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The Jewish tradition generally places a high value on learning and study, especially of religious texts. Torah study (compromising study of the Torah and more broadly of the entire Hebrew Bible as well as Rabbinic literature such as the Talmud and Midrash) is considered a religious obligation.

Jewish Studies, Parasha Vayakhel / Pekudei, torah

More than Enough – Parasha Vayakhel / Pekudei

More than Enough - Parasha Vayakhel / Pekudei

Vayaqhel (ויקהל — Hebrew for "and he assembled,” the first word in the pasha) is the 22nd weekly Torah portion (pasha) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the 10th in the book of Shemot / Exodus. It constitutes Shemot 35:1–38:20. Pequde (פקודי — He ...

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Jewish Studies, Mashiach, Torah Video, torah

Keduash and Yeshuah (Videos)

Keduash and Yeshuah (Videos)

Do you know the differences between keduash (santity) and yeshuah (salvation)? HaShem gives us yeshuah. We believe that through having emuna (faith) in HaShem that He send us our holy Messiah that we are brought near and obtain the yeshuah of HaShem as a gift (insofar we maintain active faith in HaShem in the merit of our Rabbi, Maran Yeshua). Ked ...

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Israel, Jewish Studies, Parasha Ki Tisa, torah

Overview: Parashat Ki Tisa (Videos)

Overview: Parashat Ki Tisa (Videos)

Ki Tisa (כי תשא), the twenty-first reading from the Torah, literally means “when you lift up.” It comes from the first words of the second verse of the reading, which could be literally rendered, “When you lift up the head of the sons of Israel to reckon them” (Shemot / Exodus 30:12). The phras ...

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Jewish Studies, Parasha Ki Tisa, torah

Parasha Ki Tisa: Two Cows

Parasha Ki Tisa: Two Cows

Parashat Ki Tissa - Shemot / Exodus 30:11-34:35 (כי תשא — Hebrew for "when you take). We have arrived to the most famous infamous part of the entire Torah: the sin of the egel hazahav - golden calf. This parasha however is a diamond in the rough and a gold mine for Dvar Torah topics. But we will focus in th ...

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Jewish Studies, Parasha Tetzaveh, torah

Overview: Parasha Tetzaveh

Overview: Parasha Tetzaveh

Tetzaveh is the twentieth reading from the Torah and the eighth in the book of Shemot / Exodus. Tetzaveh (תצוה) means “You shall command,” as in the first verse of the reading, which says, “You shall [command] the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp ...

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Jewish Studies, Parasha Tetzaveh, torah

Remember / Tizkor | Parasha Tetzaveh (Videos)

Remember / Tizkor | Parasha Tetzaveh (Videos)

Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, T'tzaveh, or T'tzavveh (תצווה — Hebrew for "you command,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the 20th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Hebrew / Jewish / Isrealite cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the book of Shemot / Exodus. It constit ...

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Jewish Studies, Parasha Terumah, Torah Video, torah

Maaser kesofim / Tithing (Video)

Maaser kesofim / Tithing (Video)

He who pays Maaser removes part of his self love for the sake of the Creator. Maaser kesofim literally means a tenth of money. Tithing one's income for charity, is an age-old practice dating back to our forefathers' days. Avraham gave Maaser to Malki-Tzedek (Bereishis 14:20); Yitzchak gave Maaser (Rashi Sefer Bereishit 26:12); and Yaakov, too, say ...

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Hebrew, Jewish Studies, torah

The Jewish Month of Adar

The Jewish Month of Adar

"When Adar arrives, we increase our joy." (Talmud - Taanit 29a). The Hebrew / Jewish month of Adar is synonymous with joy because Adar has traditionally been a month of hope and blessing for the Jewish people. Adar is the last of the Hebrew months on the Jewish calendar, and in this way represents completion. The word Adar is cognate to ...

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Israel, Jewish Studies, Mashiach

Jerusalem – City of David – עיר דוד

Jerusalem - City of David - עיר דוד

Jerusalem the Center of the World City of David - עיר דוד, Jerusalem of ancient times, was located on a narrow ridge south of the present-day Old City. On the east it borders the deep Kidron Valley where the Gihon Spring, the city’s water source, is located. In Biblical theology, Jerusalem is the place whe ...

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Jewish Studies, Parashat Yitro, Torah Video, torah

Our faithful teacher – Parasha Yitro (Videos)

Our faithful teacher - Parasha Yitro (Videos)

Yitro, Yithro, or Yisro (יתרו — Hebrew for “Jethro,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the seventeenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fifth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Shemot / Exodus 18:1–20:23. Jews in the Dia ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Video of the Week

Manipur Jews – Bnei Menashe (Videos)

Manipur Jews - Bnei Menashe (Videos)

In east India in the States of Manipur and Mizoram exists a community which sees itself as descendants of the Menashe Tribe (which is one of the 10 lost tribes). These people have Chinese appearance and they claim that after their forefathers were exiled and enslaved by the Assyrians they somehow escaped from slavery and arrived in China. Later on ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Video of the Week

Cochini Jews – Malabar Jews (Videos)

Cochini Jews - Malabar Jews (Videos)

The Jews of India aren't one singular community. Among themselves they are divided into different communities. Each community has its own different culture, background and origin. Each community claims its arrival in India in different ways and it is not always clear how they really came to India. The three main Jewish communities of India are: Be ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, torah

The Luach – Jewish calendar

The Luach - Jewish calendar

The first thing you might notice is that the Jewish calendar sometimes has an extra month. The years with an extra month are the Jewish calendar’s leap years. Regular years have anywhere from 353 to 355 days, while leap years have 383 to 385 days. Gregorian years have 365 days normally, and 366 days in a leap year. The reason leap years exis ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, torah

How to wear a Tallit (Videos)

How to wear a Tallit (Videos)

What is a tallit? The tallit (also pronounced tallis, or talet) is a prayer shawl, the most authentic Jewish garment. It is a rectangular-shaped piece of linen or wool (and sometimes, now, polyester or silk) with special fringes called Tzitzit on each of the four corners. The purpose of the garment is to hold the Tzitzit. Most tallitot (alternativ ...

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Anusim, Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Video of the Week

The Marranos Jews (Videos)

The Marranos Jews (Videos)

The story of the Marranos, the lost Jews from Spain, started in the 14th century when the Spanish Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church persecuted the large Jewish community in Spain and Portugal. Many Jews preferred to die rather than to give up their faith and convert. Many other Jews were forced to become Christians. Despite this, the church ...

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