LIVING WITH MOSHIACH, Parshat Behar-Bechukotai

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LIVING WITH MOSHIACH
Weekly Digest About Moshiach

PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI, 5780
Iyar 21, 5780
May 15, 2020

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THIS PUBLICATION IS DEDICATED TO THE REBBE,
RABBI MENACHEM M. SCHNEERSON
OF LUBAVITCH

"I BELIEVE WITH COMPLETE FAITH IN THE ARRIVAL OF THE MOSHIACH.

"AND THOUGH HE MAY TARRY, I SHALL WAIT EACH DAY, ANTICIPATING
HIS ARRIVAL." Maimonides, Principles of the Faith, No. 12

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* TABLE OF CONTENTS *
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* Introduction.
* Customs Corner.
* The Weekly Torah Portion.
* The Rebbe's Prophecy.
* Moshiach Matters.
* Mother's Day Is Every Day.
* In Honor of Mothers.
* Time for Unity; Time for Strength!
* A Call to Action.
* The Weekly Shabbat Calendar.
* "Let There Be Light" - The Jewish Women's Guide to Lighting
Shabbat Candles.
* Laws of Shabbat Candle Lighting for the Blind.
* Shabbat Candle Lighting Blessing.
* Moshiach Information Hotlines.
* Moshiach In The Air -- Electronic Media.
* Subscription Information for this Weekly Magazine:
Living With Moshiach.

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* INTRODUCTION *
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P.S.: As we are eagerly awaiting the immediate arrival of
Moshiach, at any moment, we have included the five
blessings that (according to many opinions) will be
applicable when Moshiach comes.

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* IN LOVING MEMORY OF *
* Horav Schneur Zalman Halevi *
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* Shagalov *
* Passed away on 21 Tamuz, 5766 *
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* Reb Dovid Asniel ben Reb Eliyahu *
* Ekman *
* Passed away on 5 Sivan - Erev Shavuot, 5765 *
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* Shagalov *
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* Dedicated by *
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* Shagalov *
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* CUSTOMS CORNER *
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Are there special blessings that we will recite when Moshiach
comes?

According to many opinions there are five blessings that will be
applicable when Moshiach comes. [*]

#1

BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM
GA'AL YISRAEL.

Translation:

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe,
Who redeems Israel.

#2

BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM
SHE-HECHE-YO-NU VE-KI-YE-MO-NU VE-HIGI-O-NU
LIZ-MAN HA-ZEH.

Translation:

Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe,
Who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us
to reach this occasion.

#3

BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM
SHE-CHA-LAK M'CHACH-MA-TO L'REI'AV.

Translation:

Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe,
Who has given wisdom to those who fear Him.

#4

BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM
SHE-CHA-LAK M'KI-VODO L'REI'AV.

Translation:

Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe,
Who has given honor to those who fear Him.

#5

BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM
CHA-CHAM HA-RA-ZIM.

Translation:

Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe,
the Wise One of secrets.

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*. Adapted from "L'Chaim weekly" publication, Issue #1003,
published by the Lubavitch Youth Organization, Brooklyn,
NY. "www.lchaimweekly.org".

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* IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR GRANDPARENTS,*
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* Reb Shmuel Pesach Ben Reb Yaakov Dovid *
* Passed away on 3 Tishrei, 5755 *
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* THE WEEKLY TORAH PORTION *
* Adapted from the Works of the Rebbe *
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PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI

This week we read two Torah portions, Behar and Bechukotai.
Parshat Behar contains the commandments of the Sabbatical and
Jubilee years: "Count for yourself seven Sabbaths of years, seven
years seven times. . .and you shall sanctify the fiftieth year."
Every seventh year is a Sabbatical year; the fiftieth is a Jubilee.
Then the cycle begins anew.

Concerning the Jubilee year the Torah states, "Proclaim liberty
throughout the land for all its inhabitants." According to the
Talmud, this means that there can only be a Jubilee year "when all
its inhabitants" are living in the land. Thus, "When the tribes of
Reuven and Gad and half of Menashe were exiled, the Jubilee was
abolished."

Nonetheless, the Talmud relates that in the times of the Second
Holy Temple the fiftieth year was still officially sanctified, even
though the mitzvah of the Jubilee was no longer in effect. This was
done to maintain the same cycle as before, i.e., with the counting
commencing again in the fifty-first year.

After the Second Temple was destroyed (and during the Babylonian
exile), the fiftieth year ceased to be sanctified. The cycle of
counting Sabbatical years began on the fiftieth year itself.

Thus, there have been three ways of relating to the Jubilee.

Chasidic philosophy explains that the Sabbatical and Jubilee
years are symbolic of spiritual levels in a Jew's service of G-d:

The Sabbatical year relates to the negation of the sense of
self. The person perceives himself as an individual, yet willingly
nullifies himself before G-d.

The Jubilee year relates to a higher level, of freedom from all
limitations, a level that will be fully realized in the Messianic
era.

This also explains why the Sabbatical year applies today (by
Rabbinic decree), whereas the mitzvah of the Jubilee was only fully
observed during the First Temple period. The very highest level of
spirituality could only be attained at a time when the Divine
Presence was manifested in the world so strongly.

The Second Temple period was somewhere in the middle. G-dly
revelation illuminated the world, but in a less obvious manner. The
Jubilee was therefore counted and sanctified but not observed.

The lowest level occurred after the Destruction, when it was no
longer possible to even comprehend the intense spirituality of the
Jubilee and it ceased to be counted.

Today, our service consists of "only" accepting the yoke of
heaven and nullifying the ego, but in a sense this gives us the
greatest advantage, as it enables us to access the soul's essence.
It also helps us prepare for the Sabbatical of the Messianic era.

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The opening verse of this week's second Torah portion, Bechukotai,
"If you will walk in my statutes," is explained to mean that a Jew
must labor hard in his study of Torah.

A question is asked: Why does the Torah connect the commandment
to study Torah diligently with G-d's statutes? The answer is found
when we take a closer look at the Hebrew word for "statutes"
itself.

The phrase "In my statutes," "Bechukotai," comes from the Hebrew
word meaning "to engrave."

There are two ways in which letters may be written. One way is
with ink applied to parchment (or any other material); another way
is to inscribe them in stone. When letters are written, the ink and
the parchment remain two separate entities, even though the act of
writing unites them, to a certain degree, on the same page.
Nonetheless, the letters do not become part and parcel of the
material on which they are written.

When letters are carved into stone, by contrast, the letters and
the stone are inseparable. Each letter comes into being at the
exact moment it is inscribed and can never be erased or
obliterated.

The Torah commands us to learn Torah in a manner of
"inscription." A Jew who studies Torah must be so connected to what
he is learning that he and Torah unite and form a single entity,
just like an engraved letter does not exist prior to its
inscription and can never be erased. We must learn Torah so
diligently that its holy words become permanently chiseled into our
souls.

The Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Rebbe
of Chabad-Lubavitch and the founder of Chabad Chasidic philosophy
and the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, in his Chasidic work, Likutei
Torah, explains that the literal translation of "Im bechukotai
teileichu" is "If in My statutes you will walk." When a Jew studies
Torah in a manner of "engraving," he merits a reward -- that he
"will walk." G-d promises that if we truly apply ourselves to
learning Torah we will never be immobile and stationary, but will
progress and ascend ever upward, perpetually increasing our
understanding and connection to G-d. A Jew whose soul is united
with the Torah is thus ensured that he will always rise up the
ladder of spiritual achievement.

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* THE REBBE'S PROPHECY *
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The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson of Lubavitch, issued
a call that "THE TIME OF OUR REDEMPTION HAS ARRIVED!" and
"MOSHIACH IS ON HIS WAY!"

The Rebbe stressed that he is saying this AS A PROPHECY, and
asks us all to prepare ourselves for the Redemption, through
increasing acts of goodness and kindness.

LET US ALL HEED THE REBBE'S CALL.

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What makes the Rebbe's declaration -- that Moshiach's arrival is
imminent and the time for the Redemption has arrived -- different
from those of great leaders of previous generations?

The Jewish people have believed in and awaited Moshiach's coming
since the beginning of our nation. In numerous instances throughout
Jewish history, tzaddikim (righteous people) of various generations
pointed to hints in the Torah that the promised Redemption was near
at hand. Sensing the special opportunity for Moshiach's coming,
they motivated the Jewish people to study more Torah, do more
mitzvot and repent in the hope that these actions would be what was
needed to make the Redemption happen.

In the times of the Previous Rebbe, the anticipation for the
Redemption was truly tangible. The Previous Rebbe issued an urgent
call to world Jewry: "Immediate repentance brings immediate
Redemption."

Even when the Rebbe accepted the leadership in 1950, though he
said unequivocally that our generation is the last generation to
live in exile and the first generation of the Redemption, he did
not say that we had yet reached the moment of Redemption. Only
forty years later, after sending thousands of emissaries around the
world, initiating the Mitzvah Campaigns to reinvigorate Jewish
observance, and inspiring millions, did the Rebbe proclaim, "The
time of our Redemption has arrived." This is a totally different
message that has never before been enunciated in the history of the
Jewish people.

The Midrash (Yalkut Shimoni) tells us that in a time when we
will witness an event like the Gulf War, Moshiach will tell the
Jewish people that the time of the Redemption has arrived. THIS IS
NOT A HOPE, A WISH, OR A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY, BUT A CALL TO PREPARE
TO GREET MOSHIACH!

The Rebbe has said that the time is now. The question each of us
must ask ourselves is not, "When is Moshiach coming?" but rather,
"Am I ready for Moshiach's coming today!"
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See "Living With Moshiach" Vol. 1148:
http://www.torah4blind.org/lwm-5779/1148.txt

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* IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR FRIEND AND COPY EDITOR *
* Reb Mordechai ben Reb Shaul *
* Staiman *
* Passed away on 22 Tamuz, 5763 *
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* May His Soul Merit Eternal Life *
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* MOSHIACH MATTERS *
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Our Sages relate that "in the merit of the righteous women, the
Jews were redeemed from Egypt." Similarly, the Sages associated
subsequent redemptions with the merit of Jewish women. The Holy
Ari, Rabbi Yitzchok Luria, emphasized that the future Redemption
will follow the pattern of the Exodus, and thus will also come as
a result of the merit of the righteous women of that generation.
From "Women as Partners in the Dynamic of Creation"

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* MOTHER'S DAY IS EVERY DAY *
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Have you heard the one about how many Jewish mothers it takes to
change a light bulb? "That's O.K.," the Jewish mother says, "I'll
sit in the dark."

This is our modern-day stereotype of the Jewish mother --
self-sacrificing, a bit of a martyr and a little manipulative. And,
your therapist might add, responsible for all your problems.

Though martyrdom and manipulation are not traits that we might
want to emulate, what about self-sacrifice and selflessness -- two
qualities that have been getting a lot of bad press over the last
couple of decades?

Most of us would not be where we are today had it not been for
our mothers' selflessness: waking up at all hours of the night,
nursing us back to health when we were sick, putting their own
needs and desires on hold in order to help fulfill ours. True, dear
old mom might remind us of these things a little more often than
we'd like to hear, but are mothers deserving our recognition, and
more, for their self-sacrifice?

In fact, they deserve limitless appreciation and recognition!
According to Jewish tradition, our debt of acknowledgment toward
our parents can never be repaid. The commandment to show honor
toward another is mentioned in the Torah concerning our parents and
G-d. The reason for the commandment to "Honor your father and your
mother" is the fact that our parents were partners with G-d in
giving life to us, though Mom probably had more sleepless nights
from us than either of the others two partners.

Where would the Jewish people be without the self-sacrifice of
countless Jewish women throughout the ages?

Jewish tradition teaches that it was because of the
self-sacrifice and righteousness of the women that the entire
Jewish people were redeemed from Egypt! When Pharaoh enslaved the
Jewish people, the men refused to have more children. "Why should
we bring children into the world to be slaves and suffer like us?"
they asked.

The Jewish women, however, though shouldering the same burden of
slavery and suffering as their husbands, purposely sought out ways
to endear themselves to their spouses. They were responsible for
the birth of a new generation, a generation fit to be redeemed. The
women reasoned, "True, our children will suffer hardships like us,
but, soon G-d will fulfill His promise to them and deliver them out
of the land of Egypt."

In every generation, whenever all seemed hopeless, it was the
righteous, self-sacrificing Jewish mothers who inspired their
families and communities to have faith and look toward better
times.

We shouldn't just set aside one day a year to honor mothers. WE
SHOULD REMEMBER THEM EVERY DAY -- IT'S A MITZVAH!

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* IN HONOR OF MOTHERS *
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Her plan was clear. She would go every day to the House of
Prayer and the Houses of Study. Her child, though still unborn,
would come to know the sounds of the holy words of Torah.

To her friends, she would explain: "I am going to the House of
Prayer, so that my baby can hear the holy words."

On this particular cold, winter day, she sat immersed in her own
prayer to the One Above to bless her child with wisdom and the
ability to toil in His Torah. She sat until the scholars emerged.
Shyly, she approached the first, "Please, bless my child with
wisdom." The elderly sage smiled at the young woman whose presence
no longer surprised him. "May your child shine with the light of
Torah," he replied. She continued on to the various Houses of Study
where she would sit beneath the open windows, the words of Torah
permeating her essence.

The months passed. The young woman still made her early morning
rounds, but now she was accompanied by her baby son, Yehoshua Ben
Chananya.

She still visited both the Houses of Prayer and the Houses of
Study, but now she propped up the baby in a cradle. And from the
early morning until the heat of the day had passed, the tiny baby
sat, dozed, ate, and dozed again while the sacred melodies of Torah
learning filled the air, enveloping him and filtering into his
consciousness.

* * *

Rabbi Yehoshua was tired. The road to Rome was long and
difficult. But, praised be G-d, his mission had met with success.
His nerve-wracking debates with the vicious Hadrian had yielded the
hoped-for result -- the severe decrees against the Jews had been
rescinded. He could return home to Yavne in peace, with good news
for his colleagues in the Sanhedrin (the Supreme Court) and all his
fellow Jews. For now, at least, the Jews could breathe more easily.

Rabbi Yehoshua's tremendous scholarship and his generous, kindly
nature made him respected and beloved by all. As the years passed,
he accumulated greatness and honor.

* * *

One day, already an old man, Rabbi Yehoshua sat with his
students exploring a question in Jewish law. Was it incumbent upon
the parents to bring their small children to hear the reading of
the Torah once every seven years during the Hakhel year? Rabbi
Yehoshua listened attentively to the discussion, and then, as if
seeing some far-off vision, related the story of how his mother
would rise before dawn to sit beneath the open windows and allow
her child to absorb the feel and essence of the holy words. All his
life, Rabbi Yehoshua continued, he recalled his mother with
blessing, for it was she who instilled in him the holiness to which
his soul became attached.

Rabbi Yehoshua's comment sealed the discussion with his own
beautiful truth.

* * *

To those familiar with the Jewish view of the age at which one's
Jewish education begins, a recent study, explored in Time magazine,
comes as no surprise. Research on the brain has "discovered" the
importance of stimulating a child's brain from birth, and that most
of the growth and development of the brain takes place from birth
to age three.

In Jewish tradition, a child's formal education does not begin
until the age of three. Until that time a child's primary teacher,
stimulator, nurturer, is his/her mother. Only once a child reaches
the age of three, after the explosive development of the brain has
slowed, does a child leave his mother's pushing, prodding,
preparing, prompting, and parenting to begin conventional
schooling.

Jewish continuity is Jewish motherhood. It is Jewish mothers
instilling in their children, from birth and even before, a love of
G-d, a love of the Torah, and a love of the Jewish people, which
are all intricately connected and one.

Happy Mother's Day!

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* TIME FOR UNITY; TIME FOR STRENGTH! *
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The most important principle in the Torah is the protection of
Jewish life.

It's more important than Shabbat, more important than holidays,
even fasting on Yom Kippur.

Right now, in Israel, and everywhere, Jews must stand together
in unity and do whatever possible to protect Jewish life.

The Rebbe teaches that there are TEN important MITZVOT we can do
to protect life. See what you can do:

1) AHAVAT YISROEL: Behave with love towards another Jew.

2) LEARN TORAH: Join a Torah class.

3) Make sure that Jewish children get a TORAH TRUE EDUCATION.

4) Affix kosher MEZUZOT on all doorways of the house.

5) For men and boys over 13: Put on TEFILLIN every weekday.

6) Give CHARITY.

7) Buy JEWISH HOLY BOOKS and learn them.

8) LIGHT SHABBAT & YOM TOV candles. A Mitzvah for women and
girls.

9) Eat and drink only KOSHER FOOD.

10) Observe the laws of JEWISH FAMILY PURITY.

In addition the Rebbe urges that:

Every Jewish man, woman and child should have a letter written
for them in a SEFER TORAH.*

Every person should study either the Rambam's Yad Hachazakah --
Code of Jewish Law -- or the Sefer HaMitzvos.

Concerning Moshiach, the Rebbe stated, "The time for our
redemption has arrived!" Everyone should prepare themselves for
Moshiach's coming by doing random acts of goodness and kindness,
and by studying about what the future redemption will be like. May
we merit to see the fulfillment of the Rebbe's prophecy now!
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*. There are several Torah scrolls being written to unite Jewish
people and protect Jewish life.

Letters for children can be purchased for only $1. Send your
Hebrew name and your mother's Hebrew name plus $1 to:
"Children's Sefer Torah," P.O. Box 8, Kfar Chabad, 6084000,
Israel, or via the Internet, at: http://www.kidstorah.org

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* A CALL TO ACTION *
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The Rebbe's slogan is: "The main thing is the deed." We
therefore present from the Rebbe's talks, suggestions of what we
can do to complete his work of bringing the Redemption.

Study Ethics of the Fathers

We read one chapter of Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot) each
Shabbat following the afternoon prayer, because these are the days
leading up to the Giving of the Torah and Pirkei Avot contain
ethics and moral exhortations to help us improve ourselves so that
we are worthy of the Torah.

The Rebbe emphasized the importance of not only reciting the
chapters, but also actually studying them.

Enroll your child in a Torah Summer Camp

The Rebbe spoke many times about the unique learning opportunity
for Jewish children afforded by the months of summer vacation.
Without the pressures of tests, homework, etc., children enrolled
in camps permeated with a Torah atmosphere eagerly learn about
their heritage and are instilled with pride in being Jewish.
Creative methods are used to make Judaism come alive. The soul is
nourished as the body and mind are strengthened through sports,
crafts, etc.

If you don't have camp-age children, help sponsor a child in a
Torah camp. Call your local Chabad-Lubavitch Center for more
information.

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* In loving memory of *
* HORAV CHAIM YEHUDA KALMAN *
* Ben Horav Avrohom Yehoshua *
* Marlow *
* head of the Bet-Din (Rabbinical *
* Court) of Crown Heights, *
* Passed away, on Friday Morning, *
* 20 Sivan, 5760 (June 23, 2000) *
* *
* May His Soul Merit Eternal Life *
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* THE WEEKLY SHABBAT CALENDAR *
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** JEWISH WOMEN AND GIRLS LIGHT SHABBAT CANDLES **

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* FOR LOCAL CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES: *
* consult your local Rabbi, Chabad-Lubavitch Center. *
* or: *
* http://www.candlelightingtimes.org/shabbos *
* *
* FOR A FREE CANDLE LIGHTING KIT: *
* contact your local Chabad-Lubavitch Center. *
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* FOR A LISTING OF THE CENTERS IN YOUR AREA: *
* http://www.chabad.org *
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>>>> Times Shown Are for Metro NY - NJ <<<<

FRIDAY, MAY 15, EREV SHABBAT PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI:
* Light Shabbat Candles, [1] by 7:49 p.m.
* After nightfall, after reciting the Shabbat evening prayer,
count Omer 37. [2]

SATURDAY, MAY 16, SHABBAT PARSHAT BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI:
* On Shabbat following the afternoon prayer, we read Chapter 5 of
Pirkei Avot -- Ethics of the Fathers.
* Shabbat ends at NIGHTFALL, at 8:55 p.m.
* After nightfall, after reciting the evening prayer, count
Omer 38.
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1. The Shabbat candles must be lit 18 minutes *BEFORE* sunset.
IT IS PROHIBITED AND IS A DESECRATION OF THE SHABBAT TO
LIGHT THE CANDLES *AFTER* SUNSET.

2. For this year's S'firat Ha'omer Calendar - See our
publication: "Your 'S'firat Ha'omer' Guide," 5780
https://torah4blind.org/lwm-5780/1181.txt

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* May the Shabbat candles, of the millions *
* of Jewish women and girls around the *
* world, illuminate our way, until we very *
* soon see the fulfillment of G-d's promise *
* (as it is written in the Midrash *
* (Yalkut Shimoni, Beha'alotecha)): *
* "If you will observe the kindling of the *
* Shabbat lights, you will merit to see *
* the lights of the redemption of the *
* Jewish people," speedily in our days, *
* NOW! *
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* "LET THERE BE LIGHT" *
* - The Jewish Women's Guide *
* to Lighting Shabbat Candles *
* http://www.torah4blind.org/ltbl.htm *
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* LAWS OF SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING *
* FOR THE BLIND *
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Edited by Rabbi Y. K. Marlow O.B.M.*

* A blind woman who lives alone should light her Shabbat
candle(s) with a blessing.

* If she is married to a non-visually impaired person, HER
HUSBAND SHOULD LIGHT THE SHABBAT CANDLES WITH THE BLESSING.

* If she is eating and lighting in the company of others who
are non-visually impaired, and they lit the Shabbat candles,
she should light her own Shabbat candle(s), BUT WITHOUT SAYING THE
BLESSING.

* (If at all possible, she should not be the last one to light
the Shabbat candle(s), so that she can be absolved by the latter's
blessing.)
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*. Head of Bet-Din (Rabbinical Court) of Crown Heights.

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* SHABBAT CANDLE LIGHTING BLESSING *
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* First light the candles. Then spread your hands out around the
candles, drawing your hands inward in a circular motion three times
to indicate the acceptance of the sanctity of Shabbat. You then
cover your eyes and recite the following blessing:

BO-RUCH A-TOH ADO-NOI E-LO-HEI-NU ME-LECH HO-OLOM
A-SHER KI-DE-SHO-NU BE-MITZ-VO-SOV VE-TZI-VO-NU
LE-HAD-LIK NER SHEL SHA-BOS KO-DESH.

Translation:

Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe,
who has sanctified us with His commandments, and
commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbat.

* Uncover your eyes and behold the Shabbat lights.

* The time of lighting is considered especially propitious for
praying to G-d for health and happiness. The prayer is readily
acceptable because it is offered during the performance of this
great mitzvah of lighting Shabbat candles.

CAUTION:
The candles must be lit 18 minutes *BEFORE* sunset. IT IS
PROHIBITED AND IS A DESECRATION OF THE SHABBAT TO LIGHT THE
CANDLES *AFTER* SUNSET.

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