11Q13 Connected to: Dead Sea Scrolls War in Heaven Jubilee (biblical) 11Q13, also 11QMelch or the Melchizedek document, is a fragmentary manuscript among the Dead Sea Scrolls (from Cave 11) which mentions Melchizedek as leader of God’s angels in a war in Heaven against the angels of darkness instead of the more familiar Archangel Michael. The text is an apocalyptic commentary on the Jubilee year of Leviticus…
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Yom HaShoah / יום השואה
Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laG’vurah (יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה; “Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day”), known colloquially in Israel and abroad as Yom HaShoah (יום השואה) and in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Holocaust Day, is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews and five million others who perished in the…
Feast of the Messiah
This Year, Jews will Celebrate the ‘Feast of the Messiah’ on Passover “And a shoot shall spring forth from the stem of Jesse, and a twig shall sprout from his roots.” Isaiah 11:1 (The Israel Bible™) An Israeli family during their Passover Seder. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsAppPrintShare288 In certain Jewish circles, there is an custom to hold…
Parashat Shmini / פרשת שמיני
Torah Reading: Parshas SHEMINI, Leviticus 9:1-11:47 THE EIGHTH DAY The “eighth day” with which our parshah of SHEMINI opens was the first day of the month of Nissan, one year since the Exodus from Egypt. This was the day marked out for the final inauguration of the Sanctuary following seven days of consecration of Aaron…
Mishneh Torah commentaries:
We’ve added the following 35 Mishneh Torah commentaries: Even Ha’azel, Ohr Sameach, Benei Ahuvah, Benei Binyamin, Birkat Avraham, Divrei Shaul Edut BeYosef, Haggahot Kevod Melakhim, Har HaMoriyah, Chiddushei Rabbi Akiva Eiger, Annotations of R’ Yeshaya Berlin, Binah LeIttim, Chemdat Yisrael, Cheshek Shlomo, Yekhahen Pe’er, Yitzchak Yeranen, Lechem Shamayim, Maharam of Padua, Ma’asai LaMelekh, Seder Mishnah,…
History of Conversion
The history of conversion reflects the ebb and flow in the relationship between the Jewish people and the cultures in which they have lived. There is some evidence that when Jews have felt strong and self-confident, a universalistic impulse — which holds that the Jewish people has a religious obligation to offer Judaism to the…
The Amidah 13 BLESSINGS
The Amidah (Hebrew: תפילת העמידה, Tefilat HaAmidah, “The Standing Prayer”), also called the Shemoneh Esreh ( שמנה עשרה), is the central prayer of the Jewish liturgy. This prayer, among others, is found in the siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book. The Amidah prayer is the place for this receiving, for the meeting of our human yearnings and God’s life-giving…
Who Is Moshiach?
WHO IS MOSHIACH?Moshiach is Mogen Yisheinu,the Shield of our Salvation Shmuel Bais 22:36 Moshiach is Ben DovidMelech Gibbor, Son of Davidthe Mighty King, MelachimAlef 2:12 Moshiach is MelechHamelachim, Melachim Bais 18:5 Moshiach is Zera Dovid,the Seed of David, DivreyHaYamim Alef 17:11 Moshiach is Boneh BeisHamikdash, the Builder of theBeis Hamikdash, DivreiHaYamim Bais 2:5 Moshiach is…
THE PURIM MIRACLE 1
HaShem Saves BS”D KNOW YOUR BIBLE: Esther 1-2 Study Notes by Avraham ben Yaakov ESTHER CHAPTER 1 In the public reading of the Torah in the synagogue, only one person at a time may read aloud to the congregation, because hearing more than one voice would be distracting to the listeners. However, so beloved is…
Sending Mishloach Manot to a Diabetic
Question: If one sends sweets to one’s friend as Mishloach Manot and the recipient does not partake of these sweets since he is a diabetic and abstains from eating foods containing sugar, has the sender fulfilled his obligation of Mishloach Manot? Answer: Let us introduce this topic by saying that there is a disagreement among the Poskim regarding whether or…
T’TZAVEH (CHAPTER 27:20–30:10)
LET’S STUDY ONKELOSA Guide for Rabbis, Teachers and Torah Students to Study and Teach the ParashatHashavua through the Eyes of its Most Important TranslatorBy Stanley M. Wagner and Israel DrazinBased on the five volume, Onkelos on the Torah (Genesis-Deuteronomy), Understanding theBible Text, by Israel Drazin and Stanley M. Wagner, published by Gefen Publishing House,Jerusalem/New York,…
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