For the evening of Yom Kippur, R. Dennis Richards comparte algunas experiencias personales profundas para explicar el perdón desde varias perspectivas, incluyendo la forma en que podríamos estar celebrando nosotros volver espiritualmente al no perdonar a los demás de nuestro pasado.
Though we thought the series would be complete after the four types of soil from the parable of the sower, R. Paul Falk presenta un desafío más profundo de la parábola del trigo y la cizaña que concluye con la principal diferencia entre nosotros hoy, aunque parece que todos se parecen…until the harvest.
For this Torah portion Ha’Azinu, Rick Ortiz summarizes many of the themes in the Song of Moses (Deuteronomio 32) that was intended to be memorized by all of God’s people.
R. Dennis Richards examines Yeshua’s teaching about the unpardonable sin in the context of casting out demons, spiritual war and the work of the Holy Spirit.
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.
R. Dennis Richards delivers a practical message for Yom Teruah (Día de las Trompetas) revealing three steps we take in the process of “making teshuvah,” or turning back, durante el “10 Days of Awe” between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur (Día de la expiación).
R. Paul looks at Yom Teruah (Día de las Trompetas) in a very different way starting from a scripture that involves the shofar as an alarm of turbulent times to come, and proceeds through some very pointed prophecies regarding the plans of our Creator for his people in the latter days.
R. Dennis Richards delivers some very acute insights on “making teshuvah” a través “the ten days of awe” between Yom Teruah (Día de las Trompetas) and Yom Kippur (Día de la expiación), and how we should approach the presence of God for what we walk away thinking was a great time of worship.
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.
R. Paul Falk cracks opens up the mysterious parable of the rich man and Lazarus to reveal one of the main priorities emphasized throughout the Torah and the parables of Yeshua. This single, vital thing can be the key to whether we are blessed or cursed.