Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before HaShem alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them. 2 And fire came forth from HaShem and consumed them; thus they died at the instance of HaShem. [Vayikra 10:1-3] This weeks Torah reading deals in part with the death of Aaron’s two sons Nadab & Abihu after they disobeyed the commandment of HaShem and offered a strange fire to Him. It also deals with the Laws of Kashrut, this is which animals were and were not to be eaten. The Torah is truth and the fact is Hashem wants us to obey all of his commandments (Mitzvot). What does one have to do with the other? We can see that God was so angry at Aaron’s sons that He killed them. Why? This [...]
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Hashgacha pratit is defined as “divine providence.” but its more than that. the literal meaning of these two words are “private / individual watching.” We are taught by the sages that everything that happens to a believer, everything s/he sees, hears, feels or learns happens for a special reason. there is no chance; there is ...
HaShem spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelite people and say to them: I HaShem am your God. 3 You shall not copy the practices of the land of Egypt where you dwelt, or of the land of Canaan to which I am taking you; nor shall you follow their laws. 4 My rules alone shall you observe, and faithfully follow My laws: I HaShem am your God. 5 ...
Who needs a plastic Jesus? What is Idol worship? Idol worship is not just a plastic Jesus on the dashboard of a taxi in Mexico city. Idol worship is coming into the presence of a holy God on your own terms, not on God’s terms. Doing what you want because your god loves you and changes his standards as you go along. Idol worship is ...
The Torah says: “HaShem spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman at childbirth bears a male, she shall be unclean seven days; she shall be unclean as at the time of her menstrual infirmity. — 3 On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.” [Lev 12:1-3] This week we have a doub ...
Weekly Sidra: Shelach Lecha (send for yourself) Torah Portion: Bamidbar / Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftorah: Yehoshua / Joshua 2:1-2:24 “Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim, saying, "Go, reconnoiter the region of Jericho." So they set out, and they came to the house of a harlot named Rahab and lodged ther ...
So, what is a “ger”? What is Zar? Let’s start off with what ger means. Strong’s translates the Hebrew word ‘ger’ as stranger, sojourner, alien. It is defined as: a) a temporary inhabitant, a newcomer lacking inherited rights b) of foreigners in Israel, through conceded rights. A “ger ...
Weekly Sidra: Behar-Bechukotai Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra 25:1 – 27:34 Haftorah: Yermiyahu / Jeremiah 16:19 – 17:14 Thus said the Lord: Cursed is he who trusts in man, Who makes mere flesh his strength, And turns his thoughts from the Lord. He shall be like a bush in the desert, Which does not sense the ...
The earliest followers and disciples of Rabbi Yeshua of Nazareth believed that Yeshua was the promised Mashiach (Messiah) of Israel and the Redeemer of all nations. However, they did not believe that Yeshua came to start a new religion or to abolish the Torah (Teaching, Instruction) of Moshe; instead, they continued to worship the God of Abraham, I ...
What is Avoda Zara (Idol worship)? Idol worship is not just a plastic Mary on the dashboard of a taxi in Mexico city. Idol worship is coming into the presence of a holy God on your own terms, not on God’s terms. Doing what you want because your god loves you and changes His standards as you go along. Idol worship is placing your f ...
Weekly Sidra: Beshalach (when [he] let go) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 13:17-17:16 Haftorah: Shofetim / Judges 5:1-5:31 Jewish tradition states that at the splitting of the sea, after the Yetzia Mitzrayim (the exodus), each Israelite pointed with his finger and said, “This is my G-d and I shall glorify Him.” This means ...
What does the Hebrew title Maran means? Maran means exalted Rabbi, in modern Hebrew means that this person is a Rabbi of Rabbis. This is the way Maran Yeshua is spoken in the Aramaic Peshita (The Aramaic Good News of Redemption), this term is also used frequently in the Talmud. Till today, the most prominent rabbis in Israel are called Maran, like ...
There comes a time when every believer must decide if he will follow the ways of the Lord or the doctrines of men. It is hard for me to write this article it may even be my last, I’ve been attending a messianic place now for roughly a year. The only holy day I have yet to observe is Shavuot. The only thing left to do from here is ask myself & ...
Traditional Judaism maintains belief in two anointed ones who come once. Messianic Judaism, in contrast, finds its foundation firmly established upon the concept of one Messiah who makes two appearances (the Chabad movement believes the same as we do, One Messiah). Traditional Judaism says that the King Messiah, who succeeds in his task of creating ...
Weekly Sidra: Tetzaveh (offering) Torah Portion: Shemot / Exodus 27:20-30:10 Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 43:1-27 Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, T’tzaveh, or T’tzavveh (תצווה — Hebrew for "you command,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parshah) is the 20th weekly Torah portion (parsh ...
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