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Published: Tue, 05/10/22

"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When you enter the land I am going to give you, the land itself must observe a sabbath to the LORD."
Leviticus 25:2

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This coming Shabbat's Torah portion, read in Israel on Saturday, May 14th, is Behar. This portion tells the laws of the Sabbatical year (שמיטה‎, Shmita) and limits on debt servitude.

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

We are delighted to share our lesson: Hebrew Verb Conjugations, Part 1 from our course: Hebrew Verb Conjugations (Gen 1 6) with our teacher Seth Young. Learn it here.

God put into the Booker’s heart to go to Israel in 1974, where God brought him 100 nations. Watch this to hear what Richard Booker and Gidon Ariel have to say. Watch it below.

We sign off with a beautiful photo of Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem.

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

Parashat Behar

This week’s reading, Behar, speaks about the Sabbatical and Jubilee years, laws regulating commerce and the redemption of slaves.

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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?

Emor: 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.

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Hebrew Verb Conjugations, Part 1

Instant Biblical Hebrew: Grammar Lesson #3 – Hebrew Verb Conjugations, Part 1. Includes cool tricks for speaking Hebrew, especially relating to verbs!

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Conversations:
Richard Booker and Gidon Ariel
May 09, 2022

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

Israel Independence Day
Mount Gerizim, the Mount of Blessing of the Samaritans
Dr Booker’s movings from Louisiana through many places until settling down in Texas, like Abraham and Sarah
God put into the Booker’s heart to go to Israel in 1974, where God brought him 100 nations.
Davidic Dancing, restored in the 1980s
Zachariah 14:16: And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

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Comments

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Weekly Torah Study: Va’etchanan

"Thank you for the teaching. It remains a struggle to understand God, Who is beyond understanding. How does one who truly uses panantheism to define his theology deal with evil/sin? Thank you again…"

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

Enjoy this photo taken in Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem by
Levi Meir Clancy