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Hadash

Priestly Gifts – Sidra Emor

Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say) Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23  Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15- 44:31 “This shall be their portion, for I am their portion; and no holding shall be given them in Israel, for I am their holding. 29 The meal offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings shall be consumed by them. Everything proscribed in Israel shall be theirs. 30 All the choice first fruits of every kind and all the gifts of every kind— of all your contributions— shall go to the priests. You shall further give the first of the yield of your baking to the priest that a blessing may rest upon your home.”(Ezekiel 44:28-30) This week’s Torah and Haftarah portions deal with the commandments concerning the Levitical priests (Cohanim). I found the above portion interesting.  The priestly portion and holding given to them is Hashem.  All the best fruits, food, etc shall be given to the priests.  [...]

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Beit HaMikdash, Jewish Roots, Mashiach

Mashiach, Torah and the Jewish Temple

Mashiach, Torah and the Jewish Temple

Mashiach kept the whole Torah. He told every one that Torah was to be kept (see Mattityahu HaLevi / Matthew 5, also 28). All his teachings have as a base the Holy Torah and the Prophets. ANY ONE who teaches or proclaims that the Holy Mashiach broke the Torah and such notion is acceptable to him; this individual must be judged that his so called Mas ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Mashiach

Who needs an idol?

Who needs an idol?

What is Avoda Zara (Idol worship)? Idol worship is not just a plastic Mary on the dashboard of a taxi in Mexico city.  Idol worship is coming into the presence of a holy God on your own terms, not on God’s terms. Doing what you want because your god loves you and changes His standards as you go along.  Idol worship is placing your f ...

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Jewish Prayer, Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Mashiach

Mashiach kept the whole Torah

Mashiach kept the whole Torah

Maran Melech HaMashiach kept the whole Torah. He told every one that followed him that Torah was to be kept (see Mattityahu HaLevi / Matthew 5, also 28). All His teachings have as a base the Holy Torah and the Prophets (the besorah tova hageula / good news of redeption is only a mishna / repetion to what the naviim / prophets of HaKadosh Baruch Hu ...

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Parasha Masei, Parasha Matot, Torah

Parasha Overview: Matot – Masei (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Matot - Masei (Videos)

The year is 2448 and the 40 years in the desert are drawing to a close. Miriam and Aharon have passed on, and Yehoshua has been appointed as the successor. In these last two portions of Sefer Bamidbar, Matot – Masei, HaShem begins to wrap things up. Pay attention to the laws selected to end the 4th Sefer. Parshat Matot is always read during t ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Mashiach, News

Prophet Daniel and Mashiach

Prophet Daniel and Mashiach

"For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie; though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come, it will not tarry." (Habakkuk 2:3) What is meant by ‘but at the end it shall speak and not lie?’— R. Samuel b. Nahmani said in the name of R. Jonathan: Blasted be the bones o ...

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Parasha Emor, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Emor (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Emor (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say) Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23  Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15 – 44:31 Emor (אמור — Hebrew for "speak," the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 31st weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah re ...

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Parasha Acharei Mot, Torah, Torah Video

Parasha Overview: Acharei Mot (Videos)

Parasha Overview: Acharei Mot (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Acharei Mot (after” or “after) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Haftorah: Malachi / Malachi 3:4-2 Acharei, Achrei Mos, Aharei Mot, or Ahare Moth (אַחֲרֵי or אַחֲרֵי מוֹת — Hebrew for ...

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Jewish Prayer, Jewish Roots, Torah, Torah Video

The Holy Temple in Jerusalem (Videos)

The Holy Temple in Jerusalem (Videos)

The Temple in Jerusalem or Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, Bet HaMikdash ; "The Holy House"), refers to a series of structures located on the Temple Mount (Har HaBayit) in the old city of Jerusalem. Historically, two temples were built at this location, and a future Temple features in Jewish ...

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Jewish Roots, Jewish Studies, Mashiach

Galut (the exile) and Mashiach

Galut (the exile) and Mashiach

Galut or Golus (Hebrew: גלות‎), means literally exile. Galut or Golus classically refers to the exile of the Jewish people from the Land of Israel. There were altogether four such exiles. These are said to be alluded to in Abraham’s biblical vision of the future of his descendants according to Bereishit Rabba (44:1 ...

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Jewish Prayer, Jewish Studies, News, Torah

Dare to Dream of a Rebuilt Temple

Dare to Dream of a Rebuilt Temple

Amid mouting tension over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, much of the media’s ire has been directed not at the Palestinians who riot at the site but rather at Jews who merely wish to visit and pray there. Far too often, the latter are depicted as "extremist" or "fringe" simply because they seek to exercise their basic civil ...

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Islam, Israel, Jewish Studies

Avoda Zarah / Idol Worship

Avoda Zarah / Idol Worship

Who needs a plastic Jesus? What is Idol worship? Idol worship is not just a plastic Jesus on the dashboard of a taxi in Mexico city.  Idol worship is coming into the presence of a holy God on your own terms, not on God’s terms. Doing what you want because your god loves you and changes his standards as you go along.  Idol worship is ...

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Parasha Miketz, Torah, Torah Video

Dreams and Dedication – Parasha Miketz

Dreams and Dedication - Parasha Miketz

Weekly Sidra: Mikeitz (at the end) Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 41:1-44:17 Haftorah: Zecharya / Zechariah 2:14-4:7 The chief cupbearer then spoke up and said to Pharaoh, “I must make mention today of my offenses. 10 Once Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and placed me in custody in the house of the chief steward, together with the chi ...

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Parasha Bereshit, Torah, Torah Video

In the Beginning HaShem Created a House

In the Beginning HaShem Created a House

Parsha Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8): “When God began to create heaven and earth.” (Genesis 1:1) Many English translations of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish Scriptures) stated that “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”, but the Hebrew Jewish Scritures tells a different story. In Hebrew, the first pasuk / verse says ...

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Parasha Terumah, Torah, Torah Video

Giving Teruma / Tithes – Parasha Teruma (Videos)

Giving Teruma / Tithes - Parasha Teruma (Videos)

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 ...

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