Weekly Torah Lesson

Weekly Torah Lesson - 2 Parasha:  B’Chukkotay  in My statutesTorah:  V’Ikra 26:3 – 27:34 “If you…I will..” **  There are hundreds of such statements in the Scriptures.  I like to call them ‘contingency clauses’ because the ‘I will’ depends on ‘if you ??’. One of my favorite ‘contingency clauses’ is: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1John 1:9 NKJV) ** So what happens if you don’t confess … [Read more...] about If You…I Will

Weekly Torah Lesson - 1 Parasha:  b’Har  On the Mountain Torah:  Vay Ikra 25:1-26:2 **  This week we read about what will be expected of Israel when they are settled in the promised land.  Vay Ikra 25:1 And Avinu spoke to Moshe in mount Sinai, saying, 2  Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a Shabbat to Avinu. 3  Six years you shall sow your field, and six … [Read more...] about The Promise of Shabbat

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha:  Emor  (say, speak )Torah: VaYikra (Leviticus) 21:1 - 24:2  Yikra 21:1 And Avinu said to Moshe, Speak to the priests the sons of Aharon, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: 2  But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother. 3  And for his sister a virgin, that is near to him, which has had no … [Read more...] about A Holy Priesthood

Weekly Torah Lesson – 2 Parasha: K’doshim – Holy OnesTorah: vaYikra 19:1 – 20:27 Leviticus 19:4 Turn you not to idols, nor make to yourselves molten idols: I am Avinu Elohekah. ** Notice that two different types of ‘idols’ are mentioned in the command. What is an idol? Some erroneously teach that an idol is “anything that separates you from Avinu”. Bowling or football might keep you from spending quality time with your family but it certainly doesn’t fit the Scripture’s definition of an … [Read more...] about No Idols

Weekly Torah Lesson – 1 Parasha: Acharei Mot After the deathTorah: VaYikra 16:1 – 18:30 Leviticus 16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before Avinu at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 8 And Aharon shall cast lots on the two goats; one lot for Avinu, and the other lot for the ahazel. 9 And Aharon shall bring the goat on which Avinu’s lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the ahazel, shall be presented alive … [Read more...] about The Ahazel Goat

Weekly Torah Lesson Parasha: Metzora "Infected one"Torah: VaYikra 14:1 - 15:33 ** Before we get into the body of this lesson, I want to point out that the ‘metzorah’ has been mis-translated ‘leper’ in many translations of the Scriptures. In fact, the ‘metzorah’ (afflicted one) is showing a physical condition that is called ‘tzaraat’ which is the outward manifestation of a spiritual condition brought on by ‘gossip’. Leprosy is a chronic infection that produces sores on the skin. It is a … [Read more...] about Gossip’s Consequences