The hope of this site is to be educational and inspirational. I see the Torah as an instruction manual given to us by a
benevolent Father in heaven to help us navigate our lives, with
stories and examples for us to learn from.
BIBLE
= Book of Instruction By which to Live
on Earth
FROG = Forever Rely On
G-d
Frogs only jump forward not backward.
So too must we continue to move forward in our quest for
spirituality and contentment.
4 days ago
Truth 2, a review of some facts of first lecture on truth and some amazing facts about truth and numbers.
4 days ago
Chp, 13 verses 27 - 33: The report of the spies about the land and Calev's attempt to counter the negative report of the spies.
1 week ago
Honoring parents, why would we be commanded to honor our parents? Why would the command to do so be on the first set of tablets and not the second? Why is it that with honor the father precedes the mother and with fear the mother precedes the father?
1 week ago
Chp. 13 verses 17 - 26: Moshe sends the spies to spy out the land. He sends them to the south. He gives them instructions about what they should look for. He also tells them to bring back some produce from the land. They bring a cluster of grapes, a fig, and a pomegranates. It only takes them 40 days to spy out the land. Ony Calev goes to Hebron to the graves of the Forefathers. They return with their report to Moshe and the people.
2 weeks ago
What comes first, how do we decide what takes precedence in our decisions in life.
2 weeks ago
Chp, 13 verses 1 - 17: God tells Moshe that he should send spies into the of Canaan. At this time these 12 men that are listed are considered righteous, equal to the princes of the tribes. Moshe adds a yud to Hoshea's name changing it to Yehoshua. The reasons why Moshe changed Yehoshua's name.
7 years ago
Chp. 26 verses 1 - 14: Introduction, begins with the laws of "Becurim" First Fruits. The second tithing during the third year of the schmittah cycle was given to the poor, called "Maaser Ani."
7 years ago
Chp. 26 verse 15 - Chp. 27 verse 26: Continues with the laws of tithing. Command to serve and obey Hashem and you will be his own treasure. Chp. 27, command when they would cross the Jordon to erect large stones and clearly write on them the words of the Torah. Then to build an alter of stones and to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings on it. Which were to be eaten in a state of rejoicing. They were then to accept the laws of the Torah by six tribes standing on Mt. Gerizim, representing the blessings and six tribes standing on Mt. Eival signifying the curses. The levites were to stand in the valley between the mountains and pronounce the blessings and the curses.
7 years ago
Chp. 28 verses 1 - 47: Moshe tells the people all the blessings they will receive if they keep G-d's Torah. Then he enumerates all the curses that will befall them if they rebel against Hashem and His Torah. All their difficulties will occur because " You did not serve the L-rd your G-d with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things."
7 years ago
Chp. 28 verse 47 - Chp. 29 verse 8: Continues with the curses that would befall the people for their disobedience to Hashem and His Torah. Chp. 29, Moshe began his third and final discourse to the people. He appealed to them to remember Hashem their G-d who watched over them in Egypt, during their wanderings in the wilderness and who would continue to protect them in the future.