Bereishis בְּרֵאשִׁית

Study Notes Bereishis 5776 Christopher discusses why the Torah starts with the ב instead of the א. He also shows how the Rabbis and Sages reveal Yeshua as the Mashiach in Bereishis. Also, why the first mitzvos in all the Torah is marriage. From our Friends at Nazflix

Ya Yeki Həwā I

“Short animation based upon the Neo-Mandaic story “Histoire de Chah Adel” in de Morgan, Jean-Jacques. 1904. Mission Scientfique En Perse Par J. de Morgan, Tome V, Etudes Linguistiques, Deuxieme Partie: Textes Mandaites. Edited by Ernest Leroux. Paris: Imprimerie nationale. Narrated by Nasser Abu Issa Sobbi. Made possible by support from the Encyclopædia Iranica.”(YouTube)

BERESHITH BARA ELOHIM

GENESIS 1 (ONKELOS) — 1 In the first times(1) the Lord created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was upon(2) the face of the abyss; and a wind from before the Lord blew upon the face of the waters. 3 And the Lord said, Let there…

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“Mashiv Ha’Ruach”

Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
The Laws of 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…

Parashat Bere’shiyt / פרשת בראשית

Next read in the Diaspora on 10 October 2015. Parashat Bereshit is the 1st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1 – 6:8     Haftarah for Sephardim: Isaiah 42:5 – 42:21 The scroll of the Torah is the oldest and most sacred of all Israel’s Scriptures. It contains…

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Matthew 27

1. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: [When the morning was come, &c.] Let us trace a little the proceedings of this council:– I. They spend the night in judging on a capital cause, which is expressly forbid…

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Sparks of Moses

After Moses concluded his farewell address, G-d instructed him to ascend Mount Nebo. G-d showed Moses prophetically the future of the Jewish people. The Torah then concludes with Moses’ death, informing us that no other prophet would ever arise equaling his level of prophecy. Sparks of Moses וַיַּרְאֵהוּ ה’ אֶת כָּל הָאָרֶץ וגו’: (דברים לד:א)…

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Forgot to Recite “She’hehiyanu

Sukkot – If Somebody Forgot to Recite “She’hehiyanu” Over the Lulab on the First Day On the first day of Sukkot (if it does not fall on Shabbat), we recite two Berachot when taking the Lulab: the Beracha of “Al Netilat Lulab,” which we recite each day of Sukkot when taking the Lulab; and “She’hehiyanu.”…

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PARSHA HAAZINU

Aleph/Tav ALERT: Deut 32:1-43 is a Prophetic Song. Moses pleads a warning to the Children of Israel and what is amazing is there is not one את in any of the verses of the Song until he finishes and then Moses gives credit as to where the words of the prophetic song came from…Deut 32:44…

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Matthew 26 Of the present Authority of the Council, and of its Place. 3. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. [Assembled together unto the palace of the high priest.] Those ominous prodigies are very memorable,…

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