Question: What does it mean to be brought “under the wings of the Shechina”? Answer: See Rashi’s explanation of Genesis 12:5 – Genesis 12:5. “And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had acquired, and the …
Five of the Noahide Commandments are explicitly found in different verses in the Book of Genesis, and one is found in Leviticus. The remaining one (and in fact all them) can be inferred from a single verse in Genesis. To Believe …
Introduction by Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet, o.b.m., to the section on the Prohibition of Idolatry, in “The Divine Code,” Part II: Trusting and Respecting the One True God The concept of idolatry would appear to be an anachronism in our …
God gave the first six commandments to Adam and Hava (Eve), the first human beings. These commandments were repeated to Noah, and a seventh commandment was added, when, after the Flood, God established the Covenant of the Rainbow with Noah …
Source: the explanation by Rabbi Hillel of Paritch (?-1864 C.E.) of Chapter One of “Shaar HaYichud” – The Gate of Divine Unity by the second Rebbe of Chabad, Rabbi DovBer (1773-1827 C.E.). [This page is based on a translation/explanation by Betzalel Malamud …
A physical rainbow is reflective of, and a hint to, the fact that there are 7 kabbalistic spiritual powers (as reflected in the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot) which are manifested in the emotions in the human soul, and …
We read in Genesis the story of creation – how the world was created – and of course Genesis doesn’t start in the beginning. It starts with the Hebrew word “B’reishis,” which starts with a letter beis [the second letter of the …
102nd U.S. Congress (1991-1992), House Joint Resolution H.J.RES.104.ENR designating March 26, 1991, as Education Day, U.S.A.: “Congress recognizes the historical tradition of ethical values and principles which are the basis of civilized society and upon which our great Nation was …
If one wishes to ensure that mankind act justly and righteously, it must be founded upon observing the Will of the Creator and Director of the world! I wish to point out the theme of “Ethics of the Fathers” (Pirkei …
Today the World was Born Rosh HaShanah recalls the creation of the world, as we see from the prayer,[1] “Today the world was born.” According to our Sages, however, the world was created on the 25th of Elul, so that …
