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Paul and Judaism

So far, Paul. And Judaism? Sanders’s claims notwithstanding, statements of the kind we have just seen in Paul are not normal fare in Jewish texts of the period.6 We need to look at Sanders’s claim more closely. In assessing it, it is important to bear in mind the context in which, and the purpose for…

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Parsha Yisro

UNIVERSAL TORAH: YISRO By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: YISRO Exodus 18:1-20:23 Isaiah 6:1-7:6, 9:5-6 (Sephardi ritual: 6:1-13). WE ARE ALL CONVERTS It is fitting that the parshah which tells of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai is named after Yisro (Jethro), Moses’ father-in-law — a convert. Indeed, all those who witnessed the…

Matzah=Emunah=Yeshua

excerpt taken from: THE MEANING OF THE PASSOVER SYMBOLS By Kimberly Rogers Passover is traditionally viewed as a Jewish holiday. It is, rather, a Biblical Feast that has been performed the same way for over 3,500 years starting with the Hebrews and Gentiles that left Egypt together during the first Exodus (Exodus 12:38). Several items are placed…

Parsha Beshalach Palestinian with Jerusalem fragments

Jonathan Ben Uzziel/Palestinian with Jerusalem fragments BESHALACH17 And it was when Pharoh had released the people, that the Lord did not conduct them by the way of the land of the Phelishtaee, though that was the near one; for the Lord said, Lest the people be affrighted in seeing their brethren who were killed in…

Parsha BESHALLACH (ONKELOS)

BESHALLACH (When he let go) 17 And it was when Pharoh had sent the people away, that the Lord led them not by the way of the land of the Philistaee because it was the nearest: for the Lord said, Lest the people be terrified at the seeing of war, and return to Mizraim. 18 But…

Duties of the Heart Chapter 2

Duties of the Heart Chapter 2 1 Wisdom, the Highest Good. 2 The supreme benefit, and the highest good bestowed by the Creator on human beings (after the gift of existence and the perfected faculties of perception and intelligence), is Wisdom. This, indeed, is the very life of their spirits. It is the lamp of…

Parsha Summary – Parshas Beshalach

Parshas Beshalach
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.

Parashat Beshalach / פרשת בשלח

UNIVERSAL TORAH: BESHALACH By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading: Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftara: Judges 4:4-5:31 (Sephardi ritual: Judges 5:1-31). INTO THE WILDERNESS Fairy tales may end happily ever after, but the Torah is an encounter with reality, in which progress and breakthroughs are frequently accompanied by reverses and obstacles. The climactic drama of the Exodus, related…

Dvar Torah – Bo

Parshas Bo A Generous Dose of Encouragement And they went and they did, the Children of Israel, just as HASHEM had commanded Moshe and Aaron so they did! (Shemos 12:28) They went and they did: The verse credits them even for their going, giving reward for their going as well as for the doing. (Rashi)…

Haftorah – Parshas Bo

Parshas Bo Yirmiyahu 46:13 This week’s haftorah reflects the painful reality that people do not learn from the past and history will undoubtedly be repeated. The setting is the Babylonian destruction of the Egyptian Empire. The prophet Yirmiyahu states in the name of Hashem, “I will direct my attention to the multitudes of Alexandria and…

Parshas Bo

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 & 2nd Aliyot: Moshe and Aharon forewarned Pharaoh about the Locust. His advisors begged Pharaoh to consider Moshe’s…