Ki Tisa (When You Take) Sh’mot/Ex. 30:11-34:35
Let’s start with a question you didn’t get in the email this week. What caused Israel to sin with the golden calf so quickly when Moses delayed in coming down the mountain? I think at this point in their walk with G-d they had a miracle-based religion. They wanted Instant gratification. G-d parted the water, supplied […]
Tetzaveh(Command) Ex.(Sh’mot) 27:20-30:10
Tetzaveh(Command) Ex.(Sh’mot) 27:20-30:10 1.Why is this Torah portion always read on the Sabbath preceding Purim and why is it call the Sabbath Zachor or Sabbath of Remembrance? This Sabbath is the Sabbath of Remembrance or Sabbath Zachor. It is a time Jews are to remember what the Amalekites did to them and remember how G-d saved […]
T’rumah(Offering) Exodus(Sh’mot) 25:1-27:19 Haftorah Reading: I Kings 5:26-6:13
T’rumah(Offering) Exodus(Sh’mot) 25:1-27:19 1.This Torah portion is filled with G-d’s exact, detailed instructions on how to build the Mishkan. Why was it important to put all those details in scripture? Also when Noah built the ark specific instructions were again given. What is our spiritual message here? Things scientists have discovered about the earth: A.Had the […]
Mishpatim (Judgments) Exodus(Sh’mot) 21:1-24:18
Mishpatim (Judgments) Exodus(Sh’mot) 21:1-24:18 1.In Exodus 23:5 it says, “If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving it with him, you shall help him to lift it” What is the stipulation in this verse for helping a person who hates you? Why is this stipulation important? […]
Jethro(Yitro) Exodus(Sh’mot) 18:1-20:23
Jethro(Yitro) Exodus(Sh’mot) 18:1-20:23 1.This week, in Exodus 20 we have the 10 Words or 10 commandments. Which do you think is the most important of the Ten Commandments and why? Exodus 20”1-17, “And G-d spoke all these words: “I am the L-rd your G-d, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before[a] me. “You […]
B’shallach (And It Came to Pass) Exodus (Sh’mot) 13:17-17:16
B’shallach (And It Came to Pass) Exodus (Sh’mot) 13:17-17:16 Haftorah Reading: Judges 4:4-5:31 1.Exodus 16:32-33 G-d gave instructions to fill a jar with manna. It was to be kept for generations to come. In fact, this container was to be kept in the Ark along with the tablets of the Law and the staff of Aaron. […]
Bo (Come) Ex. (Sh’mot) 10:1-13:16
Bo (Come) Ex. (Sh’mot) 10:1-13:16 1.Exodus 10:10, “And he said to them, Let the L-rd be with you, if I will let you go, and your little ones. Look evil is before you.” The Hebrew word for evil is ra. It is also the name of Egypt’s highest god. So what was Pharaoh telling Moses? Do you […]
Va’era ( I Appeared) Exodus 6:2-9:35
Va’era ( I Appeared) Exodus 6:2-9:35 1.What was G-d’s purpose for the plagues? In Exodus 9:16 we read where not only will G-d’s Name be known in Egypt but in the whole earth. So the plagues were a direct face-off between the G-d of the Israelites and the gods of the Egyptians, a demonstration of G-d’s absolute […]
Shemot Exodus 1:1-6:1HafTorah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23
1.In our Torah portion we see people who had choices to make. Some made good choices some did not. How many people do you find making choices that took courage in this Torah portion? What is our message here? First of all, we have Moses’ Mother Jochebed. She had the courage to first hide her son instead […]
Vayechi (And He Lived) B’resheet (Gen.) 47-50 Haftorah Reading: I Kings 2:1-12
1.Genesis 47:27, in Hebrew says “Israel dwelt (yoshev) in Egypt.” Then the next verse, which is the beginning of this Torah portion, says, “Jacob lived (chai) in the land of Egypt. Is there a difference in these two phrases and if so what can we learn from this difference? Maybe Jacob/Israel physically lived in Egypt […]