The Boy from Zarephath, Resurrection, and Rosh Hashanah
“Did you come here to kill my son?” Her piercing words and the child’s lifeless form mobilized the boarder to quickly take the little one [...]
Redemption, Ritual, and the Red Heifer
Torah Portion Chukat, Numbers 19.1—22.1.32, Haftarah, Judges 11.1-31 “Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “This is the ordinance of the law which [...]
Am I My Soul’s Keeper?
Torah Portion Korah, Numbers 16.1—18.32, Haftarah, I Samuel 11.14-12.22 “Tell Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to pick up the censers out of the [...]
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept
Torah Portion Shlach Lecha, Numbers 13.1—15.41, Haftarah, Joshua 2:1-24 “And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Send men to spy out the land of [...]
Moses’ Traveling Prayer
Torah Portion Beha’alotchah, Numbers 8.1—12.16, Haftarah, Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7 Our Torah portion Beha’alotcha (when you lift up) has many worthy subjects for discussion. The [...]
The Dissolution of Sin
Torah Portion Naso, Numbers 4.21 – 7.89, Haftarah, Judges 13:2-25 “And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them [...]
The Fire’s have Gone Out
The archaeologist pulled the object from the soil, ancient lines of Hebrew text filled the shard, a warning cry to the king of Jerusalem, “We [...]
Lift Their Heads
Torah Portion, Bamidbar, Numbers 1:1–4:20, Haftarah, Hosea 2:1–22 “From the whole community of Israel, record the names of all the warriors by their clans and [...]
The Shemitah Year Return of the King
Torah Portion, B’Har Leviticus 25.1-26.2, Haftarah, Jeremiah 32.6-27 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which [...]
The Fire and Hammer of Pentecost
“Is not My word like a fire?” says the Lord, And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23.29 NKJV I had searched for [...]