Shoftim (Judges) Deut. 16:18-21:9 HafTorah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 This Torah portion is always read on the first Shabbat of the Hebrew month of Elul. This year, this month of Elul began on Tuesday evening. It is a time of reflection, soul searching and repentance leading up to the High Holy Days.  These days of repentance should give all […]

1.This Torah portion talks about blessings and curses. How do you identify what is a blessing and what is a curse in your life? How do we recognize which one we are dealing with in our life? How do we recognize which one we are seeing in our life? When we look at the history […]

Ekev (Because) Deut. 7:12-11:25  HafTorah Isaiah 49:14-51:3 1.Do you see hints in this Torah portion to what can be the biggest danger or challenge to our spiritual life?  How did Moses tell the people to guard against this happening to them?   We may look back and consider all we have come through and believe we have overcome […]

1.Read D’Varim/Deut. 4:35. What is this verse saying – what were they shown? What connection can we see with this passage and John 20:30-31 in the Messianic Scriptures. D’Varim 4:35 in English says, “To you it was shown, that you might know that the L-rd Himself is G-d there is none other besides Him.”  In […]