When we read the Scriptures, we inevitably do so through certain paradigms. In other words, we read with “lenses” shaped by what we’ve been taught and conditioned to believe, and these lenses steer our understanding in a particular direction.A paradigm is ...
We must live in a world whose values and purposes oppose those of our Father Yehovah. Therefore, we should not expect daily life to be easy.Have you ever felt like a castaway on a deserted island—isolated, forgotten, and left to face life's challenges alo ...
Parashah vaYelech Deuteronomy 31:1-30 The vaYelech portion (וַיֵּלֶךְ – “And he went”) places us at a crucial moment in Israel’s history. Moses, now 120 years old and at the end of his journey, speaks to the entire nation one last time. He reminds t ...
Parashah Nitzavim Deuteronomio 29:10 – 30:20 Yehovah gave us the Scriptures to show us what is good and what is evil. But the choice is still ours — we can live according to His Word, accepting the good and rejecting the evil, or we can follo ...
Parashah Shoftim Deut 16:18 – 21:9 The chapters of this Torah portion summon us to consider the righteous character of Yehovah and the standard He requires of His people. Justice must never be compromised—under any circumstances. Bribery, con ...
Parashah va'Etchanan Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11 Yehovah as the Supreme Authority in the Universe, establishes a Constitution by which His creatures are to live in His Kingdom and by which He will govern them. The Commandments, decrees, statutes, ...
Parashah Pinchas Numbers 25:10 – 29:40 Bilam’s plan had finally succeeded: The men of Yisrael had fallen into the seductive traps of the Moabite women, even going so far as to participate in the idolatrous rites they practiced. In doing so, th ...
Parashah Korach Numbers 16:1 – 18:32 It is noteworthy that the trap the group of rebels fell into was essentially the same as in Eden, though shaded by different circumstances. Their complaint, put in other words, was: “Why is it only you—Mose ...
Parashah Nasso Numbers 4:21. 7:89 The portion that occupies us on this occasion allows us to glimpse an aspect of the character of our father Yehovah: the order and organization to carry out the different tasks that were proper to the service to Him ...
Parashah B'chukkotai Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34 This last portion of Leviticus deals with the blessings that result from obedience as well as the curses that come with disobedience.Yehovah our Father has the legal and total right to demand that H ...