Pinchas (Phineas)
“Pinchas turned back my anger when he zealously (kanah) avenged my jealousy (kanah) among them, so I did not destroy the children of Israel in my jealousy (kanah). Give Pinchas my covenant of peace,...
Category: All Teachings
Dew of Heaven
This series explains how the rabbis associate the dew with the resurrection of the dead. It explores the atonement and the resurrection of the dead in a number of stories in Scripture. This includes Elijah...
Shelach (Send out)
The life of Joshua is an especially wonderful picture of Yeshua the Messiah. Even his name in Hebrew, Hoshea, which means God saves, reflects the person and work of the messiah. The name Yeshua...
B’ha’alotcha: When you Raise up)
The word of the day, ענן (anan), from this week’s portion is CLOUD. If you are familiar with the Hebrew letters you will recognize two letter NUNs in this word. NUN, which is one...
The New Moon and the Born Again
This teaching uncovers a connection between Rosh Chodesh (the Festival of the New Moon) and the concept of born again in John 3. It ties being born of the water and the spirit to the...
Nasso (to carry, or to raise up)
The Torah portion Nasso begins with a commandment from God to Moshe to take a census of the descendants of the families of Gershon and M’rari. These are two of the three Levitical families...
B’har (on the mountain)
“The glory of Adonai stayed on Mount Sinai and the cloud covered it six days. On the seventh day He called to Moshe out of the cloud. To the people of Israel the glory...
Emor (say)
Torah Gemstones: Emor (say) Leviticus 21:1-24:23 “You shall take fine flour and you shall bake it into bake twelve loaves, two-tenths shall be for one loaf. You shall put them in two vertical...
Acharei Mot (After Death)
Torah Gemstones: Acharei Mot (After death) Leviticus 16:1-18:30 This parshah contains the story of the eternal destiny of two goats at Yom Kippur and two sets of sons, one Nadab and Abihu, and...