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Parashat Chayei Sarah - Genesis 23:1-25:18 And these were the life of Sarah: one hundred years, twenty years and seven years; the years of the life of Sarah. (Genesis 23:1) What can we learn from Sarah's death? This week’s Torah portion begins by giving us the lifespan of Sarah. If one is not familiar with the breakdown of the Torah portions we would expect to begin reading more about the life of Sarah, since the portion is entitled Chayei Sarah, “The Life of Sarah.” But the very next words we read are, “And Sarah died.” It’s not quite what we expect of our Torah portion. read more »	Parashat Vayeira - Genesis 18:1-22:24 The LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do, seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him.” (Genesis 18:17–19) read more »
Parashat Lech Lecha - Genesis 12:1-17:27 Abraham The Soul-Maker At the end of last week’s Torah portion we were introduced to one of the most important characters in the Torah: the patriarch Abraham. At this time, however, he is simply known as Abram. Abram is the foundational material that Hashem uses to build both a people and a faith. Today, he is affectionately referred to as Avraham Avinu, Our Father Abraham. In the Apostolic Scriptures he is also called the father of all who believe (Romans 4:16). In this week’s Torah portion we read about the calling of Abram and how God commissioned him with a special purpose. The LORD also changes his name from Abram to Abraham as a promise of what the LORD was going to do through Abraham. There is a curious passage, however, in our portion that begs to be explored. When God calls Abram to leave his family and his homeland, we read of Abram’s response: read more »	Parashat Vezot ha'Brachah - Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 The Loving Inheritance In our morning prayers, one of the first passages of Scripture we recite is this: Torah tzivah lanu Moshe morashah kehillat Yaakov--The Torah Moses commanded for us is a possession for the congregation of Jacob. This is taken from our current Torah portion: Yes, he loved his people, all his holy ones were in his hand; so they followed in your steps, receiving direction from you, when Moses commanded us a law, as a possession for the assembly of Jacob. Thus the LORD became king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people were gathered, all the tribes of Israel together. (Deuteronomy 33:3-5) read more »
Touching the Leper - Part 2 And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” (Mark 1:40-44) In my last post, I addressed biblical leprosy and its causes in order to give some background on this incident in which Yeshua touches the leper to make him whole. In this post I address the implications of his touch, as well as addressing some misconceptions about the event. read more »	Now Taking Pre-Orders for our 5 Minute Torah Book! We are excited to announce that we are now taking pre-orders to help cover the printing expenses to publish our new book, 5 Minute Torah! If you would like to help support this project, we are offering a 25% DISCOUNT on all orders until we go to print. When the book is published the price will be $18.00. If you order now, however, it is only $13.50. Don't miss out on this limited offer! Your pre-purchase will also help us send this book to the press! Thank you in advance! ORDER NOW » read more »

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