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Posts by Rabbi Isaac
Parashat Devarim (Deuteronomy 1:1–3:22) marks the beginning of Moses’ final address to the Children of Israel. Standing at the threshold of the Promised Land, Moses recounts the journey through the wilderness—not just as a historical review, but as a spiritual reflection. What stands out in this parashah is Moses’ tone of humility. Despite having led…
A common quote from the new testament among believers is Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Yeshua.” This is usually stated to encourage us in our failures, but the sentence does not end there. It goes on to say “who do not walk according to the flesh, but…
There are Three Weeks that are an annual mourning period that falls out in the summer. The Three Weeks or Bein ha-Metzarim (Hebrew: בין המצרים, “Between the Straits”) (cf “dire straits”) is a period of mourning commemorating the destruction of the first and second Jewish Temples. This is when we mourn the destruction of the Holy Temple and our launch into a still-ongoing exile. The period…
Parashat Korach teaches that ego divides and destroys, while Divine Consciousness unites and blesses. May we strive to quiet the voice of the ego within us, and like Moses, become humble vessels for peace, love, and truth. When we do, we not only avoid the pitfall of rebellion—we also inherit the true Promised Land: a life of harmony with God and others.
Speak to Aaron and say to him: When you raise up (b’ha’alotkha) the lamps, let the seven lamps give light toward the face of the menorah” (Numbers 8:2). In Parashat B’ha’alotkha (Numbers 8–12), the portion opens with a divine instruction to Aaron the High Priest regarding the lighting of the Menorah in the Tabernacle: This…
The scriptures say that we were created in the image of God… the problem is people have lost sight of what that is! ELOHIM IS SPIRIT God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” – John 4:24 That spirit is conscious selfless love and the core essence…
To observe God’s holy days at their proper time it is most important to understand how to correctly observe the faithful witnesses that God has created for the observation of time and “moedim”. The enemy seeks to confuse man as to the times and the moedim (God’s appointed times) so as to prevent men from the…
When it comes to God’s instructions on how to draw near to Him by being undefiled in our life we know that God is continually bringing us to live more sanctified and holy in our life (not less) and to be more purified as a bride without spot or blemish prepared to meet the bridegroom when he comes. Since God does not change and he has instructed us that eating unclean foods is not only defiling but also an abomination to him (Lev. 11), we cannot surmise that the revelation given to Peter is going to undermine God’s word which is established forever.
Hashem’s 13 attributes of Mercy are great to meditate on and it is said that Yeshua reflected them perfectly. The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy (י״ג מִידּוֹת) or Shelosh-‘Esreh Middot HaRakhamim (transliterated from the Hebrew: שְׁלוֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה מִידּוֹת הַרַחֲמִים) as enumerated in the Book of Exodus (Exodus 34:6–7) in Parasha Ki Tissa are the Divine Attributes with…