“Shin Beth—Aleph—Shava’: God’s passion. The first letter of the alphabet is Aleph and represents God. Shin Beth Aleph refers to God’s passionate love. The first thing you are to do on this day of rest is to just sit back… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“So what is the “wise-hearted”? A wise-hearted person is someone who has a pure heart that is in unity with God so as to… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“Shin Beth—Teth—Shavat: To measure. Once in the bridal chamber God measures you. He will examine you as a husband would examine and measure the beauty of his bride. Shin Beth—Kap—Shavak: To mingle, interweave, have intercourse. After a time of just enjoying the beauty of His bride, God will then share an intimacy with you as His bride. Shin Beth—Lamed—Shaval: To… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share
“the word desirable. Of course, we learn later just how seductive that can be. Early rabbinic literature showed a sexual connotation to chamed as chamdam, using it as a reference to a lustful person. Chimmud is even blunter as a reference to a sexual appetite. As a verb chamed means to be excited or hot. Hebrew Jewish grammarian David Kimhi… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share
“Rest (Shabbat) EXODUS 16:30: “SO THE people rested on the seventh day.” Rest—Hebrew: shabat—rest, to cease, be still, to interrupt, The word rest in this passage is vayishevethu. From the root word shabat which means to rest and to cease. We learn in Genesis 2:2 that God “rested” on the seventh day. I mean all that creating into being must… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share
“wisdom means “one who is teachable, skillful, and knowing.” Only those with a teachable, skillful, and knowing heart” — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“Whom I Desired (Chimadeti) SONG OF SOLOMON 2:3: “As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.” As I was reading this passage in my Hebrew Bible I was struck by the word chimadeti (great… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share
“amount of our hearts that we do not give to Him. We may desire to give Him our whole hearts, but the amount of… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“knowledge of God. A wise-hearted person is someone who knows the heart of God.” — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“Preface WITH THE ADVENT OF multiple modern English translations of the Bible being published over the last fifty years, Christians have come to realize… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“would be allowed to work on the temple. That makes sense; you certainly do not want people with their own ideas as to how… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“or he will become frustrated because he cannot provide this special intimacy with her. Only God can fill this gap in the relationship. He… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
“has a numerical value of 702 and means to bond. This time of resting is meant to bond with God. You don’t bond with… — Chaim Bentorah Copy Share Image
