Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
? GENESIS 12 (PAL) — 1 And the Lord said to Abram, Go thou from thy land; separate thyself from thy kindred; go forth from the house of thy father; go into the land which I will show thee. 2 And I will make thee a great people, and…
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Parashat Noah
Parashat Noah – [Keeping the Torah With or Without the Peer Pressures and In All Circumstances] From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv(translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds UK) This Shabbat we read, “These are the chronicles of Noach, Noach was a righteous…
Noah and the Moral Life
The praise accorded to Noah is unparalleled in Tanach. He was, says the Torah, “a righteous man, perfect in his generations; Noah walked with God.” No such praise is given to Abraham or Moses or any of the Prophets. The only person in the Bible who comes close is Job, described as “blameless and upright…
Chasing After Lies
It is critical that instead of chasing after the lies of the enemy we draw near to Elohim and let Him draw near to us (James 4:8). That way we can know Him, understand His plan so that we can participate in His Kingdom and point the way to others. We know that many people…
Parashat Noach / פרשת נֹחַ
Noah was an obedient servant of God amidst a sinful world. He is most well-known for building an ark that preserved himself and his family, as well as representatives of every land animal, from a great flood that God unleashed in judgment upon the earth. In the previous parashah, Bereishit, we saw how God created…
Noah’s Sacrifices
Noah’s SacrificesUnderlying the present parshah of Noah and the ensuing parshiyos, which tell the story of the patriarchs, is the quest for the Holy Mountain of G-d, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Adam’s body had been created from the dust and earth of the Temple Mount. And “to dust you will return!” — mankind must…
Rosh Chodesh
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2020 / רֹאשׁ חודש חֶשְׁוָן 5781 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan (Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Saturday, 17 October 2020 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 19 October 2020. Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan. Cheshvan is the 8th month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to October…
The Nazarenes as a Major Party with first century Judaism
Over the past decade there has become a progressive passion of many, Christian and Jews alike, to learn and understand the life and ministry of the first recognized congregation (ecclesia) of messianic followers of Yeshua. Were they like us, did they believe like we do? If not, then why not? It is recognized that the…
Bereishit/Genesis
Bereishit/Genesis 1א בראשיתתישארבBereishit 1 1When Hashem began to create heavenand earth—b’-ray-SHEET ba-RA e-lo-HEEM AYT ha-sha-MA-yim v’-AYT ha-A-retz 1:1 When Hashem began The first wordin the Torah is Bereishit ()בראשית, whichbegins with the letter bet ()ב, while the lastword in the Torah is Yisrael ()ישראל, ‘Israel,’which ends with the letter lamed ()ל. Together,these two letters spell…
Mentioning “Mashiv Ha’Ruach”
We Begin Reciting “Mashiv Ha’Ruach”“Mashiv Ha’Ruach U’Morid Ha’Geshem” is a praise we recite to Hashem during the winter months within the “Mechayeh Ha’Metim” blessing of the Amidah as is printed in all Siddurim. We begin reciting “Mashiv Ha’Ruach U’Morid Ha’Geshem” in the Mussaf prayer of Simchat Torah (outside of Israel from Shemini Atzeret). This recitation…
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Parashat Bereshit / פרשת בראשית
Torah Genesis Genesis begins with the so-called “primeval history” (Genesis 1–11), the story of the world’s beginnings, and the descent from Adam. This is followed by the story of the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), Joseph (Genesis 12–50), and the four matriarchs (Sarah, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel). Hashem gives to the patriarchs…
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