Apr 18, 2008 leil shimurim translated as night of vigil, leil shimurim is the torahs description of the night god brought out the children of israel from egypt. Set in persia 2,300 years ago, the book of esther or the megillah as it is commonly called recounts how a seemingly unrelated series of events spun together to save the jewish people from annihilation. No, this first night of pesach, is a different kind of leil shimurim, the kind i heard about, the kind i read about, the kind of leil shimurim that has been soaked in fear, anxiety, concern, emptiness. We open the door to represent that the seder night is what we call a leil shimurim, a guarded night on which we enjoy extra protection. The passage describing the redemption says that it took place on leil shimurim a night of watching see shemot 12. It goes through some of the key verses in the torah that describe a magnificent 24 hour period, beginning with the korban pesach and ending with the jewish people leaving egypt. Why is this leil shimurim different from other ones. Leil shimurim, shmuel auman torah yeshivat kerem byavneh. Schwartz traces the genealogy of the term ghetto, showing its changing meaning since its origin in the enforced enclosure of the jewish. If we can feel comfortable putting ourselves in gods metaphorical hands for one or two nights a year, we can learn that that is actually where we are every single minute of every single day. Mar 20, 2014 the torah describes the night of passover as a leil shimurim, a guarded night. Rashi sees god as watching and looking for ways to fulfill the promise to bring us out of egypt. On the first passover in egypt, we were wakeful the entire night. Find great deals for night of watching leil shimurim essays on the torah by rabbi zvi kanotopsky.
The night before the bris is called leil shimurim, or in yiddish, vach nacht the night of vigil. Shsisei leil shimurim hebrew edition perr, yechiel yitzchok on. The night before the brit is called leil shimurim the night of protection, or in in yiddish, the vach nacht. The seder a shared experience leonard grunstein the blogs. Oct 10, 2015 provided to youtube by the state51 conspiracy leil shimurim yaakov koussevitzky leil shimurim. Arabat haroim discussing the opinions of 4 earlier rabbis about the upcoming redemption. We also discussed the fifth cup of the passover or cup of wrath from jeremiah 25.
Song of the four sons luzy klatzko composed by benzion klatzko march 24, 2021. Note further that the phrase leil shimurim literally means night of the watches shimurim is plural, and therefore it refers not only to the redemption of israel in egypt i. This is an essential book for those who wish to understand a city that remains a nexus. In other cases, it probably has to do with the fact that some founders of the synagogue were of chassidic extraction but partially assimilated into mainstream american orthodoxy. The largest online provider of hebrew sifrei kodesh.
Years ago, rabbi klatzko composed a song to be sung at the very end of the seder when most of the family and guests are. Perr author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Apr 09, 2012 the night of watching leil shimurim leyeel shimureem is the name of the night after the passover feast, when god redeemed israel by slaying the firstborn sons of egypt exodus 12. Jan 11, 2019 clearly, jewish history is not only a chronicle of persecutions, yet they cannot be discounted in shaping the jewish historical personality. It is a night of vigilant guarding leil shimurim for hashem, to take them out of the land of egypt. Years ago, rabbi klatzko composed a song to be sung at the very end of the seder when most of the family and guests are sleeping already.
Within the space of a single verse, the torah twice refers to the night of the seder as leil shimurim, a night that is guarded. Risisei leil shimurim haggadah shel pesach hebrew edition hebrew paperback april 3, 2012 by yechiel y. Benzion and luzy klatzko leil shimurim 24 hours to. Leil shimurim translated as night of vigil, leil shimurim is the torahs description of the night god brought out the children of israel from egypt. Provided to youtube by the state51 conspiracy leil shimurim yaakov koussevitzky leil shimurim. Leil shimurim haggadah shel pesach im tirgum ladino veim tziyurim veim kol hadinim bilshon hakodesh umvoarim bisfat ladino. Haggda leil shimurim jerusalem 1983 includes about 100 pesachrelated sayings from the 5 sages who are mentioned in the haggada. One of the interesting though less well known customs of passover is to leave the doors of ones house unlocked all night.
Every year the klatzko family sings this tune, with each of the children singing a different part. The night of divine protection about the rabbi rabbi efrem goldberg is the senior rabbi of the boca raton synagogue brs, a rapidlygrowing congregation of over 850 families and over 1,000 children in boca raton, florida. The old union haggadah 1 called it the watchnight of the eternal. Night of watching leil shimurim essays on the torah by. The pesuk repeats the words leil shimurim a second time, which is understood by rabbi yehoshua as a reference not only to the redemption from egypt, but an indication that this date was established from the moment of. The night before a brisis called leil shimurim the night of protection.
Unlike the first night of pesach, which is called leil shimurim the night of g. Apr 10, 2019 the rest didnt and were all but forgotten by history. The seder a shared experience leonard grunstein the. A passover prayer against antisemitism jewish week. Apr 03, 2012 risisei leil shimurim haggadah shel pesach hebrew edition hebrew paperback april 3, 2012 by yechiel y. The book of judges, in gideons reply to the angel of the lord. Leil shimurim haggadah shel pesach im tirgum ladino veim. Hillel meir with an exciting new song achake lo so long. We discussed how the disciples were unable to leil shimurim jesus as he was praying. The salvation of hashem is like the blink of an eye. It has four parts, with two parts slow and majestic and two parts uplifting and. Spiegel is professor emeritus in the talmud department of barilan university.
Apr 15, 2019 this holy night is a leil shimurim the night of gods watchfulness one of vigil for all israelites throughout the ages exodus 12. Mar 18, 2020 it was a night of watching leil shimurim by the lord, to bring them out of the land of egypt. Leil shimurim a night to be guarded at the end of 430 years, on that very day i. Leil shimurim benzion and luzy klatzko composed by benzion klatzko april 2, 2021 the joy of kosher lowfat lemon cheesecake for passover by jamie geller march 25, 2021 video. King achashverosh throws a huge sixmonth party and queen vashti refuses to follow orders. He is the academic head of the responsa project at barilan. Benzion and luzy klatzko leil shimurim 24 hours to freedom composed by benzion klatzko yossi march 30, 2021 its 3. The eternal message of elijahs cup israel national news. His decree lasted only two days, and on the third day he was hanged, since the kings sleep was disturbed esther 6. That night was leil shimurim, a night of guarding, a night of mindfulness. Studies in talmud, halakhah, custom, and jewish history jerusalem. Risisei leil shimurim haggadah shel pesach hebrew edition 97814757545 by perr, yechiel y.
Leil shimurim a collection of prayers for passover and. Shfoch chamatcha acts a stark reminder that, however history evolves. We now can define this mitzvah of leil shimurim as the night that. This years shabbat hagadol discourse will explore this elusive phrase from literary. We pour a cup for elijah, who is intended to usher in the messianic era. Evidently the ritual narration was not only a religious command but also a practice. On that night, the only passages recited are the first paragraph of shema and the blessing that begins hamapil. Jerusalem is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism. We trusted for the pestilence to pass over our homes that we would witness the dawn of a yom tov, a yontif, a better day. Jul 01, 2019 we also learned about leil shimurim or night of watching a remembrance of when the jews watched for the egyptians. The custom is tied to the fact that the night of the liberation is referred to as leil shimurim night of vigil or watch in exodus 12. The pasuk repeats the words leil shimurim a second time, which is understood by rabbi yehoshua as a reference not only to the redemption from egypt, but an indication that this date was established from the moment of. Dec 14, 2006 the passage describing the redemption says that it took place on leil shimurim a night of watching see shemot 12.
All are welcome to explore a survey of jewish history. Apr 02, 2015 succa 27b the aruch hashulhan rabbi yechiel michel epstein, 18291908 in his commentary on the haggada called leil shimurim, suggests that the seder in bnei brak actually took place after. May the plague pass over our homes and strike as few as it will. Translated as night of vigil, leil shimurim is the torahs description of the night god brought out the children of israel from egypt. Because the mitzvahof bris milahis such a spiritually awesome event, the kabbalahteaches that negative forces will try to prevent the mitzvah. The night before the brit mohel ritual circumcision. Benzion and luzy klatzko leil shimurim 24 hours to freedom composed by benzion klatzko. Spiegel, barilan university, talmud department, emeritus. Cassius dios roman history, volume 5, book 68, paragraph 32.
The night of watching leil shimurim leyeel shimureem is the name of the night after the passover feast, when god redeemed israel by slaying the firstborn sons of egypt exodus 12. Yaakov shmuel spiegel, attitudes to the verse beware of making many books without limit, in moshe barasher, et al. We have to take positive steps to counter the evil. Therefore, one must take positive action during the night before the brit to serve as a. And, in every age, we have been fortunate to fall back on our text, leil shimurim hu it was a night of watching, as a reminder to keep looking, to remain vigilant, and to see the sign that i will. Apr 02, 2017 recognizing seder night as leil shimurim is a good first step in cultivating ones sense of trust in god.
In jewish tradition, it is said that just as god redeemed his people on this night, so he will one day redeem them again. Kuntres hakotel hamaarivi jerusalem 1981 was published anonymously, and has 9 chapters about the western wall. Brisbane northside messianic hebrew roots home facebook. Immediately after stating this, the torah refers to passover as leil shimurim. Jewish mystical teachings explain that because the mitzvah of brit milah is so great and spiritually powerful, negative spiritual forces are at work to hinder the performance of this mitzvah. Leil shimurim a collection of prayers for passover and the. The night of the exodus, it tells us, was a leil shimurim, a night of watching exodus 12. Apr 04, 2017 rather, it represents the merging of two previouslyexisting customs. It is a night of watch leil shimurim for the lord, for taking them out of the land of egypt, this night is the lords, a. When spiritual power and intensity of a performing a great mitzvah is prevalent, according to jewish mystical teachings, so is the struggle of negative spiritual forces seeking to obstruct and thwart the performance of this mitzvah. Risisei leil shimurim haggadah shel pesach hebrew edition. Check out leil shimurim by various artists on amazon music.
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