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Wednesday, April 14, 2027

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Halachic Times (Zmanim)
Times for Castro Valley, CA 94546
5:08 AM
Dawn (Alot Hashachar):
5:46 AM
Earliest Tallit and Tefillin (Misheyakir):
6:35 AM
Sunrise (Hanetz Hachamah):
9:49 AM
Latest Shema:
10:56 AM
Latest Shacharit:
1:08 PM
Midday (Chatzot Hayom):
1:43 PM
Earliest Mincha (Mincha Gedolah):
5:02 PM
Mincha Ketanah (“Small Mincha”):
6:24 PM
Plag Hamincha (“Half of Mincha”):
7:43 PM
Sunset (Shkiah):
8:11 PM
Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim):
1:08 AM
Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah):
66:20 min.
Shaah Zmanit (proportional hour):
Jewish History

The Jewish nation mourned for thirty days following the passing of Moses. (During this time, Joshua, the new leader of the Jewish nation, sent scouts to spy on the land of Canaan, see Jewish History for the 5th of Nissan).

On the 7th of Nissan, the first day after the mourning period came to an end, Joshua instructed the Jews to stock up on provisions and prepare themselves to cross the Jordan river and begin the conquest of the Promised Land. This was the first time Joshua addressed the nation, and they unconditionally accepted him as their new leader.

The actual crossing occurred on the 10th of Nissan.

Links:
Joshua 1
Joshua

In 1890, Dr. Moshe Wallach emigrated from his native Germany to the Land of Israel. Ten years later, he founded the Shaarei Zedek Hospital, one of Jerusalem’s most prominent hospitals. Dr. Wallach was a strictly observant Jew, and the hospital protocol follows Shabbat and kashrut observance, and provides religious services for both weekdays and holidays.

In 1929, during a journey by boat from Alexandria to Trieste, Dr. Wallach cured Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn when he fell ill with a kidney ailment.

Link: Cause and Effect

Laws and Customs

In today's "Nasi" reading (see "Nasi of the Day" in Nissan 1), we read of the gift bought by the nasi of the tribe of Ephraim, Elishama ben Amihud, for the inauguration of the Mishkan.

Text of today's Nasi in Hebrew and English.

Daily Thought

Everything about the Rebbe was pure kindness. Even his idea of “hell” was as kind and generous as could be:

People have a misconception of Hell. Let me tell you what Hell really is.

Hell is a spiritual place where everything that exists in our world exists, but in an infinite way. So, whatever you chased after in this world, there you do it ad infinitum.

And for a lot of people, that’s really hell.