Shalom Julia, Thank you for these blogs on the Torah portions. I have been saving them & I look forward to your book being published. Paul. Reply Julia Blum on Dec 5, 2018 10:20 am Thank you Paul. I am so glad you find these insights interesting! Some of them I did share in...
Intermittently, Hebrew will be used in the meditations. If you do not know Hebrew, remain relaxed. Let the sound of the words become part of your meditation. Afterward, you can read the notes and find out what the Hebrew meant.Before each meditation, find a quiet spot, empty your hands,...
The Torah,Prophets (Nevi’im)and theWritings (Ketuvim)collectively make upThe Hebrew Bible(what Christians refer to as the Old Testament). The Bible is often referred to by the Hebrew acronym TaNaKh (usually spelled Tanakh, orTanach ). Numerous editions and translations of the Bible and theChu...
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(32:15) Moshe warns of the terrible calamities that would result due to disobedience which is juxtaposed to the blessings and the curses we had read in the previous Torah portions. Moshe describes what will happen when turning from God towards sin, the Lord will hide His face and...
The choice of Israel is expressed in concrete terms in the requirements of the precepts (mitzwot, singularmitzwa) that are part of Torah. The blessing recited before the public reading of the pentateuchal portions onSabbath, festivals, holy days, fasts, and certain weekdays refers to God as...
On the eve of the holiday, many pious Jews wash in the mikvah or ritual bath and put on new clothes so that they will be clean when they receive the Torah. They dedicate the evening to studying portions of the Torah and the Talmud, a collection of writings that constitute Jewish civil ...
There are five guides, one for each book of the Torah and each is broken down into the traditional portions defined by Jewish sages many years ago. The individual portions are listed on the left and you can view and/or print any portion. Additionally, bound copies of both the student ...
Abravanel’s World of Torah: Bamidbar, Volume I: Desert Glory, Desert Disgrace readers will get an up-close glimpse of the Hebrew nation – in all its splendor and ignominy. Indeed, in the five Torah portions that comprise this volume, we will find the desert-trudging Jews intent on embr...
“13”: A powerful meaning in the Hebrew gematriot value that means “Love” and “Oneness.” It’s the connection that binds the eternal love of G-d and Israel in “Covenant” as Hashem’s “Set Apart” people (those who are Torah Observant and living Torah). The Jew and those who...