Weekly Torah Commentaries

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Weekly Torah Commentaries episodes

December 12, 2019 Women of Valor
In Parashat Vayishlach, we continue to follow the stories of the mothers
and the fathers of Israel. Unfortunately, the women in this story are often
abused by powerful men. The men sometimes seem to get away with their
behavior in the short term, but the consequences of their actions are seen
for generations.
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December 12, 2019 Women of Valor
In Parashat Vayishlach, we continue to follow the stories of the mothers
and the fathers of Israel. Unfortunately, the women in this story are often
abused by powerful men. The men sometimes seem to get away with their
behavior in the short term, but the consequences of their actions are seen
for generations.
9 min
November 22, 2019 The Other Woman
Sarah has brought Hagar, and Egyptian concubine, into Avraham’s bed. She
becomes pregnant, and Sarah suddenly regrets this rash and dysfunctional
choice. Sarah blames Avraham, and quarrels with him over this inconvenient
woman. Avraham turns Hagar back over to Sarah, and Sarah afflicts Hagar,
causing her to run away into the wilderness. She runs very far south,
practically to the border of modern Egypt. An angel of the Lord meets her
at a well, and instructs her to return to her abusive mistress, for God
will make a great nation from the son in her womb – Ishmael.
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November 22, 2019 The Other Woman
Sarah has brought Hagar, and Egyptian concubine, into Avraham’s bed. She
becomes pregnant, and Sarah suddenly regrets this rash and dysfunctional
choice. Sarah blames Avraham, and quarrels with him over this inconvenient
woman. Avraham turns Hagar back over to Sarah, and Sarah afflicts Hagar,
causing her to run away into the wilderness. She runs very far south,
practically to the border of modern Egypt. An angel of the Lord meets her
at a well, and instructs her to return to her abusive mistress, for God
will make a great nation from the son in her womb – Ishmael.
8 min
November 12, 2019 Tzedakah First-Class
Our Messiah warned us, “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the
scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Readers
might think this implies that the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees is somehow defective or inferior, but Messiah Yeshua is probably
saying the opposite.
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November 12, 2019 Tzedakah First-Class
Our Messiah warned us, “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the
scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Readers
might think this implies that the righteousness of the scribes and
Pharisees is somehow defective or inferior, but Messiah Yeshua is probably
saying the opposite.
8 min
November 05, 2019 The Mighty Seed
Tired of creation descending into chaos, murder, and hatred? Does it seem
like that flood didn’t quite clean out all the trash and you just can’t
bring yourself to go through another one? Then try ISRAEL, a unique way of
blessing the whole creation through one particular people group!
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November 05, 2019 The Mighty Seed
Tired of creation descending into chaos, murder, and hatred? Does it seem
like that flood didn’t quite clean out all the trash and you just can’t
bring yourself to go through another one? Then try ISRAEL, a unique way of
blessing the whole creation through one particular people group!
9 min
October 30, 2019 The Ark of Shabbat
In this week’s parasha, God commands Noah to build an ark for his family
and for all the land animals to avoid the coming destruction of the flood.
Water in the Torah is often a symbol of the forces of chaos. The ark became
Noah’s safe haven from the raging waters of chaos, storm, and sin.
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October 30, 2019 The Ark of Shabbat
In this week’s parasha, God commands Noah to build an ark for his family
and for all the land animals to avoid the coming destruction of the flood.
Water in the Torah is often a symbol of the forces of chaos. The ark became
Noah’s safe haven from the raging waters of chaos, storm, and sin.
8 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…