ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Times Friday, April 21, 2023 30 Nissan, 5783
ChaBaD Jewish Calendar Times Friday, April 21, 2023 30 Nissan, 5783 Rosh Chodesh Iyar Omer: Day 15 - Chessed sheb'Tifferet Tonight Count 16 Candle Lighting Light Candles at 6:32 PM Torah Reading Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 28:1-3; Numbers 28:3-15 Jewish History Passing of R. Chaim Vital (1620) Nissan 30 is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the passing) of the famed Kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Vital (1542?-1620), author of the mystical work Eitz Chaim . Rabbi Chaim was the leading disciple of Rabbi Isaac Luria (the "Holy Ari," 1534-1572) and the transcriber of his teachings, which form the "Lurianic" Kabbalah. Links: About Kabbalah Passing of R. Joseph Ibn Migash (1141) As a young man, R. Joseph Ibn Migash studied under R. Yitzchak Alfasi for fourteen years. After the latter’s death, he succeeded him as head of the Talmudic academy in Lucena, Spain. His halachic opinions were sought after from afar, and he taught numerous disciples, inclu...