Article of: hebrew
Zion and Sarah: A Hebrew Word Study
This week’s ‘Haftarah’ – weekly Prophet’s portion – is found in the Book of Isaiah, chapters 49-51 and speaks about
Isaiah’s Creative Hebrew
This week’s ‘Haftarah’ – weekly prophet’s portion – is found in the Book of Isaiah, chapter 54 and speaks about
Shavuot the ‘Feast of Weeks’
Today is the sixth of the Hebrew month of Sivan {סיון} and that means we are celebrating the Festival of
What is the Hebrew meaning of ‘Achuzah’?
The main difference between a sabbatical year (‘Shemitah’{שמיטה}) and the jubilee (‘Yovel’{יובל}) is the issue of the property ownership. While
How does the Hebrew meaning of ‘camp’ relate to Jerusalem’s most well-known market?
During this week’s posts we have focused on the way the different tribes of Israel’s camps were organized in the
Samson’s Call to Separateness
This week’s ‘Haftarah’ (weekly Prophet’s portion) tells the story of the birth of Samson and can be found in the
The wonder of the Nazirite
Yesterday we mentioned the connection between the weekly Torah portion (‘Naso’) and the weekly Prophet’s portion which speaks about Samson.
How Is King David Connected To a Growing Plant in the Bible?
This week ‘s ‘Haftarah’ (weekly Prophet’s portion) is taken from the Book of Zechariah (Zechariah 2:14-4:7) and talks about Joshua,
Does it really ‘cost nothing’? The Hebrew meaning of the word for ‘free.’
After the Israelites left Mount Sinai, they started to complain about life in the desert and said the following: “Now