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REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY TO KEEP IT HOLY

This title statement is one of the Ten Commandments given at Mt. Sinai. The Torah instructs its readers to remember six things. They are: The Exodus from Egypt The Revelation at Sinai Amalek’s Attack on Israel The Episode of the Golden Calf Miriam’s Speech When She was Critical of Moses and Her Punishment The SabbathContinue reading “REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY TO KEEP IT HOLY”

YOU WILL BE HOLY FOR I AM HOLY

In the third book of the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), God instructs Moses to declare to the Children of Israel: “You will be holy, for I, the Lord, your God, am holy.”  A powerful statement.  What does it mean?              The Hebrew word that is translated to mean “holy” is “ka-dosh.”  A moreContinue reading “YOU WILL BE HOLY FOR I AM HOLY”