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Rumi, in his illuminating Mathnawi V (lines 1026-1050), offers a profound reflection on the afterlife. He describes how individuals...

As an avid book collector with a long-held fascination for history and archaeology, the Dead Sea Scrolls have always held a particular...

Deut 32:12 Yhwh alone did guide them no alien god alongside Rashi quotes other sages that say no help from other gods who were over other...

Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, is a multifaceted celebration that invites us to connect with nature, history, and spirituality. Beyond...

Kohelit part 1 Doing a deep study of Ecclesiastes (Kohelit) including reading sages has changed the way I think about everything!...

Humble World View ויאמר מי האנשים האלה עמך. לא מצינו בכל הכתובים שישאל הקב"ה אלא לרשעים לאותן שהוא רוצה להטעותן כדי להאבידם ולהשמידם...

Numbers 13-14 etc. Putting yourself in Try putting oneself in the different roles in this climactic story. This is the story of the whole...

The Dead Sea Scrolls, associated with the Essenes, describe messianic meals with striking parallels to the Eucharist.

Psalm 8 isn't just about a king and his land, it's about the King of kings and our place within His grand design. It's about recognizing...

In the depths of Qumran's Cave 4, amidst the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, lies a hidden gem dating back to approximately 50 BCE: a distinct...

Welcome to our four-part blog series exploring the fascinating world of the Dead Sea Scrolls! These ancient texts, discovered in the...

In Psalm 65:2, Rabbi Rashi offers a profound interpretation of the phrase "To You is silence praise, O God, in Zion." He suggests that...

It is curious that we don’t see the intensity behind the story of the Samaritan that Yeshua told.

If Tevye, the iconic milkman from "Fiddler on the Roof," were alive today, he might find himself humming a familiar tune with a modern...

Leviticus 19: A Deeper Look at the Ten Commandments In Jewish tradition, Parishat often explores biblical texts through commentary and...

Leviticus 16:1-2 presents a fascinating linguistic puzzle with the use of different verbs for divine speech: yedeber (speak) and...

The Perishat this week begins with Ex 33:12 and the brash request of Moshe: Who are you sending to lead us? For in Ex 23:20 Yhwh says to...

Passover Seder wouldn't be complete without the symbolic four cups of wine. But have you ever wondered about the meaning behind each cup,...

Leviticus 6 Here is the parishat portion Yedaber Yhwh to Moshe As opposed to at the beginning of last Perishat Vayecra Yhwh Moshe. ...

The Hebrew word "emunah" carries a richness often lost in its English translations of "faith" or "belief."  More accurately, emunah...