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Parashah #45 Va’etchanan ~ / ~ And I pleaded Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 3:23~7:11 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 40:1-26 B’rit Hadashah: Mattit’yahu/Matthew 4:1-11; Mattit’yahu/Matthew 5:21-30; Mattit’yahu/Matthew 15:1-11; Mattit’yahu/Matthew 19:16-30;  Mattit’yahu/Matthew 22:33-40; Mark 7:5-15; Mark 10:17-31; Mark 12:28-34;  Luke 4:1-13; Luke 10:25-37; Luke18:18-30; Acts 13:13-43; Romans 2:17-29;  Romans 3:27-31; Romans 7:7-12; Romans 13:8-10; Ephesians 6:1-3; 1st Timothy 2:4-6; 1st Timothy […]

Parashah #44 D’varim ~ /דברים ~ Words Torah: D’varim/Deuteronomy 1:1~3:22 Haftarah: Yesha’yahu/Isaiah 1:1-27 B’rit Hadashah: Yochanan/John 15:1-11; Ivrit/Hebrews 3:7~4:11 INTRODUCTION This week we embark on the last book of Torah. Wow! How time does fly!!! Some believe (D’vah-reem) D’varim/Deuteronomy is the “Book of Romans” of the Old Testament. In fact, the authors of the B’rit […]

Parashah #43 Masaei ~ Stages, Journeys Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 33:1 ~ 36:13 Haftarah: Yirme’yahu/Jeremiah 2:4–28;  3:4;  4:1–2 B’rit Hadashah: Ya’akov/James 4:1–12 Parashah (mah–say) Masaei marks the end of B’midbar / Numbers. The reading opens with Moshe recounting each significant encampment along the way. According to 33:5–49 there were 42 encampments during the 40 years Bnei Yisrael […]

Parashah #42 Mattot ~ מטות ~ Tribes Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 30:2(1) ~ 32:42 Haftarah: Yirme’yahu/Jeremiah 1:1–2:3 B’rit Hadashah: Mattit’yahu/Matthew 5:33–37 We begin Parashah #42 with Moshe addressing the “heads” or leaders of the (mah–tote) mattot/tribes concerning their vows and/or oaths. The Hebrew word for vow is (neh–dehr) neder (נדר) and (sh–voo–ah) sh’vu’ah (שבועה) is for oath. […]

Parashah #41 Pinchas ~ Phinehas Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 25:10 ~ 30:1 (29:40) Haftarah: M’lakhim Alef/1st Kings 18:46 ~ 19:21 B’rit Hadashah: Mattityahu/Matthew 26:1–30;  Mark 14:1–26;  Luke 22:1–20;  Yochanan/John 2:13–22;  Yochanan/John 7:1–13;  Yochanan/John 7:37–39;  Yochanan/John 11:55–12:1;  Yochanan/John 13:1; Yochanan/John 18:28 & 39;  Yochanan/John 19:14;  Acts 2:1–21;  Acts 12:3 & 4;  Acts 20:5, 6, & 16;  Acts 27:9–11;  […]

Parashah #40 Balak ~ בלק ~ Destroyer, Devastator Torah: B’midbar/Numbers 22:2 ~ 25:9 Haftarah: Mikhah/Micah 5:6 ~ 6:8 B’rit Hadashah: Kefa Bet/2nd Peter 2:1–22; Y’hudah/Jude 11;  Revelation 2:14–15 For whatever reason, this wasn’t one of the OH WOW! (parah-shoat) Parashot, for me. In fact, it was pretty much the eleventh hour before I felt Yehovah […]

Parashah #39 Chukat ~  חוקת ~ Statute / Regulation Torah: B’midbar / Numbers 19:1 ~ 22:1 Haftarah: Shof’tim / Judges 11:1 – 33 B’rit Hadashah: Yochanan / John 3:9 – 21; 4:3 – 30; 12:27 – 50 Our Parashah this week is (coo-kaht) Chukat. This Hebrew word shares the same root as a previous Torah […]

Parashah #38 Korach ~  Korah (Bald)  Torah: B’midbar / Numbers 16:1~18:32 Haftarah: Sh’mu’el Alf / 1st Samuel 11:14~12:22 B’rit Hadashah: 2nd Timothy 2:8-21; Y’hudah / Jude 1-25   Oh WOW!!!! As if we haven’t had enough rebellion in the camp, we get a good dose of it this week; not once but twice . . […]

Parashah #37 Sh’lach L’kha ~ Send On Your Behalf Torah: B’midbar / Numbers 13:1 ~ 15:41 Haftarah: Y’hoshua / Joshua 2:1 – 24 B’rit Hadashah: Messianic Jews / Ivrim / Hebrews 3:7 – 19   This weeks Parashah brings the story we learned as children about Y’hoshua / Joshua and Kalev / Caleb going into […]

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 […]