Is the Torah the Hebrew Bible? Is the Torah the Hebrew Scriptures? What is the Torah? The Torah is the primary document of Judaism. Torah, which means “teaching”, is God’s revealed instructions to the Jewish People. It teaches Jews how to act, think and even feel about life and death.
Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 Parsha Terumah is our Torah reading this week, and is Exodus / Shemot 25:1-27:19. We have the “Open Box” instructions for the building of the Mishkan or Temple. Does it matter how we feel as we follow the instruction? We agreed to do the mizvot / commandments before hearing them. With that understood I may not enjoy what I have agreed to do. Am I expected to gain control of my emotions as well now? Terumah, the name of this week’s reading, means uplifted donation. Already we have a distinction between an uplifted donation and one that has not been lifted up. The act of uplifting must carry a significance that may not be immediately apparent. Sacrifices and offerings to HaShem were lifted up or raised in the arms of the one bringing [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 66:1-24 Terumah or Trumah (תרומה — Hebrew for "gift" or “offering,” the twelfth word and first distinctive word in the parasha / sidra) is the nineteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the ...
Rules, Rules and more Rules! Who Needs Them? This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, Shemot / Exodus 21:1 – 24:18 is filled with rules. Before we jump to conclusions and say they don’t apply today let’s look at some category’s of relationships. There are paid employees with a job, volunteers with a job, ...
This week we read the parasha of Mishpatim. "And these are the mishpatim {judgments} that you shall place before them. [21:1]" Mishpatim (משפטים — Hebrew for “laws”) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book o ...
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 Dias ...
Are freedom and commitment absolute opposites? How do I honor a decision in the face of changing emotions? These aren’t new questions. In Parsha Yitro, Shemot/ Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 the mixed multitude are hearing from the Most High again. Just as we encounter God in varying circumstances, the Israelites found a differen ...
Parsha BeShalach / When he sent / Shemot / Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 What a parsha and time of the year!… of firsts. The Hebrew nation experiences their first taste of freedom from Mitzrayim or Egypt. The first prophet is a prophetess and the scriptures speak Miriam’s name for the first time.People hear the first instructions for obser ...
Benjamin Netanyahu – Speech to the United Nations General Assembly Iraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu directed his speech to the Holocaust denying Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Netanyahu brandished actual Nazi death camp plans. Prime Minister Netanyahu held up copies of minute ...
Yom Kippur Summary Date: Tenth of Tishri. | Duration: One day. | Names: Together with Rosh Hashanah, it is known as Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe); Shabbat Shabbaton (Sabbath of Sabbaths). Source: "On the tenth day of this seventh month is a day of atonement. It shall be for you a [day of] holy assembly and you shall ...
Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever! There were times when I wondered if I would make it to today: but I did! And because i did I’m going to celebrate! Today, I’m going to celebrate what an unbelievable life I have had so far: The accomplishments, the many blessing, and, yes, even the hard ...
Rabbi Ovadia slams US: We’re not their slaves In his weekly sermon (Around July 2009) Shas’ spiritual leader protests US pressure on Israel to halt settlement construction, says ‘Messiah will throw them out’ In his weekly sermon Saturday evening, Shas’ spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef slammed US President Barack Oba ...
Jet HaMeraglim – El Pecado de los Espias En esta semana en la Parasha escuchamos varios puntos interesantes, e importantes sobre la vida del pueblo Israel, y aquellos que se unen a Israel, así como Ruth, o Cornelius. En esta Parasha deseo enfocarme en el “Jet HaMeraglim” o en castellano “el pecado de los espías ...
Seven weeks after Passover, in accordance with the Torah (Vayikra 23:15-16, 21 and Devarim 16:20), the Jewish people celebrate the Festival of Weeks, or Hag HaShavuot. When the Har HaBayit (Temple) was still standing, Shavuot, along with Passover and Succoth, was one of the shalosh regalim (three pilgrim holidays) on which all Jewish male adults wh ...
Pesach Sheni (Hebrew: פסח שני, trans. Second Passover), in the times of the Biet Mikdash (the Temple), all those who were unable to offer the Passover sacrifice at the proper time, on the 14th of Nissan, were permitted to bring it in the second month, on the 14th of Iyar. This special sacrifice was initiated duri ...
Un Viaje Hacia Lo Milagroso Parasha Masei o Jornadas nos trae los caminos que nosotros, benei Yisrael (los hijos de Israel) hicimos en el midbar (en lugar desierto) por cuarenta años. En este espacio de cuarenta años vimos la mano del Eterno en formas que solo en historias fantásticas se escuchan, el mar de los juncos (no el ma ...
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