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Breath of / Spirit of Bitterness / Rebellion © 

By Dr. Akiva Gamliel Belk 

Limood 

Bereisheit [Genesis] 26.1 - 35

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Our Devri Torah is in the loving Memory of John Rockwell, John Bond, Nylah Jo, Stephen Reynolds and Linda Sutherland may they rest in peace.   May they be elevated in the HaShamayim.

 Gen. 26:35

.hq:êb]rIl]W qj...`x]yIl] j"Wr= tr"mo∞ ˆ;yy<¡h]Tiw"  

And they were a spirt of rebellion to Yitzchok and Rivkah...

And they were a breath of rebellion to Yitzchok and Rivkah...

And they [Yehudit and Basmat] were spiritually rebellious to Yitzchok and Rivkah...  tr"mo, Moh Raht mean rebellion.  Rashi Teaches that tr"mo, comes from µyrIm]mæ, meaning 'you were rebellious,' Devarim 9.24. Others Teach that tr"mo, Moh Raht means bitterness.  In any case regardless if our definition is rebellion or bitterness we recognize the result as falling short of what our Creator Expects from His Creation.  

If this is a breath of bitterness or a breath of rebellion it is short lived.  However if these are spirits of bitterness or spirits of rebellion they live on.  How can we tell which they are?  The first Letter of tr"mo is µm Mem. The Letter travels in a 360 degree circle.  This gives us the impression that the bitterness or the rebellion is eternal.  This means the bitterness or rebellion lives in them, their children their grand children etc.  The Letter vyrE Reish means head or principle.  This is the first time the Word tr"mo occurs in Ha Torah. The usage in Bereisheit 26.35 is the head or principle. The Letter wT; Tav means sign. Rather it is bitterness or rebellion it begins with Eisov's marriage to Yehudit and Basmat.  Unfortunately it continues through their children.  Look at the flow of Letters from the right to the left.  The are flowing away from the Creator on the right... when we consider that the Creator is at the center of everything.

Moh Raht means bitterness or rebellion

trm

The Letter Mem is mystical with a continuing equals 360 degree circle

80 = µ40 m40

The Letter Reish means First or Principal

510 = v300 y10 r200

The Letter Tav Represents a sign

406 = w06 t400

The total of 996 = 80 + 510 + 406

Te Word ˆWrm]v]Ti, Tee Shih Mih Roon, meaning to guard, to keep, to observe... Please not the second Word of Devarim / Deuteronomy 6.16

 996 = ˆ50 w06r200 m40 c300 t400

What is bitterness?

Wikipedia defines bitterness as: having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet...  angry, hurt, or resentful because of one's bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment...  painful or unpleasant to accept or contemplate..

What is rebellion?  Wikipedia defines bitterness as: an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler...

When one wonders from guarding Ha Torah... when one wonders from keeping the Mitzvot of Ha Torah when one does not Observe Ha Torah the full result is a spirit of bitterness and rebellion like that of Eisov and his wives Yehudit and Basmat. So we should try not to go towards that realm.  We try not to travel their.  We try not to travel in that direction.  We try to be careful.

May Hashem Bless each...

Blessings Health, Prosperity, Kindness and Peace,

Dr. Akiva Gamliel

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Comments Regarding: Teaching Our Children © 

By Dr. Akiva Gamliel Belk

Understanding the Honor Ha Torah Requires for Parents ©

Parshat Mishpatim

Shemot [Exodus] 21.1 - 24.18

Why Did Avraham Send Yishmael and Hagar Away Penniless? © 

Limood 

Bereisheit [Genesis] 21.1 - 34 

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Our Devri Torah is in the loving Memory of Mr. Yochanan, Mr. Lee Davis, Mrs Leann Davis and Mrs. Kathleen Travis may they rest in peace. 

Dear Ones this is a series of follow up questions regarding last weeks Parshat Mishpatim and Torah Limood.

Question:

Dr. Akiva Gamliel, in one of your recent audio / note lectures you spoke of our obligation in teaching our children.  Would you elaborate more on the differences between the obligations for Noachide parents & children, and between Jewish parents and children and between Jewish parents and Noachide children that may include Chrisitan children etc?

First, Jewish Parents are required to teach all the Mitzvot of Ha Torah to their Jewish children as best as they can throughout their entire life.  Jewish Parents are never relieved of these Commands in Ha Torah.  This can be challenging especially if parents are widowed, divorced, separated, or are of different Torah Understanding.

Second, Jewish Parents are required to teach their non-Jewish children the Mitzvot of Ha Torah as best as they can throughout their entire life.  Jewish Parents with Noachide Children i.e. non-JEWISH CHILDREN are never relieved of these Commands in Ha Torah.  This means Jewish Parents with non-Jewish children are required to Teach their children the Seven Laws of Noach which branch out into 66 + Commands. AGAIN,  This can be challenging especially if parents are widowed, divorced, separated, or are of different Torah Understanding OR ARE OF ANOTHER RELIGION.

For example:

a. What does one do if one's Children are raised as Old Testament / New Testament Bible believing Christians?

b. What does one do if one's Children are raised as New Testament, i.e. The Gospels and the Epistles?

c. What does one do if one's Children are raised as Epistles Christians?

These three Questions can raise some really interesting answers.

G-d Willing I will use an example of Torah Nidda and Rabbinical Nidda to help explan these questions.

"Taharat HaMishpacha" - "family purity;" laws regarding Sexual Discipline in Marriage. In marital law, immersion of the wife in a Mikvah is a vital component. These laws are based on the verse: "You shall not come near a woman, while she is impure by her uncleanness, to uncover her nakedness" (Lev. 18:19).

Quoting several paragraphs from "To Be a Jew," by Rabbi Chaim HaLevy Donin, published by Basic Books, N.Y., 1972:

"For a full seven day period from the onset of the monthly menstrual period, the Torah prohibits all sexual relations between husband and wife. The technical term for the state in which the wife is in during the menstrual period is called "niddah" (literal meaning: to be removed or separated)."

"By Rabbinic edict, the Talmud extended this period of separation (niddah) to "seven clean days" following the menstrual period. Since the menstrual period lasts about five days for the average woman, the total period of separation that is in force each month is about twelve days."

"A woman remains in the state of 'niddah' until she has immersed herself in a ritual body of water ('mikvah'). This immersion is the ritual act that divides the two periods of time - the period of separation when marital relations are forbidden and the period of union when such relations are not only permissible but regarded as essential to physical and mental health."

"It is the responsibility of the wife to note carefully the day on which she last saw blood and to count the seven "clean" days that follow, so that her visit to the mikvah is neither too soon nor unnecessarily delayed."  http://www.ou.org/about/judaism/tw.htm

Third, Noachide Parents are required to teach their non-Jewish children the Mitzvot of Ha Torah as best as they can throughout their entire life.  Noachide Parents with Noachide Children i.e. non-JEWISH CHILDREN are never relieved of these Commands in Ha Torah.  This means Nochide Parents with non-Jewish children are required to Teach their children the Seven Laws of Noach which branch out into 66 + Commands. AGAIN,  This can be challenging especially if parents are widowed, divorced, separated, or are of different Torah Understanding OR ARE OF ANOTHER RELIGION.

May each of us improve our Torah Observances.

Blessings Health, Prosperity, Kindness and Peace,

Dr. Akiva Gamliel