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List of the 613 Commandments

The 613 commandments are found in Torah. Some are positive (you shall), while others are negative (you shall not). The Jew was given 613 commandments (mitzvot), according to the Talmud, which contain 248 positive commands and 365 negative ones. The positive mitzvot equal the number of parts of the body; the negative mitzvot correspond to the number of days in the solar year. Thus are we introduced to 613, the magic number of Torah scholarship and Jewish living. The Talmud refers to this number as taryag mitzvot. Classical Jewish sources assign a numerical value to each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, which is treated not as a mere utilitarian collection of word components but as a conveyor of esoteric information through the Kabbalistic medium of gematriya. Thus the gematriya of taryag is 613 (tav = 400, raish = 200, yud = 10, and gimel = 3). The tradition [...]

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Parasha Naso, Torah, Torah Video

Committing Spiritual Adultery

Committing Spiritual Adultery

Bamidbar 5:12 Speak to the children of Israel and say to them if any man’s wife go astray and commit a treachery against him. If any man’s wife go astray- Rashi begins this passage off with an interesting comparison and outlook on adultery. He states, אישׁ אישׁ Ish Ish (lit. man, man) teac ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Torah

The Torah: Our Divine Instruction

The Torah: Our Divine Instruction

(RAMBAM 13 Principals of Faith – Principal Eight, Lesson One Excerpt; Page 18) The Torah: A Form of Instruction Even though the Torah contains vast repositories of wisdom, as the verse states, “It is your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the nations” (Devarim 4:6), the word “Torah” does not mean “wisdom,&r ...

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Parashat Parah, Parashat Shemini, Torah, Torah Video, Video of the Week

Parah Adumah | Red Heifer

Parah Adumah | Red Heifer

Weekly Sidra: Shemini (Eight) Shabbat: Parah Adumah (Red Heifer) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47 Special Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 19:1-19:22 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 36:16 – 36:38 "This is the decree of the Torah, which HaShem has commanded, saying: Speak to the Children of Israel, and ...

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Emuna, Jewish Studies, Torah

Reciting Parashat HaMan

Reciting Parashat HaMan

Parshat Bashalach in the Torah not only teaches about how HaShem split the Red Sea, but it also teaches us the secret of an easy income, or making a living effortlessly, with no headaches, without breaking our backs like a pack mule, and without working from sunup until sundown. “Parshat HaMan”, which you’ll find in Exodus 16:4-36 ...

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Jewish Roots, Mashiach, Torah

Reading the Torah on the Shabbat

Reading the Torah on the Shabbat

And he (i.e., Maran Rabbeinu Yeshua King Messiah) came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and, as his custom was, he went into the Synagogue on the Shabbat / Sabbath day, and stood up for to read" [Luke 4:16]. The reading and the studying of the Holy Scriptures have always played an important role in Jewish congregational lifestyle and ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Torah

Mashiach’s Tzitzit – Tassels

Mashiach's Tzitzit - Tassels

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 ...

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Parasha Beshalach, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Beshalach (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Beshalach (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Beshalach (when [he] let go) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftorah: Shofetim / Judges 5:1-5:31 Beshalach, Beshallach, or Beshalah (בְּשַׁלַּח — Hebrew for “when [he] let go,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parasha) is the six ...

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Parasha Shemot, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Shemot (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Shemot (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Shemot (Names) Torah Portion: Shemot /Exodus 1:1-6:1 Haftorah: Yermiyahu /Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 Shemot, Shemoth, or Shemos (שְׁמוֹת — Hebrew for “names,” the second word, and first distinctive word, of the parsha) is the thirteenth weekly Torah portion (parsha) in the annual Jewis ...

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Israel, Mashiach, Messianic Judaism

Revealing the Torah of Mashiach

Revealing the Torah of Mashiach

Maran Yeshua Melech HaMashiach (King Messiah) taught  that the Torah given to Bnei Yisrael (children of Israel) would not be changed until the heavens and the earth passed away. We know that Melech HaMashiach commissioned His emissaries to teach both Jewish and Gerim (non-Jews who join Israel through emuna / faith in Mashiach) everything that ...

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Parashat Devarim, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Devarim (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Devarim (Videos)

Devarim, D’varim, or Debarim (דברים — Hebrew for “words,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 44th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the first in the book of Deuteronomy. It constitutes Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22. J ...

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Parashat Chukat, Torah, Torah Video

The Red Heifer (Videos)

The Red Heifer (Videos)

“Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein no blemish is, and upon which never came yoke.” [Numbers 19:2] The Red Heifer (Hebrew: פרה אדמה‎; Parah Adumah; translated to English as: Red Cow) in Judaism, is a sacrificial cow whose ashes are used ...

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Parasha Naso, Torah, Video of the Week

The Vow of the Nazarite – Parasha Naso (Videos)

The Vow of the Nazarite - Parasha Naso (Videos)

Speak to the children of Israel, and you shall say to them: A man or woman who sets himself apart by making a Nazarite vow to abstain for the sake of HaShem [Bamidbar / Numbers 6:2] The Nazarite vow is taken by individuals who had voluntarily dedicated themselves to HaShem. The vow is a decision, action, and desire on the part of people whose desir ...

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Haggim, Parasha Vayikra, Torah, Torah Video

Temple Mount Awareness Day (Videos)

Temple Mount Awareness Day (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 43:21-44:23 The book of Leviticus is called Vayikra ("and He called") in the Torah, and is also known as the Book of Sacrifices. It is sometimes called Torat Kohanim – the Law of the Priests – since it ...

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Haggim, Jewish Roots, News, Torah

Pesach Sheni – פסח שני

Pesach Sheni - פסח שני

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 ...

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