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Parasha Korach (Korah): 12 Essential Lessons from Korah’s Rebellion

June 7, 2013 In this week's Parasha, we see that the seeds of rebellion which had already been planted were just waiting to break out into a full-blown uprising. Basically, three groups expressed discontentment with the leadership of Moses and Aaron: Korach (a Levite), Dathan and Abiram (from the tribe of Reuven), and 250 Israelite leaders who were appointed members of the council.

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Parasha Shlach (Send): The Effect of an Evil Report

May 31, 2013 After scouting out the land, they were impressed by the capacity of the land to sustain life, but 10 of the leaders believed that it would be impossible to conquer the land because the inhabitants were mighty. Their "evil report" caused the people of Israel to become discouraged and fearful to go in and possess the land.

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Parasha Behaalotecha (When You Raise): The Meaning of the Menorah

May 24, 2013 This week, in Parasha Behaalotecha, we read that Aaron set the lights of the Menorah (which was hammered from a single piece of gold according to the pattern that God showed Moses) so that the area in front of the Menorah was lit. Only Aaron and his sons, the Cohanim (priests), were entrusted with the important duty of lighting the menorah. The rabbis say that Moses’ brother Aaron was chosen because of his reliability in performing a menial task day after day.

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Parasha Naso (Lift Up): When God’s Name Is upon Us

May 17, 2013 This Parasha models community living, especially in regard to serving the Lord. When we live and work together in community, and everyone has their own assigned tasks so that each carries part of the load, burdens do not fall too heavily on a few key individuals. This is the idea behind the communal lifestyle of the Israeli kibbutz movement. It's also the lifestyle of the early kehillah—the early community of Believers in Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah).

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Parasha Bamidbar (In the Wilderness): Does God Ordain Suffering?

May 10, 2013 It's often during the wilderness times of our lives that God speaks to our hearts. God might take us through periods of suffering—even anguish of heart, soul, and body—not only to identify with God’s pain over sin, but also so that we may identify with the pain of others.

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Parasha Behar-Bechukotai: The Year of Jubilee‏

May 3, 2013 This week, Parasha Behar–Bechukotai outlines a Sabbath rest for the Land in the seventh year. This Sabbatical year, which God gives to Moses for Israel, is called Shemitah (release). They were also to celebrate a year of Jubilee after seven times seven years.

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Parasha Emor (Speak): The Callings of Holiness

April 25, 2013 God prohibited the priests from following several customs of the heathen nations, including shaving their heads, shaving off the corners of their beards, cutting their flesh, and marrying prostitutes or divorced women.

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Parasha Acharei-Kedoshim (After-Holy Ones): Holy Confidence in Atonement

April 18, 2013 This week’s combined Torah portion, Parasha Acharei-Kedoshim, discusses Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and holiness. It begins with Aaron, the Cohen Hagadol (high priest), preparing for the crucial once-a-year sacrifice on the Day of Atonement. In order to minister before the Lord on this holy day, Aaron first immersed himself in the mikvah (ritual cleansing). Before he brought the ketoret (incense offering) into the Holy of Holies, the innermost chamber of the Sanctuary, he put on simple, white linen clothing, representing purity and humility, which was appropriate for this sacred day, instead of his resplendent golden garments.

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Parasha Tazria-Metzora (She Conceives-Infected One): Is Telling the Truth with the Wrong Intent Sin?

April 12, 2013 The laws pertaining to purification, including childbirth, purity in marriage (niddah), and leprosy are discussed. These regulations may be understood in purely hygienic terms, for the religious significance, or both. The issue, however, is not one of clean versus unclean, but pure (tahor) versus defiled (tameh).

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Parasha Shemini (Eighth): Is God Holding You to a Higher Standard?

April 5, 2013 The way a person was to approach God with a sacrifice wasn’t left up to personal discretion. God asked for sacrifices to be offered according to the precepts of the law with an inward turning away from sin to righteousness.

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