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What Does Sara's Death Have To Do With King David?

What does the deal of Sara have to do with King David? Welcome to another episode of Parsha with Rabbi Kravitz. This week's Parsha is Chayei Sarah. The Parsha opens by telling us that Sarah dies at age 127 and is buried in the Machpelah Cave in Hebron, which Abraham purchases from Ephron the Hittite for four hundred shekels of silver. This week's haftorah describes an aging King David, echoing this week's Torah reading, which mentions that "Abraham was was old, advanced in days." Close to the

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 1 min read

Perfection

“I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah…” Maimonides 13 Principles of Faith Belief in the eventual coming of the Messiah and perfection of the world under his reign is a basic and fundamental part of traditional Judaism. The concept is not mentioned explicitly in the Torah (Five Books of Moses), but many hints are given through exegetical teaching of several passages. The Hebrew term “Moshiach” literally means the “Anointed one” and specifically refers to the ancient practice

book of moses messiah

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 5 min read

The "One king" just has to be...

And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all." Christians and Jews shall be one in the hand of the King. One law for one people! And who might that King be? Of course, YESHUA! Response: The two kingdoms mentioned in Ezekiel 37:21 are the Northern one (Ephraim) and the Southern one (Judah) who were separated at the the time

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Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 1 min read

13 Principles of Faith

Ani Maamin - I Believe Based on the Thirteen Principles of Faith formulated by the Rambam in his Commentary on the Mishnah (tractate Sanhedrin 10:1). 1. I believe with complete faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is the Creator and Guide of all the created beings, and that He alone has made, does make, and will make all things. 2. I believe with complete faith that the Creator, blessed be His name, is One and Alone; that there is no oneness in any way like Him; and that He alone is o

creator moses

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Was Jesus the Messiah?

Was Jesus the Messiah? a. The Messiah According To Judaism One of the basic premises upon which Christianity rests is that Jesus was the Messiah predicted in the Jewish Bible. Judaism has always rejected this belief. Since the goal of “Hebrew Christian” missionaries is to convince Jews that Jesus did in fact fulfill the requirements of the promised Messiah, it is necessary to examine the Jewish understanding of the Messiah to understand why such claims are simply not true. b. The Hebrew Roots

jesus messiah

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 5 min read

Will the real Messiah please stand up?

Many of the 1 billion-strong members of Western religious faith can be placed in one of two categories, those who believe we are living, in what we may call the "Pre-Messianic" age, and those who subscribe to a "Post-Messianic" existence. Individuals among the latter are of the belief that Jesus was the divine personality designated to bring vicarious atonement and perfection to the world. Most of the Jewish world reject this notion and believe mankind has not yet arrived at that place in time

13 principles of faith bar kochba

Zalman Kravitz

Jun 4, 2025 — 7 min read