Please note: I just changed my comment posting settings on my site. You will need to register and be logged in before you can post a comment. This should not be cumbersome, but an extra step you will probably need to take in order to post a comment. Over the last few months I have …
Pirkei Avot—Chapter 1, Mishnah 12 Hillel would say: Be of the disciples of Aaron — a lover of peace, a pursuer of peace, one who loves the creatures and draws them close to Torah. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:9) Everyone wants it; few are willing to …
It’s been a while since I’ve really had a chance to write due to keeping up with my business, my family and my studies. So… with that in mind, I thought I would make sure you know of a few (fairly) new study resources available to you that you might not have been aware of …
Terumah (“Portion”) Shemot / Exodus 25:1-27:19 “Speak to the Children of Israel and let them take for Me a portion (terumah, תרומה), from every man whose heart motivates him you shall take My portion.” (Exodus 21:24-25) In this Torah Portion we find the call for the building of the Mishkan (משׁכן, Tabernacle). In the opening …
Mishpatim (“Laws/Ordinances”) Shemot / Exodus 21:1-24:18 “…and eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot; a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise.” (Exodus 21:24-25) Probably one of the most frequently quoted, yet misapplied and misunderstood texts …
