Devotional II Kings 5:15-16

Good morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; II Kings 5:15-16:  Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company and he came and stood before him.  And he said: ‘Behold, I know that there is no God in all the earth but in Israel; so accept now a blessing from your...

Devotional Hosea 14:9

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; Hosea 14:9: “Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.” In midrashing this verse the Talmud teaches that the Torah is...

Devotional Numbers 16:3-6

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Numbers 16:3-6: “They combined against Moses and Aaron and said to them, ‘You have gone too far! For all the community is holy, all of them, and the Lord is in their midst.  Why then do you raise yourselves above the Lord’s...

Devotional Leviticus 1:1

    Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar; If  you have your Hebrew Bible turn with me to Leviticus 1:1.  I always wanted to say that and now I really have a reason.  “The lord called unto Moses, and spoke unto him out of the tent of meeting, saying…” Rabbi Ysroel...

Devotional Genesis 5:2

Good Afternoon Yamon Ki Yesepar; Here is a mystery! Genesis 5:2: “He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name Adam in the day they were created.” “A human being is only called Adam when male and female are as one.”  Zohar 1:55b. It is very...

Devotional Genesis 29:30

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar: Genesis 29:30: “So Jacob went into Rachel and he loved Rachel more than Leah and served Laban for another seven years.” There are two words in the Hebrew for love.  One is hiybah  which is related to the word hovah which means...