Monthly Archives: October 2009

eliezer vs abraham’s view

Posted on October 14, 2009 by guapotg

Genesis 24:2-8 details the instructions that Abraham directed to his servant, Eliezer, upon sending him to bring back a wife for Isaac. As the story unfolds, the Bible spends valuable ink having Eliezer repeat the entire conversation to Rebecca’s family, … Continue reading →

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an alter of uncut stones

Posted on October 14, 2009 by guapotg

Negative Mitzvah 79: It is forbidden to build the altar with stonesthat have been touched by iron or any other metal Exodus 20:22 "You shall not build it of hewn stones" This Negative Mitzvah describes the building of the altar … Continue reading →

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the death of man

Posted on October 14, 2009 by guapotg

An ancient Midrash (with embellishment): Adam trudged past the gates of Eden, his head low, his feet heavywith remorse and pain. Then he stopped. A thought had struckhim. He spun around, looked up and exclaimed, "Wait a minute!You had this … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad – a self-hating Jew?

Posted on October 5, 2009 by guapotg

Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has exasperated the world with incensed condemnations of Israel and his insistence that the Holocaust is a hoax, but could there be another reason behind his seeming hatred for the Jews? According to a London Telegraph … Continue reading →

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Simchat Torah

Posted on October 4, 2009 by guapotg

Parashat Hashavuah (Shemini Atzeret) / Vezot haBracha : וזאת הברכה / שמיני עצרת Torah : (Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17) Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 Haftarah : (1Kings 8:54-9:1) Joshua 1:1-18 Gospel : Acts 27-28 Simchat Torah Thought for the Week When Israel studies the Torah, … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu to probe Gaza war in compliance with Goldstone report

Posted on October 4, 2009 by guapotg

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will comply with the demands of the Goldstone Commission into the recent Gaza war by proposing a full investigation into purported war crimes committed during the conflict, which ran from mid-December of last year … Continue reading →

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Israel receives video tape of Gilad Shalit, exchange deal believed on the horizon

Posted on October 4, 2009 by guapotg

Israel receives video tape of Gilad Shalit, exchange deal believed on the horizon Israel on Sunday released the last of 20 female Palestinian terrorists in exchange for a video tape released by Hamas showing abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit alive … Continue reading →

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