KOL NIDRE - All Vows
Yom Kippur begins tonight at sundown - This a Double Shabbat
Aramaic Text English translation
כָּל נִדְרֵי, וֶאֱסָרֵי, וּשְבוּעֵי, וַחֲרָמֵי, וְקוֹנָמֵי, וְקִנוּסֵי, וְכִנוּיֵי, דִנְדַרְנָא, וּדְאִשְתַּבַּעְנָא, וּדְאַחֲרִמְנָא עַל נַפְשָׁתָנָא. •מִיוֹם כִּפּוּרִים שֶׁעָבַר עַד יוֹם כִּפּוּרִים זֶה, וּ־־• ♦מִיוֹם כִּפּוּרִם זֶה עַד יוֹם כִּפּוּרִים הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ לְטוֹבָה.♦ בְּכֻלְהוֹן אִחֲרַטְנָא בְהוֹן. כֻּלְהוֹן יְהוֹן שָׁרָן, שְׁבִיקין, שְׁבִיתִין, בְּטֵלִן וּמְבֻטָלִין, לָא שְׁרִירִין, וְלָא קַיָמִין. נִדְרָנָא לָנִדְרֵי, וֶאֱסָרָנָא לָא אֱסָרֵי, ...
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
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One God Among Many? - Judaism vs.Henotheism
In this episode, we’ll explore the fundamental difference between Jewish monotheism rooted in Torah and expanded in the Talmud; and the ancient belief system known as henotheism, where many gods exist, but one gets the spotlight.
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On the surface this parsha is a whirlwind of laws, death, rebellion, and a lead-up to a talking donkey. But underneath? It’s one of the most paradoxical and philosophical sections in the Torah.
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