The Mezuzah Hier is so ,n bietjieagtergrond van die Mezuzah……One consistent feature of every Mazuzah however simple or ornate is the Hebrew letter "Shin" (Dit is die letter watjygesien het watsoos 'n "pitch fork" lyk). Shin is the abbreviation of God's most musical name, Shaddai. Sometimes the complete word of Shin, Daled, Yod is spelled […]

Kabbalah Kabbalah is the name applied to the whole range of Jewish mystical activity. While codes of Jewish law focus on what it is God wants from man, kabbalah tries to penetrate deeper, to God’s essence itself. There are elements of kabbalah in the Bible, for example, in the opening chapter of Ezekiel, where the […]

“What is Judaism and what do Jews believe?”……What is Judaism, and who or what is a Jew? Is Judaism simply a religion? Is it a cultural identity or just an ethnic group? Are Jews a clan of people or are they a nation? What do Jews believe, and do they all believe the same things?……Dictionary […]

The Tanakh Though the word “Bible” is commonly used by non-Jews — as are the terms “Old Testament” and “New Testament” — the appropriate term to use for the Hebrew scriptures (“scripture” is a synonym used by both Jews and non-Jews) is Tanakh. This word is derived from the Hebrew letters of its three components: […]

The 613 Mitzvot According to Sefer Hamitzvot of Rambam 248 Positive Mitzvot Mitzvah # P1: Believing in GÔö¼┬íd P2: Unity of GÔö¼┬íd P3: Loving GÔö¼┬íd P4: Fearing GÔö¼┬íd P5: Worshiping GÔö¼┬íd P6: Cleaving to GÔö¼┬íd P7: Taking an oath by GÔö¼┬íd’s Name P8: Walking in GÔö¼┬íd’s ways P9: Sanctifying GÔö¼┬íd’s Name P10: Reading the Shema […]

“What is Zionism / Christian Zionism?”……Answer: Zionism, simply a political movement at its inception, has today become more of an ideology than anything else. By definition, Zionism is an international movement for the return of the Jewish people to Zion, the Land of Israel, while exercising the right to retain authority of government over the […]

The Torah …The Great Isaiah Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the oldest known complete…copy of the Book of Isaiah. "For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem." (Isaiah 2:3) The Torah is the WORD OF GOD that was given to Israel and the world through […]