Rick Ortiz summarizes one of the richest Torah portions, Vayera, beginning with YHVH appearing to Abraham to announce that he would have a son in his old age, through the account of Sodom and Gemorrah being destroyed, to Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Read More »Being spiritually blinded to the Word can happen to any of us at certain times. R. Paul Falk explains the many connected passages in the Scriptures and reveals the main point of Yeshua’s comments regarding blindness, how it occurs, and how our eyes are opened again to the truth of the Word.
Read More »R. Paul Falk explains the flood in terms of our connection to the ground and the need for purification by water, as well answering the question: “why does the Spirit strive with man?” An insightful teaching with a whole new look at being born of water and of the Spirit.
Read More »For this Torah portion, Patrick Shannon interprets the first verse of Genesis with the book of John to understand how the Hebrew word, “et,” spelled aleph-tav (alpha-omega) is “the Word” through which all was created, and shows how the Scriptures often use metaphors to reveal deeper meanings. You can also view a PDF of slides while listening.
Read More »For this Torah portion Ha’Azinu, Rick Ortiz summarizes many of the themes in the Song of Moses (Deuteronomy 32) that was intended to be memorized by all of God’s people.
Read More »For the Torah portion, Va-Yalech, R. Paul Falk reveals the underlying reason behind the rather unusual standard of never drinking wine, building houses or planting vineyards, even in the promised land. A very relevant lesson about wealth for us all.
Read More »Patrick Shannon presents the Torah portion, Nitzavim, as a call for us TODAY to turn back, and clarifies the seemingly nebulous requirement to “love YHVH with all your heart and all your soul” according to the original Hebrew.
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