Llamado al ayuno, domingo 9 Av (Julio 29, 2012) - Este proximo Domingo = Yom rishon es dia de ayuno para todo aquel que se siente parte del pueblo judio. Todo aquel que ha adoptado al D's de Israel como su D's tambien. Es un ayuno a nivel nacional en Israel.
En Tisha B´Av (9 del mes Av), se hace duelo y ayuno ya que para esta fecha se recuerda algo tan importante como lo fué la pérdida del Primero y Segundo Templo y acontecimientos como:
Durante el tiempo de
Saturday 28 July 2012
Tisha B´Av (noveno día Tisha)
Llamado al ayuno, domingo 9 Av (Julio 29, 2012) - Este proximo Domingo = Yom rishon es dia de ayuno para todo aquel que se siente parte del pueblo judio. Todo aquel que ha adoptado al D's de Israel como su D's tambien. Es un ayuno a nivel nacional en Israel.
En Tisha B´Av (9 del mes Av), se hace duelo y ayuno ya que para esta fecha se recuerda algo tan importante como lo fué la pérdida del Primero y Segundo Templo y acontecimientos como:
Durante el tiempo de
En Tisha B´Av (9 del mes Av), se hace duelo y ayuno ya que para esta fecha se recuerda algo tan importante como lo fué la pérdida del Primero y Segundo Templo y acontecimientos como:
Durante el tiempo de
Friday 27 July 2012
Hashgacha p'ratit (Divine Providence)
Money says: “earn me forget everything” Time says: “follow me forget everything “Future says: “struggle for me forget everything” HaShem simply says “Remember Me and I will give you everything”
One of the core methods through which HaShem's hashgacha p'ratit (Divine Providence) is manifested is through His granting parnassa (earning potential) - the daily sustenance of His creatures, especially mankind. Countless passages in Tanach
One of the core methods through which HaShem's hashgacha p'ratit (Divine Providence) is manifested is through His granting parnassa (earning potential) - the daily sustenance of His creatures, especially mankind. Countless passages in Tanach
Enfrenta al Gigante - Parasha Devarim
Tora: Devarim / Deuteronomio 1:1-3:22
Haftara: Yeshayahu / Isaias 1:1-27
Besora: Timoteos Alef / 1 Timoteo 3:1-7
En la porcion a estudiar este shabat Moshe empieza con un recuento de la travesia y principales acontecimientos de Israel en el desierto. D-s en este principio del libro de "devarim" (Deuteronomio) insta al pueblo a ser valiente y esforzado para dar el siguiente paso que es la toma y posesion de Canaan, la Tierra Prometida a Abraham y sus
Haftara: Yeshayahu / Isaias 1:1-27
Besora: Timoteos Alef / 1 Timoteo 3:1-7
En la porcion a estudiar este shabat Moshe empieza con un recuento de la travesia y principales acontecimientos de Israel en el desierto. D-s en este principio del libro de "devarim" (Deuteronomio) insta al pueblo a ser valiente y esforzado para dar el siguiente paso que es la toma y posesion de Canaan, la Tierra Prometida a Abraham y sus
Spiritual Crimes – Sidra Devarim
Weekly Sidra: Devarim
Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22
Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 1:1-1:27
I was struck this week by all of the violence in our city. Every day this past week there was reports of shootings across the city of Toronto. It was capped by the shooting of innocent movie patrons in Colorado. I thought to myself what is going on in our world?
Hashem, through the prophet Isaiah, states that He will not hear Israel’s
Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22
Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 1:1-1:27
I was struck this week by all of the violence in our city. Every day this past week there was reports of shootings across the city of Toronto. It was capped by the shooting of innocent movie patrons in Colorado. I thought to myself what is going on in our world?
Hashem, through the prophet Isaiah, states that He will not hear Israel’s
Tuesday 24 July 2012
The Messianic Hope
One of the major tenets in the thirteen articles of Jewish faith that Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon (Maimonides) wrote is the belief and affirmation that the Mashiach (Messiah) would come. The Mashiach is always been the hope of Israel for generations past to the present, for as we know that even Father Avraham saw His coming and rejoice in that fact, as it is written: Yochanan / John 8:56 … father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw , and was glad.
The Hebrew Scriptures provide a
The Hebrew Scriptures provide a
Monday 23 July 2012
Messianic Jewish Emuna: Divine Fences
(Pirkei Avot 3 Mishnah 17) “Rabbi Akiva said: Mockery and levity accustom a man to immorality. The transmitted Oral Torah is a protective fence around the Torah; tithes are a protective fence around wealth; vows are a protective fence around abstinence; and a protective fence for wisdom is silence.”
All fences, whether physical or spiritual, all serve a purpose which is to guard and protect something precious contained inside. Fences are built around most homes and
All fences, whether physical or spiritual, all serve a purpose which is to guard and protect something precious contained inside. Fences are built around most homes and
Messianic Jewish Emuna: Rabbinic Law
Sitting in the Seat of Moses.
(Mattityahu/Matthew 23:1-3) “Then Yeshua addressed the crowds and His talmidim: “The Torah-teachers and the P’rushim,” He said, “sit on the seat of Moshe. So whatever they tell you, take care to do it. But don’t do what they do, because they talk but do not act!”
Within the Messianic Jewish movement, there is a debate over the observance of Rabbinic Law; over whether or not they should be observed or even
(Mattityahu/Matthew 23:1-3) “Then Yeshua addressed the crowds and His talmidim: “The Torah-teachers and the P’rushim,” He said, “sit on the seat of Moshe. So whatever they tell you, take care to do it. But don’t do what they do, because they talk but do not act!”
Within the Messianic Jewish movement, there is a debate over the observance of Rabbinic Law; over whether or not they should be observed or even
Friday 20 July 2012
Aguijones en sus ojos - Parasha Matot / Masei
Tora: Bamidbar / Numeros 33:1-36:13
Haftara: Yermiyahu / Jeremias 2:4-28; 3:4
Besora: Ya’acov / Jacob = Santiago 4:1-12
En la parasha o porcion a estudiar durante esta semana vemos que dentro de las instrucciones que D-s dio al pueblo al hacer posesion de la nueva tierra que D-s estaba dando en herencia a los hijos de Israel fue: Num 33: 51Habla á los hijos de Israel, y diles: Cuando hubiereis pasado el Jordán á la tierra de
Haftara: Yermiyahu / Jeremias 2:4-28; 3:4
Besora: Ya’acov / Jacob = Santiago 4:1-12
En la parasha o porcion a estudiar durante esta semana vemos que dentro de las instrucciones que D-s dio al pueblo al hacer posesion de la nueva tierra que D-s estaba dando en herencia a los hijos de Israel fue: Num 33: 51Habla á los hijos de Israel, y diles: Cuando hubiereis pasado el Jordán á la tierra de
Thursday 19 July 2012
Bitul - "Self-nullification"
"Fortunate is the person whom You, HaShem, afflict; You teach him from Your Torah (laws, instructions)." (Ps. 94:12)
What a peculiar statement! Why did King David think that afflictions are such wonderful, providential experiences? And what exactly is this connection between suffering and Torah study?
Our Jewish sages discussed the topic of suffering in the world at length. While they tried to understand this problematic phenomenon, they were equally concerned with the
What a peculiar statement! Why did King David think that afflictions are such wonderful, providential experiences? And what exactly is this connection between suffering and Torah study?
Our Jewish sages discussed the topic of suffering in the world at length. While they tried to understand this problematic phenomenon, they were equally concerned with the
Broken Cisterns - Sidra Matot / Masei
Weekly Sidra: Matot-Masei
Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 30:2-36:13
Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah: 2:4-28; 4:1-4:2
“For My people have done a twofold wrong: They have forsaken Me, the Fount of living waters, And hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, Which cannot even hold water.” (Jeremiah 2:13)
The human body is made up of over 70 per cent of water. We can go without food for a long time, but we could not survive too long without
Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 30:2-36:13
Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah: 2:4-28; 4:1-4:2
“For My people have done a twofold wrong: They have forsaken Me, the Fount of living waters, And hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, Which cannot even hold water.” (Jeremiah 2:13)
The human body is made up of over 70 per cent of water. We can go without food for a long time, but we could not survive too long without
Friday 13 July 2012
El Liderazgo Interior - Parashá Pinjás (Videos)
El Talmud, Zevajim 19, dice que Pinjás no era kohén antes de ejecutar a Zimrí. Sólo Aharón y su familia y su futura descendencia habían sido designados como sacerdotes (kohanim). Pero como Pinjás ya había nacido cuando Aharón y sus hijos fueron instalados como sacerdotes, él no tenía el derecho de ser kohén, cf. Éxodo 28:1. Sin embargo él pertenecía a la familia del sumo
Read more ... El Liderazgo Interior - Parasha Pinjas (Videos)
Torah Scroll Facts - Making A Torah (Videos)
The Torah Scroll contains the five books of Rabbeinu Moshe. It is hand written on parchment (Animal Skin or Papyrus leaf paper). It is the holiest of all of God's words in Tanach, A Sefer Torah is kept in the Beit knesset / Shul / Synagogue, and portions are read from it publicly on Shabbat, Yom Tov (Holidays), Azom (Fast Days), Mondays and Thursdays during Tefillah and in the presence of a Minyan (quorum of ten Jewish males starting at the age of thirteen and up). The Torah is divided into
Baseless Love – Sidra Pinchas
Weekly Sidra: Phinehas (Pinchas)
Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 25:10-30:1
Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah: 1:1-2:3
They shall come, and shall each set up a throne Before the gates of Jerusalem, Against its walls roundabout, And against all the towns of Judah. (Jeremiah 1:14)
This week we read a special Haftarah portion which is part of the three weeks of mourning the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
This period begins on the 17th of Tammuz and
Torah Portion: Bamidbar/ Numbers 25:10-30:1
Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah: 1:1-2:3
They shall come, and shall each set up a throne Before the gates of Jerusalem, Against its walls roundabout, And against all the towns of Judah. (Jeremiah 1:14)
This week we read a special Haftarah portion which is part of the three weeks of mourning the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
This period begins on the 17th of Tammuz and
Fringes / Tzitzit NOT belt loops
There is a biblical command to attach fringes to the corners of four-cornered garments. The garments which sport these fringes, known as tallit and Tzitzit serves as constant reminders of our obligations to G-d and our fellows. The following articles will give you the basics of this unique mitzvah.
Bamidbar / Numbers 15:38 "Speak to the people of Israel, instructing them to make, through all their generations, tzitziyot on the corners of their garments, and to put with the
Bamidbar / Numbers 15:38 "Speak to the people of Israel, instructing them to make, through all their generations, tzitziyot on the corners of their garments, and to put with the
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Marrano Jews / crypto-Jews / Anusim (Videos)
According to history, the Sephardic Jews were forced to leave Spain and Portugal during the Spanish Inquisition.
Anusim, plural for anus, means "forced ones" in Hebrew. In Jewish Law, this is the legal term applied to a Jew who was forced to abandon Judaism against his or her will, but does whatever is in his or her power to continue practicing Judaism under the forced condition. It derives from the Talmudic term abera be' ones , meaning "a forced transgression." The
Anusim, plural for anus, means "forced ones" in Hebrew. In Jewish Law, this is the legal term applied to a Jew who was forced to abandon Judaism against his or her will, but does whatever is in his or her power to continue practicing Judaism under the forced condition. It derives from the Talmudic term abera be' ones , meaning "a forced transgression." The
Crypto Jews (hidden Jews)
Crypto-Judaism is the secret adherence to Judaism while publicly professing to be of another faith; people who practice crypto-Judaism are referred to as "crypto-Jews". The term crypto-Jew is also used to describe descendants of Jews who still (generally secretly) maintain some Jewish traditions, often while adhering to other faiths, most commonly Catholicism.
Europe
The many Marranos (in the Balearic Islands, Chuetas), who publicly professed Roman Catholicism but
Europe
The many Marranos (in the Balearic Islands, Chuetas), who publicly professed Roman Catholicism but
¿Cuál es el Motivo de la Barba?
La barba es mucho más que una identificación como judío. Según la Cábala la barba no debe ser ni siquiera recortada, se debe permitir que crezca libremente. ¿Por qué?
Cabalísticamente, nuestro aspecto físico externo es un reflejo de nuestra realidad espiritual. Las manos representan nuestra capacidad de dar y de recibir. Los pies simbolizan la fuerza de progresar. ¿Qué la representa barba?
Una de las
Cabalísticamente, nuestro aspecto físico externo es un reflejo de nuestra realidad espiritual. Las manos representan nuestra capacidad de dar y de recibir. Los pies simbolizan la fuerza de progresar. ¿Qué la representa barba?
Una de las
The History of the Star of David
The Magen David Usually, when we think about a "Magen David," we imagine a six- pointed star, the "Star of David". In fact, the Talmudic reference has nothing to do with a star at all. Pesachim 117b; Rabbah b. Shila said: in Prayer is who causes the horn of Salvation to spring forth,' while that of the haftarah is the shield of David.' And I will make you a great man, like the name of the great ones . (II Samuel 7:9) R, Joseph taught: that alludes to the fact that we
Read more ... Messianic Jewish Toronto (The History of the Star of David)
Friday 6 July 2012
Spiritual disciplines: Tefilah
Spiritual disciplines are simply those aspects of being Yeshua's disciple that require some intentionality. They are "disciplines" because they require self-discipline to do regularly and well.
Disciples study their master's lifestyle, worldview, use of scripture, ahavah Yisrael (love for Israel, the people and the land), and methods of worshipping. Through these methods we learn to pray, to fast, to study, to love a life of simplicity, solitude, submission,
Disciples study their master's lifestyle, worldview, use of scripture, ahavah Yisrael (love for Israel, the people and the land), and methods of worshipping. Through these methods we learn to pray, to fast, to study, to love a life of simplicity, solitude, submission,
The Balak Principle - Sidra Balak
"My people, Remember what Balak king of Moab Plotted against you, and how Balaam son of Beor Responded to him. From Shittim to Gilgal--And you will recognize the gracious acts of Adonai." (Micah 6:5)
This week we recall the story of Balak, he was the King of Moab and he wanted to destroy Israel. He hires Balaam to be his hit man and wants him to place a curse on Israel. “Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor in
This week we recall the story of Balak, he was the King of Moab and he wanted to destroy Israel. He hires Balaam to be his hit man and wants him to place a curse on Israel. “Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor in
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