Category Archives: Parashat HaShavua – Torah Portion
A commentary on the weekly Torah Portion.
Two Messengers, Two Voices – Pinchas – July 23
One summer during my university days I decided to take a trip across the USA. On part of my journey I was passing through Arizona and I took a day trip into the Grand Canyon. My goal was to hike to the bottom and back to the top rim in one day. This is possible, […]
Continue readingStand Firm – Balak – July 16
Discerning the truth in our world today is not easy. I don’t know if it ever has been easy to discern the truth from a lie, however, the lines of integrity and absolute truth are becoming more and more blurred by rationalization and deception in our day and age. I see this almost everyday especially […]
Continue readingWalk in the Spirit – Chukat – July 9
After finishing university, with a masters degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, I was preparing to teach English in a foreign land. Through a process of research and talking with various friends and contacts I decided to move to the country of Turkey. I had a few different contacts in Turkey and was […]
Continue readingGod’s Authority – Korach – July 2
Authority influences every part of life. The manner in which we respond to authority may differ, however, to deny that authority exists is to deny a biblical principle: Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. […]
Continue readingFaith Like a Prostitute – Sh’lach Lecha – June 25
What does faith in God look like? I recently took a day-trip with a friend to go hiking in Israel. We journeyed from Jerusalem to Ein Gedi National Park by bus, about an hour’s journey, and spent 4-5 hours hiking around the beautiful trails of Ein Gedi, which is filled with waterfalls and pools of […]
Continue readingPray for Those Who Persecute You – Be’Ha’alotcha – June 18
During a recent seminar that I attended I witnessed a potentially explosive situation between two of the participants. One of the women in attendance wanted to make a comment about something the lecturer had just mentioned. The lecturer gave her permission to make her point but asked her to keep it brief. Before the woman […]
Continue readingThe Nazirite Vow – Sharing in God’s Wonder – Naso – June 11
This week’s Torah Portion includes the Nazirite vow. The Nazirite vow is a unique vow of separation unto the LORD for an undetermined amount of time. The instructions and details of the Nazirite vow are only found in this week’s Torah Portion, in Numbers chapter six: Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to […]
Continue readingAdonai Tzevaot – The LORD of Armies – Be’Midbar – June 4
The government of Israel has been in a frenzy during this past couple of weeks after the former Defense Minister, Moshe Ya’alon, resigned. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to restore order and maintain a stable government, made a deal with Avigdor Liberman to be the new Defense Minister, however, many in Netanyahu’s coalition government opposed […]
Continue readingThe True Prosperity Gospel – Be’chukotai – May 28
Does God promise wealth for those who walk in His ways? A person’s faith and theology certainly effect how one lives his or her life. There is a popular teaching today called “Prosperity Theology,” which promotes a “name it and claim it” ideology and teaches that one’s wealth is only limited by an individual’s lack of […]
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