Tag Archives: birth of Judaism
The plague of locusts – not only in Egypt
One of the ten plagues God imposed upon the Egyptians was the plague of locusts. The locust is a general name for all of grasshoppers collected in groups, they multiply rapidly, spreading on crop fields rapidly and eating almost everything, except for palm or olive. Surprisingly, the locust is kosher animal to eat. In the [...]
Beth-El- the house of God
When Abraham our father entered to the promise land, his second stop was in the city of Bet El as written in Genesis 12:8- “וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה, מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵית-אֵל–וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה; בֵּית-אֵל מִיָּם, וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם, וַיִּבֶן-שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַיהוָה, וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה” “And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-El, and pitched [...]
Biblical Historical Geography – the Land of Israel
“The Land of Israel” is the Hebrew (or Jewish) name used to denote the area in south-west Asia along the coast of the Mediterranean sea, “the southern Levant.” The borders of this area have been subjected to many changes, the widest including areas in Trans-Jordan and reaching all the way to the Euphrates river. However, [...]
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Rosh Hashanah – meaning and customs-part 2
In the beginning of every New Year in Judaism there is birth of the new events and the memory of the old ones. This is actually essence of Rosh Hashanah. There are some customs that are unique to this day: 1. The blowing in the Shofar which reminds us the crowning of The Lord on [...]