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The letter VAV is the second letter in creation, it comes from the letter Yod, which is the soul of HaShem, is given to man, whom stretches it down to this earth, thus connecting Ben Adam (human beings) to the heavens. Its numerical value is six. In the Hebrew Alef Beit the letter VAV is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is called "VAV" (pronounced "VAV") and has the sound of "v" as in "vine." The numeric value of the letter VAV is six. The pictograph for VAV looks like a tent peg (or a man standing), whereas the classical Hebrew script (ketav Ashurit / Assyrian lettering) is constructed of a vertical line and conjoined Yod. The meaning of the word VAV is "hook," as a connecting hook used when the Mishkan (tabernacle) was assembled. According to Jewish tradition as we said, the letter VAV is an [...]
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One day a famous Jewish teacher said, "Someone who is trustworthy in a small matter is also trustworthy in large ones, and someone who is dishonest in a small matter is also dishonest in large ones. So if you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who is going to trust you with the real thing? If you haven’t been trus ...
Earlier today I was browsing Facebook pages that belong to people who are on my friends list when I came across a sister who uses the Hebrew word "YAHshua" to describe our Master. This is the message I sent her. I would love your comments below – especially if you disagree with the conclusions of this note. However, I ask that you r ...
The good deeds of the ancestors contribute to the welfare of their descendants. The expression, "You remember the good deeds of the patriarchs," is repeated three times daily in the opening benediction of the Shemoneh Esrei prayer. The zechut avot concept, in Jewish theology, is expressive of the idea that individuals profit in the their ...
History and the Bible show that our holy Rabbi, Maran Yeshua identified Himself as a Perush (Pharisee). The Perushim were the "party of the people". There were different parties, the Saducees and the Essenes just to name a couple. Fisherman and carpenters were Perushim. How does this prove Yeshua was a Perushim? Well, Yeshua di ...
Names are more than convenient labels—going by your Jewish name is a statement of pride in your Jewish heritage. The Jews of ancient Egypt, tradition tells us, kept their Jewish names. That’s one of the ways they remained a cohesive people and merited redemption. There’s more: Your Jewish name is the channel by which life reaches ...
The utterances themselves are the building blocks of creation. They are not just what called creation into being; they are the being called creation. Each letter has a soul, has an force, each contain a meaning and a service. Each letter together with the next letter create a new item, eg: Kuf Hey Sin "kiseh" create a chair, Kelev means d ...
The children of Israel are commanded to wear tassels on the 4 corners (canfei) of their garments with a cord or thread of blue in each one (see Bamidbar 15:37-41 and Devarim / Deut. 22). There is a biblical command to attach fringes to the corners of four-cornered garments. The garments which sport these fringes, known as tallit an ...
As a carpenter employs tools to build a home, so Bore Olam (the creator of the universe) utilized the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew Alphabet, the alef-beit, to form heaven and earth. These letters are the type of metaphorical wood, stone and nails, corner-posts and crossbeams of our earthly and spiritual existence. In a nutshell, HaShem used the ...
"If the essence of proper hitbodedut is seeking what HaShem wants from us, then improper hitbodedut is the opposite, when one fails to seek HaShem’s Will during his hitbodedut. Rather, he prays to HaShem to fulfill his own physical and spiritual desires, and this is contrary to HaShem’s Will. He actually asks HaShem to help them do ...
The Book "Kol HaTor," attributed to followers of Eliyahu of Vilna, deals at length with Mashiach ben Yosef (Messiah son of Joseph) and his role in bringing back the exiles and rebuilding the Land. Kol HaTor – קול התור or "The Voice of the Turtledove" (a reference to Song of Songs 2 ...
As we begin to study Torah from Bereshit בְּרֵאשִׁית once again, it is important to remember that it is God who reveals to man and not vice versa. There are more religions in the world today than we can count, one for every taste and each one is vying for position trying ...
Shabbat (Hebrew: שַׁבָּת, Modern Shabbat Tiberian Šabbāṯ, Ashkenazi pronunciation: Shabbos, Yiddish: שבת, IPA: [ʃabəs], in English: the Sabbath, "rest" or "cessation") is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. On Sha ...
Shabat (El Sabado) es descanso: Shabat es una isla de tranquilidad en la tormenta de trabajo, ansiedad, lucha y tribulación que caracteriza nuestro diario vivir durante los otros seis días de la semana. Por aproximadamente 25 horas a la semana, el mundo literalmente frena: el negocio está cerrado, el coche permanece estacionado ...
The seventh day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, 21st day of Tishrei, is known as Hoshana Rabbah (Aramaic: הוֹשַׁעְנָא רַבָּא, "Great Hoshana/Supplication"). This day is marked by a special synagogue service, the Hoshana Rabbah, in which ...
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