Monthly Archives: February 2010

Weekly Torah Portion – Tetzaveh

    Meaning of the name The portion is named Tetzaveh, , literally "you shall command", because it begins with God’s order to Moses to command the Israelites to bring pure olive oil in order to light the light in the Tabernacle regularly. literally "offering", because it begins with God telling Moses. The portion contains [...]

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The beginning of Moses or the dream of pharaoh

It seems to be that the reason that the king of Egypt wanted to kill all the children of Israel is very clear; they were too many of them, he didn’t want them to be the fifth column, he was afraid that they will reproduce and he will not able to control them.This is what [...]

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The fable of the bramble –part 1

When the bible wants to share with us, his lovely readers, important messages, we will find a lot of descriptions that relates to nature. It seems to be that in The Scriptures everyone wants to be a king, priest, prophet, Levite and hero. But the saying is that no one human can replace the real [...]

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Jewish Mythology- Tehom

According to the Bible, Tehom means abyss or “the deep”. Tehom refers to the great deep of the primordial waters of creation. In the ancient world, the water of the Tehom is perceived as a threat that can destroy the world but also as an essential source. There are a few interpretations to Tehom in [...]

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