Brit bein haBaterim - the Covenant between the pieces

What was the great significance in this Covenant the HaShem made with Abraham.

The passage that preludes our verses suggests that Abraham “trusted” HaShem and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. What does this mean?  How are these terms related to the covenant.  What was the purpose of the covenant HaShem makes with Avraham in these passages.

Listen to this lesson to learn the details  and depth of the ideal behind the “covenant between the halves.”

Lesson Notes by Touvania Tamer

Parsha Vayera

This is the second class in our series on Covenants.

We being to explain the functional workings of a covenant based on ancient covenantal models and expose the Torah as a Covenant between G-d and humanity.

 We begin to further explain the vocabulary and terminology of the covenant.

Please see the notes to this class and the Vocabulary page for further downloadable information.

We would like to gave a special thanks  to Touvania Tamer for her time and skill in development of the notes for these classes.

 In this parsha class we discuss the amswer to this question as a means for understanding whatAbraham experienced and was headed for in his life.

The Apostolic writings of Shaul (Paul) tells us that Abraham had exrordinary Emunah (faith).  What was the key to this dunamis (miracle working faith) emunah?

Listen to this class for the answer to REAL faith.

Philo and the Kosher Allegory

Covenantal Vocabulary

Special thanks to Touvania Tamer for reworking this file for us

We begin our series on the Biblical covenants.  We begin with a basic introduction to the Biblical Covenants. We begin by looking at the fundamental models of ancient covenants.

Look at the following pages as a means for following the discussion.

Class Materials Britot

Covenantal Models

Class notes by Touvania Tamer

Listen to this live class.

We hope to have class notes before the weeked

In this class we discuss the parsha from varied sourses.  We look at the Targum Yonatan and Onkelos as a means of looking behind the text.

What date did the Ark come to rest?

Where did the olive branch come from?

We discuss this and more in this live interactive class.

Please understan that while we superficially explaine Kaballah we do not endorse all Kabbalistic practices or those who claim to be involved in Kabbalah.    We look at these practices as being very genuinely spiritual as opposed to thisngs that might be considered witchcraft or new age.