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The Talmud [17] interprets the verses referring to "an eye for an eye" and similar expressions as mandating monetary compensation in tort cases and argues against the interpretations by Sadducees that the Bible verses refer to physical retaliation in kind, using the argument that such an interpretation would be inapplicable to blind or eyeless ...
The Blasphemer (16th century drawing by Niccolò dell'Abbate). Emor (אֱמֹר —Hebrew for "speak," the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 31st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Leviticus.
And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution. But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
The first blessing recited following the Shema during Maariv Hashkiveinu: השכיבנו The second blessing recited following the Shema during Maariv Baruch Adonai L'Olam: ברוך ליהוה לעולם The third blessing recited following the Shema during Maariv. This blessing is only said by some communities, mostly outside of Israel.
Birkot HaTorah (Hebrew: ברכות התורה, The blessings of the Torah) are blessings in Jewish law concerning the giving of the Torah from God to Israel and to the study of Torah. According to Jewish law, the blessings are obligatory to bless before Torah study (including the Talmud [ 1 ] ), and it is customary to bless them every morning ...
Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights.While not as overtly holy a Jewish holiday as Passover or Yom Kippur, Hanukkah has been embraced by the Western world as an often blue-and-white answer to ...
In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the parashah is divided into seven readings, or עליות , aliyot.In the Masoretic Text of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Parashat Nitzavim is a single "open portion" (פתוחה , petuchah) (roughly equivalent to a paragraph, often abbreviated with the Hebrew letter פ , peh) and thus can be considered a single unit.
Normally, verses from the Torah are recited during Birkat HaShachar. But if one forgets to recite these verses then, the obligation is met through the recitation of Ahava Rabbah. However, the recitation of the Shema does not meet the requirement for learning after reciting the blessing on Torah study, even though it is composed of verses from ...