Torah events

Tracing Roots of Israel’s History Nomadic tribes wandered into Palestine from east in approximately 1900 BCE Mesopotamian society dominated by polytheism Judaism started when God appeared before Patriarch Abraham at Harran (west of Ephrates) and told him to leave his home and travel until he arrived at Canaan in Palestine. to go and raise a great nation" This began the monotheistic tradition of the Hebrew faith with the establishment of the “Covenant", “Chosen People" and…

1. Omens are the signals that will guide Santiago during his travel to the pyramids in Egypt. The first omen are the two stones that king Melchizedek gives Santiago the stones will help him make a decision when he gets confused. Santiago was a good omen to the crystal merchant with his idea of serving tea in the crystal glass help him make lots of money. Going to the desert was also an omen because it allows Santiago the opportunity to meet Fatima the love of his life. The hawk killing each…

The Jewish people recite prayers to God in order to individually show their appreciation and obedience to the Lord. The Shema is possibly the most integral prayer in Judaism. Recited once a day, hung inside the doorway of the entrance to a Jewish home and kept inside tefilla, prayer binding, the Shema is supposed to be remembered and kept sacred. (Fishbane 146) Most Jews, myself included, at one time or another had the Shema memorized. The importance of this prayer in Judaism come from words;…

perfect for ten holes. These holes were placed in a fifteen by fifteen square. This is the exact size of the tabernacle. Second, there were other artifacts such a chest plate that looks just as it was described in the Torah, along with many other artifacts that are described in the Torah. This suggest the island was mostly Jewish. After this, Josh travels to Axum where they claim to have the Ark, but no one is allowed inside to see if it is really…

A relation to diasporas and exilic experience is also exhibited by them. Some novels draw geographic and territorial borderlines show the movements of immigration, and talk of strangers at home and homelessness as a state of existence. Some writers showed the attempts and failures to become a national subject and are deeply imprinted with racial, gender and cultural differences and haunted by the Jewish figure of Diaspora. The novels thus become a medium of performance, self-reflection and role…

on the 22 of 1040, in Troyes, France, Rashi was a great commentator, and one of the best teachers of torah in the world. Next to Rashi, Ramban is a greatly known commentator, and he was born 1194, in Girona, Spain. Although they are both incredible rabbis, Rashi and Rambam often differ in their opinions on the torah. Both of Rashi and Ramban provided long explanations for why Hashem made the torah start with the phrase בראשית ברא, instead of anything else. Rashi takes a more grammatical…

scholars, theologians and historians have analyzed the evidence that has been presented through primary sources. Several primary sources provide evidence for this topic. The Holy Bible is one of the earliest sources for these laws, specifically the Torah. The primary books where such laws are listed in the books of Genesis, Deuteronomy and Leviticus. While there is information in each of these books, Leviticus will be used most frequently in this essay. Jewish historians of the period …

My original intent was only to write the one book "From the Cradle, Creation to Canaan" that only focused on the Torah or "the Teachings," which consisted of the first five books of the Old Testament. The process of reading, researching, and writing, followed by more reading, researching and writing was a challenge. I found out how the Old Testament originally began as several stories of numerous people that was traditionally transferred orally from father to son over period of several centuries…

The Seder is a seasonal ritual meal that has been celebrated for many years once a year by Jewish people. It helps them remember how God gave them back their freedom from the Egyptians. Although Moses played a major role in the famous Exodus story he is not mentioned in the Seder. Instead they focus mostly on the Jewish people, and Adonai, who they consider Lord. A ritual can be classified a number of different ways, and can fit the description of more than one category. The Seder in my opinion…

When analyzing Biblical concept of the covenant in the light of scriptures, it is very important to recognize its political, religious and historical significance. This essay examines why one cannot understand the meaning of Jewish legal observance without understanding the meaning of the covenant. I will also offer a definition of what a covenant is and how it is related to the law which the Jewish people practice and finely provide textual evidence from the book of Genesis 1: 29, Exodus 19:4…