By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz A wonderful aspect of reading the weekly Torah portion is the synchronicity that happens when the scripture matches up with current or historical events. This week, we read the section of the Torah containing...
Beersheba was the Biblical capital of the southern Negev region. Its name is a bit ambiguous, being made up of the two Hebrew words: Be’er (באר) meaning ‘well’, and the root sheva (שבע), which means both ‘seven’ and ‘oath.’ Thus,...
The famous story of the Binding of Isaac begins with God telling Abraham to take his beloved son Isaac “to the land of Moriah” however, nowhere else in Genesis is Moriah mentioned. So where is the land of Moriah? We do have some clues in...
This map features Avraham’s journey to and throughout the Promised Land, as described in Genesis 11:31-23:20.
