by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 11, 2008 | Revelations
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,...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 10, 2008 | Revelations
We know that the essence and essential message of the Torah portions are usually concealed in their first word or words and this week’s portion Vayishlach, meaning “To send away” is no different. In this portion Jacob is about to face his hated...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 9, 2008 | Revelations
Why do we count? Why does the Torah always list numbers, and why are numbers so hard for us to grasp? The following is an excerpt from The Divine Calendar about the curious mathematics in the 26 generations from Adam to Moses. It is just one more aspect in and of the...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 8, 2008 | Revelations
When will the Messiah (Moshiach) come? And What did the Golden Calf incident have to do with the delay? And what ever happened to that prophecy of His arrival in 5760? וירא העם כי בשש משה לרדת מן ההר ויקהל העם על אהרן Exodus (Shmot) 32:1 … When the nation saw...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 5, 2008 | Revelations
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...
