Jewish Calendar Wednesday, February 1, 2023 10 Shevat, 5783
Jewish Calendar Wednesday, February 1, 2023 10 Shevat, 5783
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Yud Shevat Rabbi Shalom Sharabi, known by his name's acronym,
the RaShaSH, was born in Yemen, and as a young man immigrated to
Israel. He was quickly recognized for his piety and scholarship, especially
in the area of Jewish mysticism, and was appointed to be dean of the famed
Kabbalistic learning center in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Yeshivat
ha-Mekubbalim. He authored many
works, mostly based on the teachings of the great kabbalist, Rabbi Isaac
Luria, the Ari. Rabbi Sharabi's most famous work is a commentary
on the prayerbook, replete with kabbalistic meditations. His mystical works
are studied by kabbalists to this very day. He is also considered to be a
foremost authority on Yemenite Jewish traditions and customs. Link: What
Is Kabbalah Passing
of Rebbetzin Rivkah (1914) Rebbetzin Rivkah
Schneerson was born in Lubavitch in 1833; her maternal grandfather was Rabbi
DovBer, the 2nd Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch. In 1849 she married her first
cousin, Rabbi Shmuel, who later became the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe. For many
years Rebbetzin Rivkah, who survived her husband by 33 years, was the
esteemed matriarch of Lubavitch, and Chassidim frequented her home to listen
to her accounts of the early years of Lubavitch. She is the source of many of
the stories recorded in the talks, letters and memoirs of her grandson, Rabbi
Yosef Yitzchak (the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe). The Beth Rivkah network of
girls' schools, founded by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak in the 1940's, is named after
her. Links: Yahrtzeit
of R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1950) The sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn,
passed away on Shabbat morning, the 10th of Shevat, of the year 5710 from
creation (1950) Lubavitcher
Rebbe assumes leadership (1951) At a gathering of
Chassidim marking the first anniversary of the passing
of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, the late Rebbe's son-in-law, Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, delivered a Chassidic discourse (maamar)
entitled Basi LeGani ("I Came into My
Garden"), signifying his formal acceptance of the leadership of the
Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Links: Chabad Chassidim
observe the customs of the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the passing) of the
sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950), as
established by his son-in-law, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994),
who succeeded him as Rebbe following his passing on the 10th of Shevat in
1950. Link: Chumash Parshat Beshalach, 4th Portion (Exodus 14:26-15:26) Psalms Tanya Likutei Amarim, end of Chapter 22 Rambam 3 Chapters, 1 Chapter, Sefer Hamitzvot Hayom Yom Daily Thought Where the Essence
Dwells The handiwork of
every wise heart now assembled, and the tabernacle erected, heaven once again
rested upon the earth. “I have come back
into My garden,” G-d said, “the place I most desired from the beginning.” The angels were
confounded. They had sung praises to their Creator in sublime harmony since
the outset of existence. There was no jealousy or unpleasantness amongst
them, only love and brotherhood. No ignorance, no confusion, only revelation
and clear vision. They looked down
upon our world of savage atrocities, of cruelty between man and man, of
blindness to the most obvious of truths, a place where each thing grabs its
place and refuses to yield to another, and they said, "This place He
desires? This He calls a garden of pleasure? This is the lowest of all
possible worlds, the ultimate descent of His Holy Light! Absolute darkness!
And this He chose for His holy dwelling?" The Almighty
replied, “I began with Infinite Light. Within that light, I imagined the
shadows of many beings. I withdrew the light so that the shadows could become
real. And they are you and your worlds, sustained by a delicate injection of
a sliver of a reflection of the primal light. Each world is lower than the
next, the light successively diminished with many filters and contractions.” “Do I then have a
need for the descent of light? Is there anything your worlds can provide Me?” “Rather, I created
your world out of a desire of My essential being, and with a purpose that
burns like a flame within each thing: that Infinite Light should meet with
Absolute Darkness, and in their marriage My Essence will be found.” “And that can only
occur in the lowest of all worlds, in a simple, sincere deed of a common
human being.” This is what is
stated in the ancient Midrash: The ultimate purpose of creation of all
worlds, upper and lower, is that the Holy One, blessed be He, desired a home
in the lowest of all worlds. |
Halachic Times (Zmanim) Times for Jerusalem, Israel 5:14 AM Dawn (Alot
Hashachar): 5:47 AM Earliest Tallit and
Tefillin (Misheyakir): 6:33 AM Sunrise (Hanetz
Hachamah): 9:10 AM Latest Shema: 10:04 AM Latest Shacharit: 11:52 AM Midday (Chatzot
Hayom): 12:20 PM Earliest Mincha
(Mincha Gedolah): 3:02 PM Mincha Ketanah
(“Small Mincha”): 4:10 PM Plag Hamincha (“Half
of Mincha”): 5:13 PM Sunset (Shkiah): 5:39 PM Nightfall (Tzeit
Hakochavim): 11:52 PM Midnight (Chatzot
HaLailah): 53:59 min. Shaah Zmanit
(proportional hour): |
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