The stories in the Torah are often full of hidden message and revelation that awaits us to uncover. Instead of simply comprehending the direct meaning in a particular passage, often times there’s a life lesson for the audience to learn. From which we can glean, grow and be inspired. In this parashah, Jacob (ya’akov יַעֲקֹב) … More Jacob, A Long Night Of Exile
One of the greatest commandments that the Lord had ever taught the people of Israel in Deuteronomy 6:4-5 “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are … More Listening From Our Heart
Why the 10 Commandments? Because since the beginning, God created the world with 10 utterances. There were 10 generations from Adam to Noah… … More The Ten Commandments – Tablets Of Our Heart
In the days before the temple was built, two brothers, Shimon and Levi, inherited a large field from their parents. This field was on Mount Moriah, in the heart of the Promised Land. Instead of dividing the land into separate fields, however, the two brothers decided to work the field together. Every morning they got … More Midrash About Moriah
Throughout the Hebrew scripture, many of the stories are filled with various kinds of wordplay. From Psalms to poetry, Proverbs, words of wisdom and prophecy. While others include humorous play on words, puns, alliteration, acrostics, parables, metaphors, gematria, and many others. Today we are going to uncover a wordplay found in the narrative story of … More Jonah, On A Spiritual Journey – A Hebrew Wordplay
