Honoring the Sabbath day, known as Shabbat in Hebrew, is considered the most important observance in Judaism. The order to celebrate Shabbat originates in the ten commandments handed down to Moses by God on Mount Sinai. The fourth commandment (Exodus 20: 8-11; Deuteronomy 5: 14-15), translated from Hebrew, reads “Remember [observe] the Sabbath day and keep it holy”. For Jewish people, the celebration of Shabbat honors God for creating the world in six days and resting on the seventh day. Jews around the World celebrate the day of rest and relaxation in many ways, each according to how they interpret their religion. Shabbat commences at sunset on Friday evening and ends on Saturday at night (after 3 stars are visible with the naked eye). The duration of Shabbat should be around 25 hours, and according to the Torah, Motzeh – the end of Shabbat – begins when there are three stars in the sky. Much of the celebration around Shabbat involves dining. A lot of care and thought goes into planning and preparing not only the Shabbat meal but also the table that it will be served on. Since Shabbat is the day of rest, preparations for begin for it towards the middle of the week, with the mother of the home usually involved in planning the menu, and if there will be a large number of guests for...
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Torah Tidbits Audio: Sharp Contrast Between Sedra and Calendar Weekly Sidra: Ma’sei (Journeys) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 33:1-36:13 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 2:4-28; 4:1-4:2 This Ma'sei episode will also serve as ammunition (pardon the choice of words) for those who live here and have family and friends who don't, ...
Tehellim 2:7 I will tell of the Chok (decree)… 2:12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon-be-kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. We need to understand that with regard to the question of logic versus faith, we have to realize that in the Hebrew Bible, logic and faith always wor ...
Most of the Jewish commentators on the Tanach have understood Yeshayahu / Isaiah 53 to concern Mashiahch’s sufferings, and although a very few do disagree; the Talmud, the Targumim, and many other Jewish writtings uphold such view. Scripture gives opposing views of Messiah; Messiah was to rule the world, yet Messiah was also to suffer for th ...
If one is in search of a single codification that represents the essential core of Jewish belief, no source is better than the Rambam's thirteen principles of faith (apart from the Hebrew Bible of course). The Rambam himself refers to these thirteen principles as "the fundamental truths of our religion and its very foundations" (Pirush o ...
As a bible believer I believe that the Palestinian (Arabs from the Arabian peninsula) should have their own state. They should have their own democratic government running their own issue (Hamas not Fatah, who was not democratic elected). They should have their own territory, which they would be able to rule as they wish, and they should be able t ...
This is a double parsha, made up of parshas Behar and Bechukotai. The seven aliyot of this week's reading are indicated by special aliyah markings within those two parshas in the Chumash. Parshiyot Behar and Bechukotai are power-packed doubleheaders, this one emphasizing the connection between the Jew and Eretz Yisrael. The lunisolar Hebrew calend ...
The Meaning of Mashiach: The word “Messiah” (Mashiach) comes from the verb mashach, which means to smear or anoint with oil, usually for the purpose of dedicating or consecrating something (such as a temple vessel) or someone (such as a prophet, Kohen / priest or Melech / King) for the service of HaShem. The person (or thing) anointed ...
Yosef as a type of Messiah. Jewish tradition actually refers to two redeemers, each being called Mashiach (Messiah). Both of these redeemers are involved in delivering the Jewish people from galut (exile) and ushering in the long-awaited Messianic era. These two Mashiachs are called Mashiach ben David (Messiah the descendant of David) and Ma ...
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, ...
The Coming of Mashiach! According to the Jewish Scriptures the beginning of the Redemption had already begun from the day Adam and Hava (Eve) committed the first sin in this world. From that day on, the world has been in the preparatory stage for the beginning of the final Redemption. The beginnings of the geula (redemption) starts with the procla ...
"Jesus was a good Christian boy who went to church every sunday" We might as well begin with a Before/After kind of test in which you, the reader, are its main protagonist. How many mistakes can you spot on the top of this article? Most believers will spot three; only those "in the know" will catch the fourth one. Try it yourse ...
The Magen David Usually, when we think about a "Magen David," we imagine a six- pointed star, the "Star of David". In fact, the Talmudic reference has nothing to do with a star at all. Pesachim 117b; Rabbah b. Shila said: [The formula] in Prayer is who causes the horn of Salvation to spring forth,' while that of the haftarah is ...
The following "Letter to an Anti-Zionist Friend" is held by some to be an actual letter from Dr. King to an acquaintance, others say it is a compilation of his statements. ". . . You declare, my friend, that you do not hate the Jews, you are merely 'anti-Zionist.' And I say, let the truth ring forth from the high mountain tops ...
Ki Tavo, Ki Thavo, Ki Tabo, Ki Thabo, or Ki Savo (כִּי-תָבוֹא — Hebrew for “when you enter,” the second and third words, and the first distinctive words, in the parshah) is the 50th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sevent ...
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