To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "קדשים - Kedoshim” which means “Holy Ones” delivered on May 7, 2022.This week's portion covers Leviticus 19:1-20:27 and begins, "And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, 'Speak to all the congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, "Be set-apart, for I יהוה your Elohim am set-apart." ' "What is the Torah’s greatest commandment? Is it in how we tie our tzitziot? Is it based on whether or not a man wears a kippah? Or is it founded on how we view our neighbor and his life compared to ours? Many will argue that it's the small things that mean the most to Hashem but should that really be our primary focus? If we look so closely at the splinter in our brother's eye who is failing in these small matters, we fail to recognize the plank in our own and lose sight of the big picture. Thus possibly pushing others away from the Light of the Torah, our path, and the saving grace of others in this world. We invite you to join us in this week’s Parasha of Kedoshim, and implore you to sit and ponder the question, "What is the Torah's greatest commandment?"This week Ro'eh Richard concludes the days teachings with the Haftorah from Ezekiel 20:2-20 and the New Covenant E-drash from Matthew 5:43-48.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Ro'eh Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.orgAaronic Priestly Blessing performed by Rico Cortes of Wisdom In Torah Ministries https://wisdomintorah.com and used with permission.

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "אחרי מות - Acharei Mot” which means “After Death” delivered on April 30, 2022.This week's portion covers Leviticus 16:1-18:30 and begins, "And יהוה spoke to Mosheh after the death of the two sons of Aharon, as they drew near before יהוה, and died."“After death” - These words were given after the death of Aaron’s son’s. After the death of ourselves when we stop saying “I have the right, I am entitled” and we realize that we have no rights as we serve HaShem in holiness versus (Lev 18:3) “You shall not do what is done in the land of Egypt where you lived nor are you to do what is done in the land of Canaan where I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes.”Canaanites and others promoted temple prostitution in their fertility worship. Israel was to be different and Holy. The Chumash states that culture is an accumulation of practices where many of which are not in the least logical. The Torah cautions us to avoid falling into habit-forming, mind-molding traps of imitating the practices of alien societies. We are to submit and surrender our social & moral life to HaShem, which is not religion but a way of life EVERYDAY.Pastor concluded with the Mussar connection regarding “responsibility” which is the hidden root of Acharei. We are accountable to one another and we ARE our brother’s keeper. He also tied this to the scapegoat ritual: one man is atoning for Israel with a live goat. He lays the sins on the head of the goat and sends it away to the wilderness. This requires the entire community to seek each individual’s releasefrom a state of transgression.This week Ro'eh Richard concludes the days teachings with the Haftorah from Ezekiel 22:1-19 and the New Covenant E-drash from Romans 2:17-29.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Ro'eh Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.orgAaronic Priestly Blessing performed by Rico Cortes of Wisdom In Torah Ministries https://wisdomintorah.com and used with permission

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdSpecial Portion "שמיני של פסח - Shemini Shel Pesach" which means "Eighth (day) of Passover," delivered on April 23, 2022.This week's portion covers Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 and begins, "You shall tithe without fail all the yield of your grain that the field brings forth year by year."Ro’eh Richard teaches the difference between the Passover Lamb and the Korban Pesach (Passover Sacrifice.) He also explains why the Omer does NOT represent the Messiah. Also covered is the corrected Counting of the Omer. The 50 days between salvation and accepting of the Covenant at Mount Sinai represent the time it took us to transform our “animal soul” in order that we would be able to receive the Covenant (Torah) and become a Bride for Hashem. The Torah without the Ruach HaChodesh is simply legalistic, likewise, the Ruach HaChodesh is incomplete without the Torah.This week our Haftorah teaching is delivered by Ro'eh Richard from Isaiah 10:32-12:6, and the New Covenant E-drash is delivered by Brother Mark from John 20:15-20.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Ro'eh Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdSpecial Portion "מצות/Matzot” which means “Unleavened Bread” delivered on April 22, 2022.This week's portion covers Exodus 13:17-15:26 and begins, "And it came to be, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that Elohim did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, though that was nearer, for Elohim said, 'Lest the people regret when they see fighting, and return to Mitsrayim.' ”In the teaching today, Ro’eh Richard teaches that our mussar (character trait) is “Bitachon” (absolute trust and reassurance). The teaching focuses on Exodus 15:22-26, with specificity to the Hebrew word “nisy“ which means “plucked out, pull out, and to break up from an encampment.” The Israelites were camped at the bitter waters of Marah and many people died there as a result of their own bitterness. Before they moved on from there, Hashem gave them statutes and rules. The great sage Rambam said that these rules were given in order that the Jewish people learn to pray for their needs without grumbling and to get along with each other during their journey through the wilderness. Hashem’s people need to be One as a nation in order to bring His light to the rest of the world.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Ro'eh Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "פסח/Pesach” which means “Passover” delivered on April 16, 2022.This week's portion covers Exodus 12:21-51 and begins, "And Mosheh called for all the elders of Yisra’ĕl and said to them, 'Go out and take lambs for yourselves according to your clans, and slay the Pĕsaḥ.' "This is the chapter that Rabbi’s have chosen for the first day of Pesach. Pastor Richard shows the connection of Yeshua with the Exodus out of Egypt. It is said that Moshe will be the first and last Redeemer … Not literally himself, but that the last redeemer will have the virtues of Moshe, the Law of God.In Exodus 12:38, where the scripture reveals that Israel was “driven” out of Egypt, we see the Hebrew word for "driven" has to do with “divorced,” so in the future the ruler of this world will “divorce” us.After 430 years to the day the payment for transgressions was complete and then DELIVERANCE. Pastor Richard shows how Chazal (sages) teach that until that particular hour (debt paid} they were not worthy and we see this concept also in Matthew 24: 22 "And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened." (Was and will time be manipulated?) In HaShem’s loving kindness he is looking for ways to redeem us from our present exile.On the 6th day of creation Adam broke covenant and in 6000 years that debt will also be complete and again there will be DELIVERANCE.Watch to see all of this teaching with the exciting conclusion of the future FINAL Redemption and how the difference of being driven to the wilderness (from Egypt) and how we will be allured to the wilderness where there will be HIS provision for us and the judgment to purge the rebels. This week our Haftorah teaching is delivered by Brother Mark from Joshua 5:2-6:1, and the New Covenant E-drash is delivered by Ro'eh Richard from John 19:31-20:1.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "מצרע/Metzorah” which means “The Leper” delivered on April 9, 2022.This week's portion covers Leviticus 14:1-15:33 and begins, "And יהוה spoke to Mosheh and to Aharon, saying, “Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, and say to them, ‘When any man has a discharge from his flesh, his discharge is unclean.' "What is Tzara’at (biblical leprosy)? Ro’eh Richard explains in this week’s teaching what it is and the behaviors that cause it. Why don’t we have tzara’at in the present time like we did during the Biblical days - even though we are still behaving as badly as the people in the Israelites did in the days when the Bible was written? Ro’eh Richard challenged us to concentrate on speaking good things about one another – life into – and especially to avoid speaking maliciously. This mussar (character trait)this week is “shame.” Correctly used, shame acts as a barrier to impulsive sins.This week our Haftorah teaching is delivered by Ro'eh Richard from 2 Kings 7:3-20, and the New Covenant E-drash is delivered by Brother Mark from Mark 5:24-34.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.orgPriestly "Aaronic" Blessing performed by Rico Cortes of Wisdom In Torah Ministries - https://wisdomintorah.com - and is used with permission.

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "תזריע/Tazria” which means “She Conceives” delivered on April 2, 2022.This week's portion covers Leviticus 12:1-13:59 and begins, "And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, 'Speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, ‘When a woman has conceived, and has given birth to a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days, as in the days of her monthly separation she is unclean.' "When looking at the root of the work Pekudei we discover it to mean: appoint, visit and account - A visitation with the purpose for accounting. We also discover that it is connected to a wedding when we look at the gematria. Pastor Cortes shows through scripture how Israel (the people of HaShem) are the virgins mentioned in Psalm 45:15 and Revelation 14:4. He also shows us through the sages, specifically Kli Yakar, that HaShem had to forego His honor to establish for Himself a dwelling among the earthly in order to forgive them for the sin of the golden calf. The tabernacle completely atoned. Pastor goes on to show again through scripture the connection with the wedding of the Lamb and the Bride.This week our Haftorah teaching is delivered by Brother Mark Honberger from 2 Kings 4:42-5:19, and the New Covenant E-drash is delivered by Ro'eh Richard from Luke 2:22-24.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.orgPlease visit our website to view the entirety of this or any other week's teachings.The Priestly "Aaronic" Blessing performed by Rico Cortes of Wisdom In Torah Ministries - https://wisdomintorah.com - and is used by permission.

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "שמיני/Shemini” which means “Eighth” delivered on March 26, 2022.This week's portion covers Leviticus 9:1-11:47 and begins, "And on the eighth day it came to be that Mosheh called Aharon and his sons and the elders of Yisra’ĕl."Does God care what we eat? Why the dietary laws? Is eating “kosher” a salvation issue? We are living tabernacles and must guard ourselves to remain tamai (clean). The teachings of Messiah Yeshua are in congruence with the Torah when we understand the meaning of “food” and apply them in that context. Non-Kosher “food” stops up a person’s heart and soul, and when a person eats that which God has said is not food, he swallows an unclean spirit which then defiles his soul. All three of the portions of scripture today come together nicely to support the message from or Master, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.This week our Haftorah teaching is delivered by Ro'eh Richard from 2 Samuel 6:1-7:17, and the New Covenant E-drash is delivered by Brother Mark from Mark 7:1-23.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "'צו/Tzav” which means “Command” delivered on March 19, 2022.This week's portion covers Leviticus 6:8-8:36 and begins, "And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, ‘Command Aharon and his sons, saying, “This is the Torah of the ascending offering: This is the ascending offering, because it is burned on the slaughter-place all night until morning, and the fire of the slaughter-place is kept burning on it.” ‘ "This week our Haftorah teaching is delivered by Brother Mark from Jeremiah 7:21-8:3, and the New Covenant E-drash is delivered by Ro'eh Richard from Romans 12:1-8.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org

To make a donation towards our Building Completion costs, please CLICK HERE: https://rb.gy/xhzhsdTorah Portion "'ויקרא/Vayikra" which means "And He Called" delivered on March 12, 2022.This week's portion begins the book of Vayikra/Leviticus and covers 1:1-6:7, beginning with, "And יהוה called to Mosheh, and spoke to him from the Tent of Appointment, saying, "Our Haftorah is delivered by Ro'eh Richard out of Isaiah 43:21-44:23 and the New Covenant E-drash is brought to us by Brother Mark from Romans 8:1-13.We hope and pray that you find blessing in our teachings. We ask that you please join us each week as we dig deep into scripture to learn more about the God of Israel, and reveal the Messiah throughout the Old Testament.Pastor Richard CortesThe Foundation of The Word Outreach Ministrieswww.thefoundationoftheword.org