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Parasha Shabbat Pesach (Passover): The Eighth Day of Passover

April 13, 2012 Today is the final day of Passover. As the Festival of Passover comes to a close, a special portion of Scripture is read that focuses on Pesach L’Atid (פסח לעתיד–a Future Passover), a new redemption and a new exodus. In this new exodus, the Jewish people will be delivered, not from Egypt as in the past, but from the lands of their dispersion, and gathered into their own land.

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Parasha Shabbat Pesach: The First Day of Passover

April 9, 2012 The Seder (order) is a 15-part feast where the story of the Exodus from Egypt is recounted. That recounting is facilitated through the Haggadah (the telling), which is a Jewish book with instructions about how to conduct the Seder.

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Parasha Tzav (Command): The Sacrifice of Praise

March 30, 2012 God describes the different laws of sacrifices, providing a distinction in the processes for sin offerings, burnt offerings and thank offerings. While such offerings seem strange, even outrageous, to modern man, understanding them ultimately helps us to understand what Yeshua (Jesus) did for us on the execution stake, and why His death was necessary.

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Parasha Vayikra (And He Called): Drawing Near to God

March 23, 2012 Chapter One of Leviticus deals with the various types of burnt offerings and sacrifices. In Hebrew, the offering is called a Korban, which is derived from the word karov, meaning near. So, the offering made a way for the person to draw near to God. When we take even baby steps to draw near to God, just like the father of the prodigal son, our Creator will see us from afar off and run to meet us!

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