Rosh Chodesh means the Head of the Month. This month in the Jewish Calendar is Nissan and began after the stars came out Tuesday, April 5th, 2011. In Shemot or Exodus we learn, "And the LORD spoke unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying: ‘This month shall mark for you the beginning of the months; it shall be the first of the months of the year for you.’" (12:1-2) This Rosh Chodesh is also the beginning of the spiritual year. The Jewish Calendar is unlike other modern calendars which have arbitrarily set 30/31 days or 28/29 days for the months lengths with a leap year to compensate. It is lunar or moon based while most other calendars are solar or sun based. There is a lunar leap month added in on a regular basis to account for the fractional days and months. Here is a [...]
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The good deeds of the ancestors contribute to the welfare of their descendants. The expression, "You remember the good deeds of the patriarchs," is repeated three times daily in the opening benediction of the Shemoneh Esrei prayer. The zechut avot concept, in Jewish theology, is expressive of the idea that individuals profit in the their ...
Weekly Sidra: Tetzaveh (offering) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 43:1-27 Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, T’tzaveh, or T’tzavveh (תצווה — Hebrew for "you command,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the 20th weekly Torah portion (parsh ...
Weekly Sidra: Mishpatim (Judgments) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 21:1-24:18 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 34:8-22, 23:25-26 Mishpatim (מִּשְׁפָּטִים — Hebrew for “laws,” the second word of the parshah) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) ...
Weekly Sidra: Yitro (Jetro) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 18:1-20:23 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 6:1-6:13 (Sephardim) Yitro, Yithro, or Yitro (יִתְרוֹ — Hebrew for “Jethro,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parasha) is the seventeenth weekly Torah portion (parasha) in th ...
Es sabido que la naturaleza tiene una manera de hacer eco en las emociones humanas. Este concepto, que se utiliza como un recurso literario conocido como “falacia patética o antropomórfica”, se encuentra fuertemente expresado en la porción de la Torá de esta semana, que describe siete de los 10 “Makot&# ...
The Torah Scroll contains the five books of Rabbeinu Moshe. It is hand written on parchment (Animal Skin or Papyrus leaf paper). It is the holiest of all of God’s words in Tanach, A Sefer Torah is kept in the Beit knesset / Shul / Synagogue, and portions are read from it publicly on Shabbat, Yom Tov (Holidays), Azom (Fast Days), Mondays and T ...
No comer la carne del cordero de Pésaj semi asado o hervido (2ª mitzvá negativa) Shemot-Exodo 12:9 Ninguna cosa comeréis de él cruda, ni cocida en agua, sino asada al fuego; su cabeza con sus pies y sus intestinos. Imagine que se encuentra en la parte más pública de un gueto nazi al amanecer, y justo c ...
Comer la cena de Pésaj (5ª mitzvá positiva) Shemot-Exodo 12:8 Y aquella noche comerán la carne asada al fuego, y panes sin levadura: con hierbas amargas lo comerán. La Torá nos enseña que Pesáj o el paso del angel vengador para herir a todo primogénito egipcio tiene que ser recordad ...
Ingredients: Desert, Water and Fire Thought, Speech, and Action Instructions: Mix well. Blend till no lumps and smooth consistency. Whip incorporating air for lightness. This week’s parsha is Bamidbar (Numbers) 1:1- 4:20 which is always read before Shavout. The giving of the Torah occurred in the desert, Bamidbar 1:1. Water is an image of Tor ...
Parashat Ki Tavo nos habla de como el pueblo del Eterno debe de vivir promedio de la constitución que nos dio, para amarle obedeciéndole. la semana pasada hablamos de parashat “Ki Tetze” que significa “cuando sale” esta semana “Ki Tavo” nos dice “Cuando uno entra” y el entrar aquí ...
Jet HaMeraglim – El Pecado de los Espias En esta semana en la Parasha escuchamos varios puntos interesantes, e importantes sobre la vida del pueblo Israel, y aquellos que se unen a Israel, así como Ruth, o Cornelius. En esta Parasha deseo enfocarme en el “Jet HaMeraglim” o en castellano “el pecado de los espías ...
רוח נכון ורוח אחרת Rúaj Najon (Verdadero) y Rúaj Ajeret (Falso). En la Sidra (porción) de la semana encontramos (Parashat Ki Tisá / Cuando tomes el Número; Shemot / Éxodos 30:11-34:35) un pasaje que por razones anti-Bi ...
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