By Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein One of the most important components of the Tabernacle and the Holy Temple was the golden shulchan, upon which the twelve loaves of the weekly shewbread (also spelled showbread) were placed. The word “shulchan” is commonly translated as “table,” and refers to a flat surface upon which food is put […]
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The Zohar says that the
Ohr Mashiach will be felt in the Gregorian calendar year of 1240, which is equivalent to the Hebrew year 5000. Those dates are equivalent to the sixth day on the Creation Calendar, the eve of
Shabbat, the beginning of the preparation for the Sabbath. So it makes a lot of sense for that time to be propitious for the