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The Way God Leads

In Exodus 13:17 Torah says that God did not lead the Israelites by the land of the Philistines, a much shorter route. Hebrew texts literally says, ki karov hu “though it was closer.” Instead, God led the Israelites through the wilderness path, passing through the sea of reeds, a

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Be Careful with Compromises

In Chayei Sara we read the story of Abraham commissioning his servant to search for a wife for his son Isaac. Abraham is certain that he does not want a wife from any of the local families in Canaan. Why? But he is also very certain that he does not

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Deliver Us

As soon as Jacob resolved to head back home to Canaan, he knew he would be in danger because of his brother. Him and his entire family. So, in Gen 32:12, Jacob prays - hatizileni na meyad achi “Deliver me please from the hand of my brother.” Jacob was

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Be One More

In our parsha, Vayera, we read the story of Sodom and Amorah, the story of true sinners in the hands of an angry God. Only things are a bit different. In Torah we see Abram and how he graciously pleads for the evil people of Sodom, imploring God not to

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Be The Light

In Gen 1:14-19 the Torah says that Hashem has set the lights in the sky for several reasons. First - to separate the day from the night. Second - to serve as signs for the times, days, and years. In other words to display stable predictable patterns to help

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06 How Yeshua became Jesus

How did the name Jesus emerge from the Hebrew name Yeshua? Are you curious? Take a few minutes and untangle the process of how the name Jesus commonly known to people today came to be. It is actually not that complicated, so get some clarity.

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05 From Yehoshua to Iesous

How did the Jewish name Yehoshua turn into Jesus? They do not even look or sound the same. The reason they do not is that Hebrew and Greek had very different phonetics. Follow the logic from Hebrew to Greek.

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04 The Son of Man and Lord

Is Lord the loftiest title used by Jesus? Terms have meaning. Sometimes their meaning is tightly tied to culture and lore. Understand the terminology and consider which titles carry the heaviest weight in the gospel narratives.

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Fight For Your Future

In Numbers 31, Moses was told that he must exact vengeance for what Midian did to Israel, and then he can be free. For Moshe, this meant that once he is done, the tribes will move on to possess the land promised to them and he will die. This is

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God Who Says No

How many of us have a hard time saying No? How many of us say No, only to hear back – Why? In our modern culture saying No is completely out of style. If you say No and insist, you are looked upon as an alien from outer space. No is

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On The Other Side

Every time I go on vacation I need to go somewhere. I can't stay at home. If I stay at home, I will end up doing things around the house. It will not be a vacation. I can't look at things that need to be done and just relax instead

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Between Obedience and Blessing

If you obey my laws, says Hashem, I will maintain a covenant with you, and you will experience a life of blessing. I am sure you have heard this before. We all want a blessing. It’s the obeying part that is not always easy. In fact, the hardest part

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03 From Rabbi to Lord

How did Jesus go from being called a Rabbi to being called Lord? Is this a huge leap? And what does that title signify, exactly? Dig into the language and culture a little more, and you will be surprised.

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02 What does Rabbi mean?

What does the term Rabbi mean? Many people have a rough idea. But do we know what it meant when it first appeared? This segment looks at how this term came to be and how has it's meaning changed over time.

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01 Was Jesus a Rabbi?

Was Jesus a Rabbi? Some people would say yes, some no and some would be unsure how to answer. There is a good reason why the answers are often different. This is not a straightforward question. The term rabbi appeared sometime just prior to the first century CE and it's

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The Psalms of Solomon 1-3 Audio

The Psalms of Solomon are a collection of eighteen Jewish poetic compositions from around the second or first century BCE. They were originally composed in Hebrew or possibly in Aramaic. But the oldest manuscripts that have survived to our times are the Greek and Syrian Aramaic translations of the original

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Privileges and Responsibilities

Uncle Ben said to Peter Parker (Spiderman), “with great power comes great responsibility”. This is not a new idea. Parashat Emor (Leviticus 25) lists many privileges and responsibilities the priests must follow. What can we learn from these instructions?

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Fear of the Unknown

In Torah, in parsha Shemot (Exodus 6), we read how a new king arose in Egypt, a king who did not know Joseph. His fear of the Unknown led to panic, and panic lead to action, but in the end, his solution did not work. How should we deal with

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Musaf - Additional Offering

Torah describes daily obligatory offerings that God commanded to be brought on his altar (Numbers 28). They are called korban Tamid. They are but a token of what we owe truly owe God.  But on Shabbat, God expected another offering - Musaf.

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03 Hanukkah in First Maccabees Audio

This lesson on Hanukkah was recorded live with audience participation.  Flavius Josephus describes the days before the Maccabean Revolt. His version is not that different from the book of First Maccabees, which paints those events as a story of heroic struggle for the survival of Jewish ways of life and

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02 Hanukkah in Josephus Audio

his lesson on Hanukkah was recorded live with audience participation. A late first century CE Jewish writer, Josephus Flavius, describes the history of the days before the Maccabean Revolt. How and why did Antiochus IV get involved in Israel’s cultural landscape, and why did he decide to force Israelites

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01 Three Ways to See Hanukkah Audio

This lesson on Hanukkah was recorded live with audience participation. Three ways to see the holiday: Pop-culture, Spiritual and Historical perspectives. How far back do Hanukkah traditions go?