The Ten Commandments: Introduction

Solomon

King Solomon was the third king of Israel and is known as the wisest man who ever lived. Solomon loved God with all his heart, and gave offerings to God in abundance. At the beginning of Solomon's…

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Isaac Loved Esau, Rebekah Loved Jacob

"And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob." Genesis 25:28 "Now Isaac pleaded with the Lord for his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord granted his plea, and…

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Torah-Don't Make Stuff Up

The Torah says, “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;…

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Israel's New Name

Do you know where the name Israel comes from? It originated in a most remarkable manner. Abraham's grandson Jacob was the younger of two sons. Yet Jacob deceived his father Isaac into giving him the…

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Bread and Obedience

“‘This is what the Lord has told you to do: “Every man gather as much of it as he can eat. Take a jar for every person that each of you has in his tent.”’

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Does God Say in Genesis 9:3 that Mankind is Free to Eat Any Kind of Animal?

Let’s take a look at the verse in question: “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given.” Many people have read this verse and quickly concluded that it…

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Cain and Abel

God, in His great love, developed a plan whereby we could receive forgiveness for our mistakes. He made provision for certain animals to be killed as our substitutes. These animals represented the…

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Torah-Eve

I would say most people who have read the Torah probably know that Eve was the first person to sin. “And it was not Adam who was deceived by Satan. The woman was deceived, and sin was the result.” 1…

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Nathan Saved Bathsheba's Life

Adonijah is a person that not many seem familiar with. He was actually the fourth son of David the king of Israel and the half brother of Solomon, born to Haggith - one of David’s wives.

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Daniel in Jewish Tradition

Considering the importance of the prophet-hakham Daniel, Shabbat Shalom has chosen to hear from several voices within Jewish tradition who not only praise the book, but also teach from and about it.…

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Who is a Jew?

Have you ever wondered where the term Jew comes from? In order to answer this question, I would like to give a little background information. Abraham, known as the first Hebrew, had a son named…

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Samson's Mistakes

Have you ever heard someone say, ‘Everything works together for good’? That’s a quote from Rav Shaul. But is that saying true even if people choose to disobey God’s commands? The life of Samson…

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Torah-Are You Building a Calf or a Tabernacle?

Giving is very important in Jewish culture and the Torah gives is some examples to follow. “When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron…

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Elohim

The very first words recorded in the Bible are "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

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Torah Lessons

It is sad to see that people seem to be increasingly considering it inappropriate for anyone to discuss something from scripture that requires making a change in the personal life. Oddly I have found…

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