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Parasha Pinchas: How God Honors Those Who Honor Him

July 29, 2016 In this week’s Parasha, we see that Pinchas’ zeal for the Lord not only brings salvation to his people by ending a devastating plague, he also obtains a great reward for himself from God. God honors Pinchas with both the priesthood and an eternal covenant of shalom (peace). (Numbers 25:12–13)

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Balak (Destroyer): Discover God’s Blessings for Israel When Others Try to Curse Her

July 22, 2016 Although Balaam was commissioned to pronounce a curse over Israel, he found he could only issue a blessing, saying, “How shall I curse whom God has not cursed?” Many might come against the nation of Israel, but no one can curse those whom Adonai Himself has blessed!

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Parasha Chukat (Statute/Decree): The Well of Miriam and the Thirst for Purity

July 15, 2016 This week’s Torah portion, called Parasha Chukat, presents the ritual laws of the Parah Adumah (פָרָה אֲדֻמָּה / Red Heifer) and the deaths of Aaron and the prophetess Miriam, Moses, and Aaron's sister.

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Parasha Korach (Korah): How to Overcome Discord and Strife Between Brothers

July 8, 2016 God loves peace and hates strife between brothers, calling the one who sows it an abomination: In this week’s Torah study, a mutiny arises against Moses’ leadership by a man named Korach (קֹרַח), which means baldness, ice, hail, or frost.

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How 2 Faith-Filled Spies Won Entry to the Promised Land

June 29, 2016 This week’s Parasha (Scripture portion) describes how God tests the Israelites by sending out 12 meraglim (spies) to check out the situation in the Promised Land (as God had commanded them) before going in to take possession of it.

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Parasha Behaalotecha: Raising the Menorah, the Light of Purity

June 24, 2016 This week's Scripture portion is named Behaalotecha, which means when you step up. It is called this because it begins with instructions as to how the Menorah (lampstand) is to be set up in the Tabernacle. A related word is aliyah (עליה) — the Hebrew word for immigrating to the Land of Israel. It can also be defined as the act of going up.

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Parasha Naso (Elevate): May the Lord Bless You and Keep You …

June 18, 2016 In addition to discussing the duties of the Levites, Parasha Naso also provides the law of the nazir, or Nazirite, and the Aaronic Benediction (Birkat Kohanim — ברכת כהנים), more commonly known as the Priestly Blessing.

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Bamidbar (In the Wilderness): the Service of the Levites

June 10, 2016 This week’s Torah study begins the fourth of the five books of Moses, Bamidbar, which means in the desert or wilderness. While this name is taken from the fifth Hebrew word in verse one, it reflects one of the themes of this book.

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Parasha Bechukotai: Walking Out of Exile into Blessings

June 3, 2016 In this Parasha, God promises the people that they will be blessed, enjoying prosperity and security in the Land, if they keep His statutes (chukkot) and commandments (mitzvot). He also warns that if they reject the Torah and abandon His covenant, they will be cursed.

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Parasha Behar (On the Mount): The Year of Faith

May 27, 2016 This week in Parasha Behar, God gives Moses the law of the Shemitah (literally, release but commonly translated Sabbatical Year). This law is related to the pattern or rhythm of seven in Scripture, seven being the number that reveals the sacred purpose of infusing holiness into the whole of Creation.

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