Letter by Letter, North Dallas Rabbi Creates a Holy Book

Monday, July 27, 2009

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Here are the next videos in our ongoing series on the forms of the Hebrew letters.   After viewing these videos, please take a look at the bottom of this post for some Q&A on your Aleph-spotting skills…

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Start of the Sixth Amud

Sixth amud is well under way!  The frustrating kulmus mechanics that plagued the first several columns have finally abated and the ksav is getting better and better.

The Yeria and the Sixth Column Blocked Out for Writing

I have two more videos to post on the forms of the letters, but am having some bizarre web-cam problems.   After some quality phone time with Logitech, I have the problem fixed, so look for the new videos to go up in the morning.

Incidentally…
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Was out of town over the weekend – but am back at at the writing table again.   Today I wrapped up Parshas Bereishis – the first section of the traditional division of the Torah.

The Torah is read publicly every Shabbos of the Jewish year.  The Rambam (known to the rest of the world as  Maimonidies), in his Mishna Torah,  Laws of Tefillin, Mezuza, and Sifrei Torah, Chapter 8, provides a division of the Torah into 54 parshiyos (divisions) based upon Masoretic traditions evidenced by the Aleppo Codex.  Following this division, the public reading of the entire Torah is completed each year of the Hebrew Calendar with adjustments made to accommodate leap years and the schedule of holidays.

The first of these 54 divisions is Bereishis (Genesis 1:1 – 6:8), which spans the creationg of the world to the generation of Noach.

I will be posting photos of the completed parsha tomorrow afternoon along with some new videos.

Check back then!

Hello, Friends!

Here are the first two videos in a series on the form of the Hebrew Letters. The Torah scroll is written in a special script called ksav ashuris. Governed by a unique blend of Kabbala (Jewish mysticism) and Halacha (Jewish religious law), the form of each Hebrew letter in this special script communicates worlds of meaning in both the hidden and revealed realms.

These two videos are the first two in the series and serve to introduce some basic concepts. My goal will be to post 1 to 2 new videos per week , so please check back regularly, and please remember to show your support by donating toward the completion of this exciting project!