The Torah was originally dictated from God to Moses, letter for letter. From there, the Midrash (Devarim Rabba 9:4) tells us: Before his death, Moses wrote 13 Torah Scrolls. Twelve of these were distributed...
The Three Weeks The Saddest Time of the Jewish Year – Lighting our Way through the Darkness Part of an Ongoing Series entitled Hidden Sparks Beneath the Surface Elisheva Tavor aka Betty Tabor Givin...
A son of Beor and a prophet of Pethor in Mesopotamia. The narrative relating to Balaam is found in Num. xxii.-xxiv. According to this narrative, Balak, king of Moab, sent messengers to the soothsayer,...
Watch this challenging presentation on Genesis and Science from Gerald Schroeder. A scientist with over thirty years of experience in research and teaching. Dr Schroeder earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees all at...
The identification of Pinchas with Elijah, by means of the known Agaddic statement that “Pinchas is Elijah,” is an attempt by some of the Sages to describe the mysterious figure of the prophet. Not...
The 4th Month on the Jewish Calendar-Tammuz Part Two From the Mountaintop of Sinai to the Descent of Babylon Part of an Ongoing Series entitled Hidden Sparks Beneath the Surface Elisheva Tavor aka Betty...
We learn in the Mishna that a person should be prompt to greet others: “Rebbe Matia ben Charash says, be first to greet [literally, say Shalom to] all people” (Avot 4:16). The reason for...
By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum Torah Reading PINCHAS, Numbers 25:10-30:1 PINCHAS, PRINCE OF PEACE “Pinchas son of Elazar son of Aaron the Priest turned away My wrath from upon the Children of Israel in his...
The 4th Month on the Jewish Calendar-Tammuz Part One From the Mountaintop of Sinai to the Descent of Babylon Part of an Ongoing Series entitled Hidden Sparks Beneath the Surface By Elisheva Tavor aka...
The Month of Iyar, Ziv – Part Two Light and Radiance, Healing, Introspection and Counting of the Omer Part of an ongoing series entitled Hidden Sparks Beneath the Surface By Elisheva Tavor aka Betty...
From the Heart of Heaven – Reflections on Shavuot and the Sinai Experience – Part Two Part of an Ongoing Series entitled Hidden Sparks Beneath the Surface By Elisheva Tavor Just a little over...
There are two basic issues in our mishna which require discussion. The first is, what actually is the concept of a crown? Our mishna is not just referring to a king, scholar or priest,...
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