Messiah Raised from Among our Brothers
Parashat Shoftim, Deuteronomy 16.18-21.9 Once a man dared to be king.[1] History records that during the Feast of Tabernacles, Herod Agrippa I stood in [...]
THE QUEST: Torah Portion “Re’eh
Deut. 11: 26-16: 17, Isaiah 54: 11-55 "But you shall seek the place that the LORD you God will choose out of all your [...]
Did Yeshua Wear Tefillin?
Parashat Ekev, Deuteronomy 7.12-11.25, Isaiah 49: 14-51:3 “Therefore you are to set these words of Mine in your heart and in your soul. You [...]
“Hear O Israel”, a Call to the Wandering
Parashat Vaetchanan, Deuteronomy, 3.23-7.11, Isaiah 40.1-26 The name of our Torah Portion, “Vaetchanan”, means pleaded, implored, begged. Moses had just begun to see the [...]
Parashat Devarim – Words in the Wilderness
Deuteronomy 1.1-4.22, Haftara, Isaiah 1.1-27 "These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the Wilderness." [...]
Parashat Matot – The Power of Words
Our reading for this week is a double portion, Matot (Numbers 30:1-32:42) and Masei (Numbers 33:1-36:13). The power of words “Then Moses spoke to [...]
Parashat Pinchas (Phinehas)
“After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, “Take a census of the whole Israelite community by [...]
Parashat Balak
Some ten years ago I visited the Tel Dier Alla, in Jordan, a place visited in ancient times by Balaam, presumably to bless a [...]
The Messianic “Mem” and Messiah’s Miraculous Birth
Could there be a mysterious textual variant within the Hebrew Bible that speaks to the birth of the Messiah? For to us a child is [...]
Passover’s Cup of Salvation
On the night of Passover, we raise the Passover cup and lift our voices to sing the Hallel (praises). Within [...]