Yeshua Centered Judaism

Deceit and Trickery

One may not deceive or trick others when it comes to monetary transactions. Thus, if one knows that one’s merchandise is flawed or faulty, one must reveal this to the buyer. For instance, if one wishes to sell his home and he knows that the ceiling is full of mold because of a burst pipe…

Rosh Hashanah 5a

Rosh Hashanah 5a 1 just like Pesach requires [one to] sleep overnight [“lina” in the city of Jerusalem on the first night of the holiday], so too Sukkot requires [one to] sleep overnight [in Jerusalem]. 2 And there, how do we know [Pesach requires lina]? 3 As it is written (Deuteronomy 16:7), “and you shall…

Navigating the Bible

Leviticus » BeChukotay Genesis Exodus Leviticus VaYikra Tsav Shemini Tazria Metsora Acharey Mot Kedoshim Emor BeHar BeChukotay Numbers Deuteronomy The Torah promises prosperity for the Beney Yisrael if they will follow HaShem’s commandments. However, if they fail to live up to the responsibility of being the Chosen People, then chilling punishments will result. The Torah details the…

Rosh Hashanah 4a

Rosh Hashanah 4a 1 (Ezra 6:9) “Whatever is needed–young bulls, rams, male lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem–must be given them daily without fail” [which shows he was a good king to the Jews]! 2 Rabbi Yitzchak said to…

Today’s Mitzvah

Iyar 12, 5774 · May 12, 2014 Today’s Mitzvah A daily digest of Maimonides’ classic work “Sefer Hamitzvot” Fallen Stalks “The gleanings of your harvest you shall not harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger”—Leviticus 23:22. We are commanded to leave [for the poor] the leket [stalks that fall to the ground in…

Mutual Respect

Our Sages teach us that Rabbi Akiva had twelve-thousand pairs of students and they all died in a plague during the period between Pesach and Shavuot. The reason why these righteous scholars were punished so harshly was because they did not respect one another. Certainly this does not mean that they denigrated one another; rather,…

THE TORAH IS PRECIOUS TO THE JEW

The Gemora explains a verse in Tehilim to mean the following: Since the Torah is precious to the Jews as a female dog to gentiles; they will receive the golden jewelry of Ophir. The comparison is astounding and needs to be explained. The Netziv explains that a gentile’s infatuation and attraction to a female dog…

First Principles

The Ancient Aramaic language (Leeshana Ateeqah) is the language Eashoa Msheekha spoke, and the Scriptures have been preserved intact only in this language. The Scriptures have not been preserved in Hebrew or Aramaic; these are different languages that, albeit, evolved from the Leeshana Ateeqah, but they are not the same language anymore. There is…

Mazel Tov! Beitzah 40 – Rosh Hashanah next….‏

TECHUM APPLICATIONS The Mishna rules that one who has his fruits in another city and the residents of the city make an eruv with the intention of bringing some of the fruits to him, they are not allowed to, since the fruits have the techum boundary of the owner. If he makes an eruv, it…

BLESSING OF OBEDIENCE

Lev 26:1 BLESSING OF OBEDIENCE Ye shall make work you no idols nor graven image sculptile , neither rear you up raise a standing image monolith , neither shall ye set up give any image imagery of stone in your land, to bow down prostrate unto it: for I am the LORD I – Yah…

Spraying Poisons and Pesticides on Shabbat-Part 1

Question: May one place or spray poisons against harmful insects or other pests on Shabbat? Answer: The basis for the answer to this question depends on a related matter which we shall discuss in this Halacha. In the next Halacha, we will summarize the law regarding placing or spraying poisons against pests on Shabbat. Allowing an Animal…

THE BORROWER AND THE LENDER

The Mishna had ruled that one who borrows a utensil from his friend prior to Yom Tov, the techum for the utensil is established by the borrower. This is the halachah even if the utensil was not given over until Yom Tov began. If the utensil is borrowed on Yom Tov, it can only be…