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On the road to Emmaus, Yeshua met with two of His disciples and, beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. (Luke 24:27). For our Torah studies this year, therefore, week by week we will seek to discover how all of Torah prepared the […]

On the road to Emmaus, Yeshua met with two of His disciples and, beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. (Luke 24:27). For our Torah studies this year, therefore, week by week we will seek to discover how all of Torah prepared the […]

By Joseph Shulam.  We are in the last Torah portion of the book of Deuteronomy. The name of this Torah Portion, like all the Torah portions, comes from the opening phrase that the text starts.  The last portion of Deuteronomy in Hebrew is Vezot Ha’Bracha.  Meaning “This is the Blessing!”   We will read on Shabbat from Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12. […]

Shabbat Sukkot: The Lulav & Our Need For Each Other By Lydia Bachana Shalom dear friends, Our personal sukkah is built and the kids are decorating it as we speak. There’s always this special atmosphere in the air of joy and excitement. Kids tend to love camping, tents, and anything that gets us outdoors. The […]

By Yehuda Bachana. Shalom dear friends, This existential war is intended to exhaust Israel for two full years already. It might be best pictured with a marathon where a lot of people from all different parts of society take turns in getting up to contribute to the ongoing, dire national effort. Especially in this world that’s […]

By Joseph Shulam.  This week, on Wednesday, the Jews around the world will celebrate Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement.  On the day of Atonement, the reading is from Leviticus 16.  The first significant story is the story of the two goats.  These two goats were the same size and the same age, and the […]

By Joseph Shulam.  The readings from the Torah and the Prophets for this next Shabbat are called: Vayelech – the translation of the name of this reading, Vayelech, to English is “to go” or “walk.” From the Torah, Deuteronomy 31:1-30.  The associated Haftarah readings are Hosea 14:2-10 and Micah 7:18-20 —the reading from the New Testament, Romans 10:14-18.   This Torah portion from the […]

By Joseph Shulam.  The Jewish World is approaching the end of the Jewish Calendar year and the High Holidays Season.  It is a clump of Holidays that starts with the so-called (by popular vote) the “Jewish New Year.”  This holiday doesn’t exist by this name in the Bible.  In the Bible, the first day of […]

By Joseph Shulam.  As the Hebrew Calendar approaches the end of the Hebrew year, we are also approaching the end of the book of Deuteronomy and looking forward to starting over again at Genesis 1 and continuing the cycle of reading the Word of God every Shabbat. We read from the Torah and from the […]

By Joseph Shulam.  I have stated it before that the reading of the Torah portion (The Parasha) every Shabbat in the synagogues around the world always seems to bring a Textual discussion that contextually fits into the current events that are happening in the same week. And in reality, for me personally, when I read […]