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2024 Printable Calendar
For those who would like to find out about coming festivals and new moon days, and also those who want to do their planning for the year, taking into account the Scriptural reckoning of days, weeks, months and years, we have published a 2023 calendar, based on the best available information.
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New Moons 2020 to 2030
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This week’s Torah Reading
Please click here to view or print out a copy for yourself, if you prefer, of the complete list of Torah Parashot (Torah Portions) for the current reading cycle. The Torah reading cycle traditionally begins on the Shabbat following Yom Shemini (The Eighth Day), which will be in our months of September or October. The backbone of this reading cycle are the five books of the Torah: Bereshit, Shemot, Wayyikra, Bemidbar and Devarim.
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Tag Archives: questions
SOUL-SEARCHING QUESTIONS
We know that questions are playing a very significant role in Scriptures. Just to get an idea of the extent of questions throughout the books of Scriptures: There are 155 question marks in the book of Genesis, 169 in the book of Matthew, 186 in the book of Isaiah and 317 in the book of … Continue reading
DIE KUNS OM TE LAAT GAAN
Die naam van hierdie week se Parashah (“Beshalag” – wat gaan oor die gedeelte van Gen 13:17 tot Gen 17:16) beteken “Toe hy laat gaan het”. Dit verwys natuurlik na Farao wat, uiteindelik, ná 10 plae en baie smart vir homself en sy mense, onder andere die dood van al die eersgeborenes, die volk laat … Continue reading
FROM QUESTIONS TO EXCLAMATIONS
A few weeks ago, when speaking about the theme, “A Question of Belief”, we looked at some of the tough questions in the book of Bereshit (Genesis) and how these questions may help us in our own walk with Yahweh. Questions like “Adam, where are you?” and “Am I my brother’s keeper?” At that time … Continue reading
THE BOLDNESS TO ASK PROPER QUESTIONS
This week’s Parashah (Gen 25:19 – 28:9) is loaded with a number of very powerful and intriguing themes. Yitzchak (Isaac) and Rivkah (Rebecca) are unable to bring forth children for a period of close to 20 years. When Rivkah eventually becomes pregnant she is told that she carries two nations in her womb. When the … Continue reading
TERGENDE VRAE WAT ANTWOORDE BEVAT OOR YAHWEH
In die boekie “Who are we and what do we believe?” (ʼn poging om aan die hand van die Skrif ʼn uiteensetting te gee van ons eie geloofsoortuigings) word daar ʼn hele aantal vrae gevra. In sy geheel fokus die hele boekie op 5 vrae, naamlik (1) Wie is Yahweh? (2) Wat het Yahweh in … Continue reading
DIE MOED OM VRAE TE VRA
Daar is altesaam 291 vrae wat gestel word in die Woord en Getuienis weergawe van die Torah (slegs die eerste vyf boeke van die Skrif). Die volume (of die grootte) van die Torah is ongeveer gelykstaande aan ‘n boek van 200 tot 230 bladsye. Die Torah is nie ‘n roman of ‘n drama met ‘n … Continue reading
SAL DIE ONREG SEËVIER?
Die Torah leesstuk van hierdie week sluit onder meer in die gedeelte in Gen 37 waar Josef se broers die groot onreg gepleeg het deur hulle broer, Josef, in ‘n put te gooi en later aan handelaars te verkoop en vir hulle pa te lieg, deur te sê dat hy deur ‘n wilde dier verskeur … Continue reading
WAAROM … OMDAT
Ons het verlede week ondersoek ingestel na sommige van die tergende vrae waarmee bekende figure in die Skrif dikwels geworstel het. Ons het gevind dat meeste van die gelowiges vandag met dieselfde tipe vrae worstel en dat dit nie maklik is om by ‘n antwoord op hierdie soort vrae uit te kom nie. Iets waaraan … Continue reading
TERGENDE VRAE
Om vrae te vra is ‘n wesenlike deel van menswees. ‘n Mens sien dit by ‘n klein kindjie wat pas geleer het om te praat. As hy eers begin volsinne praat, kan jy verseker wees sy gebabbel gaan 90 persent uit vrae bestaan! Dis immers deur vrae te vra, dat hy antwoorde kry en meer … Continue reading
