בס”ד ‘Speak to Aaron, and say to him: When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the candlestick.’ (Bamidbar 8:2) There are differing opinions on whether the lights of the menorah must face the center of the menorah, which essentially means that the wicks… Read More »Parshat Beha’alotcha – Light
20 Sivan 5783 – 9 June 2023 Yaakov-Yitzchak, who would later be known as the “Seer” of Lublin, would regularly run away from his school as a 3 year old. His teacher would punish him, but one day decided to follow the child into the forest instead. He saw young… Read More »G-d is Everwhere – but I’m not
20 Sivan 5783 – 9 June 2023 “When you kindle the lamps, the seven lamps shall cast their light toward the face of the Menorah” The Hebrew word for “kindle” here is not the normal word for lighting (hadlakah), but an unusual term that means to raise up (ma’alah). Based… Read More »Numbers 8:2 – There was a Step in Front of the Menorah?
19 Sivan 5783 – 8 June 2023 A baby enters the world with hands clenched, as if to say: The world is mine and I shall grab it. A man leaves this world with his hands open, as if to say: I can take nothing material from this world with… Read More »Clenched Hands and Open Hands
What is Bar Mitzvah Bar (or bat) Mitzvah in Hebrew translates to “son (daughter) of commandment in English. It means that a Jewish boy or girl is responsible from then on for properly observing the commandments (mitzvot) of the Torah. A Jewish boy automatically becomes Bar Mitzvah when he turns… Read More »Bar Mitzvah and Noahides
3.5.a Universal consciousness and knowledge about G-d At section 3.4.a we have read that the Messiah brings awareness and knowledge about G-d to the Jewish people. He teaches the people to return to G-d, to His statutes and laws, to return to the Holy Land, how to rebuild the Temple,… Read More »3E WHAT THE TENACH TEACHES US – UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT G-D
Faith in the Messiah is 1 of Maimonides’ 13 Principles of Faith. 12. I fully believe that the Messiah will definitely come and though he may also be a long time off I expect his coming every day. Maimonides codified belief in the Moshiach as one of the essential principles… Read More »WHY IS THE MESSIAH CALLED A SPROUT?
Be’halot’cha (Numbers 8-12 ) Bamidbar, 9:6-7: “There were men who had been contaminated by a human corpse and could not make the Pascal Lamb Offering on that day: so, they approached Moshe on that day. Those men said to him, ‘we are contaminated through a human corpse. Why should we be diminished by… Read More »Parshat Be’halot’cha – Opportunities, Not Burdens
בס”ד The Fourth Principle G-d’s Preexistence. This means that we must believe that this One Whom we have mentioned is completely preexistent, and that nothing else that exists could have existed before Him. And there are many proofs of this in the Holy Scriptures. This fourth principle is alluded to… Read More »THE 13 PRINCIPLES OF FAITH # 4: G-D IS ETERNAL
The rain fell down in thick drops. Large puddles appeared on the street and on the field. Gaby and Xavi were supposed to play outside together today. But Gaby’s mom didn’t want to ride her bike in the rain. Now Xavi was alone. Inside, in the living room and he… Read More »A Rainy Day
