"Every new #sefer in the #Torah opens a doorway.

#Bereishis opens the doorway of beginnings. #Shemos opens the doorway of becoming. #Vayikra opens the doorway of the inner world and the discipline of holiness held close. Each #book shifts the frame of the story, and the direction in which the neshama is asked to turn.

Sefer #Bamidbar opens a doorway of a different kind. It leads into the wilderness that will shape the next stage of the nation’s life. The midbar stretches in every direction, a landscape with no roads and no familiar landmarks. It is the Torah’s first map. It is not a map drawn on parchment. It is a map drawn in people – a map of where they stand, how they orient themselves, and what they face."

https://jewishpress.com/bamidbar-and-the-first-map/

This is a very brief but powerful story and very cool. This little book survived Theresienstadt and not a lot did.

"This past week, I was privileged to obtain a volume that is not merely a #book, but a witness – a witness to greatness, and a witness to destruction. A relic that bridges two worlds of #Jewish #history in one handsome volume.

The book is a #Kabbalistic work, the #TikuneZohar, printed in 1863 in #Zhitomir by the illustrious #ShapiraBrothers, grandsons of the famed rav of #Slavuta, heirs to a tradition of sacred craftsmanship that elevated the very act of #printing into a #religious worship. In an era when the printed #sefer was treated with reverence, the Shapiras stood apart."

https://jewishpress.com/a-sefer-plucked-from-the-fire/

"#JosephAlbo: Collected #Writings, #edited by #ShiraWeiss, is an important and welcome contribution to the study of #medieval #Jewish #philosophy, making the thought of the #Spaniard Joseph #Albo (1380-1444) newly accessible to contemporary readers.

Bringing together a full presentation of #Sefer #haIkkarim along with Albo’s lesser-known responsum, this volume offers both breadth and depth, illuminating a thinker often overshadowed by figures like #Maimonides (1138-1204) and his own teacher, #HasdaiCrescas (1340-1410/11). The #book is 1753 pages long, and contains the original #Hebrew on the left-hand pages and an easy-to-read modern #English #translation on the right.

Albo’s approach to #Judaism diverged from Maimonides ‘ emphasis on rationalism. He was influenced by #Crescas, who emphasized faith and the observance of #mitzvot (divine commands), an easier form of Judaism than the rigors of Maimonides’ rationalism."

https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/03/20/an-important-easy-to-read-philosophical-book/

"In the final chapter of the #BookofEsther, the book itself is described as an #iggeret, a letter. This is an unusual term for a work that ultimately would become part of #Scripture. Rather than being presented as a formal #sefer or #scroll, the #megillah is cast as a letter of correspondence.

Because #MegillatEsther is framed as an iggeret, #Halacha treats it with greater flexibility. The requirements governing how it is written and how it is read aloud are less rigid than those of other books of Scripture. These leniencies reflect its origins as a letter sent to a dispersed nation to formalize the practices of #Purim and secure them for the future, and it is therefore preserved in #Jewish law in that same form.

The status of the megillah as a letter carries deep symbolism."

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-887977

Güney Marmara'da yarınki tüm feribot seferleri iptal edildi: GESTAŞ AŞ'den yapılan duyuruda, yarın Narlı-Marmara hattında, Narlı'dan saat 08.00 ve 16.30, Marmara'dan 11.00 ve 15.45, Narlı-Balıklı-Avşa hattında ise Narlı'dan 12.30, Balıklı'dan 13.00 ve 15.45, Avşa'dan 14.30 seferlerinin iptal edildiği bildirildi.

Güney Marmara Adalar hattında ise Erdek'ten saat 11.00 kalkışlı seferin Balıklı, Marmara ve… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/guney-marmara-da-yarinki-tum-feribot-seferleri-iptal-edildi-249301.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #GüneyMarmara #feribot #iptal #sefer #gündem

THY, Şam seferlerini artırdı!: THY, İstanbul ile Suriye'nin başkenti Şam arasında "TK-846" ve "TK-847" sayılı seferleriyle düzenlediği uçuşları 8 Temmuz'dan itibaren artırma kararı aldı.

SEFER SAYISI ARTIRILDI!

Hava yolu şirketi, tarifeli seferlerine "TK-848 ve "TK-849" numaralı yeni uçuşları da dahil etti.

THY, Suriye'deki iç karışıklık nedeniyle 1 Nisan 2012'de durdurduğu Şam seferlerine 23 Ocak'ta yeniden… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/thy-sam-seferlerini-artirdi-219922.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #THY #Şam #uçuş #sefer #Suriye

Çapa makinesine kapılan çiftçi öldü: Olay, ilçedeki Çotlu köyünde meydana geldi.

Fikri Nayan, iddiaya göre, tarla sürdüğü sırada çapa makinesine kapılarak ağır yaralandı. İhbarla olay yerine gelen sağlık ekipleri tarafından hastaneye kaldırılan Nayan, doktorların tüm müdahalelerine rağmen kurtarılamadı.

Fikri Nayan’ın cenazesi, otopsi için Adli Tıp Kurumuna gönderildi.

Olayla ilgili soruşturma… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/capa-makinesine-kapilan-ciftci-oldu-210147.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #çiftçi #tarım #OHAL #hayatınıkaybetti #séfer

If I like the Artscroll machzorim, what chumash would I like?

#siddur #sefer #Torah #machzor @mazeldon