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“The LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, when

Yesterday we talked a bit about the ‘Shemitah’ {שמיטה} (‘sabbatical year’) and today we will discuss the Hebrew meaning of

In yesterday’s post we talked about the biblical definition of ‘property’ – ‘Achuza’ {אחוזה} in the original Hebrew – and

Tomorrow’s “parasha” (weekly Torah portion) is “Be-Chukotai’” {בחוקותי} (‘In my statutes’) – which is the tenth and last “parasha” in

This week’s Torah portion ( Be-Chukotai ) {בחוקותי} describes the different blessings for obedience to God’s laws and on the

One of the most well-known of God’s blessings for obedience to His laws is the ‘the rain in its season’

Yesterday we discussed the connection between the ‘blessing of the rain in its season’ and its relationship to peace. Today

The biblical structure of blessings and punishments (curses) characterizes the ending of the Book of Leviticus and can be found

Today we will begin a short series of posts about the Ark of the Covenant and other vessels of the

The sin of the spies, who were sent to explore the Land of Israel, is considered to be one of