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 radiance or light. The sun is is beginning to shine and warms the earth without the intensity of summer this time of the year. The Targums translates ziv to nitzan as Ziv (bud), while Iyar is the Babylonia name. The name Ziv opens up many meanings and possibilities in this month. Iyar, the second month, or Ziv is the time when the Israelites had left Mitzrayim (Egypt) and HaShem was preparing them to receive the Torah. The trees and vegetation was beginning to bud coming into spring and it’s new life as the Israelites were as well. It [...]
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We have the culmination of the Mishkan (Taberncle)creation and beginning of use, doubled with the beginning Aaron and his sons being set aside as high priests occurring this week in the portion Shemini. Aaron loses two of his sons to the Most High’s fire and HaShem gives us the kosher dietary laws, kashrut. This parsha has quite the storyline ...
This week’s portion is Vayikra, Parasha Tzav, Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36. It is a continuation of Moshe speaking about the offering and korbanot (badly translated as sacrifices). Tzav also tells of how Moshe was instructed to set apart Aaron and his sons in the sanctuary for HaShem’s service. The people learned the ways of the Sanctuary ...
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 ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayikra (and He called) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 43:21-44:23 Vayikra or Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26 is also the name of the book which is differs from others in Torah. It is not a narrative of the people and HaShem’s story. The Exodus has occurred, people ...
Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 18:1-39 This Shabbat we read two portions, the weekly portion of Ki Tisa and a special portion for Parshat Parah (פרשת כי תיסע – פרה). ...
Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35 Haftorah: Melachim Alef / Kings I 18:1-39 Parashat Ki Tissa – Shemot / Exodus 30:11-34:35 (כי תשא — Hebrew for "when you take). We have arrived to the most famous infamous part of the entire Torah: the sin ...
מלך המשיח “He aquí que mi siervo será prosperado; será enaltecido y será levantado, y será muy fortalecido…” Tárgum Jonathan Yeshayahu – Isaías 52:13“He aquí, que mi siervo será sabio, el será exaltado ...
Parsha BeShalach / When he sent / Shemot / Exodus 13:17 – 17:16 What a parsha and time of the year!… of firsts. The Hebrew nation experiences their first taste of freedom from Mitzrayim or Egypt. The first prophet is a prophetess and the scriptures speak Miriam’s name for the first time.People hear the first instructions for obser ...
Un Viaje Hacia Lo Milagroso Parasha Masei o Jornadas nos trae los caminos que nosotros, benei Yisrael (los hijos de Israel) hicimos en el midbar (en lugar desierto) por cuarenta años. En este espacio de cuarenta años vimos la mano del Eterno en formas que solo en historias fantásticas se escuchan, el mar de los juncos (no el ma ...
Dyslexic Rabbi? Did you hear about the dyslexic Rabbi? He walks around saying, "Yo." A Rabbi and the Pope A Rabbi visiting Rome had the good fortune to have an audience with the Pope. While talking about things, the Rabbi noticed a red phone on the Pope’s desk. The Rabbi asks what the phone was for. The Pope informs him that it̵ ...
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