Thursday 28 June 2012

Come Back - Sidra Chukat

Jephthah the Gileadite was an able warrior, who was the son of a prostitute. Jephthah's father was Gilead; 2 but Gilead also had sons by his wife, and when the wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out. They said to him, "You shall have no share in our father's property, for you are the son of an outsider." 3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the Tob country. Men of low character gathered about Jephthah and went out raiding with him. (Shofetim

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Miriam’s Well | Makor Miriam

And Miriam died there... And there was no water for the congregation (20:1-2)
The history of Miriam's Well is not written explicitly in the Torah text but only allusively. The allusions are brought out in the Aramaic Targum (Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Bible).
Miriam is associated with (according to Midrashic lore) the rolling well that accompanied the Jewish people on their wanderings and provided fresh water in the desert, not only for the people, but also for their cattle and

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Wednesday 27 June 2012

Pride is a Sin and an Abomination

Pride is a Sin and an Abomination
These first two verses perfectly set the stage for all of us as far as what God Almighty really thinks of this negative spirit and quality that could infect anyone of us at anytime. God is specifically telling us in these two verses that anyone who has become too proud in his own heart is committing a sin and an abomination in His sight!
Burn these two verses into your memory banks, and make sure you never, ever let this deadly spirit get a

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Pride is a Sin and an Abomination

Pride is a Sin and an Abomination
These first two verses perfectly set the stage for all of us as far as what God Almighty really thinks of this negative spirit and quality that could infect anyone of us at anytime. God is specifically telling us in these two verses that anyone who has become too proud in his own heart is committing a sin and an abomination in His sight!
Burn these two verses into your memory banks, and make sure you never, ever let this deadly spirit get a

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Pride is a Sin and an Abomination

Pride is a Sin and an Abomination
These first two verses perfectly set the stage for all of us as far as what God Almighty really thinks of this negative spirit and quality that could infect anyone of us at anytime. God is specifically telling us in these two verses that anyone who has become too proud in his own heart is committing a sin and an abomination in His sight!
Burn these two verses into your memory banks, and make sure you never, ever let this deadly spirit get a

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Sunday 24 June 2012

What is Hitbodedut? Praying in Seclusion

When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long. Do not be like them. Your Father already knows what you need before you ask him. Mattityahu / Matthew 6:5-15 (TEV)
God created you and so he wants you to be the real you. By being authentic when you speak to God, you worship him as you Creator.
For years I copied the prayers of other people. I noticed they used certain words and even a

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El secreto de la oracion - Tefila Hitbodedut

Hitbodedut (en hebreo: התבודדות) se refiere a una forma no estructurada, espontánea e individualizada de la oración y la meditación enseñada por Rabi Najman de Breslev. El objetivo de Hitbodedut es establecer una estrecha relación personal con El Eterno y una comprensión más clara de sus motivos y objetivos personales. 
Reb Najman de Breslev, un bisnieto del Baal Shem Tov y

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Friday 22 June 2012

El Mesías que sufre?

En el pensamiento rabínico estaba claro el concepto de un Mesías sufriente y humilde de acuerdo a las Sagradas Escrituras, lo cual llevó al planteamiento de un segundo Mesías mejor conocida como "Teoría de los dos Mesías" lo cual nos remonta a los tiempos de Daniel, Capítulo 9 donde se habla de que se "quitará la vida al Mesías". Sobre este tema el Dr. Rafael Patai, un famoso antropólogo y

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Jamaican and Kosher

A friend of mine asked me to do an article on Jamaican Kosher foods, while I found this to be odd (I mean we have the TORAH), I decided to do one none the less. Jamaica is a land of mixed multitudes while we may all look black, we have a mixture of; British, Scottish, Irish, Jewish, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Indian, and even Middle Eastern blood. Of course there was that large population boom of Germans During the 1900's but I don't think they contributed much to cuisine. I said

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Thursday 21 June 2012

Jewish Wars - Miracles From HaShem (Video)

In the spring of 1967, following close to a decade of relative calm, Israel found itself poised for war against four of its Arab neighbors.
According to all the military analysts and pundits, it was to be a lopsided match. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) consisted of 275,000 troops, compared to the 456,000 soldiers of the combined Iraqi, Syrian, Jordanian and Egyptian armies. The united Arab forces also had a decided edge with regards to weaponry and military equipment: they

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Sacerdote, Levita, o del Pueblo?

Tora: Bamidbar / Números 16:1 - 18:32
Neviim: Shemuel Alef / 1 Samuel 11:14 - 12:22
En nuestra parashat a estudiar para esta semana hay dos puntos los cuales quiero destacar. La ambición y el peso del liderazgo.
Si vamos a Devarim = Num 16: 1 Pero Coraj, de la tribu de Levi; Datán y Aviram; y On de la tribu de Rubén 2 y se levantaron contra Moshé, acompañados por doscientos cincuenta hombres de los hijos de Israel, toda gente de

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A Sefer Torah (The Torah Scroll)

Sefer Torah Information

A Sefer Torah - a Torah Scroll, is the Bible, hand written on parchment . And it's the most holiest of all books. Portions of the Torah are read from it weekly in the Shuls . A Torah scroll containing the entire text of the Five Books of Moses, hand-written in the original Hebrew, in the Ashuri / Assyrian Jewish Script.
Kept in the Ark of each synagogue, the Sefer Torah is routinely read aloud in all synagogues, and in its presence we offer prayers and

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Tuesday 19 June 2012

Nothing for Good - Sidra Korach

Weekly Sidra: Korach
Torah Portion: Bamidbar / Numbers 16:1-18:32
Haftorah: Sh'muel Alef / I Samuel 11:14-12:22
“Then Samuel said to all Israel, "I have yielded to you in all you have asked of me and have set a king over you. 2 Henceforth the king will be your leader.  "As for me, I have grown old and gray — but my sons are still with you — and I have been your leader from my youth to this day. 3 Here I am! Testify against me, in

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Friday 15 June 2012

Ser Optimista o Pesimista

Tora: Bamidbar / Numeros 13:1 - 15:41
Neviim: Yehoshua / Josue 2:14 – 4:7
Besora: Ivrim / Hebreos 11:1 -19
Los temas encontramos en esta parasha son: misión de los doce espías 13:1-33 Israel se revela contra D-s 14:1-19 el eterno castiga a Israel 14:20-35 muerte de los espías malos 14:36-38 derrota contra Israel en horma 14:39-45 leyes sobre las ofrendas 15:1-31 muerte de uno que violó shabat 15:32-36 mandamiento de poner tzitzit o

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Levitical Services in the Mikdash

Bamidbar 18:23 The Levi himself shall perform the service of the Tent of Meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity, an eternal decree for your generations; and among the Benei Yisrael they shall have no inheritance.
The Leviim are commanded that they alone are to perform certain services in the Temple, such as the closing of the gates, and the chanting during the offering of the sacrifices , for example: the daily Burnt-offerings, the various Additional Offerings, and the

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Wednesday 13 June 2012

The Eternal Camp: Messianic Jewish Emuna

(Bamidbar/Numbers 2:1) “HASHEM spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, The Children of Israel shall encamp, each man by his banner according to the insignia of their fathers’ household, at a distance surrounding the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp.
Here in this portion of Torah, we see a command to the Children of Israel which today for us has no relevance to us in terms of Halacha based on basic surface level understanding. However if we take a deeper look into the verse, we

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God's Jewish Warriors (Videos)

The first part of the series is one of the most grossly distorted programs to appear on mainstream American television in many years (Aired in 2008).
CNN's "God's Warriors," hosted by Christiane Amanpour, is a three-part series intended to examine the growing role of religious fundamentalism in today's world. Unfortunately, the first program in the series, "God's Jewish Warriors," is one of the most grossly distorted programs to appear on mainstream American

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The Falestinian Conflict

As a bible believer I believe that the Palestinian (Arabs from the Arabian peninsula) should have their own state. They should have their own democratic government running their own issue (Hamas not Fatah, who was not democratic elected).

They should have their own territory, which they would be able to rule as they wish, and they should be able to vote for whom they want to with out any interference from any country (USA or any other), and the government voted democratically

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Monday 11 June 2012

A Good or Bad Report - Sidra Sh'lach Lecha

Weekly Sidra: Shelach Lecha (send for yourself)
Torah Portion: Bamidbar / Numbers 13:1-15:41
Haftorah: Yehoshua / Joshua 2:1-2:24
“Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, "Go, reconnoiter the region of Jericho." So they set out, and they came to the house of a harlot named Rahab and lodged there. 2 The king of Jericho was told, "Some men have come here tonight, Israelites, to spy out the country." 3 The king of

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Thursday 7 June 2012

Kavanah – Directing the Heart

The mindset for prayer is referred to as kavanah, which is generally translated as "concentration" or "intent." The minimum level of kavanah is an awareness that one is speaking to G-d and an intention to fulfill the obligation to pray. If you do not have this minimal level of kavanah, then you are not praying; you are merely reading or just making noise. You must know and understand what you are praying about and that you think about the meaning of the prayer.
Whenever

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Mashiach: the Embodiment of Israel

Jewish tradition teaches that Mashiach must be the quintessential Jew. An embodiment of the experience, sufferings, and joys of the entire Jewish people throughout the ages. A number of scholars have recognized that within Yeshua, as the Mashiach, is the embodiment of all Israel. In a sense, Mashiach must be view as a "One Man Israel," as Mashiach is the perfect embodiment of Israel, and as such, Mashiach's life must parallel Israel's experience.
There are also ethical matters

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Wednesday 6 June 2012

The Menorah and the Messiah

14 Shout for joy, Fair Zion! For lo, I come; and I will dwell in your midst--declares the Lord. 15 In that day many nations will attach themselves to the Lord and become His people and He will dwell in your midst. Then you will know that I was sent to you by the Lord of Hosts. 16 The Lord will take Judah to Himself as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will choose Jerusalem once more. (Zechariyah 2:14-16)
This week I was struck by the picture of the Menorah and its relationship to the

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Sunday 3 June 2012

This is King Messiah

A Great Holy King has arisen from the House of David. Possessing "חכמה בינה ודעה" chochma, binah ve’da'at (wisdom, knowledge and undestanding). Void of any evil. Possessing Torah and observant of the Mitzvot as they have been prescribed by the Torah of God. As King Messiah said: הבשורה על פי מתתיהו

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Friday 1 June 2012

Hitbodedut – Secluded Prayer

Prayer is also referred to as, service of the heart, it takes time and commitment each day to stop, meditate and offer honest prayers from the heart to the Almighty Father.  The main "weapon" of Mashiach–and of every believer is prayer. Every tefilah (prayer), every bracha (blessing), every whispered thanks, every Psalm and every hitbodedut (private, secluded prayer in one's own words) brings the geulah (Redemption) that much nearer.   
During

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El Poder de una Bendición

¿Qué es bendecir? Creo que una forma sencilla de decirlo sería: ''anhelar algo bueno para alguien en especial, es pedir ese algo al Todopoderoso para que se lo otorgue a esa persona''.
El más claro ejemplo de bendición en la Torah, lo podemos ver en nuestra parashat. Si vamos a BaMidvar = Num 6:23-26 Vemos que HaShem ha ordenado bendecir a su pueblo con esta bendición específica, la cual se hace hoy sobre el pueblo de Israel por los cohanim

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Studying and Teaching Torah to our kids

Devarim 6:7 You shall teach them thoroughly to your children and you shall speak of them while you sit in your home, while you walk on the way, when you retire and when you arise.
It is a religious duty that the words of the Torah should be sharp and clear in a person's mouth that he should not stammer over them.
To study and teach the Torah is called Talmud Torah.  With Judaism it is the custom that fathers would teach their children, and those children without fathers

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