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		<title>Noach 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kohen &#8211; 14 p&#8217;sukim &#8211; 6:9-22 
The sedra of B&#8217;reishit began with the glorious account of creation and &#8220;went downhill&#8221; from there: The exile of Adam and Chava from Gan Eden, Kayin and Hevel, the continuous degeneration through successive generations until HASHEM&#8217;s &#8220;regret&#8221; for having created the world and his &#8220;decision&#8221; to destroy it.
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		<title>Bereshith 5770</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kohen &#8211; 34 p&#8217;sukim &#8211; 1:1-2:3 
This Aliya contains the first account of Creation.
FYI &#8211; The first portion of Bereshith is seldom read at Mincha of the previous Shabbat. Only when Simchat Torah is Shabbat, is it read on the previous Shabbat, and in that case, at Shacharit and Mincha. Simchat Torah never falls on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=269&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tidbits in Tishrei</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zohar Balak
&#8220;David&#8217;s eyes were a mixture of all colors. There was no eye in the world whose vision was a good as David&#8217;s eye.  All of the colors in the world sparkled in David&#8217;s eyes&#8221;
David observed life from a universal vantage point; never was his scope constricted. In every event he was able to detect [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=266&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>History in Tishrei</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 Tishrei
Sarah, Rachel, Chana each prayed for offspring and were answered favorably on Rosh HaShana.
2 Tishrei 
First Shabbat of Creation.
5 Tishrei 
Rabbi Akiva imprisoned by Romans.
29 Tishrei 
Traditional Yahrzeit of Shimon HaTzadik. (His Kever is in Jerusalem and makes a meaningful short tiyul.)
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		<title>Holiday in Tishrei 5770 Part III</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction to Sukkot
Sukkot is a holiday rich in tradition and meaning. From the holding of the Lulav and etrog to the sitting in a Sukkah, the holiday is filled with symbolism to express our relationship to HASHEM.
Sukkot comes just five short days following Yom Kippur. The timing is not accidental. Only after we have reached [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=257&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday in Tishrei 5770 Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AN OVERVIEW OF YOM KIPPUR
Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai said concerning a king, &#8220;Should he fine me, his penalty is not eternal&#8221; for I would be able to earn more money. &#8220;Should he imprison me, his imprisonment is not eternal&#8221; for he might die and his successor will release me. &#8220;Should he kill me, my death [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=253&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday in Tishrei 5770 Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Meaning of Rosh HaShanah

Rosh HaShanah is the day on which HASHEM created Man, Adam, HASHEM™s final and most precious creation. Each Rosh HaShanah, the birthday of Mankind, we proclaim HASHEM as our one and true King. We then reaffirm our desire to serve him every moment of our lives. At this same time, HASHEM [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=251&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rosh HaShanah Day Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Torah &#8211; B’reishit 22:124 -  24 p&#8217;sukim
In the first Sefer Torah, we continue reading from where we left off on the first day of RH. Five people are called to the Torah in the first Sefer. (The second day of RH cannot fall on Shabbat, so there is no other side of this coin.) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=248&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rosh HaShana Day One</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Torah &#8211; B’reishit 21:134 &#8211; 34 p&#8217;sukim
This is the total for the reading in the first Torah; it is not broken down Aliya by Aliya style. Seven people are called to the Torah because it is Shabbat. (When Yom Tov is on a regular weekday, there are only five Aliyot to the first Torah.)
According [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=245&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>History in Elul</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 Elul 
HASHEM tells Zerubavel (via Chaggai) to rebuild the Beit haMikdash.
2 Elul
First printing of the Shulchan Aruch, near Tzfat, 5315.
5 Elul
Mussolini cancels civil rights of Italian Jews, 5698.
8 Elul
Russian Emperor appoints a commission to study to injurious influences of Jews upon the native population, 5641.
10 Elul
Jews of the ghetto in Buda survived a riotous [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=torahtidbit.wordpress.com&blog=3552271&post=238&subd=torahtidbit&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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