Torah: Deut 31:1-30 Haftarah: Is 55:6-8 Brit Hadashah: Rom 10:14-18 Main Points Joshua replaces Moses and leads Israel. The Law of God is to be read to the people. The Song of Moses. We are in the High Holy days and are preparing for Yom Kippur. I was recently reading an article where the writer used an old Yiddish term, "ah gut kvitel", which means a good note or little note. More loosely translated, it can mean have a good one! It is used around the time of the High Holy da

Torah: Deut 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Is 60:1-22 Brit Chadashah: Eph 1:3-6, Rev 21:10-27   Main Points: Teaching about the offerings of tithes and Firstfruits. Moses and the children of Israel at the altar on Mount Ebal. Blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. Covenant renewal in Moab.   Jewish prayers, rituals, and the Feasts seek to unite past, present, and future. They help us to link the moment we are in with the larger story of God’s will. In Parashah Ki Tavo, fou

Torah: Deut 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isa 54:1-10 Brit Chadashah: Matt 5:27-30, 1 Cor 5:1-5   Main Sections: Marrying a female POW. Inheritance of the firstborn. The stubborn, rebellious son. Cursed is the man who is hanged on a tree. Misc laws, sexual immorality. Exclusion from the congregation. Laws of uncleanness. Misc laws, divorce law. Misc laws, Levirate marriage.   Jewish denominations have various opinions of premarital sex ranging from very stringent to very liberal. Jud

Torah: Deut 16:18 - 21:9 Haftarah: Is 51:12 - 52:12 Brit Chadashah: John 1:19-27, Acts 3:22-23   Main Points Moses directs Israel to appoint judges. Types of worship that are forbidden. Legal decisions of the Judge and Priest. Commandments for the King of Israel. Provisions for the inheritance of the Priests and Levites Prohibition of idolatrous practices. Laws concerning prophets. Cities of refuge. Laws concerning property and legal witnesses. Laws of war. The unsolved murde

Torah: Deut 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isa 54:11-55:5 Brit Chadashah: John 7:37-52   Main Sections: God sets blessings and cursing before Israel. Caution against false prophets. Clean foods. Teaching on the tithe. Shmittah (cancelations of debts), Harvest Festivals.   In Parashat Re’eh scripture jumps straight into Moses recounting the blessings and cursings which would be connected to Israel’s obedience, their ability to honor God, and obey his word. The word kavod or honor comes

Hypocrisy (Tzeviut) Biblical Focus & why is it so bad? Growth vs a spiritual fraud. Psychology of hypocrisy. What need am I trying to fill?

Torah: Numb 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: Is 66:1-24 Brit Chadashah: Rom 13:1-7   Main Sections: The Rebellion of Korah Aaron’s Rod Chosen Among...

Torah: Numb 8:1-12:16 Haftarah: Zech 2:14-4:7 Brit Chadashah: 1 Cor 10:6-13, Rev 11:1-19   Main Points: Setting up the lampstand....

Torah: Ex 21:1-24:18 Haftarah: Jer 34: 8-12, 33:25-26 Brit Chadashah: Matt 5:38-42, 17:1-11   Main Points: Laws concerning slavery. Laws...

What spiritual abuse is and isn't. Cultural Factors. Congregations and pastors who abuse.

Why is perseverance not in the Tanakh? A culture of perseverance. The psychology of perseverance. How we can persevere, in perseverance?

Torah: Deut 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isa 54:1-10 Brit Chadashah: Matt 5:27-30, 1 Cor 5:1-5   Main Sections: Marrying a female POW....

Parashat Shoftim: The Pursuit of Justice (Tzedek) Torah: Deut 16:18 - 21:9 Haftarah: Is 51:12 - 52:12 Brit Chadashah: John 1:19-27, Acts...

Torah: Deut 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isa 54:11-55:5 Brit Chadashah: John 7:37-52 Main Sections: God sets blessings and cursing before...

What Is Contentment-Histapkut? A Biblically Based Sense Of Histapkut. When Our Contentment Is Elusive. We Need The Keys

Hearing God's Voice Num 13:1-15:41 How does God speak to us? God speaks with a still small voice. On a day-to-day basis, God speaks to us...

Hearing God's Voice Num 13:1-15:41 The children of Israel did not have to guess about how to follow God. In Numbers fourteen, Moses...

Num 16:1-18:32 Honor (Kavod) In Parashat Korach the Children of Israel were doomed to wander in the wilderness. Because they rejected...

Getting The Leaven Out During Passover we are busy getting ready, preparing our hearts, and anticipating the Seder. Preparation for the...

Numb 16:1-18:32 Israel was in a fix. The ten spies gave a bad report, influenced the Israelites to turn back, and succeeded (along with...