Posts Tagged melachim

Hadash

Appropriating His Community: Moshe Rabenu

Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 18:20-18:39 This parashah, Ki Tisa begins with the giving of the half shekel by every man over 20 years, equally rich and poor alike as an offering to make atonement for their souls.  This takes place after the golden calf incident showing us that we cannot take this book chronologically but according to the stories and pictures it is telling us. We have become so caught up in the idea that only the shedding of blood can bring atonement and forgiveness for our sins.  Here is another paradigm shift where the focus is not on the subject but on the One who brings true atonement or forgiveness.  Forgiveness can only come from God; it does not lie in the ransom money or in the animal sacrifices.  The more we read about [...]

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Italiano, Parashà Italiano, Talmud Tora

E fece radunare – Vayakel – Pekudè

E fece radunare - Vayakel - Pekudè

Parashat: Vayakel – Pekudè (Radunò – Questo è il computo) Parashà: Shemoth (Esodo) 35:1-40:38 Haftarà: Melachim Alef / I (I Re) 7:51-8:21 La Parashat di questo Shabbat è divisa in 7 sezioni. Inizia con la Mitzvah dello Shabbat e la pena per la sua trasgressione. Si noti che il pas ...

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Italiano, Parashà Italiano, Talmud Tora

Quando alzerete (la testa)

Quando alzerete (la testa)

Parashat: Ki Tisá (Cuando tomes el Número) Parashà: Shemoth (Esodo) 30:11-34:35 Haftarà: Melachim Alef (I Re) 18:1-39 La Parashat Ki Tisa racconta, tra l’altro, la storia del vitello d’oro, sicuramente uno dei peggiori peccati commessi dal popolo di Israele nei loro viaggi nel deserto. Sar&agra ...

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Shemini Atzeret, Torah, Torah Video

Be His Guest – Sidra Shemini Atzeret

Be His Guest - Sidra Shemini Atzeret

Weekly Sidra: Shemini Atzeret (the Eighth [day] of Assembly) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 Maftir: Bamidbar / Numbers 29:35 – 30:1 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 8:54 – 8:66 On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, seven days for HaShem… on the eighth day, there sha ...

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Parasha Ki Tisa, Torah, Torah Video

Sitting on the Fence – Sidra Ki Tisah

Sitting on the Fence – Sidra Ki Tisah

Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 18:20-18:39 Ahab sent orders to all the Israelites and gathered the prophets at Mount Carmel. Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you keep hopping between two opinions? If the Lord is God, fo ...

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Parasha Terumah, Torah, Torah Video

Does Hashem Need a Building in which to Live?

Does Hashem Need a Building in which to Live?

Weekly Sidra: Terumah (Gift) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 5:26-6:13 11 Then the word of the Lord came to Solomon, 12 "With regard to this House you are building — if you follow My laws and observe My rules and faithfully keep My commandments, I will fulfill for you the promise ...

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Parasha Chaye Sarah, Torah, Torah Video

Death of the Righteous

Death of the Righteous

Weekly Sidra: Chayei Sarah (Sarah’s life)  Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 23:1-25:18 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 1:1-31 Cave of Machpelah is a curious place only found in the text of Torah and Tanach in the book of Bereshit. Why?  It is here because we needed insight into the death of the righteous.  Avr ...

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Parasha Chaye Sarah, Torah, Torah Video

Parental Guidance

Parental Guidance

Weekly Sidra: Chayei Sara (The life of Sarah)  Torah Portion: Bereshit / Genesis 23:1-25:18 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 1:1-1:31 5 Now Adonijah son of Haggith went about boasting, "I will be king!" He provided himself with chariots and horses, and an escort of fifty out runners. 6 His father had never scolded him ...

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Parasha Pinchas, Torah, Torah Video

Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies

Weekly Sidra: Phinehas (Pinchas) Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 25:10-30:1 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 18:46-19:21 Frightened, he fled at once for his life. He came to Beer-Sheba, which is in Judah, and left his servant there; 4 he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush and sat down un ...

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Mashiach, Messianic Judaism, News

The Revelation of Mashiach

The Revelation of Mashiach

In our prayers, we ask for the coming of Mashiach and the advent of the Redemption more than 100 times every day. But do we really think through to what we are asking? Are we ready to be changed by King Messiah and his Torah (Mashiach does not come to abolish Torah but to teach the outmost deep understanding of it). Indeed, it is one of the fundame ...

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Parasha Vayakhel, Torah, Torah Video

Skilled to do the Work

Skilled to do the Work

Weekly Sidra: Vayakhel (and he assembled) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 35:1-38:20 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 7:13 – 7:26 "King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram, whose mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali and whose father was from Tyre and a skilled craftsman in bronze. Huram was filled with wisdom, ...

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Jewish Roots, Rosh Chodesh, Torah

Rosh Chodesh Iyar – Budding Brillance

Rosh Chodesh Iyar - Budding Brillance

ראש חודש אייר Rosh Chodesh is the two day period in the diaspora, (one day in Israel) welcoming the new month as the new moon appears.  The Torah refers to it as the second month when counting from the month of Nissan. In Melachim 1(Kings 1) 6:1 Ziv’s connotation is radian ...

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