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This week’s Torah portion, Bamidbar (in the wilderness), we address several aspects of numbers in the bible.
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This week’s Torah portion, Bamidbar (in the wilderness), we address several aspects of numbers in the bible.
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Jeff and Yoel discuss the return to Eden; role and types of prophets, including Joel’s promise of sons and daughters prophesying, and holding the blessings and curses by faith and tangibility in this combined broadcast of parashat Bechukotai (By my regulations) and Hoshea chapter 11.
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This week’s first Torah portion, Behar (On the mountain), describes the Shemittah (sabbatical year) and the Yovel (Jubilee). When, where and how are we to keep them?
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In this week’s Torah portion, Emor (speak), we see how the cohanim (priests) are supposed to look and behave as representatives of God on earth.
I have been asked multiple times on the subject of reincarnation in the bible and Judaism. The following are my personal thoughts and understandings as being a person who has come across this belief in mainstream Judaism of today. As a person who has been raised in Orthodoxy and has also received academic training, I cannot find concrete data on this belief as an ancient one. This affects the validity of said belief and opens it up to modern criticism which cannot use ancient sources.
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In this week’s second Torah portion, Qedoshim (holy ones), Yoel examines the laws for our social structure that make us holy by upholding order and reducing chaos.
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In this week’s first Torah portion, Acharey Mot (after the death), Yoel walks us through the procedures and insights connected to Yom Hakippurim (Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement).
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In this week’s second Torah portion, Metzora’ (leper), Yoel explains the nature of biblical leprosy, the social condition of the leper and other realities of leprosy that we find in the Tanakh.
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In this week’s Torah portion, Tazria (she conceives), Yoel addresses the odd laws of childbirth and blood flow.
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This week’s Torah portion, Shmini (eighth), contains the dietary laws of God. Listen as Yoel explains about Kosher practices in the home.
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