Everyone knows the story of Joseph and how he was given the gift of interpreting dreams by Elohiym. He knows from Whom his enablement comes and declares it almost everytime he uses it for good; that way the hearers become aware that his God not only endows unusual gifts but watches over Joseph. Did anyone […]
Read moreGENESIS 42 JOSEPH’S BRETHREN IN EGYPT 1 Now when Yaakov saw that there were rations in Egypt, Yaakov said to his sons: Why do you keep looking at one another? saw. He had probably seen the corn brought by caravans. why do you look one upon another? Paralysed by doubt and helplessness (Luzzatto). [RA] provisions. Most of […]
Read more[If there’s one thing sure and encouraging about these 2 couples BAN/VAN@S6K and “CF” and “AF,” they are true friends. Others among us have friends who have distanced themselves altogether or when there’s no avoidance of getting together we avoid the topic of faith. This exchange will continue until one side gives up on the […]
Read more[The triple-D in the title stands for “Divinely Designed Dreams.” As far as we know, this doesn’t happen in real life because dreams have no significance since they’re just random mixing of information stored in the brain with no conscious order while the dreamer is in sleep mode . . . unless you believe in […]
Read more[This is a revisit, the original post was published September 2012. As we have done with all revisited posts, we have added three commentaries interspersed in the chapter verses; the introduction is ours, from our initial discussions of the chapter, without recourse to commentaries. Except for the introduction which is ours, the unbracketed notes within […]
Read more[Downloadable as an ebook from amazon.com; here are the details about the book from amazon.com] From Library Journal Editor: Susannah Heschel has compiled, edited, and written a biographical introduction to this first collection of the essays of her father, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-72), a noted scholar and theologian but also an activist in civil […]
Read more[This was first posted in September 2012; there is no change in the original article, we are simply replacing the former translation with a more recent one: The Five Books of Moses by Everett Fox. This is a free download from the publisher Shocken Books, check this link: http://toby.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/4/8/2748917/everett_foxxstorah.pdf.– –Admin1.] —————————————————————– As […]
Read more[Continuing the email exchange between Sinaites BAN/VAN@S6K and their missionary friends “CF” and “AF” who brought them their Catholic faith to evangelical Christianity— here is the reply to “CF” by BAN@S6K. We have not used their real names through these continuing exchange–Admin1.] ——————— Hi “CF” — I hope you had a restful vacation. Summer is […]
Read more[This was first posted in 2012, reflecting a simple reading and discussion by Sinaites of the problems within families that practice favoritism. To this original perspective are now added commentary from the three sources we have chosen to feature: Pentateuch and Haftorahs, ed. Dr. J.H. Hertz; RA/Robert Alter; and EF/Everett Fox whose translation we have chosen […]
Read more[This was first posted September 3, 2012 as “Esau, who is Edom”; it is now updated with three commentaries added to the Sinaite’s perspective which is discussed first, as an introduction. When we first started re-reading the Torah books, we thought it best to read without outside aid, just to test if today’s readers […]
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