TORAH PORTIONSDevarim is the 44th parashah in the annual cycle of Torah reading, and the first one in the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah. It tells of Moses addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Land of Israel, delegating leaders, and retelling stories of their travels in…
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Tisha b-Av
“Tisha b-Av”The following blessing is said in place of the regular “Dwell within” blessing: “Have mercy O MAR’ YAH our ALLAHA, upon us and upon Israel Your people, and on Jerusalem Your city, the city of mourning and desolate destruction, which is given over to the hand of foreigners, sitting with her head veiled like…
Nephilim in the Bible
Nephilim in the Bible: Who are they, and what is their significance?Learn all about the giants of the Bible, the Nephilim, and what—if anything—their role was in the Genesis flood.Who are the Nephilim? Translated into English, “Nephilim” means “fallen ones,” and Genesis 6:1–4 tells us that the Nephilim were offspring of divine beings and human…
Parashat Pinchas / פרשת פינחס
PINCHAS Torah Reading PINCHAS, Numbers 25:10-30:1 PINCHAS, PRINCE OF PEACE “Pinchas son of Elazar son of Aaron the Priest turned away My wrath from upon the Children of Israel in his zealousness. Therefore say: I hereby give him My Covenant of Peace” (Numbers 25:11-12). The opening verses of our parshah of PINCHAS follow immediately after…
Parashat Chukat / פרשת חקת
AND the Lord spake with Mosheh and to Aharon, saying: This is the decree of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying: Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring to thee a red heifer, unblemished, with no spot in her, and upon which no yoke hath been put. And you shall give…
Hillel vs Shammai
Hillel vs Shammai by Yaakov Saavedra Rabbi Nachman of Breslov: The name Moshe stands for Machloket Shammai v’Hillel – the dispute of the schools of Shammai and Hillel.Pirkei Avot 5:17 (17) Every argument that is [for the sake of] heaven’s name, it is destined to endure. But if it is not [for the sake of]…
Rosh Chodesh Tamuz / ראש חודש תמוז
Beginning of new Hebrew month of Tamuz. Tamuz (sometimes transliterated Tammuz) is the 4th month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. Rosh Chodesh Tamuz begins at sundown on Sun, 21 June 2020.
39 – Shlach Lecha
1 “Send you men” Rabbi Chiya says that when the sun begins to set, the energy of the sun, Zeir Anpin, is less powerful, and that is when the left dominates and judgments pertain. At that time one must pray.1. “And Hashem spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Send you men, that they may spy out the…
When Messianic Jews Were Murdered
How the secret world of Jewish Christians under the Spanish Inquisition still influences our world today. MESSIANIC JUDAISM JUN 9, 2020 Synagogue of El Tránsito, founded by Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia, Treasurer to Peter of Castile, in about 1356. The synagogue was converted to a church after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. (Image: Wikimedia…
Anshei Yisroel
Acts3 12 And when Kefa saw this, he answered the people, preaching, “Anshei Yisroel, why are you bewildered at this or at us? Why are you gazing as if it were by our own ko’ach or chassidus that this man has become able to walk? 13 “Hashem, Elohei Avraham V’Elohei Yitzchak V’Elohei Ya’akov, the G-d of Avoteinu,…
Calendar Confusion
1Calendar ConfusionWritten by Todd D. BennettMarch 1, 2015 (Gregorian Date) The Scriptures tell us that “in the beginning” Elohim created the heavens and theearth. We then read about the creation of time known as a day, which then led to a sevenday period known as a week. Up to that point, both of these categories…
Going to the House of Hashem
Parshas Bamidbar Shavuos This coming Motza’ei Shabbat, we begin observing the holiday of Shavuot. R’ Yitzchak Arama z”l (Spain; died 1494) asks what he calls a “strong question”: Why does the Torah never mention that Shavuot is the anniversary of the Giving of the Torah? He offers several answers: First, the Torah cannot logically command us to observe the day of…
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