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.
"LaShannah Tovah" is the greeting common at this time of year among Jewish people everywhere. It means "A Good Year." According to the calendar of our forefathers, we have begun a new year. It has been 5773 years since HaShem created the earth, according to the reckoning of the rabbis. On the Feast of Trumpets, we celebrate Rosh Hashanah (The Head of the Year). It is on this day, according to tradition, that God fashioned man. Why does the first of Tishri mark the sixth day of creation and not the first? Because after Elohim had created the earth and all of its glory, there was still no one to proclaim Him Melech HaOlam, King of the World. Yes, the angels knew Him to be the supreme ruler, but to be crowned King of kings was the task of man. A ruler may be a despot, but the [...]
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… En el mes séptimo, en el primer día del mes, habrá un día de reposo para ti, un recuerdo con ráfagas shofar, una santa convocación. -Levítico 16:24 (Nota: cuando cualquier día de fiesta cae que señala la Biblia cae en otro dia, este comienza en Shabat / día de reposo, inc ...
The Fall Feasts of Israel are coming. At sunset on Sept. 16th, 2012 Israel begins year 5773 on the Hebrew Calendar. The fall is arguably the most important time of the year in Judaism. Three of Israel’s holiest days are celebrated then, and all in the space of 15 days. They are Yom Teruah, or Feast of Trumpets, followed 10 days later by ...
A shofar is an instrument made from the horn of a ram or other kosher animal. It was used in ancient Israel to announce the New Moon (Rosh Chodesh) and call people together. It was also blown on Rosh Hashanah, marking the beginning of the New Year, signifying both the need to wake up to the call to repentance, and in connection with the portion rea ...
Weekly Sidra: Rosh HaShana (New Year) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 21:1 – 21:34 Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 29:1-29:6 Haftorah: Sh’muel / I Samuel 1:1-2:10 The year 5773 is fast approaching. The two Haftarot for Rosh Hashanah are a reflection of pain and joy. On day one we read of Hannah’s prayer to ...
Weekly Sidra: Nitzavim (Standing ones) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 61:10-63:9 As the high holidays approach so many thoughts swirl through my head. I have to prepare food for Rosh Hashanah, there will be fasting on Yom Kippur and a Sukkah still needs to be built. All this w ...
Sefer Torah Information A Sefer Torah – a Torah Scroll, is the Bible, hand written on parchment [animal skin]. And it’s the most holiest of all books. Portions of the Torah are read from it weekly in the Shuls [Synygouge]. A Torah scroll containing the entire text of the Five Books of Moses, hand-written in the original Hebrew, in the A ...
…In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there shall be a sabbath for you, a remembrance with shofar blasts, a holy convocation. -Leviticus 23:24 (Note: when any Bible holiday falls any day, that day becomes Shabbat / Sabbath, even if it is Tuesday). Rosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishri. In Hebrew, Rosh Hashana ...
Weekly Sidra: Ki Tavo (When you come) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 60:1-60:22 The month of Elul is a time for reflection. As the last month of the year we look back on our lives. We seek to repent of any actions we have done and continue to draw near to HaShem by reading His ...
Weekly Sidra: Ki Teitzei (When you Go) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 54:1–54:10 I recall when my wife and I first met I couldn’t wait to see her and wanted to spend every waking minute talking with her. We were in love. I am happy to say that 22 years ...
From out of the sea of mitzvot it is the Shabbat that God has chosen to elevate and make of supreme importance to us as a people. Of all the commands He chose the Shabbat as the sign of His covenant with us. What is the summary of His pact with us? It isn’t just acknowledging HaShem as our God, refraining from murder and abominations, b ...
In Mattityahu / Matthew 5:17-19 For, amen, truly I say to you, until Shamayim and haaretz pass away, not one yod, not one tag, will pass from the Torah until everything is accomplished. Therefore, whoever annuls one of the least of these mitzvot and so teaches Bnei Adam, shall be called katon (least) in the Malchut HaShamayim; but whoever practices ...
Time to be still and reflect after the seders while we are in the middle of Pesach after the Seders and before Shabbat. Where has the Most High met you and brought you out of your Mitzrayim / Egypt this year? When we tell the stories we are telling our story, to ourselves, and to our loved ones. The story reinforces who we are, whose we are, and in ...
In Judaism there is a tradition that the Torah contains 613 mitzvot (Hebrew for commandments, from mitzvah – מצוה – precept, plural mitzvot; from צוה, tzavah- command). According to the main source, of these 613, 248 mitzvot aseh (positive commandments) and 365 mitzvot lo taaseh (negative comman ...
Torah 24/7, the weekly Torah portion all at the convenience of your computer. Please keep our website marked so that you can get more articles concerning our hope, Melech HaMashiach. Torah is the Hebrew word meaning teaching. It’s root means to throw or shoot an arrow.? HaShem uses this word Torah in scripture to signify His Teaching to His p ...
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