Parshat V’etchanan contains some lovely and powerful verses about the way Israel is, or should be, seen and understood by the other nations of the world, and how we should see ourselves. Moshe says: “Behold I have taught you laws and statutes which the Lord God commanded me, to do these things in the land…
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Parshat Devarim
Parshat Devarim – [Administering Justice from Deep Sense Sensitivity, Empathy and From Personal Experience, as well as Judging Others Favorably] From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv (translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds UK) This week we shall read the pasuk, “These are…
Shabbat “Chazon”
This coming Shabbat, which precedes Tisha Be’av, is referred to as Shabbat “Chazon” because of the Haftara read after the weekly Torah portion which begins with the words “Chazon Yeshayahu ben Amotz.” The three Shabbatot preceding Tisha Be’av are referred to as the “Three of Calamity” because the Haftarot of these three Shabbatot discuss the prophet’s rebuke of the…
Eating Meat Following Rosh Av
The Mishnah in Masechet Ta’anit (26b) tells us that on Erev Tisha Be’av during the last meal one eats before the fast, one may not eat meat, drink wine, or eat two cooked foods, such as rice and an egg. Although the letter of the law dictates that the prohibition to eat meat only applies…
Parashat Devarim
TORAH PORTIONSDevarim is the 44th parashah in the annual cycle of Torah reading, and the first one in the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth and final book of the Torah. It tells of Moses addressing the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Land of Israel, delegating leaders, and retelling stories of their travels in…
Matot Adv
11. The world is maintained by two colors only Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Yitzchak talk about the wise-hearted women that spin and work with their hands, and from this they derive that those women combine Judgment and Mercy. We hear that Rabbi Elazar said that every woman is considered Judgment until she marries a man…
Tisha b-Av
“Tisha b-Av”The following blessing is said in place of the regular “Dwell within” blessing: “Have mercy O MAR’ YAH our ALLAHA, upon us and upon Israel Your people, and on Jerusalem Your city, the city of mourning and desolate destruction, which is given over to the hand of foreigners, sitting with her head veiled like…
Parshas Matos
Moshe spoke to the heads of the tribes (MATOS) of the children of Israel, saying: This is the thing (Davar) HASHEM has commanded. If a man makes a vow to HASHEM or makes an oath to prohibit himself, he shall not degrade his speech (D’varo); according to whatever came out of his mouth, he shall…
Parashat Matot-Masei / פרשת מטות־מסעי
Mattot–Mas’ei Haftarot according to the Yemenite RiteMas’ei Isaiah 1:120 Yeshayah 1:1-20 Orthodox Jewish Bible 1 The chazon (vision) of Yeshayah ben Amotz, which he saw concerning Yehudah and Yerushalayim in the yamim of Uziyahu, Yotam, Achaz, and Yechizkiyahu, melachim of Yehudah. 2 Hear, O Shomayim, and give ear, O Eretz, for Hashem hath spoken; I have nourished…
Nephilim in the Bible
Nephilim in the Bible: Who are they, and what is their significance?Learn all about the giants of the Bible, the Nephilim, and what—if anything—their role was in the Genesis flood.Who are the Nephilim? Translated into English, “Nephilim” means “fallen ones,” and Genesis 6:1–4 tells us that the Nephilim were offspring of divine beings and human…
Parshas Pinchas
Parshas Pinchas contains 6 positive mitzvos The laws of inheritance [27:8ff.]. The daily burnt-offerings [28:2]. The additional offering of Shabbos [28:9]. The additional offering of Rosh Chodesh [28:11-15]. The additional offering of Shavuos [28:26]. To sound the shofar on Rosh Hashanah [29:1]. [ THE COMMUNAL SHEMINI ATZERE S OFFERINGS [29:35 The eighth day will be…
The Yeshua Code
Key Verses: Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, ‘Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.’ 39 He answered, ‘A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For as Jonah was three days…
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