Weekly Torah Commentaries

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Weekly Torah Commentaries episodes

August 08, 2024 Tisha b'Av: Lamenting with Hope
Tisha b’Av keeps alive the memory of the whole Jewish story through the
centuries, a story reflecting both the lament of exile and the hope of
return.
11 min
August 01, 2024 Be True to Your Word
We are people of the Book, a book made up of words. We are then, quite
literally, a people of words. And when we “give our word” in the colloquial
sense, we understand that God is watching and recording.
6 min
July 24, 2024 Are You Zealous or Jealous?
Pinchas was zealous, not jealous. He knew the Lord, and knew that strict
adherence to his rules was the only correct way to live. He was zealous for
the Lord, not jealous of the lifestyle of the pagan nations.
11 min
July 17, 2024 Seeking Goodness Is Seeking Truth
Recently at dinnertime, as the family sat around the table, the question
came up, “Why do parents think more highly of their own children than
others? Does that reflect bias?” And, the implication, “If so, is that bias
. . . ok?”
9 min
July 11, 2024 The Beauty of the Red Heifer
The beauty of the red heifer was not in its life but in its death. It is
more valuable in its death than it ever was in its life. In its death it
changes forms. It does not cease its power, but it goes through a
metamorphosis from the physical body to the ashes.
10 min
July 04, 2024 You Say You Want a Revolution?
This week’s parasha, Korach, records a mutiny of sorts that becomes the
archetype for rebellion in Judaism, and could also have become the standard
for a really bad day, but for the intervention of Hashem.
10 min
June 26, 2024 The God of Each of Us
In our parasha, Adonai gives the commandment and instruction for the
tzitzit which were to be on the borders of the garment. They also were
found on the hem of Yeshua’s garment in Luke 8:44, bringing healing to a
woman who had been ill for 12 years.
10 min
June 19, 2024 Spirit-Infused Torah
Moses longed for the day in which we are living: “If only Adonai would make
all the people prophets! If only Adonai would put the Spirit on all of
them!” Let’s say Amen to that as we walk daily in the Spirit-infused Torah
of the risen Messiah.
10 min
June 12, 2024 Bless is More
On exhibit in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem are artifacts from the
excavation of a burial plot from the end of the First Temple period. Among
the exhibit is a small thin silver plaque the size of a thumb. Inscribed on
it in Hebrew is the Birkat Kohanim, the priestly blessing we still recite
today.
9 min
May 30, 2024 Be an Agent of Hope
One moment I was preparing a lesson on living a life filled with the hope
we have in Messiah and the promises of blessings that are ours. The next
moment the messengers were delivering their news.
9 min

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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…