Originally posted on Morning Meditations:
Adam trudged past the gates of Eden, his head low, his feet heavy with remorse and pain. Then he stopped, spun around and exclaimed, “Wait a minute! You had this all planned! You put that fruit there knowing I would eat from it! This is all a plot!” There was…
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Customary Order of Rosh Hashanah
Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
It is customary to eat certain symbolic foods during the two nights of Rosh Hashanah which signify good fortune for the entire upcoming year. It is therefore customary to eat black-eyed peas, pumpkin, leek, spinach, dates, pomegranates, apples dipped in honey, and meat of a sheep’s head on the…
Reality
Reality of Realities Everybody knows that there are tens days of repentance that beginning form the first two days of Rosh HaShana and concluding with the Yom Kippur! We might wonder aloud, if that’s allowed, why there are exactly ten days set aside for this process!? The Sefas Emes makes a genius connection that brings…
Parsha Summary Netzavim – Vayeilech
Originally posted on Yeshua Centered Judaism:
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. It’s about time we stopped making excuses and took responsibility for who and…
THIS WEEK’S TORAH PORTION
Do not underestimate the greatness of repentance. There is more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine who do not need to repent. Nitzavim (נצבים | Standing) Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 Gospel: Luke 24:1-12
Rosh Hashanah
Laws and Customs of Torah Reading The custom among the communities hailing from Aram Soba (Aleppo) is to sing special Pizmonim (hymns) on Rosh Hashanah when the Torah is taken from the ark. Some have the custom to sing, “Ozrenu Kel Hai,” a song that relates to the period of Aseret Yemeh Teshuva (Ten Days…
Understanding Brachos
A) The Talmudic Sources for the Meaning of the word “Brachah” as Applied to Hashem בבא מציעא קי״ד א:י״ט-כ״ד ויחזירו בהקדש קל וחומר מב”ח ומה בעל חוב שאין מסדרין מחזירין הקדש שמסדרין אינו דין שמחזירין אמר קרא (דברים כד, יג) ושכב בשלמתו וברכך יצא הקדש שאין צריך ברכה ולא והכתי’ (דברים ח, י) ואכלת ושבעת…
Parshat Eikev
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John 6 study Pesach
4. And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. [And the Passover was nigh.] “It is a tradition. They inquire and discourse about the rites of the Passover, thirty days before the feast.” From the entrance of these thirty days and so onward, this feast was in the eyes and mouth of this…
WHAT DOES G-D ASK OF YOU?
In parshas Eikev one of the main focuses of Moses’ reproof is the sin of the Golden Calf. This represents the exact opposite of the relationship with wealth and prosperity that G-d wants in the rectified Land of Israel. The sin of the Golden Calf represents the pursuit of material prosperity and pleasure for their…
Rosh Yomi: Berachot 9a
Rosh Yomi: Berachot 9a: [Berachot 9a] Rabbi Achar bar Chanina cited Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi: The halacha is like the words of Rabbi Shimon who spoke in the name o…
PaleoJudaica.com: Hayes, What’s Divine about Divine Law?
PaleoJudaica.com: Hayes, What’s Divine about Divine Law?: NEW BOOK FROM PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS: What’s Divine about Divine Law? Early Perspectives Christine Hayes Hardcover | 2015 | $39….
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