Jewish Calendar Thursday, February 16, 2023 25 Shevat, 5783
Jewish Calendar Thursday, February 16, 2023 25 Shevat, 5783 Torah Reading Mishpatim: Exodus 21:1-19 Jewish History R. Israel Salanter (1883) Passing of Rabbi Israel Lipkin (1810-1883), known as "Rabbi Israel Salanter," founder of the "Mussar" (ethicist) movement. Daily Study Chumash Parshat Mishpatim, 5th Portion (Exodus 23:6-23:19) Psalms Chapter 119, Verses 1-96 Tanya Likutei Amarim, end of Chapter 27 Rambam 3 Chapters , 1 Chapter , Sefer Hamitzvot Hayom Yom Today's Hayom Yom Daily Thought Understanding After Doing At Sinai, we declared, “We will do and we will understand!” Angels descended from heaven and placed two crowns upon our heads. One crown for “We will do.” The other for “We will understand.” But that’s puzzling. We were wise to accept the Torah even before we understood, to preface “we will do” to “we will understand.” Because we knew well the One who was giving us this Torah. That gives us one crown. And the other? The other is the crown for the