The Big Bang Photo: NASA B”H Tonight and tomorrow is the 25th Elul; the day when G – d started His Creation process. So, now we are celebrating the birthday of the world. 🙂 As many readers may know, Rosh HaShana represents the Creation of the first two humans – Adam and Eve (Chava) but … Continue reading
Category Archives: Adam HaRishon
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz on the month of ELUL
B”H This year, the Jewish month of ELUL is starting on August 11 and 12. The month of ELUL precedes the month of Tishre’i. And on Tishre’i 1, the Jewish world celebrates Rosh Hashana (the Jewish new year). G – d judges all humankind and the entire universe. Jews and Gentiles alike. Yom Kippur, on … Continue reading
What or who was created on Rosh Hashana?
B”H In exactly two weeks from now, the Jewish world will be celebrating Rosh Hashana. The beginning of a new year (5770). Many Jews get mixed up when it comes to what or who was created on Rosh Hashana (1st Tishre’i). People think that the world was created on Rosh Hashana. The truth of the … Continue reading
Rabbi Yitzchak Ginzburgh: “Secret behind mankind’s Creation”
How did Cain kill his brother Abel (Hevel)?
B”H This is not a text for those who love biblical conspiracy theories. 🙂 What it is, is an interesting thought even Midrashim and the Talmud discuss. When the Torah states that Cain killed his brother Abel (Hebrew: Hevel), not too many people think about the HOW and WHY. No human being was murdered until … Continue reading
Rabbi Tuvia Singer: “Who did Cain marry?”
Where is the FREE WILL when G-d knows everything?
B”H A few days ago I wrote that G-d never changes and his level of knowledge always remains the same: https://meashearim.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/g-ds-knowledge-never-changes/ Someone sent me a comment asking how our FREE WILL fits into this concept. Do we have FREE WILL at all or is it just an illusion. The answer is that there is no … Continue reading
Talmud Avodah Zarah 8a: “Adam HaRishon and his fear when the days shortened”
B”H Adam HaRishon was created in the Jewish month of Tishrei (end of September / beginning of October). Meaning, the winter was right around the corner. The Talmud Tractate Avodah Zarah (Idol-worship) 8a teaches that when Adam experienced his first winter and saw the duration of each daytime gradually decreasing, he got very scared. He … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, World!
Photo: NASA The Big Bang B”H This Wednesday is the 25th Elul. The day when G-d created the entire universe including world. The 25th Elul is thus considered to be the birthday of the world. Next Sunday night is Erev Rosh Hashan (the first night of Rosh Hashana). The Jewish New Year when G-d is … Continue reading
Bereshit 1:21, Tanin & Dinosaurs
Picture: NASA B”H The Torah (Bereshit / Genesis) 1:21 teaches: And G – d created the great sea – giants and every living being that creeps , with which the waters teemed after their kinds; and all winged fowl of every kind. This happened on the fifth day of Creation. In Shemot (Exodus – Parshat … Continue reading
Creation & Purpose of Creation – The Curiosity of Mankind
B”H Honestly, doesn’t it drive us nuts ! There are plenty of books and ideas about the Creation of the universe, our world and us. G – d created everything but we just don’t find the answer to the HOW and Why. Scientists come up with all kinds of scientific explanations and formulas but scientists … Continue reading
Rosh Chodesh TAMMUZ – ראש חודש תמוז
Photo: Shiratdevorah B”H Today and tomorrow, the Jewish world is celebrating the beginning of a new month: Rosh Chodesh TAMMUZ. As I have mentioned countless times before, the beginning of a new Jewish month also stands for a new beginning in life. Or at least could stand for it when people are ready to change. … Continue reading
The RAMBAM on Parashat BERESHIT
Photo: Miriam Woelke B”H Yesterday was SHABBAT BERESHIT where we started a new Torah cycle. Parashat Bereshit tells us about Adam HaRishon and his wife Eve (Chava) until the birth of Noach. Furthermore, Parashat Bereschit teaches us how G – d created the world and every living being on our planet. Surprisingly, the Torah … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, World !
The Big Bang Photo: NASA B”H Today is the 25th Elul; the day when G – d started His creation process. As most of us know, Rosh HaShana represents the creation of the first two humans – Adam and Eve (Chava). Don’t only think about Teshuva, perfection or prayer but start appreciating G – d’s … Continue reading
Adam HaRishon naming the Animals
B”H The Torah in Bereshit 2: 19 – 20 teaches: Now, A – do – ne – i E – lo – hi – m had formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call each … Continue reading