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Torah Metaphors: Chayei Sarah

Dror Ben Ami — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:10:27 +0000

Just to make it absolutely clear, this is not a standard Torah commentary based on the teachings of the rabbis that one would obtain in a yeshiva. My background is in English and comparative literature and what we will be doing in this series of articles is examining the Torah in a similar fashion one [...]

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Torah Metaphors: The Donkey in Scripture

Dror Ben Ami — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:13:03 +0000

Dedicated to Greg Smith a.k.a.: “The Parrot” Introduction: Hundreds of thousands of people have heard the well known comedian Bill Maher ask: “You don’t really believe a snake can talk, do you? Recently, I have been engaged in a dialogue with Greg Smith, a person who not only believes a snake can talk, but [...]

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Torah Metaphors:Vayeira

Dror Ben Ami — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:19:15 +0000

General Introduction: Just to make it absolutely clear, this is not a standard Torah commentary based on the teachings of the rabbis that one would obtain in a yeshiva. My background is in English and Comparative Literature and what we will be doing in this series of articles is examining the Torah in a similar [...]

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Torah Metaphors: Lech Lecha (part 2)

Dror Ben Ami — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 06:04:08 +0000

“Abraham and Alchemy” Genesis: 12.1 – 17.27 In part one, we discussed that, even in modern times, the earth is considered to be a school and in universities a commonly heard question is: “What is your field of study?” Accordingly, since we also discussed the connection between seeds, fruit and knowledge, we concluded [...]

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Torah Metaphors: Lech Lecha (Part 1)

Dror Ben Ami — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:25:45 +0000

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Torah Metaphors: Noach

Dror Ben Ami — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:19:38 +0000

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Torah Metaphors: Beresheit

Dror Ben Ami — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:18:53 +0000

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Torah Metaphors: Goat’s Meat and Milk

Dror Ben Ami — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:23:35 +0000

Introduction: Probably the most important theme in the Torah, as well as the Old Testament, is in regards to maintaining the purity of God’s word. In addition, probably the greatest mistranslation from the Hebrew Torah, especially as it appears in the New Testament, is the commandment regarding kosher food. The Torah does not speak of [...]

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Torah Metaphors: Sukkoth

Dror Ben Ami — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:17:06 +0000

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Torah Metaphors: Yom Kippur (Part 2)

Dror Ben Ami — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:09:37 +0000

In part one, we discussed the phrase “afflict the soul” and explained that it would be more accurate to translate this as “impoverish the soul”. Furthermore, we demonstrated that literal fasting and food in general were not really the subject under discussion in relation to Yom Kippur and, in fact, this Holy Day dealt [...]

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Torah Metaphors: Yom Kippur (Part 1)

Dror Ben Ami — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:55:01 +0000

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