Thirteen Principles of Faith: Do They Have a Biblical Basis?

Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles paired with Scripture—concise anchors from Shema to resurrection. A quick map for seekers and students.

Console My People: Hope and Healing on Shabbat Nachamu

Shabbat Nachamu offers hope after Tisha B’Av. In Va’etchanan, the Shema calls us back to love, trust, and comfort: “Console, console My people.”

Deuteronomy opens with a roadmap of promise and courage—God fights for you; take heart and obey. Strengthen your heart; step forward.

Re’eh reveals God’s relentless love: covenant, mercy over ritual, and a call to holiness—one Torah guiding many paths back to His presence.

Moses strikes the rock; Aaron shares the weight; silence in the face of sin becomes its own failure.

Eternal words from Nasso: the Priestly Blessing—found on 7th-century silver scrolls—still places HaShem’s Name and shalom over Israel.

Sevens of rest and release reshape life; all belongs to God, who frees debtors and heals communities.

Guard holiness—God’s Name, priests, offerings, and appointed times—so the nations see His light. Let your life display His beauty.

Yom Kippur’s two goats reveal atonement; the scapegoat dramatizes sin carried away and forgiven. Guilt departs; mercy remains.