Jewish Calendar Friday, 12 Shevat, 5783 February 3, 2023
Jewish Calendar Friday, 12 Shevat, 5783 February 3, 2023
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Candle Lighting Light Candles at
4:35 PM Warsaw
Ghetto Insurgency Begins (1943) On January 18, 1943,
the Germans began their second deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto,
which led to the first instance of armed resistance. The deportation was
halted within a few days; only 5,000 Jews were removed instead of 8,000 as
planned. The Nazis retreated, only to return three months later, at which
time the Warsaw uprising started in earnest. Link: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Passing
of R. Chaim Kapusi (1631) R. Chaim Kapusi was
one of the leading sages of Egypt in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth
centuries. He passed away at the age of ninety, on 12 Shevat in the year 5391
from Creation (1631). It is related that
R. Chaim once became blind, and the townsfolk spread rumors attributing his
condition to bribery, as the verse states, “Bribery blinds the eyes
of the wise.” Hearing this, R. Chaim got up before the entire congregation
and announced: “If it is true that I have accepted bribery, may my eyes
retain their sightlessness. But if it is not true, may my vision be
restored!” Miraculously, his vision returned immediately, and he proceeded to
identify the congregants by name (Shem Hagedolim). Link: Don’t Get Bribed! Chumash Parshat Beshalach, 6th Portion (Exodus 16:11-16:36) Psalms Tanya Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 23 Rambam 3 Chapters, 1 Chapter, Sefer Hamitzvot Hayom Yom Daily Thought Bread for the Soul We are spiritual
beings. Without nourishment for our souls, we are plagued by insatiable
cravings—like a body lacking essential nutrients. The spiritual is to
us like manna. It is our lifeline, yet we so much fear living from it. Most of us would
rather sink our teeth into a steak, or at least a potato—something that feels
like a part of our world—than to grapple with a rich but mystifying bread
from heaven. But we can't call
this life unless we reach beyond ourselves, beyond this world. For the human being,
inner peace and true life is achieved by first surrendering to the unknown. |
Halachic Times (Zmanim) Times for Jerusalem, Israel 5:13 AM Dawn (Alot
Hashachar): 5:46 AM Earliest Tallit and
Tefillin (Misheyakir): 6:31 AM Sunrise (Hanetz
Hachamah): 9:10 AM Latest Shema: 10:04 AM Latest Shacharit: 11:53 AM Midday (Chatzot
Hayom): 12:21 PM Earliest Mincha
(Mincha Gedolah): 3:04 PM Mincha Ketanah
(“Small Mincha”): 4:11 PM Plag Hamincha (“Half
of Mincha”): 4:35 PM Candle Lighting: 5:15 PM Sunset (Shkiah): 5:41 PM Nightfall (Tzeit
Hakochavim): 11:52 PM Midnight (Chatzot
HaLailah): 54:14 min. Shaah Zmanit
(proportional hour): |
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