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Jewish History
Adar 29, 5783
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- Omit Tachanun in the Afternoon Starting in the afternoon, Tachanun (confession of sins) and similar prayers...
Daily Study
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Chumash with Rashi
Vayikra, 4th Portion (Vayikra (Leviticus)...
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Psalms/Tehillim
Chapters 140-150
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Tanya
Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 37
- Rambam
- Hayom Yom
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6:20 AM
Earliest Tallit and Tefillin (Misheyakir)
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10:08 AM
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11:10 AM
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1:14 PM
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1:45 PM
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4:51 PM
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6:08 PM
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7:21 PM
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7:48 PM
Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim)
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1:13 AM
Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah)
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61:44 min.
Shaah Zmanit (proportional hour)
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