[Facetious title, admittedly, though it is meant to recall the circumstances of the first meeting between Moses/Moshe and the man who would become his father-in-law. Moses had fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian taskmaster, meets Zipporah/Tsiipporah ( who then takes him home to meet Jethro/Yether. At that time, Mosheh was a nobody, in fact a […]
Read more[This brief discussion is from A History of the Jews by Christian historian Paul Johnson; he discusses the difference in dogmatic theology where Christianity had problems formulating while it was relatively absent from rabbinical Judaism. This book as been featured as MUST READ and MUST OWN, downloadable as ebook from amazon.com; reformatted for posting.] Equally important, however, was […]
Read more[What does “Canon” mean? How was the Canon of the TNK chosen and put together?What part of the Canon of the Hebrew Scriptures are YHWH’s very words, and which are men’s? This book endeavors to answer those and all other questions that come to mind such as reliability of the Canon, etc. This book is […]
Read moreLife is full of choices. Use your head or your heart. You will pay a high price, To course your destiny. Be foolish or be wise, Chase the vain things in life, Or take the righteous path, It’s up to you to […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. —Admin1] This is from Torah for Dummies by Arthur Kurzweil: As the Pharaoh’s horse came into the Red Sea and the Egyptians drowned, Moses and the Israelites sang a song together known as Shirat Ha Yam (sheer-aht ha yahm; the Song at the Sea). The song commemorates the miracle of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt’s […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. We are not yet featuring the usual commentaries, we’re simply updating to the new translation from the former. The commentary here is by NSB@S6K. —Admin1] —————————————- Cecille B. DeMille of Hollywood epic cinema fame probably deserves credit for bringing to the movie-viewing public the most memorable […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. We will feature the commentaries later, for now we are just updating the translation from the previous one.—Admin1.] A night to remember . . . the night of Passover . . . for two people groupings: the Hebrew slaves and their Egyptian masters; one about to experience redemption […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. We are featuring only the new translation to replace the former, the usual commentaries will be added later.—Admin1.] When we read this narrative, there is so much to remember. If you were one of the Hebrew slaves being given all the detailed instructions on what to do and […]
Read more[Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. We are in process of changing translations; the usual commentaries we feature will be added later. For now, only the text/translation is being updated.–Admin1] In these three chapters, note the following: the demonstration of YHWH’s power in bringing upon Egypt calamities one after another; the plagues were inflicted only […]
Read more[Commentary by S6K. Translation: EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. .—Admin1.] At the end of this chapter, Mosheh, still the reluctant messenger and still showing no self-confidence, makes yet another excuse to the God Who has been propping him up since their first encounter. Exodus/Shemoth 6: 30 Moshe said before YHVH: If […]
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