Jewish Calendar Monday, August 7, 2023 20 Av, 5783
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Jewish Calendar Monday, August 7, 2023 20 Av, 5783 Chof Av Torah Reading Re'eh: Deuteronomy 11:26 - 12:10 Jewish History Zohar Published (1558) First printing of the Zohar, the fundamental work of the Kabbalah (Jewish esoteric and mystical teachings), authored by the Talmudic sage, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Links: The Kabbalah Passing of R. Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (1944) Av 20 is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the passing) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (1878-1944), in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was Chief Rabbi of Yekaterinoslav (currently Dnepropetrovsk), and was arrested and exiled to Kazakhstan by the Stalinist regime as a result of his work to preserve Jewish life in the Soviet Union. Links: A Brief Biography Rebbetzin Chana Scneerson's biography , which includes her account of her husband's heroism, arrest and passing. Daily Study Chumash Parshat Re'eh, 2nd Portion (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 12:11-12:28) Psalms Ch