Rabbi Efraim Sprecher

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	Select an Archives Section: JP Archives: Torah View From Zion 51 Archived Articles Found in Torah View From Zion Next 20 Articles > 21) Posted Oct 22 2008 How To Become God's Partner In Creation By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher Throughout the account of creation, after each major step, such as the creation of light waters, and grass, the Torah tells us "VaYar Elokim ki tov - And God saw that it was good." Read Article 22) Posted Jun 18 2008 How To Rectify The Sin Of The Spies By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher, Dean of Students, Diaspora Yeshiva, Jerusalem The covenant between the Land and People of Israel began the moment G-d told Abraham, "Go forth from your landto the land that I will show you" (Genesis 12:1). Read Article 23) Posted Jun 04 2008 The Hidden Mystery Of Shavuot By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher Unlike Pesach and Sukkot, the third festival, Shavuot, appears in the Torah solely in an agricultural context. Read Article 24) Posted Apr 09 2008 The Fifth Redemption: Should We Drink A Fifth Cup At The Seder? By Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher The number four seems to play an inordinate place in the Pesach Seder. Read Article 25) Posted Mar 12 2008 Mystical Message Of The Sacrifices (For the 21st Century) By Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher The question of animal sacrifices during Temple times is something that can be difficult for us to understand today. Read Article 26) Posted Feb 20 2008 Golden Cherubs (The Cheruvim): Graven Images In The Holy Of Holies? By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher Abarbanel asks how the Torah could have commanded the fashioning of statues. Read Article 27) Posted Jan 16 2008 The Mystical Meaning Of Tu B'Shvat By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher The source for Tu B'Shvat is the opening statement of the Talmudic Tractate Rosh Hashanah: "The Academy of Hillel taught that the 15th of Shvat is the New Year for the Trees." Read Article 28) Posted Jan 09 2008 Rosh Chodesh: The Gift Of Renewal By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher Why is Rosh Chodesh the first mitzvah given to the People of Israel? Read Article 29) Posted Nov 28 2007 The Menorah's Eternal Message By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher What is the Chanukah menorah's message for us regarding our personal lives? Read Article 30) Posted Nov 14 2007 Shemittah: Why Heter Mechirah Is Kosher By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher - Dean of Students, Diaspora Yeshiva, Jerusalem "Heter Mechirah" [literally the "Sale License"] refers to produce from Jewish fields, which was formally sold to a non-Jew before Shemittah, the way chametz is sold before Pesach. Read Article 31) Posted Nov 07 2007 The Importance Of Wine In Judaism By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher Why is wine central to Judaism? To find the answer we must look into the Talmud. Read Article 32) Posted Oct 17 2007 Is There Conflict Between Evolution And Judaism? By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher The Torah and science are completely compatible. Judaism insists that this world is not the result of an accident or blind chance but the result of a purposeful Act of Creation. Read Article 33) Posted Sep 19 2007 Yom Kippur's Mystical Challenge By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher The common perception of Yom Kippur is the ultimate "Don't - Can't" experience. Read Article 34) Posted Sep 11 2007 View From Zion By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher Why is it that we Jews celebrate the New Year at the beginning of the seventh month? Read Article 35) Posted Aug 29 2007 Does The Halacha Permit Us To Ascend The Temple Mount? By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher, Dean of Students Diaspora Yeshiva Jerusalem Does Jewish law permit us to ascend the Temple Mount today? This may seem only like a halachic question, but it has far reaching political consequences as well. Read Article 36) Posted Jun 13 2007 Parashat Korach - A Wife's Influence By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher In his revolt against the authority of Moses and Aaron, Korach was supported by Dathan and Aviram and by On, the son of Pelet. Read Article 37) Posted Jun 06 2007 How To Rectify The Sin Of The Spies By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher The covenant between the Land and People of Israel began the moment G-d told Abraham, "Go forth from your landto the land that I will show you" (Genesis 12:1). Read Article 38) Posted May 02 2007 The Kabbalistic Secret Of Sefiras HaOmer By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher, Dean of Students, Diaspora Yeshiva, Jerusalem When did Judaism begin? The beginning was in two parts; A. the Exodus from Egypt - Yetzias Mitzrayim, for which we celebrate Pesach; followed 50 days later by B. the Giving of the Torah - Matan Torah (Revelation at Sinai)... Read Article 39) Posted Apr 02 2007 Mystical Message Of Sacrifices By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher The question of animal sacrifices during Temple times is something that can be difficult for us to understand today. Read Article 40) Posted Mar 28 2007 The Mystical Message Of The Ten Plagues By Rabbi Efraim Sprecher We are all aware from the Haggadah of Pesach that Rabbi Yehudah abbreviated the ten plagues as (Detzach) (Adash), (Be'achav). Read Article 51 Archived Articles Found in Torah View From Zion Next 20 Articles >
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