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Yahoel As Sar Torah 105 Emblematic Representations of the Divine Mysteries
Orlov: Aural Apocalypticism / 4. Korrektur / Mohr Siebeck 08.06.2017 / Seite III Andrei A. Orlov Yahoel and Metatron Aural Apocalypticism and the Origins of Early Jewish Mysticism Mohr Siebeck Orlov: Aural Apocalypticism / 4. Korrektur / Mohr Siebeck 08.06.2017 / Seite 105 Yahoel as Sar Torah 105 emblematic representations of the divine mysteries. If it is indeed so, Yahoel’s role in controlling these entities puts him in a very special position as the dis- tinguished experts in secrets, who not only reveals the knowledge of esoteric realities but literally controls them by taming the Hayyot and the Leviathans through his power as the personification of the divine Name. Yahoel as Sar Torah In Jewish tradition, the Torah has often been viewed as the ultimate com- pendium of esoteric data, knowledge which is deeply concealed from the eyes of the uninitiated. In light of this, we should now draw our attention to another office of Yahoel which is closely related to his role as the revealer of ultimate secrets – his possible role as the Prince of the Torah or Sar Torah. The process of clarifying this obscure mission of Yahoel has special sig- nificance for the main task of this book, which attempts to demonstrate the formative influences of the aural ideology found in the Apocalypse of Abraham on the theophanic molds of certain early Jewish mystical accounts. In the past, scholars who wanted to demonstrate the conceptual gap between apocalyptic and early Jewish mystical accounts have often used Sar Torah sym- bolism to illustrate such discontinuity between the two religious phenomena. -
The God Who Delivers (Part 2)
The God Who Delivers (part 2) Review from Creation to Jacob’s family in Egypt? Our last study ended the book of Genesis with Joseph enjoying life as the Pharoah’s commanding officer. After forgiving his brothers for what they had done, Jacob and his entire clan moves to Egypt and this is where the book of Exodus begins. What turn of event occurs in the life of the Israelites in Egypt? Exodus 1:8-11 A generation passes and new powers come to be. A new pharaoh “whom Joseph meant nothing” became fearful the Israelite nation, becoming so fruitful and huge, would rebel against him. The Israelites became slaves to the Egyptians. The Pharoah comes up with what solution? 1:22 Kill every Hebrew boy that is born. The future deliverer is delivered. 2:1-10. A boy is spared, saved from a watery death through the means of an “ark”. Sound familiar? Moses is delivered to one day deliver God’s people out of Egypt, but for the time being, was being brought up in the Egyptian royal household. Moses becomes an enemy to Egypt. 2:11-15. Moses tries to do what is right, but has to flee Egypt for his life so he goes to Mdian. God has a message for Moses. Chapter 3. The Lord tells Moses he will be the one to deliver the Israelites out of slavery, but Moses immediately doubts. 3:11. God tells Moses who He is. 3:14-15. I am who I am. God gives Moses special abilities in order to convince the people. -
Parshat Matot/Masei
Parshat Matot/Masei A free excerpt from the Kehot Publication Society's Chumash Bemidbar/Book of Numbers with commentary based on the works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, produced by Chabad of California. The full volume is available for purchase at www.kehot.com. For personal use only. All rights reserved. The right to reproduce this book or portions thereof, in any form, requires permission in writing from Chabad of California, Inc. THE TORAH - CHUMASH BEMIDBAR WITH AN INTERPOLATED ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY BASED ON THE WORKS OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE Copyright © 2006-2009 by Chabad of California THE TORAHSecond,- revisedCHUMASH printingB 2009EMIDBAR WITH AN INTERPOLATED ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARYA BprojectASED ON of THE WORKS OF ChabadTHE LUBAVITCH of CaliforniaREBBE 741 Gayley Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024 310-208-7511Copyright / Fax © 310-208-58112004 by ChabadPublished of California, by Inc. Kehot Publication Society 770 Eastern Parkway,Published Brooklyn, by New York 11213 Kehot718-774-4000 Publication / Fax 718-774-2718 Society 770 Eastern Parkway,[email protected] Brooklyn, New York 11213 718-774-4000 / Fax 718-774-2718 Order Department: 291 KingstonOrder Avenue, Department: Brooklyn, New York 11213 291 Kingston718-778-0226 Avenue / /Brooklyn, Fax 718-778-4148 New York 11213 718-778-0226www.kehot.com / Fax 718-778-4148 www.kehotonline.com All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book All rightsor portions reserved, thereof, including in any the form, right without to reproduce permission, this book or portionsin writing, thereof, from in anyChabad form, of without California, permission, Inc. in writing, from Chabad of California, Inc. The Kehot logo is a trademark ofThe Merkos Kehot L’Inyonei logo is a Chinuch,trademark Inc. -
A Brief Chronology
A Brief Chronology B.C.E. is an abbreviation of "Before the Common Era" and C.E. of the "Common Era." The Common Era is that of the Gregorian calendar, where time is measured before or after what was thought to be the birth year of Jesus: in Latin, Anno Domini, the "Year of the Lord," abbreviated A.D. In fact, Jesus' date of birth is now placed in or about 4 B.C.E. Muslims also use a "before" and "after" system. In their case the watershed date is that of the Hijrah or Emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 C.E., called in the West A.H., or Anno Hegirae. Jewish time reckoning is only "after," that is, from the Creation of the World, normally understood to be about 4000 years B.C.E. B.C.E. ca. 1700 God's Covenant with Abraham ca. 1200 The exodus from Egypt; the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai ca. 1000 David, king of the Israelites, captures Jerusalem and makes it his capital ca. 970 Solomon builds the First Temple in Jerusalem 621 Josiah centralizes all Jewish worship in the Temple in Jeru- salem 587 Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar carry Israelites into exile in Babylon; the destruction of Solomon's Temple £38 Exiles return to Judea; Ezra; Nehemiah; rebuilding of Jerusa- lem Temple 332 Alexander the Great in the Near East; Greek dynasties rule Palestine ca. 280 Translation of Bible in Greek: the "Septuagint" 200 The Seleucid dynasty of Syria replaces the Ptolemies as rulers of Palestine 17 £-164 Antiochus IV Epiphanes; profanation of the Temple 164 Maccabean revolt; Jewish independence 164-37 The Hasmonean dynasty rules Palestine xviii CHRONOLOGY 37-4 Herod the Great, king of Judea ca. -
The Two Screens: on Mary Douglas S Proposal
The Two Screens: On Mary Douglass Proposal for a Literary Structure to the Book of Leviticus* Gary A. Rendsburg In memoriam – Mary Douglas (1921–2007) In the middle volume of her recent trio of monographs devoted to the priestly source in the Torah, Mary Douglas proposes that the book of Leviticus bears a literary structure that reflects the layout and config- uration of the Tabernacle.1 This short note is intended to supply further support to this proposal, though first I present a brief summary of the work, its major suppositions, and its principal finding. The springboard for Douglass assertion is the famous discovery of Ramban2 (brought to the attention of modern scholars by Nahum Sar- na3) that the tripartite division of the Tabernacle reflects the similar tripartite division of Mount Sinai. As laid out in Exodus 19 and 24, (a) the people as a whole occupied the lower slopes; (b) Aaron, his two sons, and the elders were permitted halfway up the mountain; and (c) only Moses was allowed on the summit. In like fashion, according to the priestly instructions in Exodus 25–40 and the book of Leviticus, (a) the people as a whole were allowed to enter the outer court of the Taberna- * It was my distinct pleasure to deliver an oral version of this article at the Mary Douglas Seminar Series organized by the University of London in May 2005, in the presence of Professor Douglas and other distinguished colleagues. I also take the op- portunity to thank my colleague Azzan Yadin for his helpful comments on an earlier version of this article. -
Covenant of Mount Sinai
mark h lane www.biblenumbersforlife.com COVENANT OF MOUNT SINAI SUMMARY The children of Israel were slaves in Egypt. The Lord brought them out with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm. He brought them into the desert of Sinai and made them a nation under God, with the right to occupy and live in the Promised Land, AS TENANTS, subject to obedience to the Law of Moses. To have the privilege to continue to occupy the Promised Land Israel must keep: The ritual law concerning the priesthood and the continual offering of animal sacrifices, etc. The civil law concerning rights of citizens, land transactions, execution of justice, etc. The moral law: Love your neighbor as yourself The heart law: Love the LORD your God and serve him only In the Law of Moses there were blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. Penalties for disobedience went as far as being shipped back to Egypt as slaves. All who relied on observing the Law of Moses were under a curse. It is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law” (Deut. 27:26). None of the blessings under the Law of Moses concern eternal life, the heavenly realm, or the forgiveness of sins necessary to stand before God in the life hereafter. The people under the Covenant of Sinai did not even enjoy the privilege of speaking to the Lord face to face. The high priest, who crawled into the Most Holy Place once a year, was required to fill the room with incense so that he would not see the LORD and die. -
Torah Texts Describing the Revelation at Mt. Sinai-Horeb Emphasize The
Paradox on the Holy Mountain By Steven Dunn, Ph.D. © 2018 Torah texts describing the revelation at Mt. Sinai-Horeb emphasize the presence of God in sounds (lwq) of thunder, accompanied by blasts of the Shofar, with fire and dark clouds (Exod 19:16-25; 20:18-21; Deut 4:11-12; 5:22-24). These dramatic, awe-inspiring theophanies re- veal divine power and holy danger associated with proximity to divine presence. In contrast, Elijah’s encounter with God on Mt. Horeb in 1 Kings 19:11-12, begins with a similar audible, vis- ual drama of strong, violent winds, an earthquake and fire—none of which manifest divine presence. Rather, it is hqd hmmd lwq, “a voice of thin silence” (v. 12) which manifests God, causing Elijah to hide his face in his cloak, lest he “see” divine presence (and presumably die).1 Revelation in external phenomena present a type of kataphatic experience, while revelation in silence presents a more apophatic, mystical experience.2 Traditional Jewish and Christian mystical traditions point to divine silence and darkness as the highest form of revelatory experience. This paper explores the contrasting theophanies experienced by Moses and the Israelites at Sinai and Elijah’s encounter in silence on Horeb, how they use symbolic imagery to convey transcendent spiritual realities, and speculate whether 1 Kings 19:11-12 represents a “higher” form of revela- tory encounter. Moses and Israel on Sinai: Three months after their escape from Egypt, Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness of Sinai where they pitch camp at the base of Mt. -
Jewish Calendar 2020-2025 (PDF)
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Devarim 5780
סב ׳ ׳ ד רבד י ם שת ״ ף Devarim 5780 Followership ** KEY IDEA OF THE WEEK ** Judaism encourages followers and leaders to form a partnership of mutual respect. PARSHAT DEVARIM IN A NUTSHELL The book of Devarim is, in essence, Moses’ renewal of the Israel about the story of the spies and the people’s lack of same covenant that God made with Israel at Mount Sinai. faith that led to forty year wandering in the desert. This time Moses joins the covenant to the next generation, Then he moves on to more recent events, retelling the because they will soon enter the Promised Land and create a stories of their battles and victories over Moab and Ammon society based on the Torah there. And because a covenant and the settlement of their land (on the other side of the often begins with a preamble and an historical outline, this is River Jordan) by the tribes of Reuben and Gad and part of also how parshat Devarim begins. Moses explains the Menashe. The parsha ends with the appointment of Joshua background to the covenant, and then discusses the events as his successor. He will lead the people into the Land. that led to the covenant and its renewal. First we have an introduction which describes the time and QUESTION TO PONDER: place: we are in the last weeks of Moses’ life and the people Why do you think Joshua was chosen to lead after Moses? are camped by the banks of the River Jordan. Moses reminds THE CORE IDEA In the last month of his life, Moses gathered the people and ‘Send men …” In our parsha, it was the people who taught them the laws they were to keep and reminded them requested it: “Then all of you came to me and said, ‘Let us of their history since the Exodus. -
Tabernacle, the Golden Calf, and Covenant Renewal Exodus 25-40 – Lesson 18 Wednesday, September 2, 2020
EXODUS: Tabernacle, the Golden Calf, and Covenant Renewal Exodus 25-40 – Lesson 18 Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Quite possibly this is the last major unit of Exodus (dealing with the tabernacle), this section probably seems tedious, for many modern readers of the Old Testament. Nevertheless, Scripture has given us an intricate description of the tabernacle, a description that ranges over sixteen chapters, from divine orders to build (25-31), to interruption and delay of implementation because of apostasy (32-34), to final execution of the divine mandate (35-40). The movement is from instruction (25-31) to interruption (32-34) to implementation (35-40). Sandwiched in between two sections (25-31 and 35-40) that deal with proper worship of God and building what God wants his people to build is a section (32-34) that deals with improper worship of God and building/making what God does not want his people to build/make. One may also discern that Exodus begins and ends with Israelites building something. At the beginning that are forced to build stores cities for Pharaoh (1:11); at the end they choose to build a portable place of worship where God may dwell in their midst. Theological Analysis In the tabernacle there were seven pieces of furniture. The article of clothing worn by those officiating in the tabernacle numbered eight, four of which are worn by the high priest alone (the ephod 28:6-12); (the breastpiece of judgment 28:15-30); (the ephod’s robe (28:31-35); (a turban 28:36-38), and four more that are worn by all the priests (a coat, gridle, cap, and linen breeches 28:40-42). -
The Bronze Snake
Lesson 12 The Bronze Snake Numbers 20:1-21:9 Numbers 20 And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam died there and was buried there. 2 Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the LORD! 4 Why have you brought the assembly of the LORD into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? 5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.” 6 Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and fell on their faces. And the glory of the LORD appeared to them, 7 and the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 8 “Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.” 9 And Moses took the staff from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” 11 And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. -
Class of 2022
CLASS OF 2022 Eesha Bhalla, MD Ayelet Cohen, MD Anuschka Bhatia, MD Medical School: Medical School: University of Illinois College Medical School: Northwestern University of Medicine Albany Medical College Feinberg School of Medicine Sophia Hwangbo, MD Divya Igwe, MD Benjamin Hancock, MD Medical School: Medical School: Medical School: Stony Brook University University of Missouri Indiana University School of Health Sciences Center Kansas City School of Medicine School of Medicine Medicine Aaron Lefkowitz, MD James Maher, MD Brian Mayrsohn, MD Medical School: Medical School: Albert Einstein College Albert Einstein College Medical School: of Medicine of Yeshiva of Medicine of Yeshiva University of Central Florida University University College of Medicine Lyle Nolasco, MD Michael Ohebsion, MD Devin O’Conor, MD Medical School: Medical School: Albert Einstein College Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of of Medicine of Yeshiva Georgetown University the University of Southern University School of Medicine California Feroz Osmani, MD Zoe Ozment, MD Savan Parker, MD Medical School: Medical School: Medical School: University of Illinois College Howard University College Boston University School of of Medicine of Medicine Medicine Arjun Patel, MD Christian Pina, MD Aaron Reagan, MD Medical School: Medical School: Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Icahn School of Medicine at University of Texas Medical Johnson Medical School Mount Sinai Branch School of Medicine Lauren Sartor, MD Bhanu Seth, MD Mo Shirur, MD Medical School: Medical School: