Yeshua Centered Judaism

Parashat Behar / פרשת בהר

BEHAR SINAI LEVITICUS 25 (ONKELOS) — 1 And the Lord spake with Mosheh in the mountain of Sinai, saying: 2 Speak with the children of Israel, and say to them: When you have entered into the land that I will give you, the land shall have rest by an intermission (shemet shemittha) before the Lord….

Understanding Torah

Reb Yochanan Sofer writes that he remembers when he began to attend to his grandfather Reb Shimon Sofer zt”l for several hours during the day, the remaining hours that he utilized for learning were tremendously productive. In only a short period of time, he was able to understand the depths of the Gemora and the…

Apostolic Writings Luke 11:1

1. And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. [Teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.] What kind of request is this, that this disciple,…

Creatures of the Next World

Pirkei Avos Chapter 6, Mishna 4 “This is the way of the Torah: Bread and salt you will eat, measured water you will drink, on the ground you will sleep, a life of suffering you will live, and in the Torah you will labor. If you do this, ‘You are fortunate and it is good…

Seven Pillars of Faith

SEVEN PILLARS OF FAITH “Trust in God and do good, dwell in the land and feed off faith” ( Psalms 37:3 ) . God controls everything Everything in the entire universe is under God’s control. This includes everything that happens to you personally, both spiritually and materially, including what you yourself do, whether deliberately or…

Walking in Faith

People who knew R’ Yitzchok Breiter (1886-1943?) described his magnetic effect on people. He had a magical power of speech, and his words went directly into the hearts of all who came in contact with him. Yet despite his penetrating wisdom, he conducted himself with the utmost simplicity in his studies and devotions. He spent…

The Gentle Way to Educate

Parshat Emor The Gentle Way to Educate G-d spoke to Moses saying, “speak to Aaron.” –Leviticus 21:16-17 The Torah mainly uses two Hebrew words for “speaking.” The first (dibur) is reserved for “hard speech,” the straightforward, accurate delivery of the message. The second (Amirah) is “soft speech,” i.e., tailoring the message to its intended recipient in…

Parshas Emor

Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. 1st Aliya: Specific restrictions for Kohanim and the Kohain Gadol pertaining to marriages, sexuality, and mourning. 2nd Aliya: Laws…

Lag BaOmer /ל״ג בעומר

Lag BaOmer (Hebrew: ל״ג בעומר), also known as Lag LaOmer amongst Sephardi Jews, is a Jewish holiday celebrated on the thirty-third day of the Counting of the Omer, which occurs on the 18th day of Iyar. One reason given for the holiday is as the day of passing of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Modern Jewish…

Parashat Emor / פרשת אמור

EMOR LEVITICUS 21 (ONKELOS) — 1 And the Lord spake with Mosheh, saying: Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aharon, and say to them: Let no one be defiled among his people on account of the dead: 2 yet for his kin, who is nigh to him, for his mother, and for his father,…

Daf Notes

DAILY MASHAL Fighting on the Borders The Gemora had stated: And from what moment is it considered that a propriety act has been performed? It is as soon as he walks upon the borders of the field. The Kidinover Rebbe used to say: The primary focus of a person’s life – one that he is…