"TODAY'S DAY": Thursday, April 28, 2011

''Today's Day'' Dedicate an email Nissan 24, 5771 · April 28, 2011 "Today's Day" Thursday Nissan 24, 9th day of the omer 5703 Torah lessons: Chumash: Acharei Mot, Chamishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 113-118. Tanya: In addition to (p. 225)...hands and so forth. (p. 225). It is customary not to recite the b'racha she'he'che'yanu during the days of the omer count. We all possess an element of "non-good." Why, the scapegoat (representing evil, banished to Azazeil)1 was actually a service in the Beit hamikdash!2 A physical created being inevitably has a negative element, but we must banish that evil to a "desolate land." FOOTNOTES 1. See Vayikra 16. This was part of the Yom Kippur rites. Two goats were chosen by lot, one "for G-d" to be offered on the altar, the other, the scape-goat, to be cast down Azazeil, a rocky mountain in the "desolate land," the wilderness, "bearing their sins." 2. This sentence (like the ones preceding it and following it) continues the emphasis on the ubiquity of evil in this world, exclaiming that a procedure involving banishment of evil was even part of the sacred service within the holy Jerusalem sanctuary! Compiled by the Lubavitcher Rebbe; Translated by Yitschak Meir Kagan    More articles...  |    Compiled and arranged by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, in 5703 (1943) from the talks and letters of the sixth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, of righteous memory. Follow Us:   Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy