Betzalel and the Tree of Knowledge: A Lesson in Biblical Translation and Biblical Etymology (Part 3)
Today is our last post in the three part series about the special qualities Betzalel the chief artisan of the
Today is our last post in the three part series about the special qualities Betzalel the chief artisan of the
Today’s “parasha”{פרשה} (weekly Torah portion) is “Yitro” {יתרו} – which is the Hebrew name of Jethro (Moses’ father-in-law). It is
Last week, we finished reading the Book of Genesis and today we start with the Book of Exodus. The first “parasha”
One specific extraordinary thing which characterized the Ten Plagues of Egypt was the creation effect on them. Darkness was the
Betzalel Ben Uri (Hebrew for Betzalel, the son of Uri) or simply Betzalel became well known because he was the
The Hebrew words “Urim” and “Thummim” have a couple of meanings. ‘Urim’ comes from the Hebrew word for ‘light’ (‘Or’)
As we mentioned before, our weekly Torah portion lays out some of the most basic moral codes and describes the
One of the biggest problems of the different Bible translations in general, and the English translation in particular, is the
In our weekly Torah portion, one can find a long list of laws and regulations regarding how a person should
The weekly Torah portion’s name is “Metzora” {מצורע}(‘LEPERS’) and it is found in Leviticus 14:1–15:33 The Hebrew word ‘Tzara’at’ {צרעת} means