Hi,
"Mar Breih diRaveina fasted all year, except Shavuot, Purim and the day before Yom Kippur.
"Shavuot because that is the day when the Torah was given, Purim because Esther 9 identifies Purim as 'Days of feasting and joy', and the day before Yom Kippur as Chiyya bar Rav of Difti taught...One who eats and drinks on the 9th day of Tishrei (the day before Yom Kippur) is as though he had fasted on the 9th and the 10th."
(Talmud, Pesachim 68b)
גמר חתימה טובה,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Shavuot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shavuot. Show all posts
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Monday, June 6, 2011
Shavuot is for you
Hi,
"R' Eliezer said: On Yom Tov one either eats and drinks or sits and studies. R' Yehoshua said: Split it – half for eating and drinking, half for the study hall.
"R' Yochanan said: Both learn it from the same text: One passage says, 'A celebration for HaShem your Gd,' and one passage says, 'It shall be a celebration for you.' R' Eliezer said it should be for Gd or for you, and R' Yehoshua said to split it, half for HaShem and half for you.
"R' Elazar said: All agree that for Shavuot we require 'for you', because that is the day when the Torah was given."
(Talmud, Pesachim 68b)
Have a great Yom Tov,
Mordechai
"R' Eliezer said: On Yom Tov one either eats and drinks or sits and studies. R' Yehoshua said: Split it – half for eating and drinking, half for the study hall.
"R' Yochanan said: Both learn it from the same text: One passage says, 'A celebration for HaShem your Gd,' and one passage says, 'It shall be a celebration for you.' R' Eliezer said it should be for Gd or for you, and R' Yehoshua said to split it, half for HaShem and half for you.
"R' Elazar said: All agree that for Shavuot we require 'for you', because that is the day when the Torah was given."
(Talmud, Pesachim 68b)
Have a great Yom Tov,
Mordechai
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Feast on Purim!
Hi,
"Mar Breih diRaveina fasted all year, except Shavuot, Purim and the day before Yom Kippur.
"Shavuot because that is the day when the Torah was given, Purim because Esther 9 identifies Purim as, 'Days of feasting and joy,' and the day before Yom Kippur as Chiyya bar Rav of Difti taught...One who eats and drinks on the 9th day of Tishrei (the day before Yom Kippur) is as though he had fasted on the 9th and the 10th."
(Talmud, Pesachim 68b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"Mar Breih diRaveina fasted all year, except Shavuot, Purim and the day before Yom Kippur.
"Shavuot because that is the day when the Torah was given, Purim because Esther 9 identifies Purim as, 'Days of feasting and joy,' and the day before Yom Kippur as Chiyya bar Rav of Difti taught...One who eats and drinks on the 9th day of Tishrei (the day before Yom Kippur) is as though he had fasted on the 9th and the 10th."
(Talmud, Pesachim 68b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Make sure to feast on Shavuot!
Hi,
"Mar Breih diRaveina fasted all year, except Shavuot, Purim and the day before Yom Kippur.
"Shavuot because that is the day when the Torah was given, Purim because Esther 9 identifies Purim as, 'Days of feasting and joy,' and the day before Yom Kippur as Chiyya bar Rav of Difti taught...One who eats and drinks on the 9th day of Tishrei (the day before Yom Kippur) is as though he had fasted on the 9th and the 10th."
(Talmud, Pesachim 68b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"Mar Breih diRaveina fasted all year, except Shavuot, Purim and the day before Yom Kippur.
"Shavuot because that is the day when the Torah was given, Purim because Esther 9 identifies Purim as, 'Days of feasting and joy,' and the day before Yom Kippur as Chiyya bar Rav of Difti taught...One who eats and drinks on the 9th day of Tishrei (the day before Yom Kippur) is as though he had fasted on the 9th and the 10th."
(Talmud, Pesachim 68b)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Achitofel, Shavuot and Torah Study
Hi,
Achitofel is described in Tanach as the wisest advisor of King David. The Talmud presents a cryptic statement regarding Achitofel's instructions to his children:
"Achitofel told his children three things...The third lesson was: If the weather on the holiday of Shavuot is clear, plant wheat."
(Talmud, Bava Batra 147a)
Maharsha explains: Shavuot is the holiday of the presentation of the Torah. Optimal study requires clarity, like one achieves on a breezy day. Wheat is a symbol of wisdom, as the Talmud notes that a child first begins to show intelligent thought at the age when it starts eating wheat.
Thus Achitofel instructed his children: If the time when Torah is presented to you is opportune for Torah study, take advantage of it and study Torah.
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Achitofel is described in Tanach as the wisest advisor of King David. The Talmud presents a cryptic statement regarding Achitofel's instructions to his children:
"Achitofel told his children three things...The third lesson was: If the weather on the holiday of Shavuot is clear, plant wheat."
(Talmud, Bava Batra 147a)
Maharsha explains: Shavuot is the holiday of the presentation of the Torah. Optimal study requires clarity, like one achieves on a breezy day. Wheat is a symbol of wisdom, as the Talmud notes that a child first begins to show intelligent thought at the age when it starts eating wheat.
Thus Achitofel instructed his children: If the time when Torah is presented to you is opportune for Torah study, take advantage of it and study Torah.
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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