http://torahfocus.com Liberate my eyes and I shall focus on the mysteries of your Torah: Tehillim (Psalms) 119:18 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:35:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Britot / בריתות  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 ... http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/19/covenants-lesson-3/ Torah Focus Parsha Studies Parsha Vayera http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/19/parsha-vayera/ Why do we need a Covenant? 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 ... http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/10/britot-2-covenants-second-class/ What does Lech Lecha really mean?  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 ... http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/10/parsha-lech-lecha/ Check out the Ancient Texts section. I have posted Philo's allegory on kosher animals.  I believe that this is a very insightful lesson in to why we should keep kosher. Philo and the Kosher Allegory http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/08/philo-and-the-kosher-allegory/ This document will be necessary for the 11/06/08 Class Covenantal Vocabulary Special thanks to Touvania Tamer for reworking this file for us http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/06/covenantal-vocabulary/ Introduction to the Covanants 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 ... http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/05/covanants-britot/ Parsha Noach 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. http://torahfocus.com/2008/11/05/parsha-noach/ This is a live discussion on the Parsha Bereshit.  We look at the text from the Targums,  Onkelos and Yonaton.    We discuss the Targums briefly then benign our reading of the Parsha in conjunction with the targumim. http://torahfocus.com/2008/10/26/parsha-bereshit/ We begin the class looking at the significance of the contemporary Hekhal in Jerusalem 2008.  Our discussion covers a number of other interesting subjects including the Apostolic Writings and Kabbalah. Please understan that while we superficially explaine Kaballah we do not endorse all Kabbalistic practices or those who claim to be ... http://torahfocus.com/2008/10/26/hekhal-and-kaballah/