God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

GENESIS (22:2)

וַיֹּאמֶר קַח נָא אֶת בִּנְךָ אֶת יְחִידְךָ אֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתָּ אֶת יִצְחָק וְלֶךְ לְךָ אֶל אֶרֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּה וְהַעֲלֵהוּ שָׁם לְעֹלָה עַל אַחַד הֶהָרִים אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ

בראשית כב:ב

Ve'yo-mer kakh na et ben-kha et ye'kh-eed-kha a'sher a-hav-ta et yitz-khak v'lech et er-etz ha'mor-ee-ya v'ha'a-le-hu sham le-ol-ah al ah-khad he'ha-reem a'sher o-mer el-eh-kha.

Jerusalem Inspiration

Why did God choose Jerusalem as His resting place? The Sages find two revealing texts in the Bible that, when synthesized, teach us the value of Jerusalem. Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his son in order to prove his allegiance to the Lord. This profound, inexplicable test took place on a mountain which God called Mount Moriah, and which Abraham called 'Adonai yir'eh,' because it is "the mount where the LORD is seen" (Genesis 22:14). A few years earlier, Abraham showed the world his allegiance to his family, to justice and to righteousness when he fought against the four kings and retrieved his nephew Lot. After the battle, Melchizedek, the King of Shalem, went out to greet Abraham and bless God (Genesis 14:18-20). When we join these two names, 'Yir'eh' and 'Shalem,' we arrive at 'Yerushalayim,' the Hebrew name for Jerusalem. The name expresses a harmony of man’s selfless actions towards God and towards others.

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Hebrew Music Monday

Today’s delightful and promising Hebrew music video by Fran Avni is called “Havenu Shalom Aleichem” (“We Will Bring Peace to You All”). It contains a beautiful blessing reflecting all of our deepest desires for lasting peace, shalom. Sing along in Hebrew or English!

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IDF Soldiers in Uniform Prevented from Ascending to the Temple Mount

Three IDF soldiers in uniform were banned from ascending the Temple Mount Sunday morning, the legal rights organization Honenu said.

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Jerusalem Daily Photo

Today's picture, by Noam Chen, shows the Temple Mount of Jerusalem, where the First and Second Temples stood over 2,000 years ago. Now, the Dome of the Rock stands on the Mount, covering the Foundation Stone, which, according to Jewish teachings, is the rock from which the world was created.

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