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12 Citations During the time of the Alter Rebbe, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe, there were many who opposed the teaching of Chassidus, that is, Jewish Mysticism. Some of these opponents trumped up charges that resulted in the Alter Rebbe's arrest. This week we hear some stories from the first imprisonment of the Alter Rebbe. This story comes from the book The Arrest and Liberation of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi: The History of Yud-Teth Kislev, technorati.comDuring the time of the Alter Rebbe, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe, there were many who opposed the teaching of Chassidus, that is, Jewish Mysticism. Some of these opponents trumped up charges that resulted in the Alter Rebbe's arrest. This week we hear some stories from the first imprisonment of the Alter Rebbe. This story comes from the book The Arrest and Liberation of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, technorati.com
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Halocho #216 - Yahrzeit on non-existing days 1 Citation Yesterday we learned that the months of Marcheshvan and Kislev sometimes both have 30 days, sometimes both have 29 days and sometimes follow the regular order with Marcheshvan having 29 days and Kislev 30.The 30th day of the month as well as the first day of the month are Rosh Chodesh. If the month ending has only 29 days then there's only one day of Rosh Chodesh.If a person died on 30 Marcheshvan, do we say he died on the last day of Marcheshvan or on Rosh Chodesh Kislev?- If the year of the fi, technorati.com
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Where are You?--A story for Yud Tes Kislev 1 Citation On the 19th of Kislev, the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad, was released from prison. See here to learn why this day is known in Chabad as the "Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism." Here is a story:In 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi was imprisoned on charges, put forth by the opponents of Chassidism, that his teachings undermined the imperial authority of the czar. For 52 days he was held in the Peter-Paul Fortress in Petersburg.Among the Rebbe's interrogators was a government minister who posses, technorati.com
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1 Citation Kislev is the ninth month of biblical calendar year. The name "Kislev" is the Babylonian name of the month. In the Bible, it is referred to as both "the ninth month" and "Kislev" as in Zechariah 7:1, "the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Kislev" (NIV). Among other historical events that occurred during Kislev, none is perhaps more well known than the Festival of Hanukkah, an eight day festival which begins on Kislev 25. "Hanukkah" is a word that, technorati.com
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Halocho #215 - How many days are there in Marcheshvan and Kislev? 1 Citation Some years the Jewish calendar has 12 months and some years (7 out of 19) are leap years with 13 months.Jewish months alternate between being 29 and 30 days long.However, the months of Marcheshvan and Kislev sometimes both have 30 days (a full year), sometimes both have 29 days (a missing year) and sometimes follow the regular order with Marcheshvan having 29 days and Kislev 30.As a result, Chanuka (which starts on 25 Kislev and lasts 8 days) sometimes ends on 2 Tevet and sometimes on 3 Tevet.Th, technorati.com
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1 Citation I can't help but feel so bentched to have been given the opportunity to come across Chassidus is my search for meaning a few years ago. I will bli neder resume writing., technorati.com
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Southern Israel Birding news ? mid April 2008 1 Citation April 21, 2008 ? 6:01 pmWith the spring migration?s first major wave now over, April rolled in with its selection of interesting migrants.March 2008 was one of the best we had in southern Israel for several years. Besides some rare winterers still lingering around (Oriental Honey Buzzard, Olive backed Pipits), some significant birds continued the great spell of rarities right into April.A 1st year male Pine Bunting was found by Netanel Yarkoni at the K19 cowsheds on April 3rd, and a Pied Wheatea, technorati.com
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1 Citation ??? ??? ???. ???? ???? ?????? ??????? ????? ??????? ????? ?????? Rabbi Yakov of Courville, France lived in the second half of the 12th century. He is known as a compiler of responses he received in his dreams which later were put into a book called «questions and answers from the heavens» ( «Shaalot utshuvot min ha-shamaim»). One such answer cited in the book is dated 19th Kislev and begins with the words: «Today is a day of joyous news». What news in question, the author of the book doe, technorati.com
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Can I Interest You in Hannakah 1 Citation An amusing Hannakkah tribute from Stephen Colbert's Christmas special, "A Colbert Christmas," in which Jon Stewart attempts to interest Stephen in the festival of lights., technorati.com
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