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Apr 9, 2019 · The word for remembrance is zachar. This word does mean to remember, to call to mind. But Solomon says that there is no remembrance of a wise man, yet we remember him. To put this in a proper context we need to look at the Semitic root where this word is used for a recalling to mind for a present feeling or thought, a remembrance for a purpose.
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Feb 3, 2020 · Both are the same words in Hebrew, zacar which means to remember or remember me. In the first use of the word, zacar, we find it is in a construct to the word im. This word is used to express if or suppose. Joseph is expressing this as: “If you can, please remember me”. Then Joseph uses the same word, zacar for the cupbearer to make mention ...
Or zeker {zeh'-ker}; from zakar; a memento, abstr. Recollection (rarely if ever); by implication, commemoration -- memorial, memory, remembrance, scent. NAS: The very memory of them has perished. NAS: And give thanks to His holy name. KJV: of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Aug 18, 2014 · It does indeed mean to tremble, but this trembling is the result of being in awe. That could be either good or bad. We could stand in awe at the strength and power of an invading army. The word found here in Psalms 2:11 is in a feminine form, thus ra’adah would have the idea of trembling before something beautiful.
- Our Exodus from Egypt
- The Revelation at Sinai
- Amalek’s Attack on Israel
- The Golden Calf and Rebelling in The Desert
- Miriam’s Negative Speech and Punishment
- The Sabbath
- Does One Need to Verbalize them?
- 4, 6, 8 Or 10 remembrances?
“. . .So that you shall remember the day when you went out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.” (Deuteronomy 16:3) The mitzvah is to remember that we were enslaved in Egypt and G‑d took us out. (This is unlike the mitzvah to retell the story of the Exodus on Passover, which includes describing in detail the miracles that took place.)3 R...
“But beware and watch yourself very well, lest you forget the things that your eyes saw, and lest these things depart from your heart, all the days of your life, and you shall make them known to your children and to your children’s children—the day you stood before the L‑rd your G‑d at Horeb.” (Deuteronomy 4:9–10) The Torah was given with great fan...
“You shall remember what Amalek did to you on the way, when you went out of Egypt, how he happened upon you on the way and cut off all the stragglers at your rear, when you were faint and weary, and did not fear G‑d. [Therefore,] it will be, when the L‑rd your G‑d grants you respite from all your enemies around [you] in the land which the L‑rd, you...
“Remember, do not forget, how you angered the L‑rd, your G‑d, in the desert...” (Deuteronomy 9:7) We remember how we angered G‑d in the desert through constantly rebelling against Him, and how shortly after the giving of the Torah, we made a Golden Calf. We also remember G‑d’s great kindness—despite all we did, He remembered the covenant He made wi...
“Remember what the L‑rd, your G‑d, did to Miriam on the way, when you went out of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 24:9) With this remembrance, we remind ourselves how careful we must be to refrain from negative speech and lashon hara. If even Miriam, who was a prophetess and sister of Moses, and meant no harm, was nevertheless afflicted for speaking negativel...
“Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it.”(Exodus 20:8) The Shabbat is a testament to the fact that G‑d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Thus, by constantly remembering it, we recall that the world was created by G‑d.9 Read: What Is Shabbat?
According to many opinions, one can technically fulfill this commandment just by thinking about these remembrances. In fact, in his Shulchan Aruch,10 Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi outlines how one should keep in mind each of these remembrances while reciting various parts of the blessing of Ahavat Olam (Rabbah), said before Shema.11 Nevertheless, R...
Although the more prevalent custom is to recite six remembrances, as mentioned, there are some who list as little as four or as many as ten. Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, known as the Arizal, lists four: (1) going out of Egypt; (2) the Giving of the Torah; (3) Amalek; and (4) the incident with Miriam.14 Rabbi Avraham Gombiner (c. 1635–1682), known as the M...
Dec 31, 2017 · We are called to remember and pass those memories on to the next generation. Deuteronomy 32:7a. Remember [z’kor] the days of old, consider the years of all generations. YHWH also called on humans to remember to take a day of rest: Exodus 20:8-11. Remember the Sabbath day [Zakor et yom ha-Shabbat], to keep it holy.
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Jun 17, 2009 · A Look at Jeremiah 29:11. “I know the plans I have for you.”. Most of us are quite familiar with this verse, perhaps too much so. We skip over it, thinking that there isn’t a lot to mine here. We’re wrong. A close examination of the verse reveals a very different and complex understanding. It all starts with “ know ”.
