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	The 29th Day Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe On the essence of lunar time Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Bo » Chassidic Masters » The 29th Day
	The Lunar Files By Tzvi Freeman It was an eerie feeling as the orbit of the planets suddenly swung into reverse. The moon was no longer receiving and reflecting light; as though sucked inwards, radiance flowed from the moon to the sun... Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Lunar Files
	How does the spring equinox relate to the timing of Passover? By Menachem Posner The Jewish calendar normally consists of twelve lunar months. A lunar month -- from the moment when the crescent new-moon appears until it disappears once again -- is roughly 29.5 days. Twelve lunar months equal 354 days; eleven days less than the solar ... Jewish Holidays » Passover » Study & History » Questions & Answers » How does the spring equinox relate to the timing of Passover?
	Jews Commanded 1st Mitzvah 1313 BCE Shortly before sundown on the 29th of Adar, G-d commanded Moses regarding the mitzvah of sanctifying the crescent new moon and establishing a lunar calendar. This is the first mitzvah the Jews were given as a nation. Moses had difficulty envisaging the ... Jewish Calendar » Adar » Adar 29 » Jewish History » Jews Commanded 1st Mitzvah
	Little Moons By Yossy Goldman Veteran or novice, whom do you choose? Let's say that you are the coach of a sports team and you have accomplished stars on your roster but they're approaching their sell-by date. Then you have some budding talents waiting on the sidelines to get a shot ... Parshah » Festivals & Special Readings » Hachodesh » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Sermonette » Little Moons
	Stony Light By Naftali Silberberg What is so remarkable about moonlight? After all, it is only a weak reflection of the powerful sun... Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Bo » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Messages » Stony Light
	Sixty Days of Purim By Yanki Tauber Purim, as everyone knows, falls in the month of Adar. Actually, according to the Kabbalists, it's the other way around: Adar rises in Purim... Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » Sixty Days of Purim
	Hidden and Revealed By Yanki Tauber The half of Tishrei is marked by solemnity, the second by elation; but the Chassidic masters explain that these are simply the "hidden" and "revealed" dimensions of the same elements Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Study » Insights » Hidden and Revealed
	The Day of the Breaking of the Ax Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe A desert decree revoked... a marriage ban lifted... 600 survivors go wife-hunting... roadblocks to Jerusalem removed... Betar dead buried... What is the connection between all of these events? Jewish Holidays » 15th of Av » The Day of the Breaking of the Ax
	The Nineteen-Year Marriage By Yanki Tauber The confluence of solar and lunar time in the 19-year Jewish calendar cycle Spirituality » Short Insights » By Yanki Tauber » The Nineteen-Year Marriage

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