parshablog: When the fast of Tzom Gedalya ends in NYC, 2011

parshablog: When the fast of Tzom Gedalya ends in NYC, 2011: "at 5:31 AM Dawn - Degrees
or at 5:40 AM Dawn - Fixed Minutes
Eating of a settled character - אכילת קבע - may not be started
during the half hour immediately preceding dawn. Please
consult your Rabbi for details.


Fast Ends

R' Tukaccinsky
The fast ends no later than the
emergence of ג' כוכבים בינונים at -
7:06 PM

R' Moshe Feinstein
One who finds fasting difficult may eat at -
7:10 PM"

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In The Beginning: Netzermataaye.blogspot.com Site Info

In The Beginning: Netzermataaye.blogspot.com Site Info: "The plan was with God and G-d was part of the plan. In order for God, to be "part of the plan" instead of The entire Plan itself, God needed man. The 1st question God might have asked, "What if man did not want to be "part" of the plan. Well of course God had a plan B"

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How Arabs stole Jewish property - Israel Business, Ynetnews

How Arabs stole Jewish property - Israel Business, Ynetnews: "They changed their mind when (former US President) Bill Clinton stated that an international fund would be established to compensate both sides. Since then, they are hoping that the arrangement won't be at their expense."

The property in Israel is worth more thanks to the Jews' knowledge and capital. Why should it increase the compensation to the Palestinians?

"These things are not determined according to logic. Here's something even more absurd: Rich Jews from Iraq bought lands in Israel in the 1930s and 1940s before immigrating. Whoever bought lands within the Green Line received them. But some bought lands in Judea and Samaria, and the Jordanians nationalized them."

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Kodesh Hakodashim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kodesh Hakodashim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Traditional Judaism regards the Kodesh Hakodashim as the place where the presence of God dwells. In the wilderness, on the day that the tabernacle was first raised up, the cloud of the Lord covered the tabernacle. There are other times that this was recorded, and instructions were given that the Lord would appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat, and at that time the priests should not enter into the tabernacle (Leviticus 16:2). According to the Hebrew Bible, the Kadosh Hakadashim contained the Ark of the Covenant with representation of Cherubim."

Tu B'Av, A Day of Love - My Jewish Learning

Tu B'Av, A Day of Love - My Jewish Learning: "like several Jewish holidays (Passover, Sukkot, Tu Bishvat) begins on the night between the 14th and 15th day of the Hebrew month, since this is the night of a full moon in our lunar calendar. Linking the night of a full moon with romance, love, and fertility is not uncommon in ancient cultures.

For almost 19 centuries--between the destruction of Jerusalem and the re-establishment of Jewish independence in the state of Israel in 1948--the only commemoration of Tu B'Av was that the morning prayer service did not include the penitence prayer (Tahanun)."

Malchut, the Tenth Sefirot-April 8, 2010 « FrumFind.org

Malchut, the Tenth Sefirot-April 8, 2010 « FrumFind.org: "It has been explained that the lowest of the souls must fall to their appointed vessels before the highest of souls can be drawn from Shemayim (the spiritual world). This in effect creates the sort of vacuum which may be necessary to draw down the highest level of souls which may be understandably reluctant to come down to this limited and finite world. This is an idea which I have learned which explains that this is an instance where the exalted,must wait for the lowly,in order to achieve their final descent from the supernal world to this finite world or ends or action.

AhMbDvd,April 8,2010"

Aharon Moshe's Notebook

Aharon Moshe's Notebook: "only been a small minority at first that complained regarding lack of meat and were dissatisfied with manna, that they managed exert a negative influence on the rest of the people. R. Shimon sites leadership who were held accountable for not seeking to soothe the complainers an encouraging them to be faithful. The complaining had effected Moshe so negatively that he in turn complained to Hashem that he could not carry the entire nation alone,"