"TODAY'S DAY": Monday, January 2, 2012

''Today's Day'' Dedicate an email Tevet 7, 5772 · January 2, 2012 "Today's Day" Tuesday Tevet 7 5703 Torah lessons: Chumash: Vayigash, Shlishi with Rashi. Tehillim: 39-43. Tanya: consequently, this world (p. 23)...end of ch. 5. (p. 25). To avert chibut hakever ("Purgatory of the grave")1 recite words of Torah, Tehillim, etc., for one sixth of the day.2 To merit purity of the soul that obviates kaf hakela ("the hollow of a sling"),3 spend as much of the day as possible in reciting Mishna, Tanya and Tehillim by heart. FOOTNOTES 1. Tanya p. 29 and p. 33. This and kaf hakela (below) are processes of purgatory undergone by the soul after death. 2. Namely, four hours. 3. Tanya p. 33. See Supplementary Footnotes, (p. 124 in the printed version). 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