What’s in a name: Meora
Why are the words “light” and “curse” spelled the same in Hebrew?
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“Yearn” (“Burn” parody)
“For freedom we yearn… so the Torah we may learn…”
Read More “Yearn” (“Burn” parody)“Og the Mighty Giant” (song)
“Og, the mighty giant, tall as he could be; held on tight to Noah’s Ark to survive the Floody sea.”
Read More “Og the Mighty Giant” (song)Mey haShiloach 2 — Gen. 1:1, cont’d
Mey haShiloach – Torah through a Chasidic Lense
Jeshurun: Origin and Meaning [UPDATED October 2]
What’s up with Jeshurun? Where does this name come from? What does it signify?
Read More Jeshurun: Origin and Meaning [UPDATED October 2]Doomed to Repeat Them
We constantly hear in the media and from left-leaning individuals and groups, as well as from the United Nations and the spokespeople of the various world nations, about the evils perpetrated by the State of Israel any time it takes defensive actions against the groups or individuals that have sworn to destroy it. The enemies of […]
Read More Doomed to Repeat Themוהמבין יבין
Read MoreGates of Blessing
The Upper Realm has one hundred gates (מאה שערים). Each gate has an opening from which flows a wellspring of blessing to the world. From there our forefather Isaac drew one hundred forms of blessing, from the Hundred Gates, from which blessing and bounty and Divine Emanation come forth to all creations. Therefore… the Tent […]
Read More Gates of BlessingTwo Tablets given at Sinai in the form of G-d’s Name
The Tetragrammaton, or Four-Letter Name of G-d, is formed by the Hebrew letters ‘Yud’-‘Heh’-‘Vav’-‘Heh.’ According to Rabbi Yeshayah Horowitz (zt”l) in his magnum opus, Sheney Luchoth ha-Berith (known by its abbreviation, the ShLa”H), this name is reflected in the shape of the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments. The letter ‘yud’ has a numerical value of 10 in Hebrew,thus the […]
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Black Fire on White Fire 