TODAY IN JUDAISM: Friday, July 27, 2012

Today in Judaism Dedicate an email Today is: Friday, Av 8, 5772 · July 27, 2012 Today in Jewish History • Spies Return (1312 BCE) The Spies dispatched 40 days earlier by Moses to tour the Promised Land return to Israel's encampment in the desert, bearing a huge cluster of grapes and other lush fruits. But even as they praise the land's fertility, they terrify the people with tales of mighty giant warriors dwelling there and assert that the land is unconquerable. Links: Generation Gap The Spies • Civil War in Jerusalem (67 CE) Fighting breaks out inside the besieged city of Jerusalem between Jewish factions divided on the question of whether or not to fight the Roman armies encircling the city from without. One group sets fire to the city's considerable food stores, consigning its population to starvation until the fall of Jerusalem three years later. Daily Quote A boor cannot be sin-fearing, an ignoramus cannot be pious; a bashful one cannot learn, a short-tempered person cannot teach; nor does anyone who does much business grow wise. - Hillel (Ethics of the Fathers 2:5) Daily Study Chitas and Rambam for today: Chumash: Devarim, 6th Portion Deuteronomy 2:31-3:14 with Rashi • English / Hebrew Linear Translation | Video Class Tehillim: Chapters 44 - 48 • Hebrew text • English text Tanya: Iggeret HaKodesh, end of Epistle 3 • English Text: Lessons in Tanya • Hebrew Text • Audio Class: Listen | Download • Video Class Rambam: • Sefer Hamitzvos: English Text | Hebrew Text | Audio: Listen | Download | Video Class • 1 Chapter: Shevitat Asor Chapter One English Text | Hebrew Text | Audio: Listen | Download | Video Class • 3 Chapters: Shemita Chapter 12, Shemita Chapter 13, Beis Habechirah Chapter 1 English Text | Hebrew Text | Audio: Listen | Download Hayom Yom: • English Text | Video Class Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Witness to History The text interweaves academic content with personal accounts from a cross-section of eyewitnesses. The book is accompanied by a multi-media DVD, with coverage of Holocaust-era music, art and poetry; an animated timeline and maps; and personal testimonies of survivors and children of survivors. Price: $60.00 SALE: $54.00 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: woowonearts@gmail.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