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Welcome to the Shamar Towrah blog!
Welcome to Shamar Towrah! We’re so pleased you are here. Let us begin by sharing what Shamar Torah means. In Hebrew, shamar speaks of...

Shamar Torah
Jun 10, 20233 min read
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Mashal / Proverbs 2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_yR38HpV8f5nLEG3pQuQArmXWuRhQjb/view?usp=sharing
Mike Gunnink
Sep 121 min read
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Mashal / Proverbs 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BEjHcbqIF2dLZ3DwnEsuf7bLQ2sLObaW/view?usp=sharing Pithy sayings for appropriate and fair governance.
Mike Gunnink
Sep 111 min read
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Mashal 9
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10zqmxMIMQue-kdNslZSWB7t-27HpJFjS/view?usp=sharing A companion piece to Mashal 8, the continuance of Chakmah
Mike Gunnink
Sep 81 min read
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2nd Chronicles 6
Sholomoh's Dedication of the Beyth YHWH
Mike Gunnink
Sep 51 min read
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Towk - All-Encompassing Weariness
A study on towk , the "all-encompassing weariness" caused by his adversary that chased Dowd throughout his life, but delivered as a...
Mike Gunnink
Sep 41 min read
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Wisdom
A personal translation of Mashal / Proverbs 8, in which we are introduced to Wisdom.
Mike Gunnink
Sep 41 min read
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The Woman of Wisdom
We are advised to seek Wisdom like hidden treasure - to call out for Her, to search, to mine the depths until we find Her. From before...

Shamar Torah
Sep 319 min read
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The Bikurim Omer is Not a Feast
Bikurim is not a feast, not a miqra (called-out assembly), and not a mow’ed (appointed meeting). It’s the lifting of an omer, a sheaf of...

Shamar Torah
Sep 22 min read
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The Choter ~ Branch of Isaiah is David
There's no need for a man to come and be the branch, Dowd has already done it. Dowd has already heralded, and Dowd has already written...

Shamar Torah
Sep 17 min read
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What is the Function of a Prophet?
The Hebrew word for prophet is nabi ~ mouthpiece. A naby’ of YHWH is devoid of his own message, acting only as a conduit for YHWH....

Shamar Torah
Sep 14 min read
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Can a Human Redeem Souls?
Can a man offer his life or physical body to redeem or ransom another person? Please comment thoughts below! Dowd writes in Psalm 49:7-9...

Shamar Torah
Sep 110 min read
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Check Translations with AI
Want to check personal Hebrew translations for accuracy? Here's one way using ChatGPT.

Shamar Torah
Sep 12 min read
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YHWH's Fall Mo'ed {2025}
These dates are based on the sighted-moon method. Astronomical dates are one day earlier.

Shamar Torah
Aug 311 min read
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