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We stand with Israel. We are Zionist. What does that mean? Zionism is the national revival movement of the Jewish people who is returning to the land of Israel, the home of the Jewish people. It holds that the Jewish people have the Biblical right to self-determination in their own national home, and the right to develop their national culture. We stand with the people of Israel, and the Government of Israel, insofar they are keeping the Biblical mandates. We believe that the government of Israel, or any other people are not allowed to give away an inch of the land of Israel. Zionism today, in its simplest form, is the affirmation and support for the democratic state of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people. We believe strongly with the right of Israel to defend itself. We oppose the indifference of the UN, and nations of [...]
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The Hebrew Letter Resh (Heb. רֵשׁ ;ר), the twentieth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; its numerical value is 200 It is symbolic of wickedness as well as higher consciousness. However, the Hebrew Letter Resh is the 20th letter in the order of the Alef Bet, the number 20 seems to be a number or time of waiting (enduring) i ...
Galut or Golus (Hebrew: גלות), means literally exile. Galut or Golus classically refers to the exile of the Jewish people from the Land of Israel. There were altogether four such exiles. These are said to be alluded to in Abraham’s biblical vision of the future of his descendants according to Bereishit Rabba (44:1 ...
Techiyat hameitim means the resurrection of the dead. Rambam stated: "I believe with perfect faith that the dead will be brought back to life when God wills it to happen." (This is the 13th and last of Rambam’s Principles of Faith) Is there no hope for the dead? Is our life simply finished — over — when we die? No, not a ...
We mark the passage of time between Pesach (Passover) and Shavuot (Pentecost) by the “counting of the omer.” A period of seven weeks is observed in which each day is counted off for 49 days ending on the fiftieth day known as Shavuot /Pentecost (Pentecost-means 50). It is the number of days from the barley harvest to the wheat harvest. ...
"Jesus was a good Christian boy who went to church every sunday" We might as well begin with a Before/After kind of test in which you, the reader, are its main protagonist. How many mistakes can you spot on the top of this article? Most believers will spot three; only those "in the know" will catch the fourth one. Try it yoursel ...
The letter Kuf is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In Hebrew, Kuf is spelled with three letters: קוף Kuf, Vav and final Pei, which literally means “monkey, baboon, or ape.” In Aramaic, קוף Kuf means “the eye of a needle.” The letter Kuf equals the number o ...
The spiritual cycle of the Jewish year depends on an interaction among the flow of holidays, the marking of Rosh Chodesh (the new month) and the weekly Shabbat (Sabbath) observance. The holidays and fast days sometimes permeate the surrounding Shabbatot (plural of Shabbat) with holiday themes. These special Shabbatot may create the mood for an upco ...
Messianic Judaism – The Need for Halacha (Jewish Law) This is the next in a series of articles about the growth of Messianic Judaism within the broader Jewish movement. This time I will focus on the need for Messianic Halacha. Wikipedia defines Halacha as follows: Halakha (Hebrew: הלכה ) — also transli ...
The following explanation is meant to serve as a primer to the individuals’ search to become "Torah Observant". The following "drash" (teaching example) should enlighten the average believer: ‘Most new automobiles come with two important pieces of literature: an owner’s manual, and a set of registration papers. ...
Would we have a Jewish world leader? If this question were asked of the people of this planet, the most likely answer would be: "Why ask such a foolish question?" After all, the Jews comprises only one percent of the world’s population. Israel is considered a non-entity by most of the world’s inhabitants. So, if one should tak ...
Tzadi’s saying sound is like "tz” or “ts” as in tsade or that end-word sound of mets or nuts. It is one of the Hebrew letters that has a sofit or final form. Tzadi has a gametric numerical value of ninety (90). Iyun: The sofit form of the letter represents the elevated Tzaddik, standing up with arms lifted upward in vic ...
Generally translated as trust, bitachon is a powerful sense of optimism and confidence based not on reason or experience, but on emunah (active faith). You know that "G‑d is good and He’s the only one in charge," and therefore you have no fears or frets. That is, if a bad occurrence happens, then true, it is a bad occurrence t ...
Parochet (Hebrew: פרוכת) (also paroches, parokhet) is the curtain on the front of the Aron Kodesh (Torah Ark) in a synagogue that covers the Sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls). In most cases, behind the parochet is also a door. This curtain represents the covering that was on the original Ark of the Covenant. The term paroch ...
Giving may seem like a sacrifice at times (especially when money is tight) or we often wonder if the person we give to is worthy or really needs our help, but in reality being charitable to others does more for us, for our relationships with G-d and with our fellow human beings than it does to the people who we give to. Jewish people are reno ...
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