All posts tagged "kabbalah"

• Weekly Torah Reading

  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...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  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...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  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,...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  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....

• Weekly Torah Reading

  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...

• Blogs

  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...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Day Forgiveness Was Born

  This is one of the most profound Dvar Torah (commentaries) written about forgiveness. We all should surely take the time to read...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Semantic Insights for Parashat miQez Gen. 41:1 – 44:17

  by Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. The Parasha is called MiQeZ מקץ, namely “at the End” or rather “from the End” and reflects on...

• David Hazony

  Mikeitz: Joseph’s Torture

  By David Hazony How to make sense of Joseph? http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/content/detail/continue-reading-josephs-torture This week we learn of his nearly pathological efforts to ensnare, baffle,...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Yosef recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. – BEREISHIT 42:8

  PARSHAT MIKEITZ by Yehuda HaKohen “Yosef recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.” (BEREISHIT 42:8) On this verse, the Gaon...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Semantic Insights to Parashat vaYeshev – Gen. 37-40

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. “And Ya’aqov dwelt in the land where his father sojourned, in the land of Kena’an“. The Hebrew (original) version...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The power of Redemption is personified by the Hebrew Nation’s potential to build a society

  PARSHAT VAYEISHEV by Yehuda HaKohen While the power of Redemption is personified by the Hebrew Nation’s potential to build a society that...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Vayeishev: Israel as the Firstborn

  By Ariel Ben Avraham  Vayeishev is the first of the last three portions of the book of Genesis, and the main character...

• Video

  Hanukkah – Light Is In the Air

  A Hanukkah music videos about lighting candles, spreading the fire, learning Torah and celebrating the festival of Hanukkah.The latest Maccabeats video.  ...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  The Prevalence of Love – This Weeks Torah Portion – Vayishlach

  by Ariel Ben Avraham We continue in Vayishlach with our line of thought from Vayeitzei regarding angels as the epitomes of Love,...

• Blogs

  Semantic Insights to Parashat vaYishlah Gen 32:4 -36:43

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. vaYishlah Ya’aqov Mal’akhim וישלח יעקב מלאכים The Parashah starts abruptly, in a middle of a paragraph. Ya’aqov has just...

• Steve

  The Art of Bold Ideas – Judaism by Nathan Lopes Cardozo

  This article was brought to my attention today and I feel compelled to give it as much  as exposure possible since the...

• Myth and Facts about Israel

  UN Resolution 181 – The Partition Plan – What Is it

  A “Green Light” for Jewish Statehood – A ‘Dead’ Blueprint for Peace . By Eli E. Hertz   In 1947 the British...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Semantic Insight into Parashat Toldot – Gen. 25:19-28:10

  Dr. Yitzhaq Hayut-Man. The main narrative of the entire Book of Genesis-Bereshit  is the struggle between brothers over the blessing (which is...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Yaakov and Esav represent cosmic forces in Creation – Parshat Toldot

    Another viewpoint of this weeks Torah/Bible portion: by Yehuda HaKohen. After two decades of marriage to Yitzhak, Rivka’s womb is finally...