“Be ye Holy!?”

Published on Sep 19, 2018 We have all heard the passage of scripture “be ye holy for I am holy” in the King’s English. However what does this statement actually mean? What does the word holy mean and what is the underlying hebrew word? What do the scriptures teach on this subject?

Kedoshim (Qedoshim)

קדושים Parasha “Kedoshim” (Qedoshim) Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 19:1-20:27 And YaHuWaH spoke to Mushah, saying, “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Yashar’al (Yisrael), and say to them, ‘Be set-apart, for I YaHuWaH your Elohim am set-apart.– Wayyiqra (Leviticus) 19:1-2 YaHuWaH has commanded that we be “Qedoshim” (Kedoshim), which literally translates as “set apart ones.” YaHuWaH is called HaQodesh throughout …

Miketz

מִקֵּץ Parshah Miketz Genesis 41:1-44:17     “And it came to be, at the end of two years’ time, that Pharaoh had a dream, and saw him standing by the river…”-Beresheeth (Genesis 41:1) This Torah portion is called מִקֵּץ “Miketz”, meaning “at the end of.”  Mitketz literally begins the solemn “end” of two long years since the time Yahuwseph interpreted the …

“YaHuWaH, this is My Name Forever!”

When the great prophet Mushah (Moses/Mosheh) first encountered The Almighty through the burning bush, he proposed an awesome question. “See, when I come to the children of Yisrael (Israel) and say to them, ‘The Elohim of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His Name?’ what shall I say to them?” -Shemoth (Exodus) 3:13 …

Kids Learning: Vayishlach 1.8 Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 32:3-36:43

Vayishlach- Shared Reading Torah Portions 1.8: Bereshith (Genesis) Chapters 32:3-36:43 Hebrew Word/Phrase of the Week: Vayishlach Meaning: ‘He Sent’ This week’s Torah Portion is called Vayishlach (וישלח), and it means “He sent ”. “And Ya’acob sent messengers before him to Esaw his brother..”. In this sad lesson, we learn not only about Ya’acob reuniting with his brother Esaw, but his …