Many people don’t want to have children. And those who do often don’t know what to do with them or how to raise them, so they end up in the hands of strangers or in the educational and social systems.
The Prophetic Legacy of Moses
Parashah Ha'azinu Deuteronomy 32:1-52 In the Parashah Ha’azinu, we encounter the powerful song that Moses recited before the people of Israel as they stood on the threshold of the Promised Land.This song is not merely another piece of poetry; it is ...
Righteous laws, though unsettling
Parashah Shoftim Deut 16:18 – 21:9 One of the most prominent features of Parashat Ki Tetze is its extensive list of laws—seventy-four of the six hundred and thirteen, to be precise—ranging from conduct in times of war to the proper handling o ...
Earthly Rewards for Faithful Obedience
Parashah Ekev Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25 In many other blogs in the past, I have highlighted the spiritual significance of many of the teachings and commandments contained in the Torah. Yeshua revealed many spiritual mysteries, and the real bles ...
The Benefit of Hardship in the Desert
Parashot mattot-massei Numbers 30:1 – 36:13 The Parashot Mattot and Massei are read together this week and cover Numbers 30:2-36:13. Having arrived in the valleys of Moab, across the Jordan River, Moses recaps the “journeys” (masei) during the ...
The Snake – A Messianic Figure?
Parashah Chukat Numbers 19:1 – 22:1 Although the serpent has had a bad reputation among believers, given the story of the Garden of Eden, we can see in Scripture that the serpent is not always used in a negative connotation.Yeshua referred to ...
The Divine Connection of Israel
Parashah BeHa'alotkha Numbers 8:1 – 12:16 A very relevant event is recounted in this Torah portion; in the second year, in the second month, the children of Israel departed from the wilderness of Sinai (Num 10:11). The previous month (the firs ...
Parashot B’har – B’chukkotai
Parashah B'har Leviticus 25:1 – 26:2 The parashah BeHar, found in the book of Leviticus, means “on the mountain.”All of these instructions, which began when Moses ascended Mount Sinai after Yehovah declared the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, c ...
Parashah Shmini
The name of this parashah means “eighth,” and refers to the “day after” Aaron and his sons completed the seven-day inauguration process of their priesthood... Interesting that this eighth day is mentioned, isn't it? We always associate the seven-day cycle ...
Parashah Pekudei
In the 7 days of Creation there is a progression from nothing, before Genesis 1:1, until all of Creation was completed, after 6 days. Man was the pinnacle of Creation, the crown. That is why he was created last, when everything else had already been creat ...