "Mi Special Days 1 Yitein Roshi Mayim" by R. Kalonymus b. Yehudah, we say on Tisha B’Av. Shavuos Laws & Customs 5 Yartzeit of Rebbitzen Devorah Leah, Chassidic Stories about Shavuos 7 daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe, wife of R. Yaakov Yisroel of Czerkass, grandmother of R. Mordechai DovBer of Hornestiepel, 5636, Calendar 11 [1876]. Chabad Chodesh Sivan 5776 Chabad Chodesh Sivan CONGREGATION LEVI YI "The Gaon, R. Chaim Elazar Sivan 5/June 11/Shabbos Shapira of Muncacz, author of Erev Shavuos The Mezeritcher Magid accepted Minchas Elazar, was extremely the position of leader of the close with the previous The Jewish people made the Chasidim, a year after the Baal Lubavitcher Rebbe . and met commitment: "Naaseh V’Nishma", Shem Tov's passing, 5521 [1761]. with him for extended discussions, "We will do, and we will listen". and they would go for walks (Shemos 24:7-8, Rashi) Sivan 8/June 14/Tuesday together . " (N’siei Chabad UBnei Isru Chag Doram) Moshe Rabeinu built a Mizbeach and twelve monuments for the " . On the day after Shavuos, it's Sivan 3/June 9/Thursday twelve tribes, at the foot of Har forbidden to fast by law, [and not First day of the Sh’loshes Yimei Sinai. (Shemos 24:4, Rashi) merely by custom], since in the Hagbalah. HaShem told Moshe time of the Beis HaMikdash, it was Rabeinu to have three days of Sivan 6/June 12/Sunday the "Day of the Sacrificing," . preparation for Matan Torah. First Day of Shavuos they would bring the Olos Reiyah (Shemos 19:11, Rashi). [Pilgrimage Korbanos], which they HaShem gave the Torah, 2448 couldn't bring on Yom Tov itself: Moshe Rabeinu returned to Har [1313 BCE]. since they have no use for eating Sinai to report the public " ... Shavuos is an opportune time on Yom Tov we don't desecrate declaration of the Jewish people to to achieve everything in improving Yom Tov for them, since we can accept the Torah (Shemos 19:8, Torah study, and Avodah marked bring them after Yom Tov, because Rashi). by fear of HaShem, and to strive in Shavuos has seven days to make up Teshuvah about Torah study, the Korbanos. Massacre of the Jews of Mayence, without interference from the 4856 [1096], commemorated in accusing Satan, just like the time of Even now after the Beis the Kinah "Mi Yitein Roshi Mayim" Shofar-blowing, and Yom Kipur HaMikdash was destroyed, fasting by R. Kalonymus b. Yehudah, we " (HaYom Yom, Sivan 4) and eulogizing are not say on Tisha B’Av. permitted..." (Alter Rebbe's The Tzemach Tzedek became the Moshe Rabeinu was saved, drawn Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, third Lubavitcher Rebbe [publicly], from the water, three months after Hilchos Pesach, 494:19) 5589 [1829]. his birth, 2368 [1393 BCE]. (Sotah " . It was announced that 12b) Wedding of Rebbetzin Devorah the "Tzemach Tzedek", accepted Leah, daughter of the Rebbe the leadership . and that in a few Yartzeit of our holy Master and MaHaRaSh, with R. Moshe Aryeh minutes the Rebbe would come Teacher, Rabbi Yisroel b. Eliezer, Leib Ginzburg, 5632 [1872]. into Shul and say Chasidus . The the Baal Shem Tov, 5520 [1760]. Rebbe appeared dressed in white He was sixty-one. Sivan 9/June 15/Wednesday clothes, that he had inherited from Yartzeit of R. Moshe Rivkes, author the Alter Rebbe. He sat down at the Yartzeit of R. Avrohom Mordechai of Be'er HaGolah on Shulchan Bimah and began to say the Alter of Ger, author of Imrei Emes, Aruch, 5432 [1672]. Maamar, "Al Shloshah Devarim 5708 [1948]. HaOlam Omed" (Sichos, 5698, Yartzeit of R. Yaakov Chaim Sofer, p.285) Sivan 7/June 13/Monday author of Kaf HaChayim, Sefardic Second Day of Shavuos Halachic authority, 5699 [1939]. “...When people took haircuts on the three days before Shavuos, my Moshe Rabeinu went up to Har Sivan 10/June 16/Thursday father (the Rebbe Rashab) wasn’t Sinai to receive the Luchos. The Tzemach Tzedek made a pleased.” [Hayom Yom, Sivan 3] (Shemos 32:1, Rashi) Shidduch between his grandchildren, the Rebbe Rashab Sivan 4/June 10/Friday Yartzeit of Dovid HaMelech, 2924 and the Rebbitzin Shterna Sara, the HaShem told the Jewish people to [837 BCE]. (Shabbos 30a, daughter of his son, R’ Yosef sanctify themselves for Matan Yerushalmi, Chagiga 2:3) (Likutei Yitzchok of Orsht. When R’ Yosef Torah. Moshe Rabeinu wrote the Sichos Vol. 8, Shavuos, note 8) Yitzchok asked his father, if Torah, from Bereishis until the Yartzeit of the Navi Hoshea ben possibly the chosin won’t be fit for Aseres HaDibros. (Shemos 24:4, Beeri. his daughter when he grows up, Rashi) VOLUME 27, ISSUE 3 Page 2 the Tzemach Tzedek answered, removed anti-Jewish forces; once a Sivan 20/June 26/Sunday “He’ll be even greater than Yom Tov. (Megilas Taanis, 3) Declared a fast day by Rabeinu you.” (At this time the Rebbe Tam, to commemorate the Blois Rashab was 4 1/2 years old.) This Yartzeit of R. Shmuel Betzalel martyrs of 4931 [1171]; in 5410 took place in the year 5625 (RaSh-BaTz) Sheftel, a great chasid [1650] declared a fast day in the (1865). of the Tzemach Tzedek, Rebbe Polish communities to MaHaRaSh, and RaShaB, 5665 commemorate the 5408-09 [1648 Wedding of Rebbitzen Sheina, [1905]. The RaShaB chose him to -49] Chmeilnitzki massacres. youngest daughter of the previous teach his son, the previous [Magen Avraham: 580] Lubavitcher Rebbe, with R. Lubavitcher Rebbe. The previous The Rebbe said a Sicha: The Menachem Mendel Hornstein, Rebbe wrote: "I must very much Magen Avraham writes that the grandson of the Rebbe MaHaRaSh, thank my teacher the RaShBaTz for Polish Communities fast on the 5692 [1932], in Landvarov, Po- giving me a foundation in 20th of Sivan. Nevertheless, the land. Chasidus; he prepared me to Chabad Rabbeim did not fast. Even receive my father's direction in the during the time that the Friediker Sivan 11/June 17/Friday ways and study of Chasidus". In Rebbe lived in Poland he did not Wedding of the Rashag - R’ 1900 the Rebbe RaShaB appointed fast… In addition concerning the Shmaryahu Gurary, to Rebbetzin him Mashpiah of Yeshivah Country of Poland it’s known that Chana - eldest daughter of the Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch. when the first Jews came to live Friediker Rebbe. 5681 (1921) there, they were told that Poland Rostov. Beginning of imprisonment of the comes from two Hebrew words - previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, in Poi Lin - Here you are going to rest Sivan 12/June 18/Shabbos Leningrad, 5687 [1927]. He was overnight. That is the reason it’s Last day of the Sheva Yimei released on Tamuz 12. called Poland. Lina (resting) is at Tashlumim, seven days allowed to night, the darkness of Golus is bring the Shavuos Korbanos. The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe compared to night. That means moved from Warsaw to Otwock, that we live in this place only to Yartzeit of R. David Pardo of 5695 [1935]. rest during Golus but we need to Sarajevo, author of Chasdei David, leave from this place - to the true on the Tosefta, and Maskil LiDavid, Sivan 16/June 22/Wednesday place that every Jew is supposed to on Rashi, 5552 [1792]. Yartzeit of Rebbitzen Fraide, be - in Eretz Yisroel with the com- daughter of the Alter Rebbe, 5573 plete Redemption. But, on the Yartzeit of R. Menachem Mendel [1813]. She was renowned for her other hand when we are resting of Bar, student of the Baal Shem broad knowledge of Chasidus, and during Golus, Hashem needs to Tov, 5525, [1765]. the Alter Rebbe would say make sure that it’s a peaceful and Maamarim for her. When the calm rest.
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