CHABAD COLUMBUS Times displayed for New Albany, OH 43054 | change Wednesday, December 8, 2021 TODAY Day Week Month Year Events Halachic Times (Zmanim) Times for New Albany, OH 43054 6:09 AM Dawn (Alot Hashachar): 6:47 AM Earliest Tallit and Tefillin (Misheyakir): 7:41 AM Sunrise (Hanetz Hachamah): 9:59 AM Latest Shema: 10:47 AM Latest Shacharit: 12:23 PM Midday (Chatzot Hayom): 12:48 PM Earliest Mincha (Mincha Gedolah): 3:11 PM Mincha Ketanah (“Small Mincha”): 4:11 PM Plag Hamincha (“Half of Mincha”): 5:06 PM Sunset (Shkiah): 5:36 PM Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim): 12:23 AM Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah): 47:47 min. Shaah Zmanit (proportional hour): Events for Chabad of Columbus Jewish Kids Club Off 4:00pm Explore the Tropics Where: Chabad of Columbus 6220 East Dublin Granville Road New Albany, OH 43054-9381 Jewish History Passing of R. Gershon Henoch Leiner (1890) R. Gershon Henoch was a Polish Rebbe centered in the town of Radzyn. He is famous for his efforts in reinstituting the tekhelet—the blue wool mentioned in Scripture, that is to be attached to each corner of the tzitzit garment. The blue color derives from a marine creature known as the chilazon, the identity of which has been forgotten over centuries of exile. R. Gershon Henoch identified the chilazon with the cuttlefish. Link: Tekhelet: The Mystery of the Long-Lost Biblical Blue Thread Daily Study Chumash Parshat Vayigash, 4th Portion (Genesis 45:28-46:7) Psalms Chapters 23-28 Tanya Likutei Amarim, Chapter 5 Rambam 3 Chapters, 1 Chapter, Sefer Hamitzvot Hayom Yom Today's Hayom Yom Daily Thought Hot-Wiring Egypt Joseph wanted to raise the Egyptians to a higher spiritual and moral plane. So he arranged that they be circumcised. That way, perhaps the exile destined upon his people would be shortened. The plan backfired. Rather than alleviating the Egyptian exile, Joseph empowered the Egyptians to oppress his people yet more viciously. Joseph believed he could shortcut the Egyptian exile. We sometimes delude ourselves that we can hot-wire our own darkness. We imagine we can bring thousands more to Torah, if we just would compromise with electronics on Shabbat. Or that we could achieve so many more mitzvahs, if we just would bend the rules of kosher food and modest dress. But, as with Joseph, in the long run, these plans end up only feeding the darkness more. Our job is to illuminate the world in the way of Torah. Torah is light in all its ways. So if Torah does not take you down a path, you know with certainty that it is not a path of light. Instead, go in the ways of Aaron, who “loved all people and drew them towards the Torah. ”Don’t drag the Torah down to the people. Draw the people up to the Torah. Likutei Sichot vol. 1, pg. 98. Pri Etz Chaim, Sha’ar Chag HaPesach, 6. JEWISH CALENDAR Jewish Calendar Jewish Holidays Hebrew Months TIMES Shabbat Candle-Lighting Times Zmanim - Halachic Times About the Jewish Calendar CALCULATORS Jewish / Hebrew Date Converter Jewish Birthday Calculator Bar/Bat Mitzvah Calculator Yahrzeit Calculator FEATURES Daily Study The Week in Jewish History Find Local Events MY CALENDAR Manage My Events Event Reminders Shabbat Time Alerts Share My Calendar QUICK LINKS Contact Subscribe CHABAD COLUMBUS 6220 East Dublin Granville Road New Albany, OH 43054-9381 614-939-0765 Powered by Chabad.org © 1993-2021 Privacy Policy