Category Archives: Path to enlightenment

Meron 2014

This is the first year in many that I have gone to R’ Shimon Bar Yochai without the kids. It was a completely different experience. I went with Talia and we drove from Afula to Zfat through Tiveria. Getting to … Continue reading

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ספר ויקרא

ויקרא צו שמיני תזריע מצורע אחרי מות קדושים אמור בהר סיני בחוקותיי Previous Overview Next

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בחוקותיי

אִם-בְּחֻקֹּתַי, תֵּלֵכוּ; וְאֶת-מִצְו‍ֹתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ, וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם. וְנָתַתִּי גִשְׁמֵיכֶם, בְּעִתָּם; וְנָתְנָה הָאָרֶץ יְבוּלָהּ, וְעֵץ הַשָּׂדֶה יִתֵּן פִּרְיוֹ. וְהִשִּׂיג לָכֶם דַּיִשׁ אֶת-בָּצִיר, וּבָצִיר יַשִּׂיג אֶת-זָרַע; וַאֲכַלְתֶּם לַחְמְכֶם לָשֹׂבַע, וִישַׁבְתֶּם לָבֶטַח בְּאַרְצְכֶם. וְנָתַתִּי שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ, וּשְׁכַבְתֶּם וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד; וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי חַיָּה רָעָה, מִן-הָאָרֶץ, וְחֶרֶב, … Continue reading

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The 5 Books of Moshe

בראשית שמות ויקרא במדבר דברים

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הספרי קדושה

Contain: The 5 books of Moses The 8 books of Prophets The 11 books of Writings מפתחות תנאים

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בהר סיני

וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, בְּהַר סִינַי לֵאמֹר. דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם, כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל-הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם— וְשָׁבְתָה הָאָרֶץ, שַׁבָּת לַיהוָה. שֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְרַע שָׂדֶךָ, וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְמֹר כַּרְמֶךָ; וְאָסַפְתָּ, אֶת-תְּבוּאָתָהּ. וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת, שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן יִהְיֶה לָאָרֶץ— שַׁבָּת, לַיהוָה: … Continue reading

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The most intense day of my life

Well this follows that fateful day in Gatlinburg. And it was about a month or more into our trip. And I was really hungover. And disappointed. And angry. No, enraged. And jealous. And confused. All that I had set out … Continue reading

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Following the light – רוח הקודש

Moshe received an awareness of what the best possible world could be. It can be translated loosely as “the spirit of sanctity” but to get a hint of the true essence requires a lifetime of devotion in trying to understand. … Continue reading

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The Biblical era

While I may not be exact in my expressions, my goal is to be exactly that. I would like to write what can be observed, not what I have observed. As any researcher knows, the objective is always seen through … Continue reading

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The rain on the shuffle board

So it was the day before one of the most intense days in my life. It was much later that I even considered the connection, but for me it certainly holds a lot of symbolism and meaning. I would like … Continue reading

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