journey of the soul
“If you search there for the L-RD your G-d, you will find Him, if only you seek Him with all your heart and soul.”
– Deuteronomy 4:29, JPS 1985 Tanach
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the Ascent of Prayer
B”H “And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of G-d ascending and descending on it.” – Genesis 28:12, JPS 1917 Tanach After the debacle of Esau’s temper, became known, Jacob was sent away to find a wife inContinue reading “the Ascent of Prayer”
Human Nature
“And the children struggled within her.” – Genesis 25:22, JPS 1917 Tanach “And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.” – Genesis 25:27, JPS 1917 Tanach Jacob received his name, from the root word eikev meaning “heel,” because whenContinue reading “Human Nature”
Life Unadulterated
B”H “And the life of Sarah was one hundred years and twenty years and seven years; [these were] the years of the life of Sarah.” – Genesis 23:1, The Complete Jewish Tanach What an interesting way to denote the years of Sarah’s life. Commentary notes that there is a specific reason that the word “years”Continue reading “Life Unadulterated”
