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Thursday, March 5th, 2009 by barron
It is called the “Hoq” of the Torah—the ‘unexplainable’ decree that puzzled even Shelomo ha-melekh (King Solomon), the wisest of men: The only way to become purified from ‘`tum’ath meth’ (death defilement—coming in contact with a dead body or grave, or with someone who has), is by getting sprinkled with water mixed with the ashes [...]
Monday, February 16th, 2009 by barron
ח וַיָּקָם מֶלֶךְ-חָדָשׁ, עַל-מִצְרָיִם, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יָדַע, אֶת-יוֹסֵף. 8 There arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Yoseph. ט וַיֹּאמֶר, אֶל-עַמּוֹ: הִנֵּה, עַם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל–רַב וְעָצוּם, מִמֶּנּוּ. 9 And he said to his people: ‘Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us; י הָבָה נִתְחַכְּמָה, לוֹ: [...]
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 by barron
In the Name of HASHEM G-d Eternal Dear National Geographic, After years of ignoring your not-so-subtle anti-Israel bend, after your December 2008 issue, I can hold my tongue no longer. Your map, “Crucible of History” calls modern Israel “the dream of European Zionists”—end of phrase. Wait: Since when did “a Jewish home in the land of [...]
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 by barron
HALLMARK OF THE HEBREW NATION FROM THE DAYS OF AVRAHAM UNTIL TODAY Beth Avraham, the house of Avraham, was a flowering Noahide community. It was a camp of numerous families of servants and students of the prophet-warlord (Avraham), that must have spread out over a sizeable area. Surely there were young girls among those [...]
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 by admin
Also: Yehoshua Sofer is recognized as Habbani by his looks by a sharp, elder Yemenite rabbi (mori), with no prior acquaintance, with no prior prompting of the rabbi by the interviewer. “שאלה למארי: מה כבודו יכול לספר לי על החבאנים בתימן? אני חוקר אותם, ואני רוצה לדעת יותר עליהם.” “החבאנים היו גיבורים. שמעתי הרבה מזקנים [...]
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 by admin
וְאַחֲרָיו הָיָה שַׁמְגַּר בֶּן עֲנָת וַיַּךְ אֶת פְּלִשְׁתִּים שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת אִישׁ בְּמַלְמַד הַבָּקָר וַיּוֹשַׁע גַּם-הוּא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל: שופטים ג:לא And after him was Shamgar the son of ‘Anath, who smote of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad; he also saved Israel. (Judges 3:31) ¹ וַיִּמְצָא לְחִי חֲמוֹר טְרִיָּה וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיַּךְבָּהּ אֶלֶף [...]