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Today's Date: 22 Sivan 5770 | Shabbat Tazria-Metzora --  Last Update: Tuesday, 29 Nisan 5770 | April 12, 2010 

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Purim Shul Page: Issue #21 in Letter PDF Format

 
Torah and Science   Hebrew Calendar: Iyar

Chanukah: Hidden Secrets of the Dreidel

The popular Chanukah toy contains some of the deepest secrets of Judaism. This article is an excerpt from a full monograph on the secrets of the dreidel avaiable for download. Topics range from the dreidel as a meditative toy, to its relationship with the spin of elementary particles.

Mathematics | Exact Sciences | Psychology Social Sciences | Law | Medicine | Education Economics | Political Science

 

Iyar Index Page


The Spiritual Essence of Iyar According to the Book of Formation

 

Upcoming dates in Iyar

  • 1 Iyar - Rosh Chodesh
  • 1 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rebbe Shmuel Shmalke (Horowitz) of Nikelsburgh (5538)
  • 1 Iyar - Yarhzeit of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (5548)
  • 2 Iyar - Birthday of the 4th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel Schneersohn
  • 14 Iyar - Second Passover
  • 18 Iyar - Lag Ba'omer/Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
  • 18 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Isserles, the Rama (5332)
  • 19 Iyar - Yahrzeit of the Maharam (Rabbi Meir) of Rothenberg (5053)
  • 19 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Riminov (5575)
  • 26 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Rabbi Isaac of Homil (1857)
  • 28 Iyar - Yahrzeit of Samuel the Prophet

Nisan | Iyar | Sivan | Tamuz | Av | Elul | Tishrei | Cheshvan | Kislev | Tevet | Shevat | Adar

 
Weekly Parshah: Ki Tisa
weekly parshah - torah portion of the week
 
Featured Lectures   Video

Rosh Chodesh Av 5769

Part 1: Harav Ginsburgh introduces and teaches a new model for understanding the inner essence of the 12 months and their meaning. The model (partzuf) corresponds the months with the three Names Havayah in the Priestly Blessing and then with the model of Havayah as the archetypal family structure of father, mother, son, and daughter. Click here to read...


11 Shevat 5769 - Part 1

...When you are willing to be recruited to this cause of winning the king's spiritual war, you are immediately given his most trusted treasure and weapon—the secrets of the secrets of the Torah—without any effort on your part. And you do not need to draw these secrets down form above. You discover that they are within you; where you are, in your present state. Simply put, you realize that you yourself are the treasure. The treasure is in you yourself... Click here to read...

 

Special Video of the dancing at Harav Ginsburgh's lecture at Yeshivat Aish Kodesh in Ramat Gan - 15 Shevat 5769. Click here to view with Windows Media Player. (music begins after 20 seconds and video zoom's out after about 2 mins.)


 
Upcoming Lectures
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Harav Ginsburgh's Upcoming Lectures

Our thanks to everyone involved in organizing the lectures in Sept. 2009.

If you would like to book a lecture or farbrengen with Harav Ginsburgh, please be in touch with us by email through our contact page.

 
Mystical Jewelry
Elijah's Charm

New Jewelry: Elijiah's Charm - A Symbol of Grace

Elijah's Charm is a fine handcrafted 14k gold piece, inspired by the mystical teachings of the prophet Elijah. It is a powerful symbol that will enhance your ability to find favor in the eyes of others.

Look closely and you will see that together, the two outer axes form the Hebrew letter chet (ח), which represents the to and fro pulse of life. The middle axis consists of the final letter nun (ן) and provides balance so that we are not over-extended nor overly introvert. Together, these two letters spell the Hebrew word for "grace," chen (חן), which also means "finding favor." The Bible uses this word when it tells us that "Noah found favor (chen) in the eyes of God," because he reflected (like a mirror) the good qualities of those around him.

 
Gal Einai News

(15 Sept. 2008) Tape Restoration Project. If you would like to contribute please contact Prof. Eliezer Zeiger in San Francisco (310-430-8172) or Rabbi Moshe Genuth in Israel (972-54-753-3770).

Meditative Melodies for Chanukah