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Is a conversion appropriate in this circumstance?
Ephraim Ben Noach:
--- Quote from: LKZ on July 20, 2013, 10:22:33 PM ---No... the tanach lol.
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Rachel is Joseph's and Benjamin's mother.
muman613:
--- Quote from: אפרים בן נח on July 20, 2013, 10:56:30 PM --- Rachel is Joseph's and Benjamin's mother.
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Ok this is getting a little humorous. Sorry to say...
The 'Book of Rachel' is a piece of fiction, not a part of Tanach. It is true that Rachel is the name of one of Jacobs wives, that is not what 'Book of Rachel' is about (as derived from visiting the site which Rafaeli18 linked to).
The 'Book of Ruth' is a part of the Jewish canon called 'TaNaK' which is a word which stands for the following three parts of the entire Jewish bible.
1) Torah (or Chumash the five books of Moses)
2) Neviim (or Prophets which contain the prophetic writings)
3) Ketuvim (or Writings which contain the other books including Ruth, Esther, Proverbs, Song of Songs, etc.)
Ruth is a book of Tanach, not Rachel...
Are there any questions about this?
muman613:
http://www.torah.org/learning/basics/primer/torah/bible.html
The 24 Books of the Hebrew Bible
In their simplest form, the twenty-four books of the Jewish Bible - the Tanach - present a history of the first 3500 years from creation until the building of the second Temple in Jerusalem. The books also relate the history of the Jewish nation from its earliest stage, through the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai, and until the end of the first commonwealth.
But the Tanach is much more than just history. In it one can learn about G-d's plan for the world and of His relationship with mankind, specifically, His chosen nation - the Jews.
Here is where G-d tells us what He wants us to do!
"And now, Israel, what does the Lord your G-d want of you? Only to fear the Lord your G-d, to go in all His ways and to love Him and to serve the Lord your G-d with all your heart and with all your soul. To guard the commandments of G-d and His statutes..." (Deuteronomy 10 12-13)
Presented here is a very short overview of each of the books of Tanach, divided into three main categories: the Chumash, the Prophets and the Writings.
The Five Books of Moses (Chumash)
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
The Eight Books of the Prophets (Neviim)
Joshua
Judges
Samuel
Kings
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekial
The Twelve (minor prophets) Trei-Assar
The Eleven Books of the Writings (Kesuvim)
Psalms - Tehilim
Proverbs - Mishlei
Job - Iyov
Song of Songs - Shir HaShirim
Ruth - Rus
Lamentations - Eicha
Ecclesiastes - Koheles
Esther
Daniel - Doniel
Ezra/Nehemia
Chronicles - Divrei Hayamim
muman613:
Regarding the Torah's Rachel I bring the following insight:
http://www.inner.org/times/cheshvan/rachel58.htm
Our matriarch, Rachel's day of passing is the 11th of Cheshvan, which has been established as Jewish Mother's Day
Rachel is the spiritual matriarch of the Jewish People who are scattered throughout the world. Rachel personifies the cry for the spiritual and physical return of all Jews. Rachel is she who refuses to be comforted until the ingathering of her children is realized (see Jeremiah 31:14).
Following is a deeper understanding of the symbolism connected with Rachel Imenu, Rachel our matriarch.
For the Jewish People, our matriarch Rachel, Jacob's beloved wife, personifies the innate power of the soul and its conscious devotion to arouse God's mercy to redeem His children from exile and bring them to the promised land. This she does with tears and heartfelt prayer.
In the words of the prophet Jeremiah:
So says God: "A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rachel weeps for her children, she refuses to be comforted, for her children, who is not." So says God: "Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for there is reward for your effort, says God; and they shall return from the land of the enemy. And there is hope for your future, says God, and the children shall return to their border."
We recite this prophecy as the Haftorah of the second day of Rosh HaShanah.
Rosh HaShanah, the "day of remembrance," is the day that Rachel, after having been barren for many years, was remembered by God to bear a son. Thirty years afterwards, on the very day of Rosh HaShanah, her son, Joseph, was released from prison and appointed viceroy of Egypt.
The phrase "for her children, who is not," over whom Rachel cries in the above prophecy, refers to Joseph in particular, the spiritual representative of the exiled tribes of Israel.
In Kabbalah, we learn that the twelve months of the Jewish year possess two heads or "parent"-months: the month of Nissan is the "father" of all the months of the year, whereas the month of Tishrei is the "mother" of all the months of the year. The shofar of Rosh HaShanah symbolizes in Kabbalah the womb of the mother; its blast--the birth of a new (blessed) year.
The numerical value of Rosh HaShanah (רֹאשׁ הַשָׁנָה) is 861 and is the trinagle of 41, the sum of all the integers from 1 to 41. 41 is the gematria of "mother" (אֵם). 861 is also the value of "the Holy Temple" (בֵּית הַמִקְדָשׁ), for the woman, the mother, symbolizes the home and builds for her family a holy sanctuary.
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Israel Chai:
--- Quote from: muman613 on July 21, 2013, 12:52:25 AM ---Ok this is getting a little humorous. Sorry to say...
The 'Book of Rachel' is a piece of fiction, not a part of Tanach. It is true that Rachel is the name of one of Jacobs wives, that is not what 'Book of Rachel' is about (as derived from visiting the site which Rafaeli18 linked to).
The 'Book of Ruth' is a part of the Jewish canon called 'TaNaK' which is a word which stands for the following three parts of the entire Jewish bible.
1) Torah (or Chumash the five books of Moses)
2) Neviim (or Prophets which contain the prophetic writings)
3) Ketuvim (or Writings which contain the other books including Ruth, Esther, Proverbs, Song of Songs, etc.)
Ruth is a book of Tanach, not Rachel...
Are there any questions about this?
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Ruth... Ruth... need some R & R myself, it seems.
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