Mattot (Tribes) Masa’ei (Stages) B’Midbar/Numbers 30:2-36:13 Haftorah Readings Jeremiah 1:1-2:28
Torah Reading: Mattot (Tribes) Masa’ei (Stages) B’Midbar/Numbers 30:2-36:13 Haftorah Readings Jeremiah 1:1-2:28 1.In Numbers/B’Midbar Chapter 33:1 it says, “These are the journeys of the people of Israel which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron.” Why do you think G-d used the plural – journeys […]
Pinchas Numbers 25:10-30:1
Torah Portion: Pinchas Numbers 25:10-30:1 HafTorah I Kings 18:46-19:21 1.In Numbers 25:11 it says Pinchas was zealous for G-d. This word is usually translated as jealous. Where can you find the word jealous used in a positive way in scripture? In Numbers 25:11 it says Pinchas was zealous with the zeal of G-d. In I Kings […]
Chukat (Statutes) B’midbar/Num. 19:1-22:1; Haftorah reading: Judges 11:1-33; Balak, B’midbar/Num. 22:2-25:9; Haftorah reading: Micah 5:6-6:8
Torah Readings: Chukat (Statutes) B’midbar/Num. 19:1-22:1; Haftorah reading: Judges 11:1-33; Balak, B’midbar/Num. 22:2-25:9; Haftorah reading: Micah 5:6-6:8 1.Our first of two Torah sections this week begins in Numbers/B’Midbar 19:1. It is called “Chukat” or statutes/regulations in English. These statutes are usually seen as those teachings in which there appears no rational explanation. Why would G-d […]
Korach, B’Midbar/Numbers 16:1-18:32,
Torah Reading: Korach, B’Midbar/Numbers 16:1-18:32, Haftorah Reading: I Samuel 11:14-12:22 1.What connection do you see between Samuel in the Haftorah found in I Samuel 11:14-12:22 and this week’s Torah portion – Korach? In I Samuel 12:3-5 Samuel said he had taken nothing from the people. In Num.16:15 Moses said he had taken nothing from the people and had […]
Shelach L’Kha (Send on Your Behalf) B’MIdbar (Numbers) 13:1-15:41
Shelach L’Kha (Send on Your Behalf) B’MIdbar (Numbers) 13:1-15:41 Haftorah Reading: Joshua 2:1-24 1.In Numbers 13:1-2 we read in English that G-d spoke to Moses and told him to send scouts to check out the land. In Deut. 1:22 we read Moses recounting this event by saying the people came to him and asked to send men. […]
Beha’alotkha Numbers 8:1-12:16 HafTorah: Zechariah 2:10-4:7
Here are the answers to the discussion questions we pondered in tonight’s meeting. Thanks to everyone for contributing to the discussion with our answers. David 1.Did Yeshua ever use the story of the children of Israel receiving manna for food in his teaching? The manna mentioned in Chapter 11 could remind us of Yeshua in John 6:29-32. He […]
Naso(Take)B’midbar/Numbers 4:21-7:89
Today I would like us to talk about two subjects that I believe have much to say to us in our life today. First, I want us to discuss the Nazarite vow. As you know I sent out a few questions concerning a Nazarite Vow to you. My first question was who could you find in scripture […]
B’Midbar(In the Desert)B’midbar/Num. 1:1–4:20
Torah Portion: B’Midbar(In the Desert)B’midbar/Numbers 1:1–4:20 Haftorah Reading: Hosea 2:1-22 Today we begin a new book of Torah called B’Midbar. B’Midbar means in the desert. The name in English is Numbers. This book covers most of the time the children of Israel spent wandering in the desert that we now know to be the Sinai Peninsula. In some […]
B’Har (Oh Mount)Lev.25:1-26:22, B’chukkotai(By My Regulations)Lev. 26:3-27:34
Torah Portion: B’Har (Oh Mount)Lev.25:1-26:22, B’chukkotai(By My Regulations)Lev. 26:3-27:34 Haftorah Reading: Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 Historical fact: on Wednesday May 10 in the year 70 of the Common Era, the Roman legend X(10) entered Jerusalem singing their hymns and it was the same Roman legend that destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in Jerusalem. Tonight we study two portions of […]
Emor(Speak)Lev.21:1-24:23
Torah Portion: Emor(Speak)Lev.21:1-24:23 Haftorah Reading: Ezekiel 44:15-31 Tonight we count the 31st day of the Omer. Remember the Omer is counted until the appointed time of Shavuot. We count the Omer each evening. What ties these two holidays of Passover and Shavuot together? Spiritually I think of Passover as the celebration of the Israelites being freed from slavery in […]