Q&A: Birthday for the rabbi, the local halakhic authority: January 15, 15 Tevet
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Birthday for the rabbi, the local halakhic authority: January 15, 15 Tevet
Question
Hello Rabbi,
In two days you will mark your birthday, both according to the Hebrew date and the Gregorian date.
If I may ask:
- Do you mark your birthday in any way? Does this day have any significance for you?
- If so, according to the Hebrew date or the Gregorian one?
- Would you like us, your students, the subscribers to the site, to wish you something, or do something else for you, like a prayer or a good deed?
- What would you wish for yourself?
Answer
1. No and no. Sometimes my family does something.
2-3. See 1.
4. Health, contentment, and growth.
Many thanks.
Discussion on Answer
I think there is a difference of a day.
According to Wikipedia, 15 Tevet / January 15, both will fall on Wednesday this week. It's possible there's an error there in the received tradition. Or perhaps one has to calculate from the day of primordial chaos.
Mazal tov,🍰💸🍟🍕🥧🍡🎂🍭🍬🍫🍿🍾
Mazal tov! Until 120!
Wishing you health, contentment, and growth (evolution?)!
I hope there isn't an evolutionary contradiction between the tradition we have regarding the rabbi's age, as handed down to us, and his scientific age. It's interesting that the Gregorian and Hebrew birthday dates fall on the same day, even though this isn't in the 19-year cycle—unless the rabbi's childhood years were as long as the days of Genesis.
I previously saw that the rabbi is careful about the custom of raising the chair; perhaps that's what the questioner meant.
I toiled and found it! https://mikyab.net/%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%AA/%d7%92%d7%99%d7%9c-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%9c%d7%9d-2/
Mazal tov!