Weekly Torah Lesson

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  Va Yishlach – and he sentTorah:  Bereishit 32:3 – 36:43 Ya’akov left his home in Canaan twenty years earlier because his brother, Asav, was threatening to kill him for Ya’akov had tricked their father into giving him the family blessing  that belonged to Asav.    Avinu appeared to Ya’akov and instructed him to return to his homeland. Following his fathers’ tradition, he obeyed Avinu’s instructions immediately and left Charan. Now we learn that Ya’akov is … [Read more...] about Faith and Fear

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  va Yeitzei – and he went outTorah:  Bereishit 28:10 – 32:3 20  Then Ya’akov made a vow, saying, "If Elohim will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21  so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then Avinu shall be my Elohim, 22  and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be Elohim’s house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you." (Bereishit … [Read more...] about Worship by Tithing

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  VaYera – and He appearedTorah:  BeReishit 18:1 – 22:24                   1 And Avinu appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2  And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, see, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3  And said, Adonai, (Bereishit 18:1-3) ** Notice that Avraham recognized Him immediately.  His past … [Read more...] about Who Appeared to Avraham?

Weekly Torah Lesson  Parasha:  Noach Torah: BeReishit 6:9 – 11:32  ** I was thinking about how the spiritual condition of the pre-flood earth sounds like what we are experiencing today.   The earth also was corrupt before Elohim, and the earth was filled with violence. (BeReishit 6:11) 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the … [Read more...] about When Violence Fills The Earth

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  BeReishit – In the beginningTorah:  BeReishit 1:1 – 6:8 ** In the first verse of the Torah, Avinu chooses to identify Himself as “Elohim”. The first thing that one notices is that this particular “attribute” is in the plural form. The root of Elohim can mean “to restrict” or “to judge” or to “discipline”. As the world was being created, it was Elohim who brought order into the millions of “creative processes” taking place at the same time. Here is how … [Read more...] about Who is Elohim?

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  Ha Azinu  Give earTorah:   Devarim 32:1-52 1 Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak, and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. 2  May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. 3  For I will proclaim the name of Avinu; ascribe greatness to Eloheinu! 4  The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. An Avinu of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and … [Read more...] about The Rock