Jewish World Review for Thursday Dec 1 2005

[ D A I L Y I N S P I R A T I O N ]

NEW SERIES!

"Smiling Each Day". Internationally renowned author and lecturer
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. offers a charming collection of
humorous views on life. His thoughts, stories, and anecdotes will
make you smile with others as you smile about yourself

http://jewishworldreview.com/twerski/smiling_each_day.php3


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[ J E W I S H L I V I N G ]

---> controversy!
Dumb Jews?
By Julia Gorin

The Myth of Jewish Intelligence

http://jewishworldreview.com/julia/gorin120105.php3


---> l'chaim!
Everything's Relative

Jordan "Gorf" Gorfinkel's Jewish Gen-X strip that crosses ages and
cultures

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/tpl/tpl120105.php3


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[ T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y ]

On this day in .

* 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U.S. House
of Representatives when a deadlock developed between John Quincy
Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. (Adams
ended up the winner.)

* 1904, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis closed after
seven months and some 20 million visitors

* 1913, the first drive-in automobile service station opened, in
Pittsburgh

* 1934, Sergei M. Kirov, a collaborator of Josef Stalin, was
assassinated in Leningrad, resulting in a massive purge

* 1943, President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin concluded their Tehran
conference

* 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to give up her seat
to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Mrs. Parks was
arrested, sparking a year-long boycott of the buses by black

* 1965, an airlift of refugees from Cuba to the United States began
in which thousands of Cubans were allowed to leave their homeland

* 1969, the U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World
War II

* 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on a narrow question
of Florida election law while the Florida Supreme Court and a
circuit judge denied Al Gore's petitions for immediate recounts.
Florida's high court also refused to order a new election in Palm
Beach County, where a "butterfly ballot" drew protests from
Democratic voters. ALSO: Vicente Fox was sworn in as president of
Mexico, ending 71 years of ruling-party domination

* 2004, Tom Brokaw signed off for the last time as principal anchor
of the "NBC Nightly News"; he was succeeded by Brian Williams


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[ W O R T H 1 0 0 0 W O R D S ]


* Frank & Ernest (NEW FEATURE, PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR OPINION)
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/frank_and_ernest/frank_and_ernest.asp



* Momma http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/momma/momma.asp

* Bliss http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/bliss/bliss.asp

* The Born Loser
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/born_loser/born_loser.asp

* The Sunshine Club
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/sunshine_club/sunshine_club.asp

* 9 to 5 http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/9_to_5/9_to_5.asp

* Bound and Gagged
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/bound_and_gagged/bound_and_gagged.asp

* The Other Coast
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/toc/toc.asp

* State of the Union
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/sou/sou.asp

* One Big Happy http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/obh/obh1.asp

* Mallard Fillmore
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/mallard/2000/mallard1.asp

* Moderately Confused
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/strips/moderately_confused/moderately_confused.asp



* Jerry Holbert
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/holbert/holbert1.asp

* Ed Gamble
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/gamble/gamble1.asp

* Joe Heller
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/heller/heller1.asp

* Wayne Stayskal
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/stayskal/stayskal1.asp

* Jeff Koterba
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/koterba/koterba1.asp

* Gary Brookins
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/brookins/brookins1.asp

* Chuck Asay http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/asay/asay1.asp

* Scott Stantis
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/toons/stantis/stantis1.asp



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[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]


* Glad You Asked by Jeff Elder: Greatest sports records, how they
get caffeine out of decaf coffee, and a quiz on gas prices
http://jewishworldreview.com/1205/glad_u_asked111405.php3

* More families finding tutors in different time zones to help
students here
http://jewishworldreview.com/1205/offshoring_tutors.php3

* Everyday Cheapskate: The devil is in the small print
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/cheapskate1.asp

* Dr. Peter H. Gott: Many disorders connected to protein
abnormalities; keloids after bunionectomy
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/gott1.asp



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[ I N S I G H T ]


* Victor Davis Hanson: The truth about torture
http://jewishworldreview.com/1205/hanson120105.php3

* Argus Hamilton's political zingers!
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1105/hamilton113005.php3

* Dan Abrams: Why no pre-nup for Nick and Jessica?
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1205/abrams120105.php3

* Clarence Page: Risky times for hard news and view
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1205/page120105.php3

* Tucker Carlson: Don't patronize our troops
http://jewishworldreview.com/1205/carlson120105.php3

* Debra J. Saunders: Tookie's tales (JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM!)
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1205/saunders120105.php3

* Max Boot: White flag Dems
http://jewishworldreview.com/1205/boot120105.php3

* Suzanne Fields: Assimilation, American style
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/fields120105.asp

* Michael Ledeen: Preemptive surrender (THOUGHT PROVOKING!)
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/ledeen120105.php3

* Jonathan Gurwitz: Pride propels Iraq toward an independent future
http://jewishworldreview.com/jonathan/gurwitz120105.php3

* Dick Morris: Bill's war, & W's
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1205/morris120105.php3

* Bob Tyrrell: Our immigration imbroglio
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/tyrrell120105.php3

* MUGGER: Katrina's Pocketbook Politics: She's a Capitalist, She
Don't Look Back
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/mugger120105.asp

* Larry Elder: Kosovo: Clinton 'lied, people died'?
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/elder120105.asp

* Ann Coulter: We like you! We really, really like you!
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/coulter120105.asp

* George Will: The abortion argument we missed
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will120105.asp

* Cal Thomas: Out of many, many?
http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/thomas120105.asp



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Today's Day Cheshvan 29 5766 Dec 1 2005

B"H

Cheshvan 29, 5766 * December 1, 2005

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"T O D A Y ' S D A Y"
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Shabbat, Cheshvan 29 5704

Bless Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
Say the entire Tehillim in the early morning.
Day of Farbrengen.

Torah lessons: Chumash: Tol'dot, Shevi'i with Rashi.
Tehillim: 140-150.
Tanya: To return to (p. 599)...children to Atzilut.
(p. 601).

We cannot adequately describe the great merit of those who participate in the sacred Avoda of saying Tehillim with a Minyan, and the great pleasure this Avoda causes On High, as discussed in sacred texts and in very tiny part in Kuntres Takanat Amirat Tehillim B'rabim (Koveitz Michtavim 1). (1)

How fortunate are you Israel, and for this may you all be blessed with proper health and with super-abundant livelihood - you, your wives, your sons and your daughters (G-d grant them eternal life.) (2)

In your merit may all the congregation of Israel in your communities be helped (among all our Jewish brethren) in all they need, materially and spiritually.

Footnotes: 1. This has appeared in English as "Saying Tehillim,"
Kehot, N.Y.
2. C.f. Yeshayahu 38:16; see Tamuz 13.

Today in Judaism

B"H

Cheshvan 29, 5766 * December 1, 2005

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T O D A Y I N J U D A I S M
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* Laws * Customs * Jewish History * Daily Quote * Daily Study *

Today is: Thursday, Cheshvan 29, 5766

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Daily Quote
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Seven things are concealed from man: the day of his death, the day of the Redemption, the absolute truth in a judgment; also, no man knows how he will earn a livelihood, what is in his neighbor's heart, what a woman is bearing, and when the wicked State [Rome] will fall.

- Midrash Rabbah


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Daily Study
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Chitas and Rambam for today:

Chumash: Toldot, 5th Portion Bereishit 26:30-27:27 with Rashi
. English Text:
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/rashi/default.asp?tDate=12/1/2005&src=ds

Tehillim: Chapters 140 - 150
. Hebrew text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tehillim.asp?tDate=12/1/2005&Lang=HEB
. English text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tehillim.asp?tDate=12/1/2005

Tanya: Kuntres Acharon, end of Essay 3
. Lesson in Tanya:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tDate=12/1/2005
. RealAudio:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/audio.asp?what=tanya&tDate=12/1/2005&format=rm
. Windows Media:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/audio.asp?what=tanya&tDate=12/1/2005&format=m3u

Rambam:
. Sefer Hamitzvos:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/seferHamitzvos.asp?tDate=12/1/2005
. 1 Chapter: Chovel uMazzik Chap. 3
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tDate=12/1/2005&rambamChapters=1
. 3 Chapters: Issurey Bi'ah Chap. 10, 11, 12
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp?tDate=12/1/2005&rambamChapters=3

Hayom Yom:
. English Text:
http://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/hayomyom.asp?tDate=12/1/2005

There are new posts up on my other blog. Please

go check them out please.

Hayom Yom for Thursday 29 Cheshan 5766 Dec 1 2005

Torah Lessons (5766)
Thursday, 29 Cheshvan, 5766 - December 1, 2005
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Chumash: Toldos, 5th portion (Gen. 26:30-27:27) with Rashi.
Tehillim: 140-150
Tanya: See Moreh Shiur in the back of the Tanya.
Rambam:
3 Chapters: Sefer Kedushah, Chapters 9-11 of Laws of forbidden relations
1 Chapter: Sefer Nezikin, Chapter 3 of Laws of Battery and Damages
Sefer HaMitzvos: N348, N349, N350, N351
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Bless Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
Say the entire Tehillim in the early morning.
Day of Farbrengen.

Shabbat Cheshvan 29 5704
Chumash: Tol'dot, Shevi'i with Rashi.

Tehillim: 140-150.

Tanya: To return to (p. 599)...children to Atzilut. (p. 601).


We cannot adequately describe the great merit of those who participate
in the sacred Avoda of saying Tehillim with a Minyan, and the great
pleasure this Avoda causes On High, as discussed in sacred texts and
in very tiny part in Kuntres Takanat Amirat Tehillim B'rabim (Koveitz
Michtavim 1).[1]

How fortunate are you Israel, and for this may you all be blessed with
proper health and with super-abundant livelihood - you, your wives,
your sons and your daughters (G-d grant them eternal life.) [2]

In your merit may all the congregation of Israel in your communities
be helped (among all our Jewish brethren) in all they need, materially
and spiritually.

Notes:

1. This has appeared in English as "Saying Tehillim," Kehot, N.Y.

2. C.f. Yeshayahu 38:16; see Tamuz 13.

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