Dec 22, 2023 | All Posts, On This Day |
Jewish tradition believes that, on this day, Jeremiah purchased a field in the region of Benjamin and then prophesied: “Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this deed which is open,...
Dec 22, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire, lest you act corruptly and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of any figure. (Deuteronomy 4:15-16) For all of their lives, the Hebrews...
Dec 21, 2023 | All Posts, On This Day |
Tradition believes that it was on this day that Ezra the priest passed away. Ezra holds a very prominent place in Jewish history, regarded as being the restorer of the Torah after the Babylonian captivity. He came to prominence at a critical time in Jewish history...
Dec 21, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren, especially concerning the day you stood before...
Dec 20, 2023 | All Posts, On This Day |
In Judaism, today is considered to be a fast day commemorating the completion of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scripture, otherwise called the Septuagint. The original purpose of the Septuagint was to meet the needs of those Greek speaking Jews who lived...
Dec 20, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments … Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and...
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