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Jews for Judaism — Eikev 5784

Выпуск: Jews for Judaism — Eikev 5784. Темы: health_mind. Поисковые термины: здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש. Prayer Similarly, this week’s Torah portion describes God telling the reminds us Jews, “Do not say to yourself, because of my righteousness, the Eternal brought me to take possession of this land… rather because that we are of the promise God made to your forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and not in Jacob” (Deuteronomy 9:4-5). Solomon’s prayer instructed the Jewish people that even when they are exiled in the land of their enemies, they can repent and “pray toward the city [Jerusalem]” (I Kings 8:48), and God will “listen to them whenever they call out” (I Kings 8:52). ‫בס"ד‬ Spiritual Insight For The Week with Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz The Minister’s Words Broke Her Heart In 1980, when Baptist minister Bailey Smith said, “God does not hear the prayer of a Jew,” the Jewish community was outraged. However, sometimes the answer takes time, sometimes it is immediate, and sometimes the answer is “no.” continued… Regardless, the answer is an expression of God’s compassion and mercy and is not solely contingent on our righteousness. In this week’s Torah portion, Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25), we are reminded that after the sin of the Golden Calf, Moses prayed to God, saying, “Do not destroy Your people” (Deuteronomy 9:26), and God heeded Moses’ prayer. Chana’s heartfelt and One of the most moving examples is when the barren Hannah soft-spoken prayed for a child, as it says, “I prayed for this child, and God has granted my request” (I Samuel 1:27). Daniel, who prayed to God after the destruction of the First Temple, stated it this way, “We do not make requests of You because we are righteous, but because of Your great mercy” (Daniel 9:18). Although Moses prayed on behalf of the entire Jewish nation in Our sages this passage, there are countless examples of an individual’s point to prayers being accepted by God as well. Daniel was following the words of King Solomon’s prayer after he prophetically foresaw that the Jewish people would be taken captive and exiled from their land. The Jewish people followed this advice, and for 2,000 years, they directed their prayers [facing] toward Jerusalem and prayed for the return to Israel.

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Jews for Judaism

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23 августа 2024 г.

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Темы: health_mind