What’s in a name?
Yinon, taken from Psalm 72:17, means "to increase," "to endure," or "continue." Yinon is also an ancient reference to the Messiah.
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Holiness in Doing
Acharei Mot – Kedoshim This week’s double-portion seems to be a long list of do’s and don’ts. If so, why is their so much talk about holiness and being holy? What is the connection? Parashat Kedoshim is one of my favorite parashiot in … Continue reading
The Leper Scholar
Parashiot Tazria-Metzora Our Torah portions this week discuss the malady of tzara’at. Previously I have discussed how tzara’at is not what we often think it is. Although it is common to understand these passages as dealing with an actual skin … Continue reading
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Revealing Mashiach
Parashat Vayechi It can be said that everything written in the Torah concerns Mashiach. As such, how does this week’s Torah portion, Vayechi, reveal Mashiach? Continuing on the themes from last week’s discussion, this week’s Torah portion reveals Mashiach in two primary … Continue reading
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Revealing Something Deeper
Parashat Vayigash Redemption, divine mediation, and messianic hope. These are just a few of the themes gleaned from this week’s Torah portion. However, there are two particularly profound incidents that are worth exploring in greater depth – the emotional telling … Continue reading
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Creation and the Hidden Light
Parashat Breishit The Torah relates the story of the six days of creation in order to refute other theories that claim that the universe came into being through some cosmic accident or coincidence. As such, the story of creation speaks … Continue reading
Elul: A Month of Love and Preparation
Love and Preparation. What do these two words have in common at the moment? This past Shabbat began the Hebrew month of Elul. Elul is a very special month because it is the month preceding Tishrei – the month the High … Continue reading
Shavuot and the Book of Ruth
Tomorrow night begins the festival of Shavuot, also known as Pentecost. In Biblical times, Shavuot was the celebratory conclusion of the Barley harvest which began during Passover. That is why this harvest festival is also known as Chag HaKatzir (Festival … Continue reading
Redemption, Resurrection and Looking Forward!
Luke 23:44-56 In Luke 23:44-56 we encounter Yeshua’s atoning death, during which, crying out in a loud voice, he declared “Into your hands I commit my Spirit.” Yeshua’s moment of death cataclysmically impacted both the physical and spiritual realms – renting the … Continue reading
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Welcoming Mashiach
John 12:1-26 The week before Pesach, after Yeshua had come from the house of Lazarus (whom he had just raised from the dead) in Beit-Anyah, he traveled on to Jerusalem. Hearing that Yeshua was coming, the people began to run out … Continue reading
Yeshua, Halachah, and the Sermon on the Mount
This is a continuation of my previous thoughts on Jewish law and the Halachic process. As followers of a Jewish Messiah, we are obligated to engage in knowledgeable discussion with Jewish law. At times we may interpret it differently, especially in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Halachah, mashiach, Messiah, New Testament, rabbinics, Spirituality, Yeshua
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