Today is Tuesday, Kislev 12, 5786 · December 2, 2025
Today in Jewish History
• Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Kazen (1998)
Kislev 12 is the yahrtzeit (date of the passing) of Chabad.org's founding director, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Kazen ("YYK," 1954-1998), widely acclaimed as the "father of the Jewish internet."
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Tribute Section to YY Kazen
About YY Kazen
The Soul of Cyberspace
• Passing of R. Shlomo Luria (1573)
R. Shlomo Luria, known by his acronym Maharshal, was an eminent scholar in sixteenth-century Poland. He headed a yeshiva in Brisk and Lublin and wrote many works, including Yam Shel Shlomo and Chachmas Shlomo. An independent thinker, he did not hesitate to criticize his colleagues when he felt they had erred in their method of Talmudic study and halachic analysis. At the same time, he was an extremely humble person and was the teacher of many great Torah scholars of his generation.
It is related that one night, R. Shlomo sat down to study to the light of a small candle. Miraculously, the candle did not extinguish, allowing R. Shlomo to continue his studies for many hours (Shem Hagedolim).
Link: Rabbi Shlomo Luria
Daily Quote
By virtue of its inborn nature, the mind rules the heart
— Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Daily Torah Study
Chumash: Vayishlach, 3rd Portion Bereshit (Genesis) 32:31-33:5 with Rashi
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Daily Wisdom (short insight)
Tehillim: Chapters 66 - 68
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Tanya: Kuntres Acharon, end of Essay 4
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• Sefer Hamitzvot:
• 1 Chapter A Day: Sanhedrin veha’Onashin haMesurin lahem Sanhedrin veha’Onashin haMesurin lahem - Chapter 19
• 3 Chapters A Day: Shechenim Shechenim - Chapter One, Shechenim Shechenim - Chapter Two, Shechenim Shechenim - Chapter Three
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