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Enter the Temple
In 2013 I had the pleasure of studying archaeology under Dr. Chaya Katz of the Open U and doing archaeological studies in actual sites...
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Horns
Many words in Hebrew can have several meanings which are based on context. Here is a case of one word which in time became a symbol for...
Woman of Valour
We all know the famous "Eshet Chayil" of Proverbs 31:10. Commonly it is translated as "Woman of Valour" to indicate great deeds. The text...
Fear of Isaac?
A question is raised on the following verse: אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וֵאלֹהֵי נָחוֹר, יִשְׁפְּטוּ בֵינֵינוּ--אֱלֹהֵי, אֲבִיהֶם; וַיִּשָּׁבַע...
Clothing and vanity
In Genesis 37:3, the Torah tells us that Jacob gave Joseph a - כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּים KToNet PaSSiM the nature of which has baffled many...
Worship?
Probably one of the more misunderstood verbs is להשתחוות. This verb has been translated as "to worship", which has spun many ideas which...
When was Hannah's prayer answered?
In the amazing and beautiful story of the birth of Shmuel, we are presented with the powerful prayer of his mother Hannah. Hannah was...
Flour
While preparing for my weekly Tanakh class, I came across a word which had an interesting memory for me. The word is סלת-Solet, and is...
Nehemiah 8:15 and Sukkot
I have for many years dealt with the subject of the four species of Leviticus 23:40, and how they are understood in rabbinic...
Yom Hakippurim
Name of the Day Most people know Yom Hakippurim as "Yom Kipur"-יום כיפור (spelled in the Torah without the י and ו). In the Torah it is...
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