Tenth of Tevet (Asara b’Tevet) / עשרה בטבת

Day 2,599, 07:59 • Published in Israel Israel • by John Rupert Miranda
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Fast of Tevet 10

Tevet 10 is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance, in remembrance of the siege of Jerusalem (see "Today in Jewish History"). We refrain from food and drink from daybreak to nightfall, and add the Selichot and other special supplements to our prayers. (More recently, Tevet 10 was chosen to also serve as a "general kaddish day" for the victims of the Holocaust, many of whose day of martyrdom is unknown.)

Daily Study: Chumash
Parshat Vayechi, 5th Portion (Genesis 49:19-49:26)
Psalms: Chapters 55-59
Tanya: Likutei Amarim, end of Chapter 9
Rambam: 3 Chapters, 1 Chapter, Sefer Hamitzvot
Hayom Yom: Today's Hayom Yom

Daily Thought
Head and Feet

With toil and persistence, asceticism and great sacrifice, a human being can enlighten his mind. He can reach so high as to perceive the world of the angels—or even to be granted the gift of prophecy.

But, as hard as any of us may try, as long as our brains are made of gray matter, we can never attain the enlightenment of the least of those fiery beings.

What amazes the angels, however, is this uncanny ability of a human being: To stick his head in the clouds and yet keep both feet on the ground. To traverse worlds.
Mishpatim 5730:5




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