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Friday, March 19, 2027

Calendar for: Chabad House Berkeley 1710 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703   |   Contact Info
Halachic Times (Zmanim)
Times for Berkeley, CA 94705
5:52 AM
Dawn (Alot Hashachar):
6:27 AM
Earliest Tallit and Tefillin (Misheyakir):
7:14 AM
Sunrise (Hanetz Hachamah):
10:13 AM
Latest Shema:
11:14 AM
Latest Shacharit:
1:17 PM
Midday (Chatzot Hayom):
1:48 PM
Earliest Mincha (Mincha Gedolah):
4:51 PM
Mincha Ketanah (“Small Mincha”):
6:08 PM
Plag Hamincha (“Half of Mincha”):
7:02 PM
Candle Lighting:
7:20 PM
Sunset (Shkiah):
7:47 PM
Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim):
1:16 AM
Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah):
61:07 min.
Shaah Zmanit (proportional hour):
Jewish History

Rabbi Judah ben Bezalel Lowe, known as the Maharal of Prague was famous among Jews and non-Jews alike. He was a mystic who was revered for his holiness and Torah scholarship, as well as his proficiency in mathematics, astronomy, and other sciences. Eventually, word of his greatness reached the ears of Emperor Rudolph II.

The Emperor invited the Maharal to his castle on February 23, 1592. There they conversed for one and a half hours, and developed a mutual respect for each other.

Rabbi Judah Lowe made use of his excellent connections with the Emperor, often intervening on behalf of his community when it was threatened by anti-Semitic attacks or oppression.

Link: Rabbi Judah Lowe of Prague, The Maharal

Daily Thought

What will be in the next moment is not in this one now.

It does not yet exist.

It has yet to be created.

When its time comes, then it will be created by the Creator of all things out of nowhere, emerging from the void.

There is only one thing that exists at this moment: That in which you are meant to be engaged right now.

20 Shevat 5730 (1970)