Parsha Vayechi
This week’s parsha is Vayechi: Genesis 47:28-50:26 D’var Torah: Living On After Death Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayechi This week’s Haftarah is: I Kings 2:1-12
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Judaism 101: What is the Adderet Eliyahu?
Rav Eliyahu ben Moshe Bashyatzi wrote Adderet Eliyahu in late 15th – early 16th century Turkey and is known as the most renowned compendium of Karaite Law. Even though it was never completed it nevertheless covers a wide range of…
Parsha Mikkets
This week’s parsha is Mikkets: Genesis 41:1-44:17 D’var Torah: Earning Forgiveness Torah Pearls: Parsha Mikkets This week’s Haftarah is: I Kings 3:15-28
Why Jews do not accept the “gospels”
I recently received an e-mail from a person asking if the “gospels” are considered canonical and included in the Tanakh. I have answered the person privately but I believe it is important for me to also write a quick, short…
Parsha Vayeshev
This week’s parsha is Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1-40:23 D’var Torah: Clothes Make the Story… Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayeshev This week’s Haftarah is: Amos 2:6-3:8
Parsha Vayishlach
This week’s parsha is Vayishlach: Genesis 32:4-36:43 D’var Torah: The Reluctant Warrior Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayishlach This week’s Haftarah is: Obadiah 1:1-21
Judaism 101: What is Karaite Judaism
According to the followers of Karaite Judaism, it is the original form of Judaism as shown throughout the Tanakh from the time of the Revelation beginning at Har Sinai. Karaites are a sect of Judaism that believes only in the…
Parsha Vayetze
This week’s parsha is Vayetze: Genesis 28:10-32:3 D’var Torah: Opening the Well of Interpretation Torah Pearls: Parsha Vayetze This week’s Haftarah is: Hosea 12:13-14:10
Parsha Toldot
This week’s parsha is Toldot: Genesis 25:19-28:9 D’var Torah: Blessing: Not a Zero-Sum Game Torah Pearls: Parsha Toldot This week’s Haftarah is: Malachi 1:1-2:7
iBelieve: God
Long post… God has many titles and identifiers but no matter what we call God He is One and Indivisible. God has no human form and the use of terms such as “the hand of God” is a metaphor since…