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ETERNAL LEADERS SIXTO ENRIQUEZ RIVERA AND VIRGINIA MILLANO EVANGELISTA FABRO~RIVERA (Experimenting with Paint 3D)
星期五
Nitzan Kedar: For the first time, a special convention is to take place that will see the meeting of leaders of eastern religions with Jewish leaders, in an attempt to strengthen interfaith relations.
Some 20 religious leaders of eastern religions are to participate, including leaders of the Buddhist, Hindu, Shinto, Jain, Sikh, Taoist and Zoroastrian religions.
星期六
Jorge Mario Bergoglio: I pray that as you and your fellow residents celebrate the opening of the holy door, you may receive these gifts, and be filled with peace and hope.
星期五
Baruch S. Davidson: In Genesis 25:1-6, Abraham married a woman named Keturah and fathered six children. Abraham sent off the children whom she bore "eastward, to the Land of the East." They and their descendents are therefore not bound by the commandments of the Torah, which was given solely to the Jewish people, Isaac’s progeny. The only command that was given to Abraham and his children was circumcision.
Dov Krulwich: If Isaac was given "everything," what were the "gifts" given to the children of Ketura? Rashi explains as follows: "Our Rabbis explained, he gave them a name of God (meaning a Divine incantation) for impure uses." Commentaries on the Talmud explain this "name of God for impure uses" as "secrets of magic and powers of demons." The Daas Zekeinim explains this as "names of demons that are enlisted to do whatever their masters say." The Maharasha’s commentary on the Talmud says that Abraham learned black magic only to be able to defend against it, not to use it. Similarly, the Maharal says that Abraham taught these secrets to the children of Ketura only for defense (making Abraham perhaps the first teacher of defense against the dark arts). Whatever books the Zohar is referring to, we see the Talmud and Zohar presenting a consistent connection between Jewish teachings and Eastern mysticism, brought east by the children of Ketura. While some commentaries indicate that "The land to the east" might be areas just to the East of the Land of Israel, most understand this to be referring to the Far East.
Zohar VaYeira, paragraphs 80-89, Torah Shleima English Edition on Gen 25:6: Rabbi Abba said: I once was in a town where the children of the east live, and they taught me some of their ancient wisdom and showed me their books of wisdom…. I said to them, my children, all of this is similar to what we have in our Torah, but you should avoid these books, to avoid idolatry…. The ancient children of the east possessed a wisdom which they had inherited from Abraham, who had imparted it to the children of his other wife…
星期日
The heel bone of Yehohanan Ben Hagkol (John son of Hagkol) pierced by a long nail. Found in an ossuary near Jerusalem in 1968, this bone is the only incontrovertible physical evidence of a crucifixion. At the time of his death, dated between 50 and 70 CE, Yehohanan was between 24 and 28 years old, was around 5.7 feet tall and was in good health. The crime for which he was crucified is not known.
MadMonarchist: One of the most remarkable men in the Japanese diplomatic corps in World War II was Chiune Sugihara who was also an Orthodox Christian. It was while in Harbin that Chiune Sugihara converted to Christianity, being baptized into the Eastern Orthodox Church. Many of his neighbors were astonished to know that the quiet man next door had saved the lives of thousands of people during the War. He was honored by the State of Israel as one of the "Righteous Gentiles" and his memory has been honored ever since in the Christian community, particularly the Eastern Orthodox, as an example of Christian charity, kindness, humility, and compassion. For that, he shall always be remembered…
安倍 晋三: I have renewed my belief that we must bring to bear a still higher level of vigilance as we conduct Political Administration.
星期日
Avrahom Dovid: Zevulun - we regret that we are unable to show you his resting spot at this time because his tribal territory is in the political entity called Lebanon. The military there prevents our work.
http://www.thirdtemple.com/TribesOfIsrael/yisachar-zevulun-gad.htm
Avrahom Dovid: Yisachar - we regret that we are unable to show you his resting spot at this time because his tribal territory is in the political entity called Lebanon. The military there prevents our work.
星期五
Abu Yehuda: The policies of the US and most European governments are inconsistent and ineffectual.
星期四
JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY: The Kedemites enjoyed among the Israelites a great reputation for wisdom. Not only does David quote a Kedemite proverb which he characterizes as such, but the wisdom of the Kedemites is rated only lower than Solomon’s though higher than that of the Egyptians (I Kings 5:10)
