Friday, March 11, 2011

Yom Tov: Friday, March 11, 2011 5 Adar II, 5771 (Your Jewish Calendar)

  
 Friday, March 11, 2011   
Yom Tov

ערב טוב
Yom Tov in two words "Good Day" symbolize and embody the Scripture 
 "This is the Day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it"
Since God created the day from the night in genesis and called it good, it is possible He might have looked at the day dawning and said: "Yom Tov"
-Eben Micha'el Ya'akov ben Avraham-


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Moses' Last Day of Leadership (1273 BCE)   Less
Moses passed away on the 7th of Adar. Following G-d's instruction that Joshua should succeed him and lead the Jewish nation into the Land of Israel, Moses transferred leadership duties to Joshua on the day before he passed away. Thus the fifth day of Adar was the last day of Moses' leadership.