Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.

In reviewing the last episode, Rabbi Berkson cautions against deceptive teachers, as John also cautioned in 1 John 4:1. This deception is at work today in some faiths that are actually a “World System mixed with Truth.” As Rabbi Berkson points out, some people have a tough time hearing the message from the Word of Elohim because it’s not delivered in a way that matches their predetermined ideas of how it should be dispensed. The teachers in this system are also guarded in what they say and how they say it because they are more concerned with offending people than with pleasing Elohim.

In 1 John 4:7, Rabbi Berkson begins this teaching by explaining that we are to love one another who are of the same mind in Messiah. He explains that if we can’t love each other, how can we extend any love outside of ourselves to those whom Elohim would want to have in covenant with Him? In verse 9, the word ‘manifest’ is used, and Rabbi Berkson wants to ensure the definition of that word does not get lost in any prior understanding we may have. The word ‘manifest’ means to be revealed to the seeing eye. Messiah is manifested through us as we live through Him, not the other way around, loving others as He would love them.

Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.

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Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.

Returning to the letter of 1 John, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching in chapter 3. He proclaims how wonderful it is that Yahweh is pleased to call us His children. Rabbi Berkson goes on to say that because the world does not understand Yahweh, it will not understand us either. But we understand Yahweh because He has chosen to reveal Himself to us by opening our eyes and ears. The day is coming when the Messiah appears. We will understand completely, as John puts it, because we shall be like Him.

Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yahweh expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.

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Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.

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Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.

To refresh our minds and hearts, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings us back to 1 John chapter 1 to expound on who Messiah Yeshua is and what He should be to all of us, namely life, light, and truth. Through this understanding, we should do our utmost to live in the light, having fellowship with Elohim and with each other. This fellowship is achievable only by living in covenant with Elohim, where there is only light and no darkness at all.

In chapter 2 of 1 John, Rabbi Berkson begins by identifying the number one problem, according to him, in the Body of Messiah today.

• How can you know that you know Messiah?

• How is the love of Elohim ‘perfected’ in you?

• What is a ‘stumbling block’? How does it affect your life and walk?

• What is meant by “do not love the World nor that which is in it”?

• Are we in the “Last Hour”?

• What is an ‘anti-messiah’?

• Why did John say, “and you know all…”?

• What happens when someone rejects Torah?

• How do you know that you are “born of Him”?

You can only understand Love and Torah when you understand how light and darkness can influence and work in your life. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.

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Have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh? As Rabbi Steve Berkson concludes this teaching series, he begins with Joel 2:12, where we see Elohim giving His people instruction on how to return to Him. As Rabbi Berkson points out, Yahweh expects those returning to Him to be serious about repairing the breach in the relationship.

• What is tearing your garments? Why does Elohim want a tearing of the heart instead?

• What does Elohim do to get your attention so that you return to the path?

In Jeremiah 32:37-42, Yahweh says that as much as He brought evil to His people for their turning away from Him, He will bring just as much good to those who return.

• When Elohim says, “I shall give them one heart…”, is He just going to hand out new hearts to everybody?

• Ephesians chapter 2 talks to us about the opportunity given to us to become what?

Moving to Isaiah 1:16-20, Rabbi Berkson points out that with a holistic understanding of Scripture, it’s not possible to get the message that Elohim just gives us everything. He also points out that the Scriptures can be used by many to draw erroneous conclusions.

• What is a ‘holistic’ approach to the Scriptures?

• How could someone prove from Scripture that their chicken was the Messiah?

• What is evil? How does Yahweh define evil?

• When Elohim says, “Come let us reason together…” (Isaiah 1:18), does that mean Yahweh wants your input?

In Isaiah chapter 58, Rabbi Steve clarifies that to truly be in covenant with our Creator, two things must work together.

• Is this chapter only referring to Yom Kippur?

• Doesn’t Elohim always respond to fasting and afflicting ourselves?

• What are the two things it takes to please Elohim?

• How does Rabbi Berkson interpret ‘speaking your own words’?

Verse-by-verse and step-by-step, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on a journey of discovery as we learn how to covenant with our Creator and Father, which, from time to time, requires us to turn around and return (Shuva) to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.

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Continuing from the last episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us from Ezekiel chapter 18 to chapter 33. In the first part of the chapter, Yahweh appoints the prophet Ezekiel as a “watchman” who warns the people of that time about the judgment coming upon them. Yahweh also gives clear instructions for how this appointment should be carried out, with a warning to the prophet of the consequences should he fail to perform his duties.

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Have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh? After a quick review of the last two episodes, Rabbi Steve Berkson shows us from Jeremiah 33:7-8 that Yahweh promised to “turn back (Shuva) the captivity of Judah and Israel and build them as at the first.” In this passage, why does Yahweh mention both Judah and Israel?

• When was “at the first”? (Exodus 6:6) How can you relate to this concept today?

• How can you “return” if you were not born and raised as an Israeli?

• What is the first step of ‘returning’?

• What is the ‘Egypt’ that is over you today?

• What are the two levels of redemption that Messiah Yeshua provided for us?

• For what is the Land (of Israel) a metaphor?

• What is the 2-step process of “return” promised in Jeremiah 33:8?

From there, Rabbi Berkson takes us to Ezekiel chapter 18. In this chapter, we see how we will be held individually accountable for our behavior and the importance of “owning” our choices.

• Why are the words “Thus said Yahweh” important?

• What is a ‘nephesh’ and how has it been improperly defined?

• Is a son held accountable for the father’s unrighteousness, or vice versa?

• Is there such a thing as “generational curses”?

• Do you really reap what you sow?

• How can I make a new heart and spirit?

Verse-by-verse and step-by-step, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on a journey of discovery as we learn how to covenant with our Creator and Father, which, from time to time, requires us to turn around and return (Shuva) to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.

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Have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh?

Taking us to Jeremiah 29:12, Rabbi Steve Berkson points out Yahweh’s pattern of behavior toward His people. When He needs to correct covenant behavior, He starts with small, subtle nudges and then uses more severe measures to get our attention. If He determines that we are not listening or responding, we will be turned loose to “play with the pigs” and, hopefully, come to ourselves and return to Him and the Covenant.

• What’s the first thing one should do when returning to Yahweh?

• What is “hedging an apology”?

• What does it mean not to seek Yahweh with all your heart?

In Isaiah 55:6, two things are mentioned – seeking Yahweh while He can still be found and calling on Him while He is near.

• What causes Him not to be near? What separates you from Him and creates distance?

• Why do we not fully understand and accept His ways?

• What are 3 things that will forever be in the Kingdom of Elohim?

From there, Rabbi Berkson takes us to Lamentations chapters 3 and 5, where we see the formula for a prayer of repentance.

• Have you ever been contrary to the Covenant out of rebellion?

• What does “renew our days as of old” mean?

Then we hop back to Jeremiah 6:8-17, where we see that the Torah is much more than just “The Law”; it is for our instruction. Yahweh wants us to be ‘instructed’ by Him.

• How can our ears be “uncircumcised”?

• Why does Yahweh want to see us walk out His instructions?

• What is “greedy for gain”?

Verse-by-verse and step-by-step, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on a journey of discovery, learning how to covenant with our Creator and Father, which, from time to time, requires us to turn around and return to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.

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This teaching series is based on the tradition of “Shabbat Shuva,” or the “Shabbat of Return,” which falls between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur (the Day of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement). The text for this tradition is Hoshea (Hosea) chapter 14, which begins, “O Yisra’el, return to Yahweh your Elohim…”

After having gone through the Spring Feasts – Passover, Unleavened Bread, and Shavuot, which are types and shadows of the Hebrews’ exodus from Egypt and journey to Mt. Sinai, have you maintained a faithful, straight walk in Torah? Or have you gotten “off the path” a little or a lot? Do you sense a call to return to the path, to Yahweh?

• What is meant by “crookedness”? What does crookedness cause you to do?

• Regarding the call to return – return to what?

From there, Rabbi Berkson takes us into Leviticus 26 to examine the reasons for returning to the Covenant. In Leviticus chapter 26, the blessings and curses associated with Yahweh’s Covenant with His people are listed.

• How will you be able to walk in Covenant with the Creator?

From Leviticus, we go to Deuteronomy 4:25, where we see that Yahweh has an issue with His people and their idol worship. How can we relate to them today regarding ‘idol worship’? Rabbi Berkson then takes us to Deuteronomy chapter 30 to show us one of Moses’ final exhortations to the people as they are about to cross over into the Promised Land. Interestingly, Yahweh, through Moses, told the people that in their future they would stray from the path they were supposed to walk and be taken from the Land by their enemies, but as they were living in a foreign land, their hearts would turn back to Yahweh, and they would return once again to possess and live in their Promised Land.

• In this chapter, we see the phrase, “circumcise your heart” – what does that mean? Isn’t that just a “New Testament” concept? What is it doing left of Matthew?

And then we are taken to Romans chapter 10, where Rabbi Berkson points out that the apostle Paul is clearly writing about Torah observance and, indeed, substitutes the word ‘Messiah’ for the word ‘Torah’ as he quotes Moses in Deuteronomy chapter 30.

• What does Romans 10:4 really mean?

• What is “the righteousness of belief”?

• What is “the good news of the good”?

• Was there “Good News” before the New Testament?

Verse-by-verse and step-by-step, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on a journey of discovery and learning how to covenant with our Creator and Father, which, from time to time, requires us to turn around and return to His Word so that we can have a sure entrance into His Kingdom.

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Love and Torah – what’s love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor.

In this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson continues with the second “Great Command” to love your neighbor or each other. He picks up where we left off in James (Ya’akov) chapter 4, then moves into chapter 5, and finally takes us to 1 John chapter 1.

• How do your likes or dislikes affect your relationships with others? What does Rabbi mean by saying we have to “learn each other”?

• What does “friendship with the world” mean?

• What does “subject yourselves to Elohim” mean?

• What does “resist the devil” mean?

• How do you draw near to Elohim? How does Elohim draw near to you?

• When pursuing Torah, whose feelings are you most concerned about protecting – your friends and family or Elohim?

• How would you define ‘sin’?

• Do you really understand what the first two verses of 1 John are talking about?

Rabbi Berkson once again dissects the words in these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings.

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