"TODAY'S DAY": Sunday, December 25, 2011

''Today's Day'' Dedicate an email Kislev 29, 5772 · December 25, 2011 "Today's Day" Tuesday Kislev 29, Fifth Day of Chanuka 5703 Torah lessons: Chumash: Mikeitz, Shlishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 140-150. Tanya: Ch. 4. In addition (p. 13)...(that he violates). (p. 13). The sins of Israel in the time of the Greeks were: Fraternizing with the Greeks, studying their culture, profaning Shabbat and Holy Days, eating t'reifa and neglecting Jewish tahara.1 The punishment-tribulation was the spiritual destruction2 of the Sanctuary, death, and slavery in exile. Through teshuva3 and mesirat nefesh,4 that great, miraculous Divine salvation - the miracle of Chanuka - came about. FOOTNOTES 1. Purity. The term "family purity" (for taharat hamishpacha) describes Torah laws concerning marriage, particularly mikva, and all observances related to family sanctity. See Sh'vat 21; Nissan 10. 2. The defilement of the Sanctuary, its altar, and the famous cruses of oil. The physical destruction centuries later was by the Romans. 3. "Return," or "repentance," a frequent theme in Torah and Chassidus. See for example Tishrei 3 to 8. 4. Total devotion, to the point of martyrdom. 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