Monthly Archives: enero 2025

60.1 The End of the Prophets.

The prophets Hagay, Zechariah, and Malachi lived in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. After them, there were no more prophets among the people of Israel. People wondered, “Why does God no longer speak to us through prophets as in … Seguir leyendo

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59.1 When the Bible went from being an historical era to a book.

After King Solomon’s death, the kingdom was divided into two: To the south, the kingdom of Judah continued under the dynasty of the House of David and to the north the kingdom of Israel which had several dynasties until the … Seguir leyendo

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58.1 Reading Literally.

Many contemporary readers of the Torah are frustrated because they have been exposed to a method of interpreting the Bible that takes the texts literally. So if Breishit says that God created woman from the rib of man, or if … Seguir leyendo

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57.1 Halacha and Agadah: Who wins?

The Encyclopaedia Judaica tells us that the Agadah, which is translated as “the narrative,” is usually defined in a negative way, as that part of the teachings of the rabbis that are neither laws nor religious regulations. For this reason, … Seguir leyendo

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56.1 Eve, the First Lady?

The story of Adam and Eve, the incident with the snake and the forbidden fruit, had many implications. In principle, it marks the submission of woman to man. God, Rabbi Telushkin tells us in his book «Biblical Literacy», punishes Eve … Seguir leyendo

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55.1 The silence of God.

The biblical period is known as the time, in the history of the Jewish people, when God was always close and present and the moral was linked to the natural. The man of the Bible understood that if he observed … Seguir leyendo

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54.1 Is it good to have a set table?

Organizing the commandments of the Torah into a code, in order to facilitate understanding and carrying them out, has always been a goal of our sages. The Mishnah was the first compendium of our teachers’ commentaries on the mitzvoth. The … Seguir leyendo

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