The Gemara states that HaShem gave the Jewish People the Torah because they are strong-willed and by studying the Torah, they will become subdued and their hearts will be humbled. The Gemara in Kiddushin states that HaShem said, “I created the Evil Inclination, and I created the Torah as its antidote.” These statements in the…
Tag: Yeshua
ALL OF ISRAEL
All of Israel have a share in the World to Come, as it says, Your people are all righteous; they will inherit the Land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands in which I take pride. (Sanhedrin 1 1 : 1)
Always being Observed
The Gemara cites a dispute regarding a rabbinic prohibition that was instituted because performing the act may give the impression that one is violating a biblical prohibition. One opinion maintains that such an act is even prohibited in private quarters. One reason offered for this stringency is because a person performing the act in private…
(Pesach): Feasting For Freedom
By Eddie Chumney CHAPTER 3 And ye shall observe this thing [Passover] for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever:.. And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord ‘s Passover,…
A Difficult Departure
The Gemara concludes that the halacha regarding Shemini Atzeres is meisav yasvinan beruchei lo mevarchinan, we dwell in the Sukkah but we do not recite a blessing for the mitzvah of dwelling in the Sukkah. The Medrash states that the reason why we celebrate Shemini Atzeres is because HaShem declares, “you, the Jewish People have…
Blessings Prevent Anger
The Gemara states that one must recite the blessing for a mitzvah prior to performing the mitzvah. This is referred to as over laasiyasan. There are a number of instances in the Torah where the word over is used and the Medrash and Gemara interpret the word to denote anger. An example of this is regarding the laws…
4Q246: 4Q Aramaic Apocalypse
Posted on February 27, 2008 by Jin Yang Kim 4Q246 Manuscript Transcription of 4Q246 Translation of 4Q246 Col. I 1. [ ] rested upon him, he fell befor the throne 2. [… k]ing, rage is coming to the world, and your years 3. […]. . . your vision, all of it is about to come unto the world….
A perfect Game
The Gemara derives from the word ulekachtem, and you shall take, that the four species are essential to each other, i.e. that one must have all four species available when he is prepared to fulfill the mitzvah. It is noteworthy that the Gemara derives this ruling from the word ulekachtem. The sefarim write that the festival of…
Crown of Aleppo
THE BIBLE OF BIBLES. Often considered the most authoritative text of the Hebrew Bible, the 1,000-year-old Aleppo Codex—known in Hebrew as the “Crown of Aleppo”—has had a tumultuous history. It remained fully intact until 1947, when it was nearly destroyed by an anti-Jewish mob. This fragment, a piece of the ten plagues narrative from the…
Yeshua Centered Judaism 
You must be logged in to post a comment.