John 6 study Pesach

4. And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. [And the Passover was nigh.] “It is a tradition. They inquire and discourse about the rites of the Passover, thirty days before the feast.” From the entrance of these thirty days and so onward, this feast was in the eyes and mouth of this…

WHAT DOES G-D ASK OF YOU?

In parshas Eikev one of the main focuses of Moses’ reproof is the sin of the Golden Calf. This represents the exact opposite of the relationship with wealth and prosperity that G-d wants in the rectified Land of Israel. The sin of the Golden Calf represents the pursuit of material prosperity and pleasure for their…

Rosh Yomi: Berachot 9a

Rosh Yomi: Berachot 9a: [Berachot 9a] Rabbi Achar bar Chanina cited Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi: The halacha  is like the words of Rabbi Shimon who spoke in the name o…

Havdala on Motza’ei Shabbat….

Havdala on Motza’ei Shabbat Which Coincides with Tisha Be’av and the Laws of an Ill Individual Who Must Eat on Tisha Be’av On years during which Tisha Be’av falls out on Motza’ei Shabbat, such as this year, 5775, there are three opinions among the Rishonim regarding how Havdala should be recited on a cup of…

Mishneh Torah RaMBaM

THE COMPLETE RESTATEMENT
OF THE ORAL LAW
(Mishneh Torah)

The Law as it should actually be practiced by all in our day
by the Master Teacher Moshe son of Maimon
(also known as RaMBaM or Maimonides)

in Hebrew according to the Yemenite manuscripts
and English as prepared by the staff of Mechon Mamre
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Who Gave the Rabbis the Right

Originally posted on Yeshua Centered Judaism:
Chapter 1, Mishna 1(a) By Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld “Moses received the Torah from Sinai and transmitted it Joshua. Joshua transmitted it to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets transmitted it to the Men of the Great Assembly. They [the Men of the Great Assembly] said…

Mourning the Loss of the Bet Hamikdash

Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
We now find ourselves during the three weeks between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av, the period of time during which the holy city of Jerusalem was besieged by our enemies. During this time, we cry for the loss of our Holy Temple and our exile…

ABCs of Tisha B’Av & the Three Weeks

Originally posted on Yeshua Centered Judaism:
ABCs of Tisha B’Av & the Three Weeks by Rabbi Shraga Simmons The Jewish national period of mourning. » Click here for the complete Tisha B’Av section « View overview video: Crash Course on Tisha B’Av The “Three Weeks” between the 17th of Tammuz and the Tisha B’Av have historically been days of…

The Number Seven

The Meaning of Numbers: The Number 7 Used 735 times (54 times in the book of Revelation alone), the number 7 is the foundation of God’s word. If we include with this count how many times ‘sevenfold’ (6) and ‘seventh’ (119) is used, our total jumps to 860 references. Seven is the number of completeness…