This excerpt from the #Torah is awful. And they are nobody to impose their own #religion, their own belief on others. It's not faith. This is #ISIS type of bullshit.
דברים י:יב
Today we read of the things expected of us: ליראה וגו. R. Chanina references this pasuk (Berachos 33b), while claiming that all existence is guided in shamayim except יראה. In what way does this define our free will? It is only asked of us. What else is asked of us here how does this impact us?
Ramban says that הקב"ה has no need for these things but that it was asked because we need it. What is that we need?
Rambam at the end of Hilchos Talmud Torah rules that a talmid chacham is not allowed to forgo his honour when it is challenged in public - he must pronounce "nidui" (a harsh punishment) on the one who belittled him, because his honour is the honour of the Torah.
Now, what would Rambam rule in a case where the belittler - for whatever reason - was unable to control his speech, and involuntarily blurtted out an insult?
What is the meaning of the name "Mary" in #Hebrew מרים?
The name #Mary comes from the Hebrew word Mariam (Miriam) and hence the words mar (bitter) and yam (sea). So, Mary means "bitter sea".
In #Buddhism, the bitter sea is an idiom that means "the sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore". The sea of suffering has no limit; turn your head back and you will be enlightened.
Messianic Jews and Christians who understand the Hebrew roots of our faith do not see the NT as the book of another religion but the necessary fulfilment of the OT with the revelation of the promised Messiah fulfilled in Jesus, rooted in the Hebrew scriptures.
The New is in the Old concealed, the Old is in the New revealed.
Stumbled across this on YouTube last night whilst going down the nusach rabbit hole. It's made me write out something metaphysical and hopefully motivational.
The idea that the body must be tamed or even “beaten” into submission is a pervasive one. In his book, Walking Words, the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano sums up prevailing contemporary views of the body succinctly: “The church says: the body is sin. Science says: the body is a machine. Advertising says: the body is business. The body says: I am a fiesta.”
The Jewish perspective on the body is quite different. Whereas some traditions view corporeal life as an obstacle course—a series of challenges designed to test our spiritual resolve and integrity—Judaism sees the body as the interface and means of expression for the soul in physical reality. In this way, the body gives the soul a voice, and the soul provides the song.
#TootYourShabbat This is a Shabbat of heartbreak, grief, and ongoing terror for many. We will light candles and pray for peace. I am going to take time to study Torah daily, which I have not done in months because of exhaustion. But I had my logic reversed when I stopped, for Torah brings comfort and strength.
“She is a tree of life to all who hold fast to her; her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”
Sometimes the Talmud comes through with a beautiful passage that could almost be read as a lovely endorsement of science and astrophysics. All you have to do is squint hard so when the Rabbis said "constellations" (mazalot) and "tekufot" (seasons/ages), they were "in a sense" talking about astrophysics, the universe and time... and suddenly, the study of the universe is the study of God
אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן פַּזִּי, אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי מִשּׁוּם בַּר קַפָּרָא: כָּל הַיּוֹדֵעַ לְחַשֵּׁב בִּתְקוּפוֹת וּמַזָּלוֹת וְאֵינוֹ מְחַשֵּׁב, עָלָיו הַכָּתוּב אוֹמֵר: ״וְאֵת פֹּעַל ה׳ לֹא יַבִּיטוּ וּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו לֹא רָאוּ״. אָמַר רַבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָנִי אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: מִנַּיִן שֶׁמִּצְוָה עַל הָאָדָם לְחַשֵּׁב תְּקוּפוֹת וּמַזָּלוֹת — שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם כִּי הִיא חׇכְמַתְכֶם וּבִינַתְכֶם לְעֵינֵי הָעַמִּים״, אֵיזוֹ חָכְמָה וּבִינָה שֶׁהִיא לְעֵינֵי הָעַמִּים — הֱוֵי אוֹמֵר: זֶה חִישּׁוּב תְּקוּפוֹת וּמַזָּלוֹת.
Swedish police authorize protest by man who plans to burn Torah, Bible outside Israeli Embassy | AP News
>Israeli officials called on the Swedish government to stop the protest, which is scheduled to take place Saturday outside the diplomatic mission.
>Stockholm police on Friday said they have authorized a protest this weekend by a man who has stated that he wants to burn the #Torah and the #Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm. #Sweden#Israel
The Hebrew word for life, chaim, is phrased in the plural and literally translates as “lives,” indicating multiple phases and expressions of a single, never-ending life…
In stark contrast to the culture of “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die,” when Jews have occasion to drink, they say “l’chaim!” (to life) reminding each other that there is so much more to life than the shallow indulgences of the here and now, and that every meaningful act one does and every mitzvah one performs creates an energetic imprint that outlives our temporary time in a physical body.
In describing the giving of the Torah on Sinai, the Torah writes that G-D spoke in “a great voice that did not cease.”
The Midrash offers 3 explanations:
The voice was not limited to Hebrew. but spoke the languages of all 70 foundational nations.
The voice is continuous - speaking to each of us now, this very day, although we cannot hear it.
The voice did not have an echo.
Of these three reasons, the third seems the most perplexing. After all, shouldn’t the Creator of all speak with a little reverb? One would expect the giving of the Torah to have all the bass, the Dolby Digital Surround Sound that you’d expect from the Master of the Universe.
The reason is because when the Torah was given, it was not meant to stand in contradiction to Creation, but rather to part of our world. An echo shows that the sound waves bounced off everything - but the Torah was absorbed and became one with all.
Remember kids, it's not antisemitic to create a climate of fear and intimidation for all of those kikes I mean Jews I mean zionists involved in the checks notes Richmond Jewish Food Festival.
"The annual #Richmond#Jewish Food Festival has been postponed indefinitely over what organizers call a "volatile climate" of #antisemitism surrounding the war between #Israel and #Hamas.
Rabbi Dovid Asher, director of Keneseth Beth Israel — a "center of traditional #Torah#Judaism in Richmond" that puts on the yearly event — cited a rise in #antisemitic threats and the prohibitive costs of security as the war in #Gaza enters its 42nd week."
"Exploring Tomer and Tehudah: A Degendering Experiment
Two weeks ago, we built a shared vocabulary to discuss the difference between gender and sex and how they manifest in Toratah and Torato. Last week, we asked what change is acceptable in Torah, in midrash, and in aggadah. Join us as we read a grammatically degendered English translation of the story of Tomer and Tehudah, also known as Tamar and Yehudah, and here known as Date Palm and Gratitude.
We will discuss if the story works when we attempt to degender it, if neopronouns could help clarify the meaning of the story, and how our perception of the tale changes from masculine Torato to feminine Toratah to agendered Toratam (Their Torah). Degendering version written by and discussion led by Beit Toratah community volunteer Sahar Bareket.
This week's Torah reading is the first of several that detail the construction of the Mishkan, the portable temple that the Jewish people took with us on our journeys through the desert. Even the most mundane technicalities of construction are reviewed thoroughly. This is still important for us to study although we will never build another Mishkan, because it teaches us about the nature of having a relationship with the divine, and bringing holiness and meaning into our lives. It isn't accomplished by separating from the world around us or making grand gestures. Rather, it is found in the tiny details of everyday life. "Make a sanctuary for me and I will dwell within you." (Exodus 25:8)