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Ruminations from PaRDeS
by Shlomoh Ben David
A podcast with a focus on PaRDeS. Each week I will read from and comment on the well known commentators such as, Rashi, Ramban, Ohr Chaim and others, as well as more recent Torah commentaries like Shney Luchot HaBrit. Episodes will consist of readings from the TaNaKh, BeShorah/Gospels, and the Apostolic Writings. Connecting the words of Yeshua and his talmidim/disciples to the Torah to gain a proper understanding.
Episodes
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Rumination 42:Avraham Avinu
Rumination #42: Why is it important for the followers of Messiah to identify not only with Abraham, but with Isaac and Jacob as well? All stripes of the followers of Messiah, identify with Abraham; especially those who are from Gentile stock. Because of the promise of Genesis 12, and Paul's...
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Likutey Mohoran Pt1 #7
1. Likutey Moharan #7. Rebbe Nachman had a vision in which his great-grandfather, the Baal Shem Tov, came to him and said, "When people spoil things in the Land of Israel, they fall into exile. This is alluded to in the verse (Genesis 49:24), And from there the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel."…
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Ruminations 40 & 41 Repentance and Love of God
Why is repentance/Teshuvah so important? Why are we commanded to love HaShem our G-d? In this episode we explore what it means to live in obedience to HaShem's revealed will, the Torah. What does it mean to love HaShem, how does the Torah define love. In Kabbalah the words אהבה and אחד have the...
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Between The Troubles
A special episode on Bein HaMetzarim/Between The Troubles. I read from: Seasons Of The Soul by Rabbi Aryeh Trugman The Months Of Tammuz and Av: Embracing Brokenness by DovBer Pinson The Darkness and the Dawn by Daniel Glatstein. From these books we have good starting point to rectification of…
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Likutey Moharan Pt 1 #6
1. Likutey Moharan #6. Rebbe Nachman taught this lesson on Shabbat Shuvah, 6 Tishrei 5563 (October 2, 1802). It was shortly after Reb Noson had joined the Rebbe's following and, in a sense, the lesson can be seen as Rebbe Nachman personally initiating him into the role Reb Noson would one day…
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Ruminations #37 & 38: Why does Scripture categorize the commandments? Why would anyone be cursed?
In this episode we’ll explore the dichotomy between the man made categories and the Torah’s self categories such as: Chokim/Decrees, Mitzvot/Instructions, and Mishpatim/Judgements.
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Likutey Moharan Pt1 #5.
1. Likutey Moharan #5. Rebbe Nachman taught this lesson on Monday, Rosh HaShanah 5563 (September 27, 1802), shortly after he had taken up residence in the city of Breslov. On Sunday of the previous week (September 19), the man who was to become Rebbe Nachman's closest follower and scribe, Reb...
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Rumination 36: Where did the idea that, a “pastor” or a “messianic rabbi” come from? Not the Bible.
Rumination #36: Where did the idea that congregations need a "pastor" or a "messianic rabbi" come from? Not the Bible. The Protestant Reformation failed in many ways, but one particular way it failed may have led to all its other failures. It is this: the Protestant Reformation failed to declare...
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Likutey Moharan Pt 1 #4
1. Likutey Moharan #4. This lesson was given on Shavuot 5561 (May 17, 1801), in Zlatipolia (Until the Mashiach, p.65). The text is leshon Rabbeinu z'l (see end of first note to Lesson #2 where this terminology has been explained). The main themes of the lesson are: recognizing God in all...
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Rumination #35: If there is One King, how can there be two standards, or two laws?
There are teachers say that the Torah is abolished. They have played games with the Scriptures and created elaborate theologies to distinguish between "moral law, civil law, and ritual law." They do this for one reason: to separate Jew and Gentile (aka "Christian"). This 1,900 year old heresy…
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Likutey Mohoran Part One #3
Behold! when someone listens to the singing of a singer who is wicked, it is detrimental to his serving the Creator. But when he listens to a singer who is virtuous and worthy, it helps him, as will be explained. Likutey Mohoran #3. This lesson was given on Shabbat, 7 Elul 5562 (September 4…
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Rumination #34: What identifies the disciples of Messiah? Is it a creed, a bumper sticker, a membership?
Over the centuries, there have been numerous ways that so-called "true believers" of Jesus have identified themselves. Creeds and statements of "I believe" as well as tie pins, necklaces, and bumper stickers are like secret handshakes between fellow members. But what is the real way to identify a...
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Ruminations 32 & 33:The focus of redemption is not individuals, but community. The presence of light reveals flaws.
What does it mean to be in a community? What are my responsibilities in that community? How does the Torah describe this community? These are important questions to ask. As you listen to this episode, keep these questions in mind as well as the fact that, the answers are not necessarily…
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Likutey Mohoran Part One Lesson #2
1. Likutey Moharan #2. This lesson was given on a Shabbat in the winter of 5561 (1801), in the town of Zlatipolia. Rebbe Nachman lived there from just prior to Rosh HaShanah 5561 until he moved to Breslov almost two years to the day, in 5563 (see Until the Mashiach, p.60). When the Terhovitza…
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Rumination #31: Without the physical Land of Israel, there is no such thing as the New Covenant.
While it is certainly understandable for Replacement Theology (aka "Supercessionism", aka "Covenant Theology") to try and substitute the Land of Israel for the ethereal "heaven"; it is nonetheless as faulty as so many of their substitutions. The Scriptures are replete with the mention of the Land...
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Likutey Mohoran Part One Lesson #1
Beginning with this episode I'll be reading one lesson a week from Likutey Mohoran, the magnum opus of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, the great grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov of blessed memory. Ashrei T'mimei Darekh (Happy are those whose way is perfect), who walk with the Torah of God. Know! by means...
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Rumination 30: My love is measured by how well I listen. How well I listen is measured by how I respond.
In its modern usage, love is rarely spoken of in relationship to listening. In the Bible, love is different. It speaks of husband and wife; of parent and child; and of HaShem and His people. It is there that we learn what real love is - and it always involves listening. If we were speaking…
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Rumination 29:How can we be holy, as he is holy?
To the biblical mind, "being" cannot be distinct from "doing." In Hebrew, unlike English and other European languages, there is less emphasis on being and more emphasis on doing. We could read the multitude of verses that command us to "be holy" as saying something like: "do these holy things."...
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Rumination 28: He is the leper Messiah. He identifies and care for those afflicted with death.
There is profound misunderstanding in many circles concerning the issues of "clean" and "unclean" - and out of that misunderstanding comes many false theologies. The fact that Yeshua "put on flesh" and became subject to death is seen not only in His atoning work, but also in His life, both then…
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Rumination #27: Eating is always an act of worship - worshipping the Almighty, or worshipping yourself.
The "faith community" is not immune to the fads of the world at large. At times, the health food mindset finds a comfortable place at the table of a teacher or a ministry. Often times it is focused on fear of some ingredients, or some processes. What is surprising to me is not that some find…
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Ruminiation 26 and Pesach
Rumination #26: Without the Holy Temple, there is no pesach lamb. Without the pesach lamb, we cannot keep Passover. So, how can we celebrate Passover without the pesach lamb? We remember the Lamb. Ever since the destruction of the Holy Temple in 70 CE, there has been no place for the Passover...
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Rumination #25: People who refuse to say 'Yes' to the Almighty's commands, can never expect to truly know His will.
Every time an important decision is presented to a follower of Messiah, we of course want to know what HaShem's will is. The problem with that approach is that it is often that we forget that HaShem has revealed His ultimate will to us already. It seems somewhat trivial when we consider the...
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Rumination 24 Revisted
Rumination #24: If He called, would you know His voice? The account of Samuel in chapter three of 1Samuel makes a nice children's story. Of course, Samuel lived in quiet times. Quiet times with regard to HaShem speaking that is. He lived in the days of the Judges, when each man did what was right...
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Biblical Judaism is not merely monotheistic/HaShem Is One; He has one people, and it is Israel.
It is not enough to believe in "one G-d." It is not even enough to say you believe in the "G-d of the Bible" - after all, a long line of anti-Semites claim the Bible as their own and call themselves "the true Israel" (and yet despise all things Jewish). No, our faith is not shared by those…
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Rumination 21:Light is not the absence of Darkness
Light is not the absence of darkness - likewise righteousness is not merely the absence of sin. Righteousness is active, not passive.
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Rumination 20
When the Bible becomes theology, the Tabernacle a mere picture, and works the antithesis of faith - then the ethereal will replace the real. Thus empty religion is lacking in real faith.
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Rumination 19
Legalism is what closet legalists accuse everyone else of. When love inspires obedience, how can it be called legalism. In the discussion segment of the show I along my special guest Emet Collins aka Shomer Man, discuss the definition of the word “Legalism” and the dichotomy between man made...
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Which is greater, lip service or obedience?
It is odd the theological machinations that some go through in order to avoid saying that all the commandments of HaShem are his express will for his people.
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Ohr HaChaim’s explanation on Ex 20:1
Ohr HaChaim explains with what attributes the Torah was given i.e in the attribute of Hased/Grace and Gevurah/Strict Judgement.
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The mystical dimensions of the “Ten Words.”
The four lettered Ineffable Name י-ה-ו-ה is the Name which symbolizes G’d’s Essence. All other names are somehow derived from this four lettered Name.
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Torah commentary The Inner Dimension by HaRav Yitzhak Ginsburg on Yitro
Parashat Yitro:Lights And Mitzvot. Now, in Parashat Yitro, we experience the greatest miracle of all. At the Revelation at Mt. Sinai, the entire Jewish People attained the level of prophecy. "All the people see the sounds." There, God removed the veil of nature that hides His Divine light and...
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Tu B’ Shevat New Year Of The Trees
THE HOLIDAYS THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR should be understood as specific times set aside for each of us to experience and put into practice the theoretical and spiritual teachings of the Torah related to each month as revealed by the Sages.
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Rumination 17: Exactly what are the “Ten Words”
Everyone seems to know about a portion of Scripture they call the “Ten Commandments.” They were written on tablets of stone; and they supposedly represent the baseline morality for two religions: Judaism and Christianity. But what exactly are they?
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Reading from the book The Month Of Shevat:Elevating Eating & Tu b’Shevat
Each month’s representative Torah verse is connected to its unique Divine signature.
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Rumination 16: why did HaShem reveal the Shabbat before the Sinai revelation?
When was the Shabbat revealed and when was it’s observance mandated. In this episode we will learn how and why.
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Rumination 24:if He called, would you know his voice. Pt 1
Many people claim to hear God speaking to them, but is this really the case?
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A podcast with a focus on PaRDeS. Each week I will read from and comment on the well known commentators such as, Rashi, Ramban, Ohr Chaim and others, as well as more recent Torah commentaries like Shney Luchot HaBrit. Episodes will consist of readings from the TaNaKh, BeShorah/Gospels, and the Apostolic Writings. Connecting the words of Yeshua and his talmidim/disciples to the Torah to gain a proper understanding.
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