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News and commentary for Tuesday, 29 October, 2024.

News and commentary for Monday, 28 October, 2024.

Diving right into this teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson starts us in Matthew 15:1, where we see the Scribes and Pharisees confronting Yeshua about how his disciples did not observe one of the “traditions of the elders” – the ceremonial washing of hands before eating food.

• For what purpose did the religious authority of the First Century continually confront Yeshua?

Rabbi Berkson then takes us to the passage in Isaiah 29:13-24 that Yeshua directly quoted when confronting the Scribes and Pharisees about elevating man-made traditions to the level of the Torah, eclipsing actual Torah. In this passage, Rabbi Berkson expands on the issue of Light vs. Dark being spoken of by the prophet. He also shares a conversation he had with an atheist in which Rabbi Steve proposed a “what-if” all that we believe turns out to not be true.

Then in Luke 1:67-79, Rabbi Berkson shows us another aspect of Light in the purpose of John, a prophet and forerunner of Messiah Yeshua. His purpose was to also be a light to the people of that time who were living in darkness, shining on the coming of the Messiah, our hope of redemption. In Luke 4:17-21, we see Yeshua again quoting the prophet Isaiah in chapter 61, verses 1-2. Rabbi Berkson takes us to the passage in Isaiah and brings up an interesting point concerning the differences in translations of the Bible.

• What translation was Yeshua reading from when he read Isaiah 61:1-2?

Finally, Rabbi Berkson takes us into Isaiah 42:1-7, 16 to give more context to Isaiah 61:1-2 as that passage describes a role of the Messiah. Once again, Rabbi Steve Berkson delves deeper into scripture to uncover even more dimensions of Darkness and Light.

In some ways, Bereshiet (Genesis, and “in the Beginning) is the most fundamental element in the Bible. Literally everything else builds, line-by-line, precept-by-precept, upon that Foundation.

Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship has often contended, that six chapters of Genesis in parsha Bereshiet (Genesis 1 through 6) is just too much to even try to do justice to, study-wise, in a single week, So, this cycle, we depart a bit from the “annual Torah reading” layout to do a bit deeper dive into this second half of the first parsha in the Book. Which actually ‘overlaps’ via the story of Noach, the Nephilim, and the Flood anyway.

The Erev Shabbat reading of the ‘next segment’, into the story of Noach and the Flood, in chapters four through 9 of Bereshiet/Genesis:

The Sabbath Day midrash is about Big, even “climactic” changes. And there are two that follow the logical sequence of the story: Noach, and the Flood, and – don’t forget – the Book of Joshua describes the events AFTER the five Books of the Torah, and the conquest of The Land. And that, too, was a time of Big Changes.

Which is true today.

And there are parallels, anti-parallels, and no shortage of warnings about what looks like “as it was in the days of Noach…”

The combined two-part teaching is here:

Psalm 131 is a reminder that our Heavenly Father invites us to come sit on His lap and stop worrying about all the troubles of the world – to cuddle and snuggle. It gives us a very intimate look at how our Heavenly Father sees us. Psalm 116 also picks up this theme about how wonderfully our Heavenly Father cares for us and encourages us to offer up our thanksgiving to Him. As we here in USA stare down the possibilities of how this election may turn out and who may end up being in charge of our nation, we have to continually remind ourselves that we need not worry. Our Heavenly Father has promised that He sets them up and takes them down. It’s time to crawl up on His lap and let Him handle the details of what is going to take place.

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The Torah teachers continue the look at the Book of the prophet Isaiah/YesheYahu, through chapter 51, and “you who seek after ‘righteousness.’

News, commentary, and an extended look back at some of the key stories for the week ending Saturday, 26 October, 2024, just over a week until that “date certain.”

And as it become increasingly undeniable just how incompetent the DEI “democracy” candidate – who never earned a single delegate vote of her own – is, it is also more clear than ever…

It’s “T-minus just over a week” until that ‘Date Certain.”

And as the wheels come off the Comrade Kamala paddy wagon, it becomes harder and harder to believe that most Americans can’t see through the lies they have been fed.

But “what comes next” is almost “what comes now.”

With every passing day it becomes more obvious that the ‘candidate’ who never won a single primary vote is probably the least qualified, cackling excuse for a ‘leader’ in US history.

And yet, we’re still being force-fed claims that this “election” will somehow be ‘close’. And don’t expect to hear results on “election night,” either.

Host Mark Call suggests that what we have seen lately however, should be of concern even for those who think that the chances of President Trump — if he survives! — being returned to office are thus improving.

Because a Deep State that wanted to kill millions with the NOT-vaxx, and is willing to escalate WW 3 in order to hang on to power, and ultimately, do “whatever it takes,” to ensure the communist takeover of once-free America can never be reversed, certainly have a “Plan B.”

And the more the wheels come off the Comrade Kamala wagon, the shorter the fuse to it.

Plan B on Deck

News and commentary for Thursday, 24 October, 2024.