BY NOAH H. ROSENBLUM HAVING GAINED A SHORT RESPITE FROM PERSECUTION after the expulsion from Spain, Don Isaac Abravanel, after many arduous and turbulent years
Hearing the harsh prophecy of Isaiah, Hezekiah turns his face toward the wall (kir in Hebrew) and prays to God. What wall? This symbolically alludes
Judaism has several ways to interpret the Bible that includes Remez; using the Hebrew letters in a verse to help explain its meaning. The Hebrew
In Genesis 46:23, it states: Dan’s sons: Hushim. The verse itself is contradictory for Dan only had one son. It should have just said Dan’s
When Abraham learns of his soul mate’s death, the verse says he “came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her” (23:2). This was no
In Deuteronomy Chapter 15, Scripture introduces a radical economic mandate when the seventh year begins – the relinquishment of all debts. This is the matter
“Holy” is one of the traditional key-words of religion. There are holy people, holy places, holy days, holy thoughts. We tend to think that all
Was the fruit of Tree of Life from which Adam and Eve ate really an apple? While Genesis 2:7 never identifies the actual fruit, Jewish
Malachi in Hebrew means “My Messenger.” However, not everyone agress that was the prophet’s true name. In unmasking the identity of the prophet Malachi, some
In the section dealing with returning lost objects (Deuteronomy 22:13), the Bible uses a peculiar word in verse 2, ואספתו, you shall gather. This Hebrew
BY NOAH H. ROSENBLUM HAVING GAINED A SHORT RESPITE FROM PERSECUTION after the expulsion from Spain, Don Isaac Abravanel, after many arduous and turbulent years in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish sovereigns, settled in Monopoli, a small Italian
Hearing the harsh prophecy of Isaiah, Hezekiah turns his face toward the wall (kir in Hebrew) and prays to God. What wall? This symbolically alludes to praying from the heart as it states in Jeremiah 4:19: My anguish my anguish
Judaism has several ways to interpret the Bible that includes Remez; using the Hebrew letters in a verse to help explain its meaning. The Hebrew alphabet has 22 characters. Within the Remez system, numerical values of the Hebrew letters also
In Genesis 46:23, it states: Dan’s sons: Hushim. The verse itself is contradictory for Dan only had one son. It should have just said Dan’s son. Some commentators say that it is not unusual for a father to say “children”
When Abraham learns of his soul mate’s death, the verse says he “came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her” (23:2). This was no ordinary cry, for the Hebrew word describing Abraham’s mourning is stylistically written differently than other
In Deuteronomy Chapter 15, Scripture introduces a radical economic mandate when the seventh year begins – the relinquishment of all debts. This is the matter of the release: Every creditor shall release his hold over what he would claim (Ya-sheh:
“Holy” is one of the traditional key-words of religion. There are holy people, holy places, holy days, holy thoughts. We tend to think that all these instances of holiness are rare and special, but as far as Bible is concerned
Was the fruit of Tree of Life from which Adam and Eve ate really an apple? While Genesis 2:7 never identifies the actual fruit, Jewish tradition has several opinions on the matter: fig, grapes, wheat, quince, pomegranate, nuts or the
Malachi in Hebrew means “My Messenger.” However, not everyone agress that was the prophet’s true name. In unmasking the identity of the prophet Malachi, some Jewish commentaries suggest that he was Mordechai from the Book of Esther (10:3). Malachi was
In the section dealing with returning lost objects (Deuteronomy 22:13), the Bible uses a peculiar word in verse 2, ואספתו, you shall gather. This Hebrew word appears only one other time in the Bible; II Kings 5:6; the healing of
BY NOAH H. ROSENBLUM HAVING GAINED A SHORT RESPITE FROM PERSECUTION after the expulsion from Spain, Don Isaac Abravanel, after many arduous and turbulent years
Hearing the harsh prophecy of Isaiah, Hezekiah turns his face toward the wall (kir in Hebrew) and prays to God. What wall? This symbolically alludes
Judaism has several ways to interpret the Bible that includes Remez; using the Hebrew letters in a verse to help explain its meaning. The Hebrew
In Genesis 46:23, it states: Dan’s sons: Hushim. The verse itself is contradictory for Dan only had one son. It should have just said Dan’s
When Abraham learns of his soul mate’s death, the verse says he “came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her” (23:2). This was no
In Deuteronomy Chapter 15, Scripture introduces a radical economic mandate when the seventh year begins – the relinquishment of all debts. This is the matter
“Holy” is one of the traditional key-words of religion. There are holy people, holy places, holy days, holy thoughts. We tend to think that all
Was the fruit of Tree of Life from which Adam and Eve ate really an apple? While Genesis 2:7 never identifies the actual fruit, Jewish
Malachi in Hebrew means “My Messenger.” However, not everyone agress that was the prophet’s true name. In unmasking the identity of the prophet Malachi, some
In the section dealing with returning lost objects (Deuteronomy 22:13), the Bible uses a peculiar word in verse 2, ואספתו, you shall gather. This Hebrew
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