Parashat Noah

Parashat Noah – [Keeping the Torah With or Without the Peer Pressures and In All Circumstances] From HaGaon Rav Zevadia HaCohen Shlit”a, The Head of the Batei Din in Tel Aviv(translated by our dear friend Rav Daniel Levy Shlit”a, Leeds UK) This Shabbat we read, “These are the chronicles of Noach, Noach was a righteous…

Noah and the Moral Life

The praise accorded to Noah is unparalleled in Tanach. He was, says the Torah, “a righteous man, perfect in his generations; Noah walked with God.” No such praise is given to Abraham or Moses or any of the Prophets. The only person in the Bible who comes close is Job, described as “blameless and upright…

Chasing After Lies

It is critical that instead of chasing after the lies of the enemy we draw near to Elohim and let Him draw near to us (James 4:8). That way we can know Him, understand His plan so that we can participate in His Kingdom and point the way to others. We know that many people…

Parashat Noach / פרשת נֹחַ

Noah was an obedient servant of God amidst a sinful world. He is most well-known for building an ark that preserved himself and his family, as well as representatives of every land animal, from a great flood that God unleashed in judgment upon the earth. In the previous parashah, Bereishit, we saw how God created…

Noah’s Sacrifices

Noah’s SacrificesUnderlying the present parshah of Noah and the ensuing parshiyos, which tell the story of the patriarchs, is the quest for the Holy Mountain of G-d, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Adam’s body had been created from the dust and earth of the Temple Mount. And “to dust you will return!” — mankind must…

Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 2020 / רֹאשׁ חודש חֶשְׁוָן 5781 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan (Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Saturday, 17 October 2020 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 19 October 2020. Beginning of new Hebrew month of Cheshvan. Cheshvan is the 8th month of the Hebrew year. Corresponds to October…

PARSHA READING

B’resheet In the Beginning Genesis 1:1–6:8 Isaiah 42:5–43:11 John 1:1–14Revelation 22:6–21 10/17/2020 Tishrei 29 Noach Rest Genesis 6:9–11:32 Isaiah 54:1–55:5 Matthew 24:36–461 Peter 3:18–22 10/24/2020 Cheshvan 6 Lech L’cha Get Yourself Genesis 12:1–17:27 Isaiah 40:27–41:16 Romans 4:1–25 10/31/2020 Cheshvan 13 VaYera And He Appeared Genesis 18:1–22:24 2 Kings 4:1–37 2 Peter 2:4–11 11/07/2020 Cheshvan 20…

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The Nazarenes as a Major Party with first century Judaism

Over the past decade there has become a progressive passion of many, Christian and Jews alike, to learn and understand the life and ministry of the first recognized congregation (ecclesia) of messianic followers of Yeshua.  Were they like us, did they believe like we do? If not, then why not?  It is recognized that the…

Bereishit/Genesis

Bereishit/Genesis 1‫א‬ ‫בראשית‬‫תישארב‬Bereishit 1 1When Hashem began to create heavenand earth—b’-ray-SHEET ba-RA e-lo-HEEM AYT ha-sha-MA-yim v’-AYT ha-A-retz 1:1 When Hashem began The first wordin the Torah is Bereishit (‫)בראשית‬, whichbegins with the letter bet (‫)ב‬, while the lastword in the Torah is Yisrael (‫)ישראל‬, ‘Israel,’which ends with the letter lamed (‫)ל‬. Together,these two letters spell…