Parashat Lech lecha (Genesis 12-17) Genesis 12 12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: Comment: Abraham was 48 years old when mankind rebelled Gd by building the Tower of… Continue reading My notes on Lech lecha
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My notes on Noach
Parashat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32) 6:18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Comment: Men were mentioned together, and women were mentioned together separately from men. Rashi commented here, based on Talmud (Sanhedrin… Continue reading My notes on Noach
（创01）第二个字母
我们在幼儿年代学汉语拼音，开始学的是 bo （B) po （P) mo （M) fo （F)。先学的字母B， 原来是罗马字母ABCD里 的第二个， 也是希腊字母alpha， beta， gamma， delta里 的第二个， 也是希伯来文的alef， bet， gimel， dalet里的第二个。 字母表英文是alphabet， 与希腊文或希伯来文的头两个字母发音有关。我们汉语拼音以B开始，可是你们知道吗？圣经的头一个字母也是B（bet)(ב), 圣经的头一卷书创世纪的希伯来名叫Breisheet（在起初），也是以ב （B) 开始，犹太经典塔尔木的头一卷的书名Brachot（祝福们）也是以ב （B) 开始。连塔尔木每本书的页数也以以ב （B， 第二页) 开始计算。 汉语拼音以B开始的原因，我猜是因为那是头一个辅音字母。圣经和犹太经典以ב （B)第二个字母 开始的原因，不知有没有是因为造物主自己才能算是第一，而书是被造物， 所以书的开始只能算第二。 这个字母ב 读Bet 或Beit。他(ב)长得像一个空位，和Bayit（בית) 房子的读音很像。 读过圣经的人在不知不觉中读过这个字母很多次。很多地名与Bayit（בית) 房子有关， 中文音译成“伯”。 例如： 伯利恒=Beit lechem בית לחם=面包房， 是大卫和弥赛亚出生的地方。 伯特利=Beit El=House of G-d ， 是雅各梦见天梯的地方。 伯达尼=Beit Oniah… Continue reading （创01）第二个字母
My notes on Bereisheet
Main reference: Rashi on Numbers, Pentateuch with Rashi’s commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934 (English), https://www.sefaria.org/Rashi_on_Genesis?tab=contents Parashat Bereisheet (Genesis 1:1-6:8) Genesis 1 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of… Continue reading My notes on Bereisheet
（出33）今生的局限与应许
我小时候很喜欢几何，听说用圆规和直尺不能把一个任意角在有限次分成三等分，就试了很多方法，当然还是失败了。 几何作图有局限。人认识造物主也有局限。即使是旧约最大的先知摩西也是这样。造物主对他说，（出埃及记33:20）“你 不 能 看 见 我 的 面 ， 因 为 人 见 我 的 面 不 能 存 活 。” 巧的是，这节经文在犹太人每年与造物主最亲近的两天都会读到。圣经里的节日与安息日是造物主设立让祂的选民与祂亲近的日子[1][2]。因为逾越节与住棚节都长达七天，所以很可能其中会有一天也正好是周末的安息日，所以这两个节日期间的安息日是我觉得与造物主特别亲近的时间，这有点像是夏至的正午，两个因素重叠，是每年日头最高，与太阳最近的时刻。即使是这样的时候，我们也没法完全理解造物主的作为，就像我们在夏至的正午也不能触摸到太阳那样。这样的限制实际上是对我们的保护，人太靠近太阳就会被烧毁，更何况是太靠近太阳的创造者呢？ 怪不得，造物主在西奈山显现时，切切关照摩西： （出埃及记34:3 ） “谁 也 不 可 和 你 一 同 上 去 ， 遍 山 都 不 可 有 人 ， 在 山 根 也 不 可 叫 羊 群 牛 群… Continue reading （出33）今生的局限与应许
My notes on Vzot Habrachah
Parashat Vezot Habrachah Deuteronomy 33 33:2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. Comment: “from his right hand went a fiery law”: The… Continue reading My notes on Vzot Habrachah
My notes on Haazinu
Parashat Haazinu Deuteronomy 32 32:3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. Comment: “ascribe ye greatness unto our God”: This teaching contrasts to Moses’ previous sin of not sanctifying Gd’s name when striking the rock to get water in Numbers 20. 32:4 … Continue reading My notes on Haazinu
My notes on Vayeilech
Parshat Vayelech Deuteronomy 31 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Comment: “Be strong and of a good courage”: Deuteronomy 31 now mentions this kind… Continue reading My notes on Vayeilech
My notes on Nitzavim
Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:10-30:20) Deuteronomy 29 29:10 Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, Comment: “all of you” are here, standing before the LRD, … 29:11 Your little ones, your… Continue reading My notes on Nitzavim
My notes on Ki Tavo
Parashat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:9) Deuteronomy 26 26:1 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; Comment: This portion is “Ki Tavo”, which means “when you come” (to the promised land). The first… Continue reading My notes on Ki Tavo
My notes on Ki Teitzei
Parashat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19) Deuteronomy 21 21:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Comment: It is better for the son to be… Continue reading My notes on Ki Teitzei
My notes on Shoftim
Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) Deuteronomy 16 16:18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. Comment: The name of this portion is “Shoftim”, which means “Judges”, the first word in this… Continue reading My notes on Shoftim
My notes on Reeh
Parashat Reeh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) Deuteronomy 11 11:29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. Comment: Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal: During a messianic… Continue reading My notes on Reeh
My notes on Eiqev
Parashat Eiqev Deuteronomy 7 7:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: Comment: This verse starts a new portion named “eiqev”. This word “eiqev” is… Continue reading My notes on Eiqev
My notes on Vaetchanan
This Bible portion “Vaetchanan” teaches oneness of Gd and forbids idol worship. So my notes will explain why Jesus in Christianity is not an idol, nor a second gd. Christians wouldn’t worship Jesus if they weren’t really worshiping the one and only true Gd of Israel. Nevertheless, I personally prefer to use the name L-RD (“y-h-v-h”,… Continue reading My notes on Vaetchanan