Shalom, everyone! Throughout the Tanakh, The Almighty commands us to treat the stranger/foreigner (non-Israelites) fairly and with compassion. We are not to think that we are better than anyone else just because The Almighty made a covenant with our forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and with our ancestors at Mount Sinai. We are held to a higher standard of … Continue reading Line By Line: You Shall Not Wrong a Stranger Nor Oppress Him
Category: Hebrew Bible
Line By Line: Permitted Foods Vs. Forbidden Species
Shalom, everyone! The Almighty created all things, however, only a portion of His Creation is permissible for food to the Nation of Yisra'el. While most vegetation/plant life is permissible for food (Genesis 1:29), The Almighty only allows His people to consume certain species. These are outlined in the Torah, in the Books of Genesis and Leviticus. Any species … Continue reading Line By Line: Permitted Foods Vs. Forbidden Species
Line By Line: TRUE Prophets VS. FALSE Prophets – Know the Difference
Shalom, everyone! For as long as we have been a people, The Almighty has sent among us true prophets but also allowed false prophets to operate. The Almighty sends the true prophet to encourage us to serve only Him, repent of our sins, return to Torah obedience, and warn us of danger ahead. The Almighty allows the false prophet around us … Continue reading Line By Line: TRUE Prophets VS. FALSE Prophets – Know the Difference
Torah: The Almighty’s Thirteen Attributes of Mercy – Exodus 34:6-7
Shalom, everyone! After the incident of the Golden Calf (Exodus 32), The Almighty commanded Moshe (Moses) to hew two stone tablets upon which The Almighty would write the same words that were upon the first set of tablets that Moses broke in anger at the sin of Yisra'el. The Almighty commanded Moshe to come up … Continue reading Torah: The Almighty’s Thirteen Attributes of Mercy – Exodus 34:6-7
Hebrew Bible: Special Torah Portions for Mo’edim and Holidays
Shalom, everyone! The following is a list of the Special Torah portions for mo'edim and holidays, including Festivals and Fast Days, read during an annual cycle on the Hebrew calendar, along with their corresponding haftarah portions. The haftarah portions listed are the most commonly-read portions within the Yemenite and Sephardi communities: Parashah Torah Haftarah Rosh Chodesh (weekday) Numbers 28:1-15 … Continue reading Hebrew Bible: Special Torah Portions for Mo’edim and Holidays
Hebrew Bible: Weekly Torah Portions – Parashat ha-Shavua
Shalom, everyone! The Weekly Torah Portion or "Parashat ha-Shavua," "parashah," or "parsha," is a section of the Torah that is read publicly and aloud each week during Israelite prayer services. The regular weekly Torah portion is read in full during Shabbat (Saturday) morning services, and in part during Shabbat afternoon services, and Monday and Thursday morning services, except … Continue reading Hebrew Bible: Weekly Torah Portions – Parashat ha-Shavua
Hebrew Bible: The Tanakh
The Tanakh is the canonical collection of 24 Hebrew texts that form the Hebrew Bible. The word "Tanakh" is really an acronym of the first Hebrew letter of each of the three major traditional subdivisions of the Hebrew Bible in the Masoretic Text: Torah (Teaching or Five Books of Moses), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (The … Continue reading Hebrew Bible: The Tanakh
WATCH: Hebrew Calendar: The Days of the Week and the Creation of the Universe
Shalom, everyone! The following is our video "Hebrew Calendar: The Days of the Week and the Creation of the Universe," published on YouTube. Please like, share and subscribe to our YouTube channel Bnei Yisrael Society: Hebrew Calendar: The Days of the Week and the Creation of the Universe https://youtu.be/_115i46A6zU Video from YouTube channel Bnei Yisrael … Continue reading WATCH: Hebrew Calendar: The Days of the Week and the Creation of the Universe
WATCH: The Torah: The Almighty’s Loving Instructions
Shalom, everyone! The following is our video "The Torah: The Almighty's Loving Instructions," published on YouTube. This video provides an overview of the Torah, both the Written Torah (Torah she-bi-khtav) and the Oral Torah (Torah she-baal-peh). Please like, share and subscribe to our YouTube channel Bnei Yisrael Society: The Torah: The Almighty's Loving Instructions https://youtu.be/DtLauGesS6Y … Continue reading WATCH: The Torah: The Almighty’s Loving Instructions
WATCH: The Tanakh – The Hebrew Bible
Shalom, everyone! The following is our video "The Tanakh - The Hebrew Bible," published on YouTube. This video provides a brief overview of the Tanakh, a collection of the 24 canonical books that form the Hebrew Bible. Please like, share and subscribe to our YouTube channel Bnei Yisrael Society: The Tanakh - The Hebrew Bible … Continue reading WATCH: The Tanakh – The Hebrew Bible
