Meet Hoshaia bin Nun, one of the 12 “spies” that was sent into the land following with milk and honey. Before sending the twelve men out, according to the Midrash, Moses foresaw with the Ruach ha-Kodesh that they would become corrupt. So Moses summoned his student Hoshaia (Hoshea) […]
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I can remember studying this particular portion, Shlach L’kha, meaning “send on your behalf”, last year while in the book of Bamidbar (Numbers). I believe this was the portion where something clicked and viola! -New Understanding! As this brand new nation, the Children of Israel stood at the edge of […]
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HASHEM spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to Aharon and say to him: “When you kindle (Beha’aloscha) the lamps, toward the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps cast light.” Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1-2 The opening verses of this week’s portion Beha’aloscha, in this version have been translated “when you […]
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Shalom! This past week we examined the Parashah Nasso, “Make an Accounting”. Remember, we are still in Bamidbar (Numbers) and this book is still about “community”. Nasso can be found in Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89, Judges 13:2-25, and John 11:1-54. One may have been taught that this is a book […]
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Help me to succeed, and grant me the wisdom to understand and to fulfill the words of Your Torah. Protect me from my inadvertent mistakes, and cleanse my mind and thoughts to serve you. ~Prayer at the completion of the Priestly Blessing) “Protect me from inadvertent mistakes,” The importance of […]
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But the seventh year shall be a complete rest for the land, a Sabbath for HASHEM; do not sow your field and do not prune your vineyard. Leviticus 25:4 Giving to others without the hope of reward, generosity of spirit, trust in the Holy One, peace, good will, fertility of […]
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Shabbat Shalom!
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