Prophecies Referring to Yeshua

Some of the prophecies referring to Yeshua: Where He would be born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MICAH 5:2 He would be born a virgin birth . . . ….

Selected Writings of Rabbi Yosef Qafih

Selected Writings of Rabbi Yosef Qafih, of blessed memory  Excerpt from Journal “Sinai,” pub. by Mosad HaRav Kook, Jerusalem, Tammuz 5718, from article entitled “HaRMb”M wegaluth Teman,” pg. 261 “I have heard from the old men that there is a tradition with the Jews of Yemen which says that the prayer version that Maimonides wrote…

The Laws of Verbal Oppression

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In the previous Halacha, we have begun discussing the prohibition of verbal oppression between man and his fellow and between husband and wife. We shall now discuss some of the laws of verbal oppression based on the rulings of Maran Ha’Shulchan Aruch (Choshen Mishpat, Chapter 228). The Gemara (Baba…

Verbal Oppression

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Verbal Oppression The Mishnah in Masechet Baba Metzia (58b) teaches, “Just as there is a prohibition to cheat in business, there is likewise a prohibition to verbally hurt someone else, as the verse states (Vayikra 25), ‘And one shall not oppress his fellow and you shall fear your G-d.’”…

Emergence of the Synagogue

Sacred Realm: The Emergence of the Synagogue in the Ancient World, 1996, Entire manuscript! by Steven Fine | Bookmarked by Albert Baumgarten The rich tradition and profound spirituality of Judaism has touched people the world over for thousands of years. With the arrival in the Near East of Alexander the Great and the destruction of…

The 12 Commandments

The Two Commandments Matthew 22:34-40 34But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, 36″Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all…

D’var Torah Parshas Vaera

Hiding in the Open Daily By Rabbi Label Lam And G-d spoke to Moshe and said to him; “I am Hashem! I appeared to Avraham to Yitzchok and to Yaakov as El Shaddai, but with My name HASHEM I did not make Myself known to them. (Shemos: 2-3) What’s this whole business with the names…

Parshas Vaera

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: The year is 2448 and Moshe had unsuccessfully confronted Pharaoh. The situation had gotten worse, not better,…

Parashat Shemot

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Parashat Shemot January 3, 2013 | posted in: Parashat ha-Shavua | by orot.com → 75 Comments ”L’Exil de la Parole” “Exile of the Word” Bezalel Naor Parashat Shemot Shovavim Tat We begin this week a special period in the Kabbalistic calendar known as “Shovavim Tat.” This is an acronym…

BS”D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Daniel Chapters 2-3

BS”D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Daniel Chapters 2-3 Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov DANIEL CHAPTER 2 Although the dream of Nebuchadnezzar is dated in our text as having taken place in “the second year of the reign (MALCHUS, kingship) of Nebuchadnezzar…” (v 1), Rashi (ad loc.) points out that this cannot be taken literally since…

Yahrzeit Candles and Torah Study

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Question: Is there any source for lighting a candle on the day of a parent’s Yahrzeit (anniversary of death)? Can this custom be fulfilled by turning on an electric light or candle? Answer: A source for lighting a candle in honor of the deceased is mentioned in the Gemara…