Tuesday 7 Adar 5783 – 28 februari 2023 Tehillim – Psalm 40:2 קַוֺּ֣ה קִוִּ֣יתִי יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥ט אֵ֝לַ֗י וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ I held much hope: I hoped in Hashem that He would answer my prayers, and He turned His ear to me and listened to my cry for help. Chaos, disorder, ambiguity… Read More »Tehillim 40:2 – Prayer for help
Tuesday 7 Adar 5783 – 28 february 2023 It is important and necessary for us Bnei Israel and Bnei Noach to know that we are emissaries of Hashem. Important because when you know that you are an emissary you also know that you must properly research, learn and understand what… Read More »7 Adar 5783 – Be an Emissaray
February-March 26-4, 2023 Exodus 27:20-30:10 Part of this week’s Torah portion: he name of the Parasha, “Tetzaveh,” means “Commandment” and is found in Exodus 27:20. The Parasaha deals with the clothing to be worn by the High Priest and priest in the Holy Place. The breastplate and the Ephod. Tetzaveh… Read More »Parshat Tetzaveh – A Sanctuary
Teroema (Exodus 25:1-27:19) Shemos, 26:28 : “ De middelste dwarsbalk zal door het midden van de balken gaan, van het ene uiteinde naar het andere. “Targum Yonasan, Shemos, 26:28 : “…van de boom die Avraham plantte in Be’er Sheva.”Midrash Tanchuma, Pekudei, Os 11: “…De Heilige, Gezegend is Hij was van plan om de simcha van de… Read More »Parshat Terumah – De Patriarchen en de Tabernakel – The Patriarchs and the Tabernacle
“You shall command the children of Israel to take for you clear olive oil, crushed for illumination, to keep the lamp burning continually” (Exodus 27:20). The Midrash teaches: When someone wants to make a window, he makes it wide inside and narrow outside. Why? To bring the light inside. But… Read More »3 Adar 5783 – How to make a window?
“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood, two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height” (Exodus 25:10). The Baal HaTurim points out that the dimensions of the ark are all fractions and… Read More »2 Adar 5783 – Be Humble
1 Leviticus 18:5 And you shall guard My statutes and My laws, through the performance of which man shall live, I am the L-rd וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י יְהֹוָֽה׃ 2 TB Berakhot 11b Which blessing does one make before reciting passages of Torah?… Read More »TORAH STUDY
“Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Exodus 21:24). If you close one eye and look ahead, you will be able to see a lot. But if you open both eyes, you will have clearer perception with more depth and perspective. The Bible… Read More »Adar 5783 – An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
You can compare the words of the Torah to water. Flowing water always remains, and so do the words of the Torah. Water is one, if not, the most important thing a human being needs to live. Without food you’ll last for a while, but without water you won’t. We… Read More »Torah is streaming Chesed
How to start? It is advisable to first read a piece of Tanya or chassidut and meditate on it. Then one can quote the quoted sections below before proceeding to the actual prayer. The Alter Rebbe The Alter Rebbe writes in his Siddur: It is appropriate to say before the… Read More »HOW TO PREPARE FOR PRAYER
