Monthly Archives: June 2010
Weekly Torah Portion – Balak (בָּלָק)
Meaning of the name Balak, בָּלָק, is thus named for Balak, king of the Moabites, who is the first person mentioned in the portion. The portion begins and informs us that Balak, the king of Moab, saw all of Israel’s accomplishments (in the wars mentioned in the previous portion), and feared the Israelites. He [...]
What happened in the belly of Rebecca?
“וַיֶּעְתַּר יִצְחָק לַיהוָה לְנֹכַח אִשְׁתּוֹ, כִּי עֲקָרָה הִוא; וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ יְהוָה, וַתַּהַר רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּוֹ. וַיִּתְרֹצְצוּ הַבָּנִים, בְּקִרְבָּהּ, וַתֹּאמֶר אִם-כֵּן, לָמָּה זֶּה אָנֹכִי; וַתֵּלֶךְ, לִדְרֹשׁ אֶת-יְהוָה…” “And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived. And the children struggled [...]
Song of Songs 2:8- 16- what a beautiful dream- part 1
The window is the place of waiting, the place of expectation and the place that the wife in Song of Songs is waiting for her lover. If we look at this song as the song of lovers like a lovely serenade we are going to visit the two lovers in a dream, the dream of [...]
Weekly Torah Portion – Xukat
Meaning of the name Xukat, חֻקַּת, literally "the law of", is thus named because it begins with the command of a special law of purification. he portion begins with a command to take a red heifer, with no blemish and on which no yoke has even been laid. The heifer is to [...]
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