And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply…” (Genesis 1:28) This passage gives us what the sages identify as the very first commandment in the Torah: And although we do not negate the literal meaning of the commandment, our Master gave us a similar commandment just before he departed this …
FFOZ’s new online resource—TorahPortions.org—is now live. It is going to be a really great resource for weekly Bible study. At a glance, you can see the weekly reading from the Torah, the Prophets and the Gospels, as well as: A topical outline for the current readings A summary of the weekly Torah reading Messianic commentary …
Yesterday’s reading regarding the sending away of the mother bird (Deut 22:6-7) gives us insight into the nature of Torah. The sending away of the mother bird is considered the “least of the commandments.” We fulfill all of the mitzvot, rather than only the “greater” ones because we do not know the reward for any …
Another article related to my post can be found on the Biblical Archaeology website here: http://www.bib-arch.org/bar/article.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=34&Issue=5&ArticleID=14
I don’t have a lot of time to post, but I wanted to share a quick thought… In this week’s parasha (Re’eh) we find the following: You shall not do like everything we do here today, every man what is proper in his eyes. For you will not yet have come to the resting place …
