We are entering the Hebrew month of Sivan – ראש חדש סיון. Since the last month had 29 days it is celebrated only one day this month which has 30 days. Sivan is the third month of the year as Torah describes it. The first day of Sivan the people encamped at Mt. Sinai preparing to receive the Torah. The verb form of encamped is singular pointing to the fact the people behaved as one, not fragmented by contention. For Torah to be merited and received the people were as one; united as husband and wife are in marriage when it is healthy. The first bringing down of Torah is at Shavout. Moshe’s seconding bringing down of Torah comes later at Yom Kippur. The Torah being given is compared to the instrument of betrothal of husband and wife (legal binding agreement between the spouses and the husband’s responsibilities [...]
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Yom Yerushalayim – Dia de Jerusalén; Estamos comenzando el estudio de un nuevo Sefer (libro), llamado en castellano Números, pero en hebreo se le llama Bamidbar, que significa “En el desierto”. Este libro recuenta los viajes de Israel, las alegrías, y las tristezas. Este libro se conoce en literatura Rab&iacut ...
Shabbat (sabbath) is the only ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments. Primarily a day of rest and spiritual enrichment, the word ‘Shabbat’ comes from the root Shin-Bet-Tav, meaning ‘to cease, to end, or to rest’. The injunction to “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy” is the fourth of the Ten ...
Weekly Sidra: Shemini (Eight) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftorah: Sh’muel Bet / II Samuel 6:1-6:19 This week’s Parasha is called Shemini, which could be translated the Eighth. The number eight represents a level that is higher than nature, and above time. This is the level of the miraculous, which ...
Chol HaMoed Pesach or Chol Ha-Moed Pesach (also transliterated from Hebrew as: Hol HaMoed Pesach or Hol Ha-Moed Pesach) refers to the intermediate or middle days of the Passover or Pesach festival as well as another Jewish festival, the autumn harvest festival of Sukkot. Literally-speaking, Chol HaMoed means "The Non-Holy Appointed Time" ...
Weekly Sidra: Tzav ( Command) Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Haftorah: Malachi 3:4-3:24 Behold, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before the coming of the awesome, fearful day of Adonai. He shall reconcile parents with children and children with their parents, so that, when I come, I do not strike the whole land with ...
The Jewish people for thousands of years have looked forward to the coming of their Mashiach, the hope of Israel. The Torah describes King Messiah: I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee; and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that ...
Shabbat HaGadol ("Great Shabbat" שבת הגדול ) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover. There is a special Haftarah reading on this Shabbat of the book of Malachi. Traditionally a lengthy and expansive sermon is given to the general community in the afternoon. Various reasons are given for ...
The spiritual cycle of the Jewish year depends on an interaction among the flow of holidays, the marking of Rosh Chodesh (the new month) and the weekly Shabbat (Sabbath) observance. The holidays and fast days sometimes permeate the surrounding Shabbatot (plural of Shabbat) with holiday themes. These special Shabbatot may create the mood for an upco ...
Weekly Sidra: Vayakhel / Pekudei (and assembled / records) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 35:1-40:38 Maftir: Bamindar / Numbers 19:1-22 (Shabbat Parah) Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 36:16 – 36:36 22 Say to the House of Israel: Thus said the Lord God: Not for your sake will I act, O House of Israel, but for My holy name, which y ...
Shabbat, the taste of he world to come The seventh day of the week, commonly known as Saturday, is the Sabbath day of HaShem, the God of Israel. It was ordained of Him as a day of rest for all mankind, and the obligation to observe it arises from HaShem’s own example – His act of blessing the seventh day And His explicit command to keep ...
What is Shabbat Zachor? This Shabbat gets its name from the first word of the special 3 sentence Torah reading that is read on this Shabbat: Remember [Zachor] what the Amalekites did to you along the way when you came out of Egypt… In addition to the regular Torah reading, three verses from Deuteronomy are read (25: 17-19) which describe the ...
Weekly Sidra: Tetzaveh (you command) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 27:20-30:10 Maftir: Devarim / Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Saul said to Samuel, "I did wrong to transgress the Lord’s command and your instructions; but I was afraid of the troops and I yielded to them. Please, forgive my offense and come back with me, and I will bow l ...
A Passover Seder involves the whole family. It’s an evening filled with stories and symbols to celebrate a Festival of Freedom from slavery in Egypt. Our Rabbi, Maran Yeshua later turned these promises of Israel’s deliverance to a message of deliverance from our own slavery to sin. It is a telling witness to what He has done and is doin ...
La cuestión de cómo y cuándo el primer día de la semana (el domingo) llegó a ser adoptado por la mayoría de los cristianos como día de reposo y culto, en lugar del sábado ordenado por la Biblia. Estos renovados esfuerzos por averiguar las bases bíblicas e históricas del origen de ...
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