Interpretation of Dreams According to Torah

Posted by on Oct 10, 2024 in The Patriarchs' Saga

The young Yoseph dreamed two dreams concerning his family. In his first dream, all his brothers bowed to him. In the second dream, his father and mother, and his brothers bowed. Later in Egypt as a viceroy, he orchestrated the things in a such way that all his brothers and father would come to bow down to him. Was Yoseph trying to bring what he dreamed of to its realization? It is the object of this work to seek the answers to this question, as we will seek to clarify what...

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Do the Tax-exempt Donations to the Poor Repay in Heaven?

Posted by on Sep 29, 2024 in Bible Study

According to Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, Maimonides, the sacrifices have no intrinsic value in the Temple service. They are part of a legal procedures, which do not benefit the Eternal but humans, for nothing that men do has an effect on Him. But what men do can affect others. And the Eternal does not look at what is offered but rather who offers it. Thus, the Torah concept of charity differs greatly from the world notion of it. When gentiles give, they see charity as a kind...

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The Prophet Like Mosheh

Posted by on Sep 22, 2024 in The Messiah

It is very difficult to imagine the picture which floated in Mosheh’s mind, when he urged the people to await a prophet like him, for he is speaking of a future state but in images drawn from his current world. What was in his mind when he uttered these words? And whose words were they indeed? It is the object of this work to seek the answers to these questions, as we will present to the readers a new approach so that they can have the confidence to delve into the meaning...

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Hebrew Word: Prophet, Prophecy

Posted by on Sep 15, 2024 in Hebrew Study

It is the object of this work to explain the Hebrew words for “prophet” and “prophecy”. Usually, when people talk of a prophet, it is meant a chosen person who divines the future, and of a prophecy: knowledge of the future said to be obtained from a divine source, i.e., a deity. But the Hebraic concept of prophet and prophecy should not be confused with the divination or fortunetelling found among the nations. So, who is a prophet, and what a prophet...

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When a True Prophet Presumes To Speak, It Is Decided in Heaven

Posted by on Sep 8, 2024 in Prophecy Insight

Prophecies often address existing sins necessitating urgent either-or choices in case of crises. Crises make people choose. When people choose, they take sides. When they take sides, they face the dilemma to do the will of their Maker or their own will. The Supernal One sets everyone in a situation to make a choice; His prophets included: whether they will speak His words or their own words. But the truth of a prophet’s word could only be determined after an event has come...

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Hebrew Words: Sign, Wonder, and Prophet

Posted by on Sep 2, 2024 in Hebrew Study

The children of Israel did not believe in Mosheh because of the signs and wonders he performed in Egypt and in the desert. Indeed, one who believes because of miracles can be easily deceived, since a “miracle” can be done by trickery or sorcery. Rather, all the miracles Mosheh performed were by necessity, not to prove or legitimize his prophecy. It was necessary to turn the staff into a snake and do all ten plagues upon Egypt, because Pharaoh did not let people go. It was...

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Hebrew Word: The End

Posted by on Aug 25, 2024 in Hebrew Study

Do we have any way of knowing how the Eternal values our performance of different laws of the Torah, so that we would know what rewards are in store for us for their performance? For it has indeed been said to us because we have guarded and performed the commands of the Torah, the Eternal will also guard unto us His Covenant. Our Hebrew word in question is the word “because” in the translation. Many translations tend to flatten out Hebrew text to create a...

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Bible Code: The Gods of Wood and Stone

Posted by on Aug 19, 2024 in The Bible Codes

It is the object of this work to seek the answers to the Bible codes concerning the idol-worship as found in Deuteronomy 4. In the following, we would like to touch upon those obscure passages in the Hebrew Scripture that much have been avoided in the traditional commentaries, as we will address them in due course. In this endeavor, we are fully aware that we cannot remove all the difficulties we will come across, but it is worth trying, as the reader will understand...

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Metatron: The Messenger with the Eternal’s Name

Posted by on Aug 11, 2024 in The Messiah

Metatron, a central figure in Jewish mysticism, holds a unique hierarchical position over other spiritual entities. Some sources (Gevurot Hashem 55:9) describe Metatron as a unique angel who is superior to all other angels, having great power but being utterly subservient and far inferior to the Eternal. This angel (Metatron) is a created being. The primary texts of Kabbalah, the Zohar and Pardes Rimonim, describe Metatron as a servant of the Eternal. Yet, despite his...

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Avraham Believed in the Lord but Who Counted to Whom Righteousness?

Posted by on Jul 28, 2024 in The Patriarchs' Saga

Many translators tend to flatten out Hebrew grammatical difficulties to create a smoother translation. These difficulties are not always visible in translation. Such is the case of the translation of Genesis 15:6. There are two views as to how to translate the verse that reads, And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness. (Gen 15:6 JPS) According to this reading and more particularly this capitalization, Avraham believed in the Eternal and He...

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Hebrew Word: Satan

Posted by on Jul 22, 2024 in Hebrew Study

The Hebrew word satan has total of 27 occurrences in the Tanach, but only twice in the Torah: in Num 22:22 and Num 22:32, wherein it refers to an angel of the Most High who stood as an adversary against the evil prophet for profit Bil’am. Hence, the plain meaning of the Hebrew word שָׂטָן satan is one who opposes or stands against (see Num 22:32). We read, But the displeasure of Elohim burned because he went, and the Messenger of the Eternal placed himself in the way as an...

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Hebrew Words in Hebrew Wordplay

Posted by on Jul 14, 2024 in Hebrew Study

Biblical Hebrew is a small language compared to English which along with the borrowed words, and scientific, medical and legal terms borrowed from Greek and Roman languages is estimated to have about two and a half million words. The number of attested Hebrew words however is 8198, of which some 2000 are words that occur only once in the Hebrew Scripture. That makes Hebrew indeed a very small language. Yet, Hebrew as the tongue of the Creation, has words that are full of...

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