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DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Tuesday, October 25, 2005

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Tishrei 22, 5766 * October 25, 2005

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D A I L Y M I T Z V A H (M A I M O N I D E S )
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Today's Mitzvot (Day 53 of 339):

Positive Mitzvah 166; Negative Mitzvah 327; Positive Mitzvah 167;
Negative Mitzvot 328, 199
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Positive Mitzvah 166: Resting on the First Day of Sukkot

-Leviticus 23:35 "On the first day, there shall be a holy gathering"

We are commanded to regard the first day of Sukkot as a holy day.
We must rest and stop all weekday activity (see Negative Mitzvah 327).

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Negative Mitzvah 327: It is forbidden to work on Sukkot

-Leviticus 23:34-35 "The festival of Sukkot... you shall do
no servile work"

We are commanded not to do work on the first day of Sukkot.

Outside of Eretz Yisrael, this Negative Mitzvah applies to the
second day, as well, which is still Yom-Tov.

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Positive Mitzvah 167: Resting on the Eighth Day of Sukkot

-Leviticus 23:36 "On the eighth day, there shall be a holy gathering
for you"

We are commanded to regard the eighth day of Sukkot as a sacred day.
We must rest and stop all weekday activity (see Negative Mitzvah 328).

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Negative Mitzvah 328: It is forbidden to work on Shemini Atzeret

-Leviticus 23:36 "On the eighth day...you shall do no
servile work"

We are commanded not to do work on the eighth day of Sukkot.

This is the holiday of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.

Outside of Eretz Yisrael, these are two separate holidays
and we may not work on either of them.

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Introduction to Mitzvot 197 - 201:

The Prohibitions against "Chametz"

The holiday of Pesach marks the Exodus of the Jewish People
from Egypt and the birth of our nation.

The Torah speaks about Pesach many times and gives us many
Mitzvot which must be followed during Pesach.

One of the most important Mitzvot of Pesach is not to eat or own
any "chametz" - leavened dough.

"Chametz" symbolizes something which has risen high; someone
who is proud and haughty.

The Egyptians were a conceited and proud people who worshipped
idols.

They refused to accept HaShem, the only One G-d.

Indeed, Pharaoh, the king of Egypt asked, "Who is G-d and why
should I listen to Him?"

HaShem answered Pharaoh's question by taking the Jews out of
Egypt, splitting the Red Sea, and drowning the mighty Egyptian
army.

On Pesach, when we remove all our "chametz" we confirm our
acceptance and belief in HaShem, the One and only G-d.

The following Mitzvot caution us not to eat or own "chametz"
on Pesach.

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Negative Mitzvah 199: It is forbidden to eat Chametz after
noontime on the Fourteenth of Nissan
-Deuteronomy 16:3 "You shall eat no leavened bread with it"

We are forbidden to eat any Chametz after noontime on the
fourteenth day of Nissan.

This is the time when the sacrifice for Passover is brought
in the Beit HaMikdash. It is forbidden to offer the Paschal
Sacrifice while still eating or owning Chametz.

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"TODAY'S DAY": Tuesday, October 25, 2005

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Tishrei 22, 5766 * October 25, 2005

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"T O D A Y ' S D A Y"
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Thursday, Tishrei 22, Sh'mini Atzeret 5704

Torah lessons: Chumash: B'racha, Chamishi with Rashi.
Tehillim: 106-107.
Tanya: On the holy Sabbath (p. 529)...be (His) will.
(p. 529).

One makes Kiddush and eats and drinks in the Sukah, both by night and during the (following) day.

Hakafot on Sh'mini Atzeret night.

Haftora: Vay'hi K'chalot until Ul'Yisrael Amo.

We do not say the (specially designated prayer) Yehi Ratzon upon leaving the Sukah.

Sh'mini Atzeret and Rosh Hashana are parallel in many of the Kavanot
(1) and higher Yichudim. (2)

On Rosh Hashana, though, these are in a mode of elevation and on Sh'mini Atzeret in a mode of elicitation from On High downward.

On Rosh Hashana man's Avoda is with supplication, submission and intense bitterness; on Sh'mini Atzeret it is with joy.

Footnotes: 1. Mystic devotions.
2. "Unification" of different supernal elements
attained by the individual during (and by)
his mystical devotions.

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LESSONS IN TANYA: Monday, October 24, 2005

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Tishrei 21, 5766 * October 24, 2005

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L E S S O N S I N T A N Y A
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Today's Lesson:

Iggeret HaKodesh
(Middle of Epistle Twenty-Three)
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Therefore, my beloved ones, my brethren and friends: do not commit this great evil - [of turning a gathering of worshipers before or after prayers into a "company of scoffers]," and (54) "give glory unto the L-rd your G-d before it grows dark," i.e. between Minchah and Maariv every weekday, (55) by studying in groups of [at least] ten the innermost [i.e., the mystical] dimension of the Torah, i.e., the Aggadah contained in Ein Yaakov.

For most of the secrets of the Torah are concealed in it [i.e., in the Aggadah]; moreover, it atones man's sins, as explained in the writings of R. Isaac Luria, of blessed memory. (56)

As to the revealed [non-mystical] passages in [the Aggadah], these are the ways of G-d in which a man ought to walk, and [they enable him] to take counsel in his soul in heavenly matters [such as Torah and mitzvot] and in worldly matters, as is known to all the wise of heart.

In addition, between Minchah and Maariv, [people] should study a little - out of the Shulchan Aruch, in [the section called] Orach Chayim - the laws that are essential for every person to know.

Of this our Sages, of blessed memory, said: (57) "Whoever studies Torah laws [halachot] every day [is assured of life in the World to Come]."

This refers to clear and definitive rulings that are of practical relevance, as explained in the commentary of Rashi, ad loc. (58) - [that the term halachot refers to final rulings, without the surrounding debates and argumentation.

This is actually explained by Rashi a little earlier in Tractate Megillah, not on the teaching about "Whoever studies halachot...," but in connection with a eulogy for someone who used to "study halachot."

In Tractate Niddah, commenting on this teaching, Rashi states that the term halachot refers to Mishnayot, Beraitot and Halachah leMoshe miSinai, none of which include the discussions of the Gemara. This is also the case with regard to the Shulchan Aruch].

Footnotes:

54. Cf. Yirmeyahu 13:16.
55. Note of the Rebbe: "It could be suggested that the reason
the Alter Rebbe does not begin by relating to Shacharit, the first
prayer of the day, is that an explicit law in the Shulchan Aruch
(sec. 89:4) forbids one to engage in one's personal affairs before
prayer; likewise (sec. 155:1), the morning prayers must be
followed by group study of the Torah (`from the House of Prayer
[directly] to the House of Study')."
56. See the Alter Rebbe's Hilchot Talmud Torah 2:2 and sources cited
there (in the Kehot edition); see also the Introduction of the
Ramban to Shir HaShirim.
57. Megillah 28b; Niddah 73a.
58. See Taz, Yoreh Deah 246:2.

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DAILY MITZVAH (Maimonides): Monday, October 24, 2005

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Tishrei 21, 5766 * October 24, 2005

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Today's Mitzvot (Day 52 of 339):

Positive Mitzvah 162; Negative Mitzvah 325; Positive Mitzvah 163;
Negative Mitzvah 326
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Positive Mitzvah 162: Resting on Shavuot

-Leviticus 23:21 "And you shall proclaim on this very same day that
it be a holy gathering"

We are commanded to regard the holiday of Shavuot as a sacred holiday.
On this holiday, we must stop all our weekday activity (see Negative
Mitzvah 325).

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Negative Mitzvah 325: It is forbidden to work on Shavuot

-Leviticus 23:21 "You shall do no manner of servile work"

This Negative Mitzvah applies to the festival of Shavuot.

We are commanded not to do work on this holiday.

Outside of Eretz Yisrael, this Negative Mitzvah applies to the
second day, as well, which is still Yom-Tov.

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Positive Mitzvah 163: Resting on Rosh HaShanah

-Leviticus 23:24 "In the seventh month, on the first day of that month,
there shall be a day of rest for you"

We are commanded to rest on the first day of the seventh month, the
first of Tishrei, which is the holiday of Rosh HaShanah (see Negative
Mitzvah 326).

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Negative Mitzvah 326: It is forbidden to work on Rosh HaShanah

-Leviticus 23:24-25 "In the seventh month on the first day of
the month...you shall do no servile work"

We are commanded not to do work on Rosh HaShanah.

Our Sages declared that this holiday should be celebrated for
two days, even in Eretz Yisrael.

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