Satan or the devil is a popular figure in Western culture. In this article I will explain the Jewish concept of Satan. As will be seen, the Jewish concept of Satan is very different from the popular culture concept.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah (literally, head of the year) is 1st of Tishrei on the Jewish calendar. It begins the period called 10 Days of Repentance.
Parshat Pinchas Summary
Parshat Pinchas is the 8th parsha in Sefer Bamidbar (also known as Numbers).
This parsha is verses Numbers 25:10 – 30:1, or a total of 168 verses.
Here is a brief summary for each aliyah.
Rachel and Leah
Vayeitze 5775
It’s easy to detect the competition between Rachel and Leah for Jacob’s affections in Parshat Vayeitze.
Though Yaakov married both sisters, it’s clear that Rachel was his favorite.
Thoughts About Secular New Year
I’m not going to make a New Year’s resolution.
I’ll tell you why, but first let’s talk about diets.
Inspiration – How to Keep It
We’ve just ended our annual holy day marathon.
Rosh HaShanah – New Year.
Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement.
Sukkot – Festival of Booths.
Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah – 8th Day of Assembly / Rejoicing with the Torah.
Three wonderful weeks. (I’ll just add, much more pleasant than the summer period that is usually referred to as The Three Weeks.)