All posts tagged "kabbalah"

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  Mishpatim: Torah’s Laws as God’s Love

  The Giving of the Torah is the most important event in Jewish history as well as in world history. The Torah is...

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  It is Israel’s mission to elevate every sphere of Creation by infusing it with kedusha

  PARSHAT MISHPATIM. by Yehuda HaKohen. MISHPATIM deals primarily with the civil laws that govern communal interaction.   The fact that these decrees...

• Blogs

  Sinai Revelation in Multimedia Production – Yitro

  Sculpture by Phillip Ratner. By Yitzhaq Hayut-man Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18:1 – 20:23) – The Sinai Revelation in Multimedia Production Parashat Yitro...

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  Change of Heart – Abraham Joshua Heschel

  A compelling perspective on the thought and life of Abraham Joshua Heschel that is beginning to take root in Israeli society. Dror...

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  The Pillar of Cloud and its Movements – Beshalah

  (Ex. 13:17-17:16) – Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. In the preceding Parashot in the Book of Exodus we have focused on items that came...

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  HaShem has inspired a new generation with a lofty spirit uncorrupted by fear or passivity.

  PARSHAT BESHALACH (by Yehuda HaKohen) “Pharaoh approached; the Children of Israel raised their eyes and behold! – Egypt was journeying after them,...

• David Hazony

  B’shallah: Hands Up!

  By David Hazony. The stories in this week’s reading may seem disjointed, but in fact they form a single unit.  A modern editor,...

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  Love as the Meaning of Life – Beshalach

  by Ariel Ben Avraham. One of the fundamental principles that the Torah teaches, and the book of Exodus in particular, is the...

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  Defending American lives, redefining the future – Israel

  Kibbutz Sasa saves the lives of countless American troops with its advanced armor technologies. Ambassador Shapiro saw this first hand on January...

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  and the Gold of Egypt – Parashat Bo

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. The name of the third Parashah in the Book of Exodus (Shemot, meaning “Names of…”) is Bo (בא)  –...

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  Bo: From Darkness to Light

  by Ariel Ben Avraham  The last three plagues prior to the Exodus from Egypt came with a deeper awareness of the Creator...

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  The word hametz shares the root letters of l’hahmitz – to miss.. Parashat BO

  by Yehuda HaKohen .”You shall safeguard the matzot, for on this very day I will have taken your legions out of the...

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  Revolution in Jewish Life Called Limmud

  Limmud Life: Events like the recent Limmud New York getaway are taking up space in the Jewish world that synagogues once exclusively...

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  Pharaoh replied, `Who is HaShem that I should heed His voice to send out Israel?

  by Yehuda HaKohen. “Pharaoh replied, `Who is HaShem that I should heed His voice to send out Israel? I do not know...

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  The Powers of the Matteh – Staff

  Parashat va’Era (Exodus 6:2-8:28) by Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. The name of the parashah – ‘VaEra’ – only appears once and that is...

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  Awe of HaShem – The Highest Understanding of Love – Shemot

  by Yehuda HaKohen.  “The King of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the first was Shifrah and...

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  Who Am I? Shmot – Exodus 1:1-6:1

  Moses’ second question to God at the burning bush was, Who are you? “So I will go to the Israelites and say,...

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  Semantic Insights for Parashat vaYehi – Gen. 47:28-50:26

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. This Parashah deals with Ya’aqov’s death, yet the name of the Parashah – vaYehy-ויחי – suggests life – hayim....

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  Vayechi: The Blessing of Love’s Unity

  By Ariel Ben Avraham. The unity of Israel as Jacob’s family and as a Nation is the main message of Vayechi, and...

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  Semantic Insights Parashat vaYigash – 44:18-47:27

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. The Name of the Parashah and its Meaning. The key word for this Parashah is va’Yigash (ויגש), a verb...