Monthly Archives: January 2010

One verse – two nationalities!

In the beginning of the second book of the OT ,the book of Exodus, the king of Egypt did two important things: firstly, he give the people of Israel the name people, after he saw that there number became bigger and bigger; secondly, he tried to prevent from the people of Israel the reproduction by [...]

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One king, 4 exaggerations in his life-part 2

After Solomon the king started to be king of all Israel and Judah; after he got the wisdom from God that he asked in chapter 3 (there he took 1000 animals and sacrificed them- exaggeration too!) and proved, or some will say that he didn’t prove his wisdom in the trial with the two women- [...]

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One king, 4 exaggerations in his life-part 1

In the year of 960 B.C.E approximately there was a new king in Israel, the king Solomon, which became a one after a great manipulation of Nathan the prophet in the beginning of 1 Kings 1. Solomon is considered as a king with a lot of dignity and honor from the old ages till today, [...]

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This week’s Torah portion- VaEra

  The portion is named , literally "I appeared", because it begins with God revealing himself to Moses and telling him that he appeared before the Patriarchs as "God Almighty", but did not reveal his name YHWH to them. The portion begins with God revealing himself to Moses and repeating his mission of coming before [...]

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