The siddur is not a hymnal; it is a symphony. It has been carefully composed to guide the soul through the unfolding drama of redemption. Far from being a random collection of prayers, the traditional Jewish prayer book is deliberately structured to echo the story of Israel’s salvation and to awaken our longing for its fulfillment. This lecture explores how the rhythms and themes of the siddur prepare us to recognize, desire, and live in the light of redemption.

Shabbat Nachamu and the prophecy from Isaiah 40 brings us a "word of consolation" for these dark days when the spirit of AntiChrist's "strong delusion" has taken hold of the globe.

Messianic Judaism has an awkward relationship with the symbolism of the cross. Tisha Be’Av shows us how to recontextualize the cross, its meaning, and its atoning virtue in connection with the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple.  

Did you know that your mind has loins? Peter tells us to gird up the loins of our minds. How does one go about doing so? This teaching takes a look at the old biblical idiom and finds the application in the words of Peter and the words of Yeshua.l 

The biblical prophets wrote under inspiration of the Holy Spirit. They did not always know the ultimate meaning of their own words. Neither do the angels. A discussion on 1 Peter 1:8-12.

Need some joy in your life? The Talmud says, "When Adar come in, joy increases." What's the reason for that? This teaching explains the principle and describes a recent miracle that took place in Israel. 

The Torah is God's revelation to the world, but that revelation has gone out to the world only an account of the name of Yeshua of Nazareth.

Yeshua says, "If you believed in Moses, you would believe in me." A closer look at this difficult saying of the Master unlocks John 5-6 with reference to the events of Exodus from Egypt: The Passover, the Seder Meal, the Crossing of the Sea, the Manna, and the Water from the Rock. 

Was Yeshua of Nazareth a real person? Outside of the Bible, what evidence do we have for his existence? This teaching looks into the Testimony of the first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus and discusses a recently discovered "lost version" of Josephus' account about Yeshua. 

James the brother of Yeshua warns us about the demonic wisdom of this world. This audio teaching takes us into Parashat Shemot and the book of Exodus to reveal the common agenda behind anti-Semitism and the war against the unborn. This teaching is an excerpt from D. Thomas Lancaster's Torah Club Commentary: The Beginning of Wisdom, available from First Fruits of Zion.