How Could God Allow The Holocaust to Happen?

Published: Tue, 05/03/22

"Regard them as holy, because they offer up the food of your God. Consider them holy, because I the LORD am holy – I who make you holy."
Leviticus 21:8

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This coming Shabbat's Torah portion, read on Saturday, May 7th, is Emor. This portion describes purity rules for priests, recounts the holy days, describes the preparations for the lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment.

Read about our upcoming symposium below.

Last week, our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer talked about "Kedoshim." Watch it below.

We are delighted to share our lesson: Israel and Ishmael Part 1 from our course: Israel and Ishmael with our teacher Rabbi Ken Spiro. Learn it here.

Everything must be restored as in Bible times. Watch this to hear what Richard Booker and Gidon Ariel have to say. Watch it below.

Do you like to read? We need a volunteer!

How Could God Let It Happen? Gidon is interviewed by his friend Pastor Trey Graham.

We sign off with a beautiful photo of Dead Sea, Neve Zohar, Israel.

Shalom,
Gidon Ariel and Bob O’Dell
Root Source Founders

Parashat Emor

The portion of Emor continues many of the same themes found thus far in the book of Leviticus. It expands upon the laws of the priest which set him apart from the rest of the community, as well as those that apply only to the High Priest. It adds details regarding animals which may be brought for the service of God. It enumerates the holidays additional, non-sacrificial Temple rites. Finally, it ends with one of the few narrative passages of the book, telling the story of the blasphemer.

The Torah:
Just For Jews or Also For All?

I'm very excited to invite you to a ground breaking symposium to be held on Zoom this month!

The Nathaniel Foundation and Root Source are delighted to invite you to a pre-Shavuot Symposium: The Torah: Just For Jews or Also For All?

Kedoshim: Rabbi Gedalia Meyer's Weekly Torah Study

Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has been giving short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute.

We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too.

Watch the video

Israel and Ishmael Part 1

In this class Rabbi Ken Spiro gets to wear two hats: both his historian hat, and his Rabbi hat. The class is called: Israel and Ishmael. The Metaphysical roots of the Middle East Conflict.

Learn here

Conversations:
Richard Booker and Gidon Ariel
May 02, 2022

Here is what Gidon and Dr. Richard talked about this week:

- Gidon’s new granddaughter Roni Leah
- 1 in 400,000,000,000,000
- Live by them, not die by them
- Blue threads on the corners of garments
- Everything must be restored as in Bible times
- In its due time, I will speed it up
- You are not required to finish the job, but you can’t free yourself from working on it
- Choni Hamaagel Taanit 23 A
- Praying for Lisa
- What was Jesus really preaching against?

Watch the video

Do you like to read?

Hi,

We are looking for volunteers!
Root Source Press is getting more and more popular as a publishing option for authors.
We like to push the envelope, but judge each push as to how much it bursts the envelope:-)

A Personal Connection to the Holocaust, and How Could God Let It Happen?

Last week Israel and the world observed Holocaust memorial Day, “Yom Hashoah.” Gidon’s father who was born in Hungary survived the Holocaust and in these two audio segments, Gidon is interviewed by his friend Pastor Trey Graham about that, who asks the hardest theological question of our generations, How Could God Let It Happen?

Listen here

Comments

We get so many comments!
Here is one from Cindy Horbochuk on
What Was Jesus' Favourite Book? Gidon Ariel Talks to Jeff About The "Bible" in the First Century

"I found this fascinating . As a Child Educator I gleaned so much on how the process might have happened. Loved the Grandma part possibly singing the psalms. All the history piece vital to seeing Jesus absorbing “God’s word” through his culture at that time. Thank you!"

Dead Sea, Neve Zohar, Israel

Enjoy this photo taken in Dead Sea, Neve Zohar, Israel by
Keith Chan