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Parashat Va’Yera – He Appeared

VAYERA (And He Appeared) Gen.18:1–22:24; 2 Kings 4:1–37; Luke 2:1–38 “The LORD appeared [vayera] to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was

Patashat lech Lecha – Go!

LECH LECHA (GO FORTH) Gen12:1–17:27; Isa 40:27–41:16; Matt1:1–17 This week’s Torah portion in Gen.12 begins with an astounding promise from God to one person named

Parsha B’resheet+Noach

Parsha B’resheet+Noach  by Roger Lenk The story of the first sin in the Garden of Eden is intrinsically connected to the eye. The serpent enticed

Ki Tavo – When you come

Ki Tavo (When You Enter)  Deut. 26:1–29:9; Is. 60:1–22; Luke 23:26–56.  By Raphael ben Levi In this week’s parsha, we see how Israel’s entire existence

Ki Tetzei (When you go out)

Parsha 49: Ki Tetzei (‘When you go out’)  DEUT. 21:10-25:19 HAFTORAH: Isa. 54:1–10; N.T. Luke 23:1–25; 1 Cor, 5:1–5 This Parasha focuses varieties of domestic

Parasha Shoftim (Judgements)

SHOFTIM (Judges) Deut 16:18–21:9; Isa51:12–52:12; John 8: 1-11 Many people are not aware that there is no mention of synagogues, rabbis, Pharisees, Sadducees, or yeshivas,

Parsha 41 Devarim – Words

This Shabbat is known as Shabbat Chazon (Sabbath of Vision) where observant Jews grieve over the nation’s sins that eventually led to the destruction of

Parsha 43 Ma’asei – Journeys

Ma’asei (Journeys)  Num 33:1–36:13; Jer 2:4–28, 3:4, 4:1–2; Matt 24:1–25:46 “These are the journeys of [masa’ei] the people of Israel, when they went out of

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PARSHA 39 – Chukat

Chukat (Regulation, Statute, Decree) Num.19:1 – 22:1 By Raphael ben Levi Num. 19:1 “The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2“This is a requirement of

Va-Ishlach – And He Sent

Parsha Va’ishlach Gen 32:4–36:43; Hos11:7–12; Obad 1:1–21; Jn. 1:19–2:12 By Raphael ben Levi Last week our thoughts were upon Jacob who deceitfully obtained Isaac’s blessing

Shemot – Names

EX. 1:1 – 6:1 ISA. 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23; JER. 1:1 – 2:3 LK. 16-20 Time and again in Scripture some of the most significant historical events

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MESSIAH IS COMING  VERY SOON. ARE WE READY? The Jewish people are eagerly awaiting the coming of the Messiah and although they missed him the