Daily Bread — Friday, May 26, 2023
Good Morning. Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp. (Leviticus 24:10) This may seem a strange passage to use for the...
5 Sivan — Mandrakes Don’t Make Miracles
According to tradition, it was on this day that Reuben brought mandrakes to his mother, Leah. It’s recorded in Genesis 30: “Now Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them to his mother Leah. Then...
Daily Bread — Thursday, May 25, 2023
Good Morning. And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it. ... You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord (Leviticus 24:5-6) This is, of course, referring to the shewbread, or a better translation would be "the...
4 Sivan — The End From The Beginning
According to tradition, it was on this day that Moses began to write the first part of the Torah, everything from the creation account until the revelation at Mt Sinai. If that is true, that’s a lot of writing to do in just a matter of a few days, not to mention the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Good Morning. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually." (Leviticus 24:1-2) The seven branched lamp stand, the menorah, was to burn...
3 Sivan — Don’t Forget Who You Are
It was on this day that Moses acknowledged that the people had affirmed their desire to hear and to do all that the Lord would instruct them: “So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Good Morning. You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All who are native Israelites shall dwell in booths, that your generations may know that I made the children of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. (Leviticus 23:42-43) Very...
2 Sivan — Proclaim His Praises
According to tradition, it was on this day that Moses ascended Mt. Sinai for the very first time. On this initial ascent up to the mountain, God told Moses to speak to the children of Israel and say: “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on...
Daily Bread — Monday, May 22, 2023
Good Morning. And you shall take for yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, the boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall rejoice before the Lord your God for seven days. (Leviticus 23:40) Sukkot, or the...
1 Sivan — Strangers In A Strange Land
According to the book of Jubilee, it was on this day that Jacob and his family departed Canaan and headed to Egypt in order to be reunited with his son, Joseph. It is recorded in Genesis 46: “Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their...
Daily Bread — Sunday, May 21, 2023
Good Morning. Speak to the children of Israel, saying: "The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days to the Lord." (Leviticus 23:34) The seventh of the seven moedim -- "appointed times" -- is the Feast of Tabernacles, or as...
29 Iyar — The Battle for Jerusalem
It was on this day in the year 70 AD that the Romans completed the construction of embankments around the city of Jerusalem as they prepared for their final assault on the city. Two thousand years later, not a whole lot has changed. Through other means, the nations of...