Tenth of Tevet בטבת צום עשרה
The fast day of tenth of Tevet will be this Tuesday
Fast starts @ 6:40am
Fast ends 530pm
Shacharit with Selichos
Mincha with tefillin and Torah reading
Please check exact start/end times with your local orthodox Rav.
We fast on the Tenth of Tevet, which occurs this year on Tuesday December 30th to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 588 BCE. The siege ultimately resulted in the sacking of Jerusalem and the destruction of the first temple, so we note that this is when that whole tragedy began.
It is a minor fast, so we observe fasting from sunup (6:18arn this year) until sundown (5:38pm).
There are numerous other events associated with the day: the Arba Turim mentions that in the Second Temple times, King Ptolemy of Egypt secluded 70 of our great rabbonim in separate chambers, and ordered them to translate the Torah into Greek. He expected that since there such a divergence of translation possibilities, the results would give skeptics an opportunity to make light Of sages' wisdom. By divine inspiration, each of the seventy chose exactly the same words to translate ambiguous passages; the result is
known today the Septuagint, or "translation by the seventy."
Additionally, this day has been designated by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate as a universal day of kaddish for Holocaust martyrs. Many people who lost family in the Holocaust do not know the date on which to properly commemorate the yahrtzeit; so the 10th of Tevet is designated as the day to say kaddish for those who died on an unknown date.
Message from Agudas Yisroel of Toronto: Mr. Eddy Klein will be sitting shiva on the petirah of his father, R’ Yehuda (Otto) ben R’ Asher a”h at 149 Clanton Park
Road. Shacharis weekdays is at 7:00 and Sunday at 8:00. Mincha Friday – 1:00, Mincha Sun-Mon 4:35.
Shiva ends
Tuesday morning December 23rd after Shacharis.
- Q. Dear Rabbi Shlit’a. There are many who go shopping on Black Friday as there are many saving offers. Since it is after all a day with a religious background is it permitted?
A. The true origin of the post-Thanksgiving Black Friday lies in the sense of black, meaning “marked by disaster or misfortune.” In the 1950s, factory managers first started referring to the Friday after Thanksgiving as Black Friday because so many of their workers decided to falsely call in sick, thus extending the holiday weekend.
About 10 years later, Black Friday was used by Philadelphia traffic cops to describe the day after Thanksgiving because they had to work 12-hour shifts in terrible traffic. Visitors flocked to the city to start their holiday shopping and, sometimes this popular shopping day coincided with the annual Army–Navy football game.
The term caught on among shoppers and merchants in Philadelphia, and from there it took off nationwide (from Dictionary.com)
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Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a.
Mazel tov to Mr. & Mrs. Yisroel and Batya Luwish on the birth of their twin grandson and granddaughter born to Mr.
& Mrs. Yaakov and Devora Leah Luwish. Mazel tov to grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yecheskel and Leslie Shapiro.
Mazel Tov to Rav & Rebbetzin Kalman Ochs on the engagement of their daughter, Racheli, to Moshe Reich of Cleveland, OH. Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Rav & Rebbetzin Mordechai Ochs.
Reprinted from the Jewish Community Council of Montreal:
MEETING WITH BORDER OFFICIALS
To prepare for the Yom Tov travel season, members of the Jewish Community Council met with border officials at ground and airport border crossings to ensure they are properly informed in terms of Arba Minim (Four Species). We also provided them with the dates on which more traffic is expected.
People who are traveling with Arba Minim should declare them at the border post.
CROSSING THE BORDER WITH ARBA MINIM
Arba Minim may be brought through the border for personal use only. Once these items have been cleared and determined to be free of pests and/or diseases, they will be released. Members of border inspection are sensitive to the handling of these items, and will ensure that the passenger himself opens, unwraps and rewraps the Arba Minim. In order to avoid delays, the Arba Minimshould be easily accessible.
AVOID DELAYS
Border officials have asked us to remind all travelers to have their travel documents well prepared and up to date. Non-citizens who are traveling by car with birth certificates and not passports should please ensure to carry the originals or a clear, legible copy. Please be aware that inspectors will process passengers as quickly as they can, but delays could occur with unclear documentation.
Note: If not all passengers in the vehicle have a Nexus card, please proceed through the regular lane. Do not let the non-Nexus card travelers off to cross the border by foot.
We take this opportunity to wish you and your families a wonderful Yom Tov!
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