64) Wine, oil, and water come from one place. The priests take the water and oil from the right and inherit them. Oil, Hochma, more than anything, is joy in the beginning and in the end, unlike wine, which ends in sadness...And wine, which is to the left, is what the Levis inherit, to raise the voice and to sing, and not to keep silent, since wine is never silent and oil is always in a whisper.
65) What is the difference between oil and wine? Oil is in secret and always in a whisper. It comes from the thought, Hochma, like an undisclosed thought. Hence, oil is from the right.
Wine is to raise the voice; it is never silent. This is because the drunk cannot keep silent. It comes from the side of Ima, from the left of Bina, and it is inherited by the Levis, which are to the left, and are ready to sing and to raise the voice. They are in judgment...
66) For this reason, when a priest begins to work at the Temple, he is forbidden to drink wine, since his actions are secretive. He comes secretly and makes unifications...And it is all in secret, for all his deeds are hidden. This is why he is forbidden to drink wine, which reveals secrets, because when wine enters, a secret exits, and in all his deeds, he is about to raise his voice.
Oil extends from Hochma, right, and AVI are always in covered Hassadim [acts of good and kindliness]. And the oil is in concealment and in secret, for it does not appear in illumination of Hochma. And from there the priests extend.
The wine is from the left of Bina that returned to being Hochma, illumination of Hochma, which reveals the Hassadim and sounds them. Hence, the wine reveals a secret. It raises the voice because voice is Hassadim and the wine reveals the Hassadim, for the outward appearance is tantamount to raising one’s voice. Hence, the priest, whose every action is in secret and in hiding, since he extends from Hochma and Hesed, is entirely right and covered Hassadim. This is why he is forbidden to drink wine, for he must be like his root above.
This is one more reason why he made such a pompous feast. He felt secure and powerful, so much so that he did not hesitate to adorn his tables with the precious and sacred vessels of the Holy Temple, which had been captured by the wicked Nebuchadnezzar.
Like all other nations, the Jews also were invited to attend the King's feast. This was Haman's plan; he saw an opportunity of luring the Jews into eating non kosher food and then using G-d's momentary anger at His people for the persecution and destruction of the Jews which he had been planning.
Mordechai, the great Jewish leader at that time, was aware of this sly scheme. He exhorted the Jews to avoid the palace and thus avert G-d's anger. The vast majority of the Jews followed his advice, but many Jews did not heed his words of caution. They went to the feast at the palace. To their consternation they discovered the holy vessels of the Temple on the King's tables, and they drew back. But the King quickly commanded his servants to set up tables especially for the Jews. The Jewish guests swallowed their pride and remained for the feast, eating and drinking the non kosher food and wine, and making merry like the other guests.
5-6: - 5 There was a certain Jew in Shushan the castle, whose name was Mordecai the son of Yair the son of Shimi the son of Kish, a Benjamite, 6 who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives that had been carried away with Yechoniah king of Judah...
Purim
Sir, – Robert Fraser’s essay concerning Sir James Frazer’s response to the misappropriation of his work by anti-Semites was an interesting sidelight on the influential scholar’s life and work (Commentary, April 10). But Fraser distorts Sir James when he summarizes the argument that the Easter story may be linked to the version of the killing of the mock king found in the Purim story and associated rituals, which included the hanging of a Haman surrogate or burning of an effigy. Fraser states that Sir James “was at pains to argue” that in the year in question (the year of Jesus’ crucifixion) Passover and Purim “happened to coincide”. Frazer makes no such argument, as reference to the abridged edition of The Golden Bough, edited by Robert Fraser, makes clear.
Frazer points out that one objection to linking the crucifixion with the death of Haman is that Purim and Passover are a month apart (Purim is celebrated on the 14th of Adar and Passover on the 14th of Nissan). Frazer offers several “considerations” to overcome the objection. One is that Christians deliberately changed the date of Christ’s death from Purim to Passover. Another is that “occasionally, for special reason, the Jews should have celebrated . . . Purim, or at least the death of Haman, at or about the time of Passover” in keeping with parallel rituals in the Saturnalia that gave the mock king “licence of thirty days before he was put to death”. But Frazer, ever the cautious writer, offers no argument in support of these suppositions; he merely is throwing out “some hints and suggestions...in the hope of stimulating and directing further inquiry”.
MARTIN GREEN
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The grill:
Grandson Yochai
Granddaughter Porat
Sabba and Yochai
Daughter and Yochai and Granddaughter Hallel
The famous Mincha Afternoon Minyan
The Rosh Yeshivah Areleh Harel being escorted home
The Kedusha of the Mincha Service
Every year Jewish and Palestinians worshippers are allowed 10 days [when they are allowed full access by themselves] at the holy cave. On Monday Jewish prayer-goers arrived to find their holy books vandalized during one of the Muslim days of worship at the cave.
According to Arnon, the incident was not the first to occur. "After every such day we gather shards and appraise the damage. This time the damage occurred to prayer and psalm books; in the past it was mezuzot, furniture, pipes, and faucets," he said.
He added that complaints had been filed before, to no avail. "No one has ever been interrogated or brought to justice. No sanctions exist to prevent such incidents," he said...
Police launched an investigation...
...Spokesman for the Jewish settlement in Hebron, Noam Arnon, claimed a double standard was at play. "If Quran books had been torn up I have no doubt the case would be handled drastically and immediately, but when it's damage done to Jewish holy sites there is disregard and whitewashing," he said.
Two Qassam rockets were fired Monday morning from the Gaza Strip into the western Negev. One rocket landed in an open area in the Sdot Negev Regional Council, without causing injuries or damage.
The second rocket hit an open area near a kibbutz south of Ashkelon. There were no injuries, but the kibbutz fence sustained damage.
To prevent the possible threat of eye contact, verbal communication and any sort of interaction between the holy men and saintly women of Klal Yisroel, we the undersigned hereby proclaim that 13th Avenue in Boro Park, Brooklyn NY, should have alternate days for men and women, this applies to both pedestrian shoppers and Rachmono Litzlon women drivers.
After extensive discussions with a wide range of both of our followers, we have developed the following schedule which we feel will be amenable to all. To ensure optimal mobility, we hereby designate 14th Avenue as the alternative to be used by the gender that is banned from 13th avenue.
We also hereby permit members of Hatzoloh to use whatever route is needed to expedite them in their holy work, but to respect the nature of our ruling and not use red flashing lights when in proximity of 13th avenue as red lights and sirens may arouse certain desires in our fellow Yidden. If they must use lights and sirens, they should purchase our special "13th Avenue Approved" light & siren kit.
SUNDAY/YOM RISHON: Women
MONDAY/YOM SHEINI: Men
TUESDAY/YOM SHLISHI: Women
WEDNESDAY/YOM REVIE: Men
THURSDAY/YOM CHAMISHI/EREV EREV SHABBOS KOYDESH: WOMEN (except after 11 pm, when men are permitted to visit select establishments to partake in Thursday night cholent and kugel
FRIDAY/YOM SHISHI/EREV SHABBOS KOYDESH: Men
SHABBOS KOYDESH: Men 5:30 am-10:30 am, Women 10:31 am to 12:06 pm, Men 4 pm to Shkiyah
NOTE: Motzei Shabbos Koydesh 13th Avenue is prohibited for all-if you are planning a Melave Malkeh, please call Amnon's or Kosher Delight to arrange for delivery.
We the undersigned strongly urge all members of our holy nation to adhere and respect the above schedule and the meaning behind it. We beseech you not to laugh behind our backs and mutter about how Kol Korehs like this result in simply alienating our people as they don't really address the root of the problem but rather choose to gloss over it with meaningless mindless declarations in the vain hope that it will make them relevant to someone beyond their ever shrinking circle of tunnel-visioned followers.
Rav Getzel Langhoisen
Admor M'Pleytsah
Rav Ginendal Krumkitzel
Yageder Rebbe, Shlita
HaGaon Anshel Bluhteh
Iluy M'Galeh
Unfortunately, for those who can read the Hebrew, what is promised is a
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