Jewish Calendar Sunday, February 19, 2023 28 Shevat, 5783
Jewish Calendar Sunday, February 19, 2023 28 Shevat, 5783 Jewish History Hasmonean Holiday (2nd century BCE) On Shevat 28 (134 BCE?), Antiochus V abandoned his siege of Jerusalem and his plans for the city's destruction. This day was observed as a holiday in Hasmonean times. (Megilat Taanit) Link: The Hasmoneans Daily Study Chumash Parshat Terumah, 1st Portion (Exodus 25:1-25:16) Psalms Chapters 135-139 Tanya Likutei Amarim, beginning of Chapter 29 Rambam 3 Chapters , 1 Chapter , Sefer Hamitzvot Hayom Yom Today's Hayom Yom Daily Thought Unidolatry G‑d dwells in paradox. He says, “Don't even think of making idols. Give your lives rather than give credence to those idols.” Then, in the innermost chamber of His Temple, the place He calls “Holy of Holies,” there He tells us to make two golden figurines with wings, one a male, the other a female. And when we would be at odds with G‑d and He with us, these two would face away from one another, back to back...