Yo searchers, need help? – March 2015

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03/31/15 “where can you buy ted neeley souvenirs?” – Most likely in any live concert or reshowing of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Although what kind of ‘souvenir’ could you possibly find, except posters of Ted Neeley as JCS. Here’s the reason this searcher landed on this website: “Superstar” – Confessions of an Idolater

03/31/15 “jesus crucifixion pictures images” – Please refer to the entry below.

03/31/15 “jesus crucified” –

A Rabbi analyzes the Crucifixion
Human Sacrifice
In Search of the Historical Jesus – 4 – Crucifixion, Questions on Resurrection/Ascension
“Who killed Jesus?”
MUST READ: The Jesus Mysteries

03/30/15 “how long did abraham leave?” –“leave” of “live”? His lifetime occupied 13 chapters of Genesis:

03/28/15 “serpent” –

03/27/15 “picture of jacob reconciling with esau” – Genesis/Bereshith 33: “I have plenty, my brother, let what is yours remain yours. “

03/26/15 “spanish family tree project example” – We have not featured family tree images in Spanish but google is full of them in all languages. This search led us to http://kursiakar.biz/spanish/spanish-family-tree-project-example.html

03/25/15 “vengful god vs loving god” –

“Angry, vengeful God” of OT vs. “Merciful loving God” of NT
Is our God a “jealous, wrathful, and a vengeful God”? – 2
Is our God a “jealous, wrathful, and a vengeful God”?

03/25/15 “jesus crucified images” – One of the best images we’ve chosen to use is in this post: A Rabbi analyzes the Crucifixion

03/24/15 “deuteronomy clean and unclean animals” – Deuteronomy/Davarim 14: “3 You are not to eat any abominable-thing!”

03/23/15 “judaism symbols”

03/21/15 “shabbat shalom trees” – What in the world are “shabbat shalom trees”? A little bit of figuring out makes us think it’s the images or illustrations of family tree which we have regularly used in the portion of “BLESSINGS”. All those come from where else, ever reliable google of course, just enter “images for family tree.” Here’s a sample:

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03/20/15 “jewish symbols” –

Must Read – 6 – Robert Shoen/The Torah and the Law; Jewish symbols

03/20/16 “the shema in english wall art” – Presumably what this searcher means is ‘Shema in English’ and inscripted on a wall art; here’s one sample from hundreds of google images:

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Signs and Symbols from the SHEMA

03/20/15 “sarah abraham’s wife” –

03/20/15 “crucifixion” –

A Rabbi analyzes the Crucifixion

03/18/15 “why was it necessary to record aaron’s death?numbers 20:27-29” –

Numbers/Bamidbar 20: Miryam, Aharon die; “And Moshe raised his hand and struck the boulder with his staff, twice”

03/17/15 “torah and the brazen serpent” – Numbers/Bamidbar 21: The Brazen Serpent: ” it shall be: whoever has been bitten and then sees it, will live.”

03/17/15 “baby mose” – Exodus/Shemoth 1:15-22 – When is it ‘alright’ to tell a lie?

03/16/15 “psalm 86:15″ – But You O YHWH, are the Merciful and Compassionate God, Slow to Anger, Abundant in Kindness and Truth.

We usually teach that the Psalms are the inspired writings of men on which doctrine should not be based; however, this statement is based on the self-description of YHWH Himself, to a privileged chosen mediator Moses. in Exodus 34:6:

And YHWH passed before his face and called out: YHWH YHWH God, showing mercy, showing favor, long-suffering in anger, abundant in loyalty and faithfulness, keeping loyalty to the thousandth (generation), bearing iniquity, rebellion and sin, , yet not clearing, clearing (the guilty) calling-to-account the iniquity of the fathers upon sons and upon sons’ sons, to the third and fourth (generation)!

03/15/15 “numbers 20:27-29 why was it necessary to record aaron’s death” –

Numbers/Bamidbar 20: Miryam, Aharon die; “And Moshe raised his hand and struck the boulder with his staff, twice”

Here’s what the commentary says about Aaron:

A national mourning for their first High Priest.

In later Jewish thought, Aaron is the ideal peace-maker; and Hillel bids every man to be a ‘disciple of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving his fellowmen and bringing them near to the Torah’.

03/15/15 “fire and “brimstone” – Genesis/Bereshith 19: “But YHWH rained down brimstone and fire upon Sedom and Amora, coming from YHVH, from the heavens”

03/15/15 “of prophecy in israel are veiled in obscurity? discuss” – Q&A: “Israel prophecy” – “veiled in obscurity”?

03/14/15 “elokiim” – This is from the commentary in Genesis/Bere’shith 1: “At the beginning of God’s creating the heavens and the earth” –

God. Heb. Elohim. The existence of the Deity is throughout Scripture assumed: it is not a matter for argument or doubt. Elohim is the general designation of the Divine Being in the Bible, as the fountain and source of all things. Elohim is a plural form, which is often used in Hebrew to denote plenitude or might. Here it indicates that God comprehends and unifies all the forces of eternity and infinity.

03/13/15 “origins of prophecy in israel are veiled in obscurity.discuss” – Q&A: “Israel prophecy” – “veiled in obscurity”?

03/12/15 “rabbi younger aish” – We have a few ‘Q&A’ and ‘Ask the Rabbi’ posts featuring Rabbi Younger of aish. com; but if you’re interested in his writings, please go directly to aish.com.

03/12/15 “origins of prophecy are veilled in obscurity” discuss – Q&A: “Israel prophecy” – “veiled in obscurity”?

03/12/15 “shabbat images” – Please go to http://sinai6000.net/site-map/ and scroll down to the category “A Sinaite’s Liturgy” which features a year of Sabbath celebrations complete with images specially chosen from what is available on the internet.

03/12/15 “aaron’s rod that budded” –

Numbers/Bamidbar 17 – ” And it will be that the rod of the man whom I will choose will bud;”

03/11/15 “half devil and angel nephilim” – Q&A: “If there are no fallen angels, then explain the ‘Nephilim’ in the narrative account of the Flood.”

03/11/15 – “origins of prophecy in israel was veiled in obscurity.discuss” – Q&A: “Israel prophecy” – “veiled in obscurity”?

03/11/15 “divinity question:why was the origins of prophecy in israel veiled in obscurity??” – Q&A: “Israel prophecy” – “veiled in obscurity”?

03/10/15 “serpent” –

Prooftext 1b – Genesis 3:15 – Who is the “serpent”?

03/10/15 ” family like branches on a tree ” – Please go to any of the Sabbath Liturgies (we have all year round) and go to the BLESSINGS part where a family tree image is often illustrated. We choose these images from the internet though google connections. Most recent sample is this:

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03/08/15 “illustrated spotted lamb jacob” – Genesis/Bereshith 30: Battle for Babies and Battle of the Wits

03/08/15 “god calling abraham” – Genesis/Bereshith 12: ” All the clans of the soil will find blessing through you! “

03/07/15 “jesus crucified images” – A Rabbi analyzes the Crucifixion

03/06/15 “origins. of prophecy veileid in its obscurity discuss’ – Q&A: “Israel prophecy” – “veiled in obscurity”?

03/06/15 “fire brimstone” –

Genesis/Bereshith 19: “But YHWH rained down brimstone and fire upon Sedom and Amora, coming from YHVH, from the heavens”

03/06/15 “was moses god vengeful or loving” – “Angry, vengeful God” of OT vs. “Merciful loving God” of NT

03/06/15 “yaakov and esav”

03/05/15 “115 gods of ancient egypt” –

03/05/15 “ted neeley jesus” – “Superstar” – Confessions of an Idolater

03/04/15 “the five books of moses everett fox pdf”

03/04/15 “ya’akov and his sons” –

Genesis/Bereshith 49: Jacob/Israel’s Legacy and Last Farewell

03/04/15 “serpent” – Prooftext 1b – Genesis 3:15 – Who is the “serpent”?

03/01/15 “sanai confession page 2015″ – We have quite a few posts for this searcher, take our pick”

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03/01/15 For starters, we’re going along with “National Nutrition Month” and reminding our webvisitors about the “Maker’s Diet” based on Leviticus 11 (for meat-eaters) and Genesis 3 for Vegetarians/Vegans.

Here’s our contribution to human health:

Biblical Diet 1
Biblical Diet 2—UNclean Meat
Biblical Diet 3—Leviticus 11
Biblical Diet 4a: NT Perspective: Did Jesus declare all foods clean in Mark 7:19?
Biblical Diet 4b: NT: Matthew 15:1-20
Biblical Diet 4c: Peter’s Vision in Acts 10:9-23
Leviticus/Wayyiqrah 11 – As a Torah-observant Jew, what would Jesus have eaten?
Leviticus/Wayyiqrah 11a – Dietary Laws

[Not that anybody would care to know but it doesn’t hurt to gain knowledge about many things we take for granted. We mouth the days of the week and the months of the year, hardly giving a thought to who or what these divisions of time have been named after, who named them, and why. So what, who cares, does it matter? Well, if you ever end up answering the 64M$ question, you’ll wish you had done some homework on trivia. So here’s a link to explain the why’s and who’s in the Gregorian calendar:

http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/pagandaymonth/

March—Mars’ month

Middle English March(e)Anglo-French March(e)/Old English Martius/Latin/Martius “of Mars”/Latin Marti(s) “Mars” + -us (adj. suffix)/Latin Martius mensis “month of Mars”

Martius has always had 31 days. March was the original beginning of the year, and the time for the resumption of war. Mars is the Roman god of war. He is identified with the Greek god Ares.

Now, what about the biblical calendar, what month are we currently in? February 20 was the first day of the month of Adar. For a backgrounder, here’s a post that explains what the month means to the Jewish people: http://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/article_cdo/aid/2863908/jewish/9-Things-You-Probably-Didnt-Know-About-the-Month-of-Adar.htm

And in this day and age, cause-oriented people and organizations, March has become the month for reminders; just like February was Love Month and Heart Heath Month, March is Fire Prevention Month.—Admin1]

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Source: Exodus/Shemoth 24 – "the sight of the Glory of YHVH (was) like a consuming fire" -- We gentiles living in this 21st century are able to experience that climactic moment [God appearing on Sinai] by reading and studying this portion of the TORAH. Indeed, we see YHWH not quite as dramatically as the mixed multitude did, but perhaps even better through these accounts recorded in Exodus. There is a saying that hindsight is 20/20 vision, i.e., we begin to see and understand the question marks in our past only later in our lives, as we mature and hopefully become wiser and more introspective about the meaning or seeming meaninglessness of happenings in history, whether personal, national, or universal. Søren Kierkegaard adds a twist to this: “Only 20:20 vision is hindsight. Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” As we endeavor to understand each portion in the TORAH of YHWH, much of it will seem irrelevant to our current situation but if we see beyond the time-bound cultural and religious situations and begin to understand what truly has not change—human nature and the Great Revelator who designed the perfect blueprint for living in peace, happily and contentedly with family, community, country and the nations, the unquestionable conclusion is: TORAH is relevant to ALL humankind, not just to Israel, to this very day.

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