Elohim and the End of Days

What was in the Beginning? “In the Beginning, G-d” “Bereshit Bara Elohim” Given that the name of G-d Elohim is the 3rd word in the Torah (Bible), we know that Elohim was in the beginning, but what about in the end? I mean, after a while,...

Time, Times, and half a Time.

There is a Biblical mystery that has intrigued man for over 2000 years, and another deeper mystery that has perplexed him even longer. The first is what Daniel meant by “Time, times, and half a time,” in his revelations about the end of days. And the...

And God Spoke to Moses: The Location of Da'at

The verse V’Ydber Adonai El Moshe L’emor וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה, אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר Why is the verse V’Ydber Adonai El Moshe L’emor repeated so often in the Torah and what does it have to do with Creation? In an earlier article we discussed how the...

Vayetze: Sometimes One Word Says it All

What does the word Vayetze tell us? We know that the spiritual essence of the assorted Torah parshot (portions) are found in its first verses, and sometimes in its first word.  It’s not for nothing that very high level righteous souls (tzaddikim) gave them their...