📅Luach Hayom – Today in Halacha & Jewish History: 7th Nissan

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đź“… Today in Jewish History

đź“… Yehoshua Takes Leadership: The Spies, Rahab, and the Preparation to Cross the Jordan[1] – Year 2488 from Creation

After the passing of Moshe, the mourning period for him of thirty days was completed on the 7th of Nissan, marking the end of his leadership over Israel. Yehoshua son of Nun, Moshe’s devoted disciple and successor, was then commanded by G‑d to arise and lead the people across the Jordan into the Land of Israel. With the transition of leadership from Moshe to Yehoshua, the era of wandering ended and the era of conquest and settlement began, as Yehoshua prepared the nation—both spiritually and practically—to enter the land that Moshe had led them toward but was not permitted to enter himself.

 

đź“… Prophecy of Egypt’s Fall – Year 3339 from Creation

G‑d revealed to Yechezkel the Prophet on the 7th of Nissan that Egypt’s power would be broken, declaring that Pharaoh’s arm had already been shattered and that Egypt would be delivered into the hands of Nevuchadnezzar, marking the divinely decreed downfall of Egypt during the reign of Yehoyakim (Ezekiel 30:20–26).

[1] Shemot Rabbah 7; Yerushalmi Megillah 3:; Rashi to Bamidbar 19; Sifrei; Yalkut Shimoni

📅 Today’s Yahrzeits

🕯️ Rabbi Yitzchak of Drohobych —father of Rabbi Yechiel Michel, the Maggid of Zlotchov.

🕯️ Rabbi Avraham ben Rabbi Shlomo Zalman — brother of the Vilna Gaon, author of Ma’alot HaTorah.

🕯️ Year Rabbi Aryeh Yehudah Leib, son of Rabbi Yechiel Chaim Epstein of Ozharov — author of Birkat Tov

👤Their Background[1]

🕯️ 7 Nissan 5504 (1744) – Rabbi Yitzchak of Drohobych

Rabbi Yitzchak of Drohobych was a revered early Hasidic figure, known as a man of deep truth and integrity, the son of Rabbi Yosef, who was called Ish HaEmes. He was the father of Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov, one of the foremost disciples of the Baal Shem Tov and a major transmitter of early Hasidic teachings. Through his son, Rabbi Yitzchak stands at the root of the Zlotchov Hasidic tradition, which emphasized sincerity, avodah of the heart, and clarity in divine service.

 

🕯️ Year 5567 (1807) – Rabbi Avraham ben Rabbi Shlomo Zalman

Rabbi Avraham was the brother of the Vilna Gaon (the Gra) and one of the closest preservers and interpreters of his teachings. He is best known as the author of Ma’alot HaTorah, a foundational work outlining the Gra’s approach to Torah study, character refinement, and spiritual growth. His writings played a crucial role in transmitting the Gra’s worldview to later generations, especially the emphasis on rigorous Torah learning combined with ethical and spiritual elevation.

 

🕯️ Year 5680 (1920) – Rabbi Aryeh Yehudah Leib Epstein of Kraków

Rabbi Aryeh Yehudah Leib was the son of Rabbi Yechiel Chaim Epstein of Ozharov and a respected Hasidic leader and author. He wrote the work Birkat Tov, which reflects Hasidic teachings infused with warmth, faith, and devotion. Living in KrakĂłw, a major center of Torah and Hasidic life in Galicia, he served as a spiritual guide during a period of great upheaval for European Jewry, preserving tradition and inner strength through Torah.

 

[1] Please not that these historical notes were prepared with the assistance of Copilot Pro, an AI Research Agent, and have not been independently verified.

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About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.