The Flood of Wisdom Before the Cosmic Shabbat Gaddi Efrayim Notes — Inner-Dimensional Teachings of the Prominent Sages Zohar, Noach, the Sixth Millennium, and the Preparation for the Seventh Millennium Zohar I, 117a, on Parashat Noach / the verse of the Flood, in the six-hundredth year of the sixth millennium, “the gates of wisdom above” and “the fountains of wisdom below” open, preparing the world for the seventh millennium as one prepares on Friday for Shabbat. Zohar, Noa

BEREISHIT-Shabbat, October 10, 2026- 29 Tishrei, 5787 Torah Reading Bereishit: Genesis 1:1 - 6:8 Shabbat Machar Chodesh: Samuel I 20:18-42 Sabbath Candles Light Candles at 5:45 PM Gaddi Efrayim Notes — Revealing the Inner Dimensions of Torah Through Midrash, Kabbalah, and Chassidut The Midrash uncovers the hidden meanings beneath the biblical narrative; the Zohar reveals the mystical relationship between the upper and lower worlds; the teachings of the Arizal explain the pr

The Meaning of Hoshanah Rabbah Hoshana means “save” and is the recurring refrain of the Hoshaanot ceremony performed every day of Sukkot. Hoshana Rabbah, “the great Hoshana,” was thus named because we repeat this ritual, during which we solemnly circle the Torah, seven times on this day, instead of just once as we had done in the previous days.The name can be read to mean “great salvation.” “The Great ‘Please Save Us’” The expression הוֹשַׁע נָא— Hosha na means essentially, “

Sukkot for Hebrew Year 5787 begins at sundown on Friday, 25 September 2026 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 2 October 2026. “Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: The Sukkah of Peace: Israel, the Nations, and the Messianic Future Sukkot is Israel's universal festival. The seventy bulls offered during the seven days of Sukkot correspond, according to the Sages, to the seventy nations of the world and were offered for their atonement and the hastening of

For years, the Likud has positioned itself as the iron wall of the Israeli right—the only party capable of holding the line against the left and securing the nation. But when you strip away the drama and the rhetoric, a devastating pattern emerges. The Likud, under Benjamin Netanyahu, has been the architect of the very disasters it now claims to be fighting. The evidence is not a matter of opinion; it is a matter of record. The Oslo Accords The claim that the Likud was innoce

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: Listen, O Heavens: The Covenant Song of Ha’azinu Ha’azinu: The Song That Heaven and Earth Still Hear “Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.” — Deuteronomy 32:1 Ha’azinu is one of the most concentrated theological passages in the Torah. Moses does not conclude his ministry with ordinary prose. He gives Israel a poetry — shirah, a song, because a song can carry covenantal mem

Birkat Kohanim — Nesi’at Kapayim, the raising of the hands — is not merely the recitation of three verses. It is a carefully structured halachic act involving standing, facing the congregation, raising the hands, arranging the fingers, directing the palms, and turning the face toward different sections of the congregation. Its biblical foundation is “כה תברכו את בני ישראל” — “So shall you bless the Children of Israel” (Numbers 6:23), followed by the three blessings: “May Hash

בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים — נְשִׂיאַת כַּפַּיִם — אֵינָהּ רַק אֲמִירַת שְׁלֹשָׁה פְּסוּקִים, אֶלָּא מַעֲמָד שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ סֵדֶר מְדוּיָּק שֶׁל עֲמִידָה, פְּנִיָּה, הֲרָמַת יָדַיִם, פְּרִיסַת אֶצְבָּעוֹת וּתְנוּעוֹת הַפָּנִים. מְקוֹרָהּ בַּתּוֹרָה: "כֹּה תְבָרְכוּ אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל" (במדבר ו:כג), וּבַהֶמְשֵׁךְ מוֹפִיעוֹת שְׁלֹשׁ הַבְּרָכוֹת: "יְבָרֶכְךָ ה׳ וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ; יָאֵר ה׳ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ; יִשָּׂא ה׳ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם." הַגְּמָרָא בְּסוֹטָה

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: The King Is Calling: The Deeper Meaning of Rosh Hashanah 5787 Rosh Hashanah 5787 — The Coronation of the King and the Renewal of Creation Rosh Hashanah 5787 — Rosh HaShanah 5787 Rosh Hashanah is often translated as the Jewish New Year, but the teachings of the Jewish sages reveal something far deeper. It is not simply the turning of a calendar. It is the moment when creation itself stands again before its Creator,

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: Nitzavim–Vayelekh: Stand, Return, and Walk With God Nitzavim–Vayelekh: From Standing Before God to Walking With God Nitzavim–Vayelekh: From Standing Before God to Walking With God Nitzavim and Vayelekh form one of the Torah’s deepest spiritual transitions. Moses is approaching the end of his life. Israel stands at the edge of the Jordan, between wilderness and inheritance, between Moses and Joshua, between revelati

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: From Bikkurim to Blessing: The Covenant Message of Ki Tavo Seven Species-Shiv'at HaMinim The Seven Species — Shiv'at HaMinim (שבעת המינים) are far more than a list of agricultural products. In the Torah and later Jewish thought, they become a symbolic map of Eretz Yisrael, blessing, human character, spiritual refinement, and the proper use of material abundance. Deuteronomy 8:8 praises the Land as: “A land of whe

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: Ki Teitzei: When You Go Out to Battle, Conquer the Heart First Shiluach HaKen — Sending Away the Mother Bird Deuteronomy 22:6–7: Compassion, Restraint, Creation, and the Mystery of Long Life The mitzvah of Shiluach HaKen שִׁלּוּחַ הַקֵּן appears, at first glance, to be one of the simplest commandments in the Torah. If a person encounters a mother bird sitting over her eggs or young, the Torah forbids taking the mot

Why you are more important to the universe than you think, and how to fix the one thing that started it all. Introduction: We Need to Talk About Adam Let’s be honest. We live in a world of "Oops." We send the text to the wrong person. We hit "Reply All." We eat the cake we swore we wouldn't touch. But the mother of all "Oops" moments happened in a garden a long time ago. We aren't just talking about a dietary violation involving a piece of fruit. We are talking about the mome

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: Shoftim: Justice, Leadership, and the Kingdom of Heaven Parashat Shoftim: Establishing Divine Justice, Responsible Leadership, and a Holy Society Parashat Shoftim—“Judges”—presents the Torah’s vision for building a righteous society in the Land of Israel. Moses addresses the institutions that will guide the nation after his passing: judges, officers, the supreme court, the king, the Kohanim and Levites, and the pro

What if one of the biggest theological questions in the world is actually hiding inside two very simple words: “God said”? Think about it. If God speaks, there is a Word of God — דְּבַר ה׳, Dvar Hashem. If God gives life, there is the breath of life — נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים, Nishmat Chayim. And if the human being receives a soul from God… what exactly have we received? Is God's Word somehow a second divine reality? Is God's Spirit a third? Is the soul inside a human being actuall

Re’eh: The Covenant of Vision, Obedience, and Compassion Parashat Re’eh—“See”—is far more than a collection of laws preparing Israel to enter the Promised Land. It presents a spiritual vision for building a holy society: a nation must learn to see clearly, choose faithfully, worship the One Creator without compromise, sanctify material life, and care for the vulnerable. “See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse.” —Deuteronomy 11:26 1. Re’eh—Spiritual Sight and Perso

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: Eikev: Transforming Memory into Faithfulness Parashat Eikev: From the Heel to the Heart Parashat Eikev is not merely a promise of reward for obedience. It explores how Israel must transform the experiences of the wilderness—hunger, miracles, failure, intercession and loss—into humility, gratitude and covenantal faithfulness. 1. Eikev: The commandments beneath the heel The wordעֵקֶב— eikev means “because” or “as a r

Va’etchanan: Loving HaShem With Heart, Soul, and Strength Parashat Va’etchanan—“And I Pleaded”—contains some of the foundational teachings of Jewish faith: the power of prayer, the revelation at Sinai, the prohibition of idolatry, the Ten Commandments, the love of HaShem, and the declaration of His absolute Oneness in the Shema. 1. Va’etchanan: Prayer as a Request for Grace Moses begins: “And I pleaded with HaShem at that time…” —Devarim 3:23 Rashi explains that the word Va’e

Devarim — “Words”: When Memory Becomes Torah Parashat Devarim opens the final book of the Torah. Moses stands before Israel near the end of his life and begins to speak. But these are not ordinary words. They are words of memory, correction, leadership, covenant, and preparation. The Jewish sages explain that Devarim is not merely a history review; it is Moses turning the past into spiritual instruction for the next generation. The Book of Deuteronomy is primarily Moses’ fina

Two Pharisees: Shammai and Hillel, ended the Zugot era giving way to the Tannaim period. Hillel and Shammai were the final pair of sages—zug—associated with the period of the Zugot. Their disciples developed the two great Pharisaic schools known as Beit Hillel, the House of Hillel, and Beit Shammai, the House of Shammai. Pirkei Avot places Hillel and Shammai within the chain of received Torah tradition. They received the tradition from Shemaya and Avtalyon, who stood within

Beit Yisrael International is dedicated to fulfilling a heavenly mission—bringing the light of Torah and revealing the true light of Mashiach through the Weekly Parsha in 70 languages. This mission aligns with the teachings of the Soul of the Tzaddikkim, reflecting the principles of Jewish Chassidut and Kabbalah. These teachings on Torah, Geula (redemption), Teshuvah (repentance), Mitzvot (commandments), and Malchut (Kingship) guide souls toward spiritual transformation. Beit

Collaborative Article By Sanhedrin Advisors Mr. Shawn Lee and Rabbi Yosef Edery Why God’s Kingship Is Freedom, and Why the Messiah Must Be a Servant The Torah never lets us forget where true sovereignty was born. Over thirty times, the living God anchors His authority not in the power to crush, but in the act of liberation. Again and again, the same phrase thunders across the Law: “I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: When Words Become Covenant and Journeys Become Torah From Matot to Masei: How Does Israel Move From Wilderness to Destiny? Parashat Matot–Masei: From Words to Journeys, From Exile to Inheritance Matot–Masei closes the Book of Bamidbar/Numbers. The sages see these portions as more than historical events. They describe the spiritual journey of Israel: how speech must become holy, how war against impurity must be foug

“Gaddi’s Notes on the Eternal Wisdom of the Prominent Sages”: From Pinchas to Joshua: Restoring Covenant Leadership Parashat Pinchas: Covenant of Peace, Holy Inheritance, and the Transfer of Leadership Parashat Pinchas is one of the most powerful portions in the Torah because it reveals how zeal, peace, inheritance, leadership, and worship are all connected. The portion begins after Pinchas acts with holy zeal to stop the spiritual corruption caused by idolatry and immorality