Added: 26th November 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 40 Comments:0
Weekly Torah Portion: Toldot - Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, the forefathers of the Jewish nation, were real people of flesh and blood. Yet they also embody the very attributes by which G-d administers His world. Avraham embodies the attribute of chesed - loving kindness. Yet from his loins came...
Added: 16th November 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 44 Comments:0
Weekly Torah Portion: Chayei Sara - And Abraham was old, advanced in days (Genesis 24:1) The original Hebrew verse is best translated as, And Abraham was old, arriving in days. Our sages teach us that when a person dies and seeks entry into the next world the days of his life come forward to...
Added: 13th November 2008 Posted By:isralife Views: 37 Comments:0
Exclusive - Jerusalem Mayoral Candidate Nir Barkat Promises A Brighter Future For Israel's Capital City. Nir Barkat, the city's secular mayoral candidate, is confident that under his command, Jerusalem will offer job opportunities and affordable housing, a better and improved education system - a...
Added: 10th November 2008 Posted By:ourtorah Views: 58 Comments:0
Weekly Torah Portion: Vayera. Avraham Avinu was tested ten times by G-d throughout his life. The final and most awesome of the trials was the binding of his son Yitzchak, (Isaac). He faced these trials with equanimity and love. We, too, are tested throughout our lives by G-d. By meeting our own...
Added: 9th November 2008 Posted By:akivam Views: 59 Comments:0
Akiva of mysticalpaths.blogspot.com returns to Kever Rachel (the gravesite of the Jewish Matriarch Rachel) in Beit Lechem (Bethlehem) just south of Jerusalem on the yartzheit (anniversary of her passing) on the 11th of Cheshvan, 5769. Here is his blog on the event: "With thanks to Hashem, I was...