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 ...
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 ...
Are freedom and commitment absolute opposites? How do I honor a decision in the face of changing emotions? These aren’t new questions. In Parsha Yitro, Shemot/ Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 the mixed multitude are hearing from the Most High again. Just as we encounter God in varying circumstances, the Israelites found a differen ...
A siddur (Hebrew: סידור; plural siddurim) is a Jewish prayer book, containing a set order of daily prayers. During times of prayer, a Siddur is used. Jews do not read through the entire prayer book at every service. Depending on the service, is the part of the Siddur which is used. Jewish prayer is as ancient as t ...
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