Weekly Torah Commentaries

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Weekly Torah Commentaries episodes

October 28 God Gets Personal
With all the drama that unfolds in this parasha there is a common theme
throughout: the Lord is interacting on a very personal level, mostly with
Abraham, but even with Hagar and Ishmael.
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October 21 Joining the Journey of Faith
Like Abraham, we do not have a roadmap of where we are in life. We never
know where God will lead us or when, but it will always be in his perfect
timing. Also, like Abraham we must continue to share the good news and
fight for it.
9 min
October 15 First Things First
Do we give God the remainder after everything else has received its share?
Do we offer him the time that happens to be left over? Do we give him our
attention only after every other demand in life has been satisfied? Or, do
we treat worship as Noah did—as an essential matter, to be conducted with
the best of who we are and what we have?
10 min
October 06 Finding Ourselves, East of Eden
As we approach the fourth chapter of Genesis, we encounter some perplexing
questions. Why does the Lord accept Abel’s offering but not Cain’s? Does
Cain ever regret the killing of his brother? And does he ever experience
the forgiveness and peace of Hashem? These questions invite us to respond
personally to what is, in many ways, our own story.
13 min
October 02 The Final Word: Abide in His Love
Right when you might think the holiday season is over, the Torah tells us
to celebrate one final day called Shemini Atzeret. We are not told much
about why this day is so important, but some insight can be gleaned from
the very name of the feast, “the eighth day of assembly,” or more
literally, of “waiting, tarrying or abiding.”
7 min
September 24 Sukkot: The Lord Dwells with Us
As we dwell in our sukkahs, let’s remember how the Lord dwells with us in
Yeshua. And as we see Sukkot as the final fulfillment holiday in our annual
cycle, let’s remember how Sukkot points us to our final and complete
redemption found in Yeshua our Messiah.
9 min
September 16 Will Our Repentance Reach Its Goal?
The story of Jonah is left without a conclusion, but with an open question:
God says, “Shouldn’t I be concerned about the 120,000 human souls in
Nineveh?” The question invites Jonah to share in God’s concern and
compassion, and it expands into a question for us.
9 min
September 10 Finding Messiah in the Akedah
The Akedah, the narrative of the binding of Isaac found in Genesis 22,
forms one of the major themes of the traditional Rosh Hashanah liturgy. The
well-known, if unsettling, account follows Abraham as he attempts to obey a
divine call to sacrifice his son on the altar.
8 min
September 02 “Therefore, Choose Life”
Our hope is not based on Israel’s ability to hold onto God, but on God’s
faithfulness to hold onto Israel. And because he remains faithful, he
continues to call us to teshuvah. He calls us to choose life, love Adonai,
listen to his voice, and cling to him.
10 min
August 27 Skin in the Game
There’s an ancient story that the Romans required bridge builders to stand
underneath their completed bridges when the supporting scaffolding was
removed. The reason is obvious—it was an incentive for them to show that
they had done the job correctly, that they had “skin in the game.”
Otherwise there would be some consequences for them. It is clear that God
has a lot of skin in the game in the story of our people.
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Reflections on the weekly Torah portions from a diverse group of Messianic Jewish rabbis, scholars, and lay people. Our contributors bring fresh insights to familiar texts, drawing connections to…