This last week we had a double Parashat, with the ending of the book of Shemot or Exodus, bringing to us the idea about giving and participating in community with the building of the Mishkan, bringing Kehal Israel as one where together we would do according to their own giftedness in the areas in which God has endowed us. To do so we all first need to check ourselves and be right with Him — this means to be right with our fellow man.
The word “love” in Hebrew, ahava, is a
Thursday, 14 March 2013
E chiamò - Sidra Vayikra
Il terzo libro della Torah, Vaikrà, conosciuto anche con il nome di Torat ha korbanot, legge dei sacrifici od anche Sefer ha tararà ve ha kedushà, libro della purità e della santità, inizia con questa Parashat che così introduce la chiamata: לֵאמֹר מוֹעֵד מֵאֹהֶל אֵלָיו
Friday, 8 March 2013
Learning Hebrew – The letter Kuf (עִבְרִית)
The letter Kuf is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In Hebrew, Kuf is spelled with three letters: קוף Kuf, Vav and final Pei, which literally means “monkey, baboon, or ape.” In Aramaic, קוף Kuf means “the eye of a needle.”
The letter Kuf equals the number one hundred in the Hebrew alphabet, signifying the completion of living matter. It is said that at the age of one hundred a person returns to
The letter Kuf equals the number one hundred in the Hebrew alphabet, signifying the completion of living matter. It is said that at the age of one hundred a person returns to
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Appropriating His Community: Moshe Rabenu
Weekly Sidra: Ki Tisa (when you lift up)
Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35
Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 18:20-18:39
This parashah, Ki Tisa begins with the giving of the half shekel by every man over 20 years, equally rich and poor alike as an offering to make atonement for their souls. This takes place after the golden calf incident showing us that we cannot take this book chronologically but according to the stories and pictures it is telling us. We
Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 30:1-34:35
Haftorah: Melachim Alef / I Kings 18:20-18:39
This parashah, Ki Tisa begins with the giving of the half shekel by every man over 20 years, equally rich and poor alike as an offering to make atonement for their souls. This takes place after the golden calf incident showing us that we cannot take this book chronologically but according to the stories and pictures it is telling us. We
E fece radunare - Vayakel - Pekudè
Parashat: Vayakel - Pekudè (Radunò - Questo è il computo)
Parashà: Shemoth (Esodo) 35:1-40:38
Haftarà: Melachim Alef / I (I Re) 7:51-8:21
La Parashat di questo Shabbat è divisa in 7 sezioni.
Inizia con la Mitzvah dello Shabbat e la pena per la sua trasgressione. Si noti che il passo 35:3 (.הַשַּׁבָּת ,בְּיוֹם
Parashà: Shemoth (Esodo) 35:1-40:38
Haftarà: Melachim Alef / I (I Re) 7:51-8:21
La Parashat di questo Shabbat è divisa in 7 sezioni.
Inizia con la Mitzvah dello Shabbat e la pena per la sua trasgressione. Si noti che il passo 35:3 (.הַשַּׁבָּת ,בְּיוֹם
Monday, 25 February 2013
Quando alzerete (la testa)
Parashat: Ki Tisá (Cuando tomes el Número)
Parashà: Shemoth (Esodo) 30:11-34:35
Haftarà: Melachim Alef (I Re) 18:1-39
La Parashat Ki Tisa racconta, tra l’altro, la storia del vitello d'oro, sicuramente uno dei peggiori peccati commessi dal popolo di Israele nei loro viaggi nel deserto. Sarà necessario soffermarsi su questo punto della Parashat, omettendo la trattazione di altri punti non parimenti interessanti da un punto di vista
Parashà: Shemoth (Esodo) 30:11-34:35
Haftarà: Melachim Alef (I Re) 18:1-39
La Parashat Ki Tisa racconta, tra l’altro, la storia del vitello d'oro, sicuramente uno dei peggiori peccati commessi dal popolo di Israele nei loro viaggi nel deserto. Sarà necessario soffermarsi su questo punto della Parashat, omettendo la trattazione di altri punti non parimenti interessanti da un punto di vista
Learning Hebrew – The letter Tzadi (עִבְרִית)
Tzadi’s saying sound is like "tz” or “ts” as in tsade or that end-word sound of mets or nuts. It is one of the Hebrew letters that has a sofit or final form. Tzadi has a gametric numerical value of ninety (90).
Iyun: The sofit form of the letter represents the elevated Tzaddik, standing up with arms lifted upward in victory and praise.
The eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ,צ is called Tzadi. In modern Hebrew most speakers refer to it as
Iyun: The sofit form of the letter represents the elevated Tzaddik, standing up with arms lifted upward in victory and praise.
The eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, ,צ is called Tzadi. In modern Hebrew most speakers refer to it as
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