Chodesh Nissan Starts Next Week

Chodesh Nissan Starts Next Week

Each of the first twelve days encapsulate one month of the new year.

Nissan 1 is Nissan, Nissan 2 is Iyar etc.

Communities worldwide read from the Torah about one shevet per day.

Educated Jews focus on these shevatim corresponding to each of these months.

You can search online, or LT to discover insight every one of these twelve days.

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Various Forms Of “Chadash” Appear In Tanach

Various Forms Of “Chadash” Appear In Tanach

Around 282 times (like nekuda tova…).

But, no “chadash” appears in your standard shemoneh esreh.

Why not?

Parshas HaChodesh

Parshas HaChodesh

Is the last of four prep steps towards Pesach.

Corresponds to all the fourth elements of Pesach too.

The son, the question, the cup, the…

Pesach is Avraham Avinu territory.

Avram becomes Avraham.

Discover how each of the parshiyos connect to Avraham Avinu.

For extra credit, connect each to the letters of Avram in order!

Torah Law

Torah Law

Requires we eat more than we drink.

Purim is reversal.

We drink more than we eat.

Eating includes learning nigleh.

Drinking includes davening and learning nistar.

Watch your diet this Purim.

Parshas Zachor

Parshas Zachor

Is the second of the four parshiyos.

It corresponds with the second of the four questions of leil seder.

And the second of the four sons too.

Understanding these connections destroys Amalek.

Good Luck!

Avodas Purim 5784

Avodas Purim 5784

Wear leather Shabbos shoes to megilla, and stomp Haman with your right foot.

Learn (between Megilla readings) Tehillim 22, Mishna & Gemara Megilla, Tikunei Zohar Tikun 22.

Ideal mishloach manos-two identical portions of sweet meat, each in it’s own container.

Matanos l’evyonim-total sum should exceed all other Purim expenses combined.

Wear a mask.

Extend your arms upwards (like Moshe Rabenu) during shemoneh esreh, particularly during Mincha.

Middle finger on mezuza, and say alternatively הצילה מחרב נפשי and הצילני נא מיד.

Israeli wine from Meron or Yerushalayim vineyards.

Clap your nigleh and dance your nistar.

Shofar

Intoxicated with love, Naaseh v’Nishma out loud with your crowd.

Sing אדיר הוא יבנה ביתו בקרוב במהרה בימינו בקרוב אל בנה בנה ביתך בקרוב

Reject all forms of avoda zara (arrogance, promiscuity, financial anxiety, loshon hara, anger, etc).

Parshas haMan.

Extended tefillin time, including mincha.

Connect with Ashkenazim and Sefardim.

Sing Bar Yochai.

Drink after the morning Megila, take a nap, wake up (ideally to a shofar blast), keep drinking all day.

Purim Curriculum

Purim Curriculum

The story begins with a sleepy Klal Yisroel.

Then we wake up.

Mordechai is mishneh l’melech.

Mishneh is a sleepy word.

Nigleh.

Haman takes him on.

Esther represents nistar.

The silent one.

Haman stands no chance.

On Purim, we antagonize Haman with nigleh.

But the victor is nistar.