All posts tagged "Torah"

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  Shemot Moses Encounters the Burning Bush

  I am using the Everett Fox translation into English because it is the most faithful to the original Hebrew. While every Hebrew...

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  Va Y’CHI Jacob Prepares for Death Blesses Children

  “Jacob is aware that he will die outside the Land of Israel. Burial in his ancestral grave, in accordance with his wishes,...

• Weekly Torah Reading

  Va-Yiggash The Brothers Last Trial continued

  This weeks Torah/Bible portion is full of intrigue and emotion. Below are some brief commentary’s from a few prominent Torah scholars. Every...

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  MI Ketz Pharaoh his dreams and Joseph art by Phillip Ratner

  Professor Yeshayahu Leibowitz explains the meaning of a profound  midrash (commentary)  pertaining to Faith. “Jacob represents the Divine in man, while Pharaoh...

• Art

  VaYeshev Yosef Art by Phillip Ratner Gen 37

  We enter into the Yosef period where the actions by the brothers alter the fate of the entire tribe. “Initially the tale...

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  Va-Yishlach Jacob Wrestles with the Angel

  By Steve Ornstein This weekly portion of the Torah/Bible that artist Phillip Ratner focused on was the legendary event of Jacob wrestling...

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  Va-Yetzei Jacobs Encounter with God Illustration Phillip Ratner

  ” He came upon a certain place and stopped there for the night, for the sun had set. Taking one of the...

• Art

  Toldot The Generations Illustration by Phillip Ratner

  ” and he went up and kissed him, saying, “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of the fields...

• Art

  Akeda The binding of Issac illustration by Phillip Ratner

  This illustration is courtesy of International Artist Phillip Ratner. This is one of a series that Israel Seen has been fortunate to...

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  Noah by Phillip Ratner

  This is a special illustration by international artist Phillip Ratner for Israelseen. Enjoy the work

• Blogs

  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch The Creation of Animals and Man II

  This was the final email from Eli regarding his insights on the Torah/Bible. I have enjoyed his 25 years of friendship, partnership...

• Dr. Prof. Eli Lasch z"l

  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch The Creation of Animals and Man Part I

  By Dr. Eli Lasch The fifth and the first half of the sixth day follow exactly the accepted scheme of evolution. Having...

• Cyber Or

  Cyber Or-12 Light- God, Torah, Israel

  By Dr. Rabbi Moshe Dror We are dealing with one of the classical patterns- that -connect of Judaism. The tradition of “Kudsha...

• Dr. Prof. Eli Lasch z"l

  Dr. Prof. Eli Lasch: The Fifth and the Sixth Days

  To the next step. In the last chapter we have claimed that the creation of the luminaries symbolize the beginning of a...

• Dr. Prof. Eli Lasch z"l

  The Fourth Day – The Creation of the Luminaries

  The Fourth Day – The Creation of the Luminaries By Prof. Dr. Eli E. Lasch “And God said: let there be luminaries...

• Dr. Prof. Eli Lasch z"l

  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch Shares his View on the “The Third Day” of Creation

  Once again we are pleased to present Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch and his views on the Torah/Bible. The first part of the...

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  Prof. Dr. Lasch “The Beginning of What?”

  II.3 The Head in the House This is illustrated by the first word of the book of Genesis: Breshit – translated as...

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  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch Continues with the Creation of the World

  In our science-oriented society, there is only one way to make the Torah relevant again: to furnish scientific proof that it knows...

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  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch: The Torah/Bible: The Creation – The First Report

  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch II.1 Elohim Breshit bara Elohim – in the beginning God created. This is the first sentence of the...

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  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch: The Torah/Bible – a Scientific Document?

  Prof. Dr. Eli Lasch In order to understand the message of the Torah, one must be ready to look at the text...