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Parashah #36 B’ha’alotkha ~ בהעלתך ~ When You Set Up Torah: B’midbar / Numbers 8:1 ~ 12:16 Haftarah: Z’kharyah / Zechariah 2:14(2:10) ~ 4:7 B’rit Hadashah: Yochanan / John 19:31 – 37; Ivrim / Hebrews 3:1 – 6   CHAPTER 8 This week’s Parashah, (B’hah-ah-lote-khah) B’ha’alotkha, begins with a short mitzvah / commandment / instruction […]

Parashah #35 Nasso ~ נשא ~ Take (Lift, Bear Up, Carry, Elevate) Torah: B’midbar / Numbers 4:21~7:89 Haftarah: Shof’tim / Judges 13:2-25 B’rit Hadashah: Yochanan / John 7:53~8:11; Acts 21:17-32 B’midbar / Numbers seems to be a continuation of things in the previous books:   • B’resheet / Genesis was historical.   • Sh’mot / […]

Parashah #34 B’midbar ~ In The Wilderness Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 1:1~4:20 Haftarah: Hoshea/Hosea 2:1-22 (1:10~2:20) B’rit Hadashah: Luke 2:1-7; 1st Corinthians 12:12-31 The wilderness experiences of the Israelites from Sinai to (Keh-nah-ahn) Kena’an / Canaan, the Promised Land, are recorded in B’midbar, which literally means in the wilderness. The English title, “Numbers”, is derived from the […]

Parashah #33 B’chukkotai ~ בחקתי ~ By My Regulations Torah: Vayikra / Leviticus 26:3 ~ 27:34 Haftarah: Yirmeyahu / Jeremiah 16:19 ~ 17:14 B’rit Hadashah: Yochanan / John 14:15 – 21; Yochanan / John 15:10 – 12; Yochanan Alef / 1st John   We have finally come to the last portion of Vayikra, known as […]

Parashah #32 ~ B’har ~ בהר ~ On Mount Torah: Vayikra / Leviticus 25:1 ~ 26:2 Haftarah: Yirme’yahu / Jeremiah 32:6 – 27 B’rit Hadashah: Luke 4:16 – 21; 1st Corinthians 7:21 – 24; Galatians 6:7 – 10   B’har literally means on Mount but a more specific interpretation would be on the Mount of […]

Parashah #31 ~ Emor ~ Say or Speak Torah: Vayikra / Leviticus 21:1 ~ 24:23 Haftarah: Yechezk’el / Ezekiel 44:15 – 31 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu / Matthew 5:38 – 42; Galatians 3:26 – 29 CHAPTER 21 This weeks Parashah, first, gives us a series of regulations concerning the Levitical priests: • how they are to […]

Parashah # 29 Acharei Mot ~ אחרי מות ~ After the death Torah: Vayikra / Leviticus 16:1 – 18:30 Haftarah: Yechezk’el / Ezekiel 22:1 – 19 B’rit Hadashah: Romans 3:19 – 28; Romans 9:30 ~ 10:13; 1st Corinthians 5:1 – 13; 2nd Corinthians 2:1 – 11; Galatians 3:10 – 14; Ivrim / Hebrews 7:23 ~ 10:25 […]

Parashah #28 ~ Metzora ~ Person Afflicted With Tzara’at Torah: Vayikra / Leviticus 14:1 ~ 15:33 Haftarah: M’lakhim Bet / 2nd Kings 7:3 – 20 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu / Matthew 9:20 – 26; Mark 5:24b – 34; Luke 8:42b – 48; Ivrim / Hebrews 13:4   This portion continues with the purification process for the […]

For a while now, we have seen the Noahide laws being promoted by the some in the Messianic Jewish community. Recent promotion of the idea comes from the IAMCS (International Alliance of Messianic Congregations & Synagogues). What this means is that they are saying Torah observance is only for those who are naturally born Jews. […]

Parashah #27 Tazria ~  תזריע  ~ She Conceives Torah: Vayikra / Leviticus 12:1 ~ 13:59 Haftarah: M’lakhim Bet / 2nd Kings 4:42 ~ 5:19 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu / Matthew 8:1 – 4; 11:2 – 6; Mark 1:40 – 45; Luke 2:22 – 24; Luke 5:12 – 16; Luke 7:18 – 23 The first part of […]