Category Archives: Leviticus/Waiqrah

[First posted in 2013.  Since this chapter is a crucial one, we will quote in toto the commentary of our MUST READ/MUST OWN Pentateuch & Haftarahs, not only the Introduction but the comment for specific verses. Commentary is enclosed in  [brackets].  Highlighting and reformatting have been added.—Admin1.]   ———————-   CHAPTER XIX. A MANUAL OF MORAL INSTRUCTION […]

Leviticus/Wayyiqrah 19: The Essentials of Torah/Counterpart of the Ten Commandments

[First posted in 2013.  Since this chapter is a crucial one, we will quote in toto the commentary of our MUST READ/MUST OWN Pentateuch & Haftarahs, not only the Introduction but the comment for specific verses. Commentary is enclosed in  [brackets].  Highlighting and reformatting have been added.—Admin1.]   ———————-   CHAPTER XIX. A MANUAL OF MORAL INSTRUCTION […]

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What???!!! The God of Israel dictates EVEN WHAT WE SHOULD EAT???

Any inventor/maker/creator of any item that has to function properly and efficiently gives instructions to the user on how to take care of the item.  And let’s say it’s a motor vehicle that uses a particular fuel, the manufacturer specifies ‘this’ and ‘not that’ fuel or it might bog down.  I’ve gassed up my vehicle ignoring […]

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THE TORAH – LEVITICUS/Chapter by Chapter

[This is a work in progress; incomplete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the text from our 3 sources: Pentateuch and Haftorah, Everett Fox, Robert Alter.  It is complete however in terms of the chapter-by-chapter translation of Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES.–Admin1] —————————–   Leviticus/Waiqrah Leviticus/Wayyiqrah- Introduction – ‘And […]

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What is “the Tree of Life”? –1

[This was originally posted in 2012.  With the continuing interest in coconut oil and products from the coconut tree, we are reposting this 5 year-old article.  Please read the three comments in the “readers’ response” at the bottom of the page; interestingly, this post caught the attention of  enthusiasts/promoters of coconut oil and coconut products. […]

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How now do we observe "My" feasts?

[This was originally posted in 2013 and revisited during the autumn feasts commanded to Israel in  Leviticus 23.  While the article gives the ‘fall feasts’ as justification for reposting, we are fast approaching the spring festivals, “easter” in Christian reconfiguration, and passover in the original Exodus account.   In the first two years of our pilgrimage, we were […]

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Leviticus/Wayyiqrah 19: The Essentials of Torah/Counterpart of the Ten Commandments

[First posted in 2013.  Since this chapter is a crucial one, we will quote in toto the commentary of our MUST READ/MUST OWN Pentateuch & Haftarahs, not only the Introduction but the comment for specific verses. Commentary is enclosed in  [brackets].  Highlighting and reformatting have been added.—Admin1.]   ———————-   CHAPTER XIX. A MANUAL OF MORAL INSTRUCTION […]

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THE TORAH – LEVITICUS/Chapter by Chapter

[This is a work in progress; incomplete in terms of the commentary we wish to add to the text from our 3 sources: Pentateuch and Haftorah, Everett Fox, Robert Alter.  It is complete however in terms of the chapter-by-chapter translation of Everett Fox’s THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES.–Admin1] —————————–   Leviticus/Waiqrah Leviticus/Wayyiqrah- Introduction – ‘And […]

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