Monthly Archives: enero 2025

Praying is par excellence the most used way for man to relate to God and is as old as humanity itself. However, the Torah, the book that marks the path of how man relates to God, does not have a … Seguir leyendo →

Rabbi Akiba was the leading Torah teacher in the second half of the first century and the first half of the second century of the common era. It has been difficult for historians to put together a clear version of … Seguir leyendo →

The Jewish community in Babylon dates back to late biblical times and originates from the deportations of Jews from the Land of Israel that followed before and after the destruction of the First Temple (586 BCE). Following the Hellenistic conquest … Seguir leyendo →

Since the times of Ezra and Nehemia, the rabbis commented and discussed the Torah, and the Tanach in general, orally, without writing it down, although some took notes in private, as in the case of the rulings of the rabbinical … Seguir leyendo →

It is written in the first verse of the tractate Pirkei Avot (Chapters of the Fathers): “Moses received the Torah on Mount Sinai and transmitted it to Yehoshua. He transmitted it to the elders of the people, who in turn … Seguir leyendo →

The Talmud tells us in several places (Bava Batra 54b, Nedarim 28a, Gitin 10b, Bava Kama 113a and Bava Batra 55a) dina de-malchuta dina, that the law of the land is also the law for the Jews, as long as … Seguir leyendo →

Hillel and Shammai were two rabbis of the 1st century BCE who founded two rival schools of rabbinical thought. They are known as the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai. The debate that took place between the two … Seguir leyendo →

In Breishit, the Torah presents us with two completely opposite reactions by Abraham when faced with two similar situations. The first is when God tells him that he is going to destroy the city of Sodom and Abraham argues with … Seguir leyendo →

In one part of the Berachot tractate of the Talmud, the sages discuss until what time one may say the evening Shema. After many commentaries are presented, they finally conclude that one may say the evening Shema at the latest … Seguir leyendo →

The Torah tells us that we must celebrate three festivals in the year: Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot (Leviticus 23). They are known as “Shalosh Regalim”, the three pilgrimages. The commandment said that every Jew in the land of Israel had … Seguir leyendo →