Category: All Teachings

Ki Tissa (When you Take) 2

Ki Tissa (When you Take)

Torah Gemstones: Ki Tissa (When you Take) Sh’mot 30:11-34:35 The place of the Presence of God, represented by the Garden, the Tabernacle, and the Temple, was a picture of the honeymoon chamber where...

Tetzaveh (You are to Command) 0

Tetzaveh (You are to Command)

Torah Gemstones: Tetzaveh (You are to command) Sh’mot 27:20-30:10   God commanded Moshe to speak to all the “wise of heart” saying, “I have filled them with a Spirit of wisdom”. Who were the...

Terumah 0

Terumah

Torah Gemstones: Terumah (Contributions) Sh’mot 25:1-27:19   They shall make for me a Sanctuary (MIKDASH from kodesh or holy) and I will dwell (SHEKAN) in their midst like everything that I show you the...

Mishpatim 2

Mishpatim

Torah Gemstones: Mishpatim (Ordinances) Exodus 21:1-24:18 The concluding passages in this Torah portion contain some rather mystical elements. This week the focus is on the description of Moshe ascending the mountain and coming into...

Yitro (Jethro) 4

Yitro (Jethro)

Torah Gemstones: Yitro (Jethro) Sh’mot (Exodus) 18:1-20:23   So just who is Yitro (Jethro) and what is so significant about his position and relationship to Moshe? He is one of the more interesting characters...

B’shallach (When he sent out) 4

B’shallach (When he sent out)

Torah Gemstones: B’shallach (after he had let go) Sh’mot (Exodus) 13:17-17:16 The word of the week is בקע (bakah), which means “to split”, as in the sea splitting in two. It is also translated...

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Bo (Go)

Torah Gemstones: Bo (Go) Shemot (Exodus) 10:1-13:16 This week we’ll connect the locust plague in Exodus with the locusts that came up out of the abyss in the Book of Revelation. So whom might...

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Birthpains of the Messiah (8 Part Series)

The concept of the Birthpains of the Messiah was alluded to in many of the ancient rabbinic writings. Unfortunately, today we are unfamiliar with the expression. In this series, I take you back to...

Va’era (I appeared) 0

Va’era (I appeared)

Torah Gemstones – Va’era (I appeared) Exodus 6:2-9:35 What’s in a Name might be an appropriate title for this week’s portion, Va’era. Why did God say He appeared to the patriarchs as El Shaddai...

Sh’mot (Names) 2

Sh’mot (Names)

Torah Gemstones Sh’mot (Names) Exodus 1:1-6:1 Although Sh’mot is translated Exodus it really means “names”. This week’s portion begins with the names of the children of Israel who entered Egypt with Jacob. In addition,...