Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
11 Adar I 5776
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Torah Portion
Parashat Tetzaveh
פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה
Notable on 11 Adar I
First Printing of Rashi on Torah
First printing of Rashi on Torah, Italy, 1475.
First Printing of the Whole Tanach
First printing of the whole Tanach, 1488.
Pope Prohibits Anti-Jewish Sermons
Pope prohibits anti-Jewish sermons, 1434.
Rav Avraham Borenstein of Sochatchov
Author of Avnei Nezer and Eglei Tal, son-in-law of the Kotzker Rebbe, and Rav of Sochatchov whose lectures lasted six to eight hours.
Rav Chaim Yosef Dovid Azulai
Known as the Chida, he authored Birkei Yosef and Shem HaGedolim, and served as emissary for the Jewish communities of Eretz Yisrael.
Rav Gershon Ashkenazi
Chief Rabbi of Austria until the expulsion of 1670, author of Avodas HaGershuni which is a major source on the Chmielnicki massacres.
Rav Shmuel Brudny
Rosh Yeshivas Mir who escaped to Shanghai during WWII while his family was murdered by the Nazis.
Rav Yosef Rosen of Dvinsk
The Rogatchover Gaon, author of Tzofnas Paneach, who learned with the young Rav Chaim Soloveitchik and served as Rav of Dvinsk.
About 11 Adar I 5776
Saturday, February 20, 2016 corresponds to 11 Adar I 5776 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Tetzaveh (פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.