May 11, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, when they have chastened him, will not heed them, then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his...
May 10, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day that Solomon began construction of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Holy Temple was one of the most magnificent structures that existed in the ancient world. Though the wealth and treasure that went into the building of this Temple were vast, one of the...
May 10, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved … and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, then it shall be, on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in...
May 9, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the first day of the month of Iyar and it was on this day, according to tradition, that the first of the ten plagues to strike Egypt occurred. It is recorded in Exodus 7: Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Take your rod and stretch out your hand...
May 9, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
If you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and desire her and would take her for your wife, then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. (Deuteronomy 21:11-12) I realize we’ve dealt with some interesting...
May 8, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the final day of the month of Aviv and we are currently in the time of “counting the Omer.” The word, עמר omer, is a unit of dry measure for things like grains and other dry commodities that was used in the era of the Sanctuary. It is estimated to be...
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