Rabbi Obadia de Bertinoro (1455-1515), from Italy to Jerusalem
EARLY LIFE
Rabbi Obadiah ben Abraham of Bertinoro, popularly known as "Bartenura", was born in 1455. He was a student of the famous Rabbi Yosef...
MISHPATIM: Where you sit, matters
אם כסף תלוה את עמי את העני עמך לא תהיה לו כנושה לא תשימון עליו נשך
"When you lend money to (someone from) My people,...
The Helbena Of The Qetoret & The Notes Of Chanel No...
קַח־לְךָ֣ סַמִּ֗ים נָטָ֤ף ׀ וּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙ וְחֶלְבְּנָ֔ה סַמִּ֖ים וּלְבֹנָ֣ה זַכָּ֑ה בַּ֥ד בְּבַ֖ד יִהְיֶֽה
God said to Moshe: Take aromatic spices, drops , aromatic nail and galbanum, spices and pure resin; in an equivalent measure (Ex. 30:34)
IDENTIFYING THE...
Summary of Parashat Shemot
This week we start a new book: Shemot, "Names" or Exodus.
THE BIRTH OF MOSHE
The Tora begins by mentioning the names of Jacob's...
ANTISEMITISM: Jews, a Separated and Powerful People
Yesterday we began to analyze the origins of anti-Semitism in this week's Parasha (see this). We mentioned that the people of Israel were prolific...
THE LAWS OF THE FAST OF ASARA BETEBET
Who Needs To Fast and Who Does Not?
√ Minors: boys under 13 years old and girls under 12 years old are completely exempt from...
TEHILIM 23: Why Bad Things Happen To Good People?
The most profound work of Jewish thought is the book of Tehillim, the Psalms of King David. In this Text, the greatest poet of...
ONEN: Between The Passing And The Burial
The direct relatives of the deceased are considered to be in a state of Onen from the moment they receive the news of a...
The Qeri’a
One of the first steps of Jewish mourning is the Qeri’a, the tearing of the clothes. This is the most eloquent and original expression...
HAFTAROT SHEMOT
HAFTARAT PARASHAT SHEMOT
HAFTARAT PARASHAT VAERA
HAFTARAT PARASHAT BO
HAFTARAT PARASHAT BESHALACH
HAFTARAT PARASHAT YITRO
HAFTARAT PARASHAT MISHPATIM
HAFTARAT PARASHAT TERUMA
HAFTARAT PARASHAT TETSAVE
HAFTARAT PARASHAT KI TISSA
HAFTARAT PARASHAT PEQUDE
HAFTARAT PARASHAT...
HAFTAROT BERESHIT
HAFTARAT PARASHAT BERESHIT
HAFTARAT PARASHAT NOACH
HAFTARAT PARASHAT LEKH LEKHA
HAFTARAT PARASHAT VAYERA
HAFTARAT PARASHAT CHAYE SARA
HAFTARAT PARASHAT TOLEDOT
HAFTARAT PARASHAT VAYETSE
HAFTARAT PARASHAT VAYISHLACH
HAFTARAT PARASHAT VAYESHEB
HAFTARAT PARASHAT MIQETS
HAFTARAT PARASHAT...
TEACHING OUR CHILDREN RESPECT & RESPONSIBILITY, recommended material for parents
RESPECT FOR POLICE
https://youtu.be/4c762IbEtUE
RESPECT FOR OTHER RACES
https://youtu.be/R76-t7Hmiy8
MARTIN LUTHER KING
https://youtu.be/2OtVCYmbOKw
CLASS # 2: Now you see me; now you don’t
AUDIO FILES
https://youtu.be/sRPUO6gGSh8
YALKUT SHIMONI 171
ויאמר אנכי אלהי אביך נגלה עליו בקולו של עמרם אביו כדי שלא יתירא. באתה שעה שמח משה ואמר עמרם אבי. אמר...
¿Era judío Cristóbal Colón?
EL APELLIDO
El apellido Colón o Colombo es típicamente judío. Viene del nombre o apellido hebreo Yoná (como "Rabbenu Yoná") que significa "paloma" o en...
Judaism and Aliens
https://youtu.be/ws8-RmyjUTM
Sources for class with rabbi Bitton at Shaare Rachamim, Monday October 11, 2021 / 5782
BENE ELOQIM , NEFILIM
MALAKHIM:
A problem of language:
THE BURNING BUSH:
ELIYAHU HANABI:
MAIMONIDES...
GENDER POLITICS, recommended material for parents
RAPID ONSET GENDER DYSPHORIA
https://youtu.be/AMB9Wx5VlOc
ARE MEN AND WOMEN EQUAL?
https://youtu.be/yAAlFya89aw
CAMILLE PAGLIA
https://youtu.be/I8BRdwgPChQ
IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE
https://youtu.be/yQ2I_pzOvJU
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENDERS
BERESHIT: What was God’s last creation?
MATTER: "In the beginning God created heavens and earth". That is, He created matter: (1) The microcosm, molecules, atoms, and subatomic particles, and (2)...
Preparing ourselves for Yom Kippur
We are just a few days away from Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and probably the most important day of the year for...
1. The prophet and its Mission
יהי דבר ה 'אל יונה בן אמיתי לאמר
The book of Yona is read on the day of Kippur, in the afternoon, at Mincha prayer....
2. Escaping from God
God ordered Yona to go to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, and the largest city in the world at that time (eighth century BCE)....
