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Friday, February 21, 2025

Halachic Times (Zmanim)
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Jewish History

Armies of the Tribes of Israel converged upon the tribe of Benjamin in the aftermath of the "Concubine at Givah" incident, in a war which nearly brought about the extinction of the Benjaminites (as related in the Book of Judges, chapters 19-2). The event occurred during the judgeship of Othniel ben Knaz, who led the people of Israel in the years 2533-2573 from creation (1228-1188 BCE).

Daily Thought

Pharaoh’s advisers tried hard to explain away all the plagues.

Even when the Red Sea split, allowed the Jews free passage, and drowned their enemies, there were those who ascribed the entire event to natural causes.

Such is human nature, to reflexively seek out a natural explanation for every event.

But a Jew, quite the opposite, ponders a natural occurrence and sees a miracle.

Because a Jew has an innate inner conviction that there is nothing else but G‑d. There is no nature—it is all by His hand.

Likutei Sichot vol. 1, p. 240, and on many other occasions.