
Weekly Devotion 278 – Purim 2022
PURIM 2022 by Raphael ben Levi We are approaching a time in the Jewish calendar of remembrance and retelling as we prepare to celebrate the

PURIM 2022 by Raphael ben Levi We are approaching a time in the Jewish calendar of remembrance and retelling as we prepare to celebrate the

MESSIAH, by Raphael ben Levi The Jewish people are eagerly awaiting the coming of the Messiah although we believe as a nation they missed him

GOD’S FRAGRANCE by Raphael ben Levi As spring soon approaches in Israel, a transformation will occur as a winter landscape is replaced with almond tree

TELL ME A GOOD STORY – By Raphael ben Levi Some years ago, I read an article from “The World Union of Jewish Students” which

BLESSINGS – by Raphael ben Levi The Hebrew word “bracha” is normally translated as “blessing.” But, there is a fine yet distinctive difference between the two

SILLY DOVES by Raphael ben Levi “Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart or understanding; they call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.” (Hos

SIGNPOSTS by Raphael ben Levi “You make me know the path of life; In your presence is fullness of joy, in your right hand eternal

CHOICES It is no accident that the story recorded in Matt. 26:7-9 of the woman and the alabaster jar filled with exquisite perfume that she

GOD’S WARM EMBRACE by Raphael ben Levi “For it pleased God to have His full being live in His Son and through His Son to

FIT FOR WHAT? by Raphael ben Levi “For though physical exercise does have some value, godliness is valuable for everything, since it holds promise both

Let me share with you some words I came across recently regarding the Kingdom of God from a friend of mine, that really touched my

PARASHAT LECH LECHA – TORAH PORTION 3 – LECH LECHA (GO FORTH) Gen.12:1–17:27; Isa.40:27–41:16; Matt.1:1–17 Our Torah portion begins with a command from God to

Man’s wickedness led God to bring a Flood. The first act began with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. From there, things went

Now there was a man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jewish people. He came to Yeshua at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You,