If a man makes a vow to HaShem or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips. [Numbers 30:3] This week we have a double portion Matot (Tribes) and Masei (Journeys). I will focus this week on Matot. The first Aliyah has Moses instructing Israel concerning vows. It is important to remind ourselves that our word is our bond. We must endeavour not to speak too quickly or make promises that we don’t intend to keep. In the Besorah HaTovah (Good News) we are also reminded of this concept. “Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.” [Mattiyahu 5:37]. Yacob also states “Above all, my brothers, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be [...]
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Aleinu leshabeaj Todos los órdenes litúrgicos finalizan con Aleinu Leshabeaj, un profundo himno que nos reitera en nuestra fe y aplicación al servicio de HaShem (Hakodesh baruj Hu), y a la misión del hombre como obra del Creador (ribono shel olam) de trabajar denodadamente en pos del perfeccionamiento del universo. Y par ...
Lo primero que hay que decir de esta trágica historia con un final previsible, es que es lamentable que un hecho del cual Israel tenia – o debería haber tenido – perfecto conocimiento, haya derivado en una nueva ola de anti-semistismo, anti-israelismo, anti-sionismo, o judeofobia, como quiera llamarse, ya que tanto se conf ...
“Take a census of the whole Israelite community by the clans of its ancestral houses, listing the names, every male, head by head. You and Aaron shall record them by their groups, from the age of twenty years up, all those in Israel who are able to bear arms. Associated with you shall be a man from each tribe, each one the head of his ancestr ...
Weekly Sidra: Tazria-Metzora (Conceived-Leper) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 12:1-15:33 Haftorah: Melachim Bet / II Kings 7:3-7:20 Parashat Tazria – Metzora. The Parshahs of Tazria and Metzora continue the discussion of the laws of Tumah v’Taharah, ritual impurity and purity. A woman giving birth should undergo a pro ...
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 ...
This week we read the parasha of Mishpatim. "And these are the mishpatim {judgments} that you shall place before them. [21:1]" Mishpatim (משפטים — Hebrew for “laws”) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book o ...
מרן רבינו ישוע מלך המשיח Parashat Tzav (Vayikrá / Levítico 6.1-8.36) es la segunda sidra del sefer Vayikrá, y esta específicamente dirigido a los Kohanim (Sacerdotes), quienes están llamados ...
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 ...
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