Tag: #Tanakh
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Chapter 3 Early or Classical Biblical Hebrew
26. What are Psalms? They were originally intended as songs of praise ,in Hebrew they are called T’hilim תהילים meaning “praises”. These praises were often meant to be sung with instruments as songs of praise and these are often called a מִזְמוֹר mizmor (meaning song). The T’hilim or Psalms are divided into 5 books with…
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A brief and simple history of Hebrew linguistics
Chapter 1 What is Hebrew and where did it come from 1. First I want to start with a vowel pronunciation code ,now it is true that Hebrew vowels are written in what are called nikud which are dots under the letters and we will thoroughly go over those.However due to the fact that computer…
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About deliverance
What is the truth about deliverance ministries and what does it mean .Is “name it and claim” it really true? This has become very controversial in modern Christianity with some people radically both supporting and opposing things like deliverance ministries and the prosperity Gospel.So what does scripture say on this matter and let us begin…
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Chapter 7 The Takeaway לקח
דף תשעים וחמש Four entered the orchard: Ben Azzai, Ben Zoma, Acher (i.e., Elisha ben Avuya), and Rabbi Akiva. One looked and died. One looked and was harmed. One looked and cut down the trees. And one went up in peace and went down in peace. Ben Azzai looked and died. Scripture says about him…
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Chapter 5 B’midbar במדבר
דף שישים ואחת So we find ourselves in B’midbar chapter 4 verse 39 Bemidbar: Verse 39פָּתַח וְאָמַר, יְיָ’ אוֹרִי וְיִשְׁעִי מִמִּי אִירָא וְגוֹ.’ יְיָ’ אוֹרִי וְיִשְׁעִי, כֵּיוָן דְּבַר נָשׁ אִסְתָּכַּל בִּנְהוֹרָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אַנְהִיר עָלֵיהּ, לָא דָּחִיל מֵעִלָאִין וְתַתָּאִין. כד”א, וְעָלַיִךְ יִזְרַח יְיָ’ וּכְבוֹדוֹ עָלַיִךְ יֵרָאֶה. יְיָ’ מָעוֹז חַיֵּי, כֵּיוָן דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא…
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Chapter 3 Sh’mot שמות
דף שלושים וארבע Shemot: Verse 6רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן פָּתַח, הָיֹה הָיָה דְּבַר ה,’ הָיֹה הָיָה תְּרֵי זִמְנֵי אֲמַאי. וְתוּ אִית לְשָׁאֲלָה, אִי יְחֶזְקֵאל נְבִיאָה מְהֵימָנָא הֲוָה, אֲמַאי גַּלֵּי כָּל מַה דְּחָמָא, מַאן דְּמַלְכָּא אָעִיל לֵיהּ בְּהֵיכָלֵיהּ אִית לֵיהּ לְגַלָאָה רָזִין דְּחָמֵי. אֶלָּא וַדַּאי יְחֶזְקֵאל נְבִיאָה מְהֵימָנָא הֲוָה, וְכָל מַה דְּחָמָא בִּמְהֵימָנוּתָא אִיהוּ, וּבִרְשׁוּתָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא גַּלֵּי…
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Chapter 2 B’reishit בראשית part II
תשע עשר Here we will take a look a the Sh’khinah שכינה which means indwelling from the word shakhan meaning to dwell and means “divine presence” or can mean “Holy Spirit” in Christian terms.This is from Parahash Noach chapter 7 verse 40. Noach: Verse 40וְכַד בְּנֵי נָשָׁא מְחַבְּלָן אָרְחַיְיהוּ, וְלָא נָטְרֵי פְּקוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, וְחָטָאן קַמֵּי…
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Chapter 1 Prologue and B’reishit בראשית
דף אחד The Prologue to the Zohar starts by quoting Songs of Songs 2:2 “As a rose among thorns” כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים Prologue: Verse 1רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה פָּתַח, כְּתִיב כְּשׁוֹשַׁנָּה בֵּין הַחוֹחִים. מָאן שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, דָּא כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. בְּגִין דְּאִית שׁוֹשַׁנָּה וְאִית שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, מַה שׁוֹשַׁנָּה דְּאִיהִי בֵּין הַחוֹחִים אִית בַּהּ סוּמָק וְחִוָּור, אוּף כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אִית בַּהּ…
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כשושנה בין החוחים Introduction
Keshoshanah bein hachochim “As a Rose among the thorns” This book is a commentary on a book called the Zohar and so the format will be that I will quote a text and give analysis on the text.I do not personally view the Zohar as divinely inspired or to be taken literally like the Bible,…
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Dear readers
I am working on a book continuing the work I have been doing on Jesus and how he and his identity relates to Jewish mystical literature and I will be releasing chapters over a period of time as it evolves.I’m still not sure on how to publish because I have never written a book but…