"TODAY'S DAY": Tuesday, April 5, 2011

''Today's Day'' Dedicate an email Nissan 1, 5771 · April 5, 2011 "Today's Day" Tuesday Nissan 1, Rosh Chodesh 5703 We do not say tachanun all month. After saying the nassi (p. 368), we say the Yehi ratzon (p. 371) which is printed in Torah Or Siddur. Kohanin and levi'im also say it.1 Torah lessons: Chumash: Tazria, Shlishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 1-9. Tanya: But as for him (p. 193)...the Esoteric Discipline. (p. 193). My father instructed his brother-in-law, R. Moshe Horenstein, a kohein, to say Yehi ratzon after the nassi, noting that even a kohein or leivi must say it, for it is related to ibur.2 FOOTNOTES 1. The nassi describes the offering brought by the Prince of each tribe during the twelve days of dedication of the Sanctuary. 2. See Glossary to Tanya I. Ibur is "gestation," the undifferentiated state prior to the appearance of organs. In the Yehi ratzon prayer, we say, "...if I am of the tribe of ____," indicating the possibility of any of the twelve tribes (including Efrayim and Menasheh; excluding Levi). This would seem inappropriate to a kohein or a leivi, who are by definition from the Levi tribe. However, the concept of ibur indicates an initial state of total merger, coalescence - in this context the coalescence of all souls. The kohein then, is not absolutely unrelated to the other tribes of Israel. 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