Sermons on Holy Days
I hope everyone has been blessed during these festive fall feasts of the Holy One of Israel! As we meditate on the deep meaning behind the four species this year, let us learn the beautiful importance of being unified in the symbolism of the waving of the etrog and lulav! I have attached an excellent…
What: Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year, when we are closest to God and to the essence of our souls. Yom Kippur means “Day of Atonement,” as the verse states, “For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before God. When: The 10th day of Tishrei,…
(This Torah Teaching is for Shabbat of July 27th, 2024)(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Numbers 25:9 – 30:1Haftarah: I Kings 18:46 – 19:1 Pin’has (פִּינְחָס)— Hebrew for “Phinehas,” a name, the sixth word in the parashah and is the 41st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Numbers 25:10–30:1 Torah Parsha Pinchas Summary Numbers 25:9…
Parashah B’ha’alotkha covers Numbers 8:1–12:16 and tells of the Menorah in the Tabernacle, the consecration of the Levites, the Second Passover, how a cloud and fire led the Israelites, the silver trumpets, how the Israelites set out on their journeys, complaining by the Israelites, and how Miriam and Aaron questioned Moses.
Our God is a covenant-making, covenant-keeping, and covenant-revealing God…. Learn the Meaning and History of Shavu’ot and about the different covenants established on this very special Holy Day from Leviticus 23:15-6
Torah parsha Emor (אֱמֹר) is from Leviticus 21:1–24:23 and Hebrew for “speak,” and is the 31st weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parsha) in the annual cycle of Torah readings and instructs us in the purity rules for priests (כֹּהֲנִים, Kohanim), as well as recounts the holy days, provides for lights and bread in the sanctuary, and tells the story of a blasphemer and his punishment.
Teaching For Shabbat of May 4th, 2024(Donate and support this Ministry by clicking here) Torah: Leviticus 16:1–20:27Haftarah: Amos 9:7-15 (scroll to the bottom Haftarah section for the video teaching on the haftorah) In many years this is a double Torah portion covering both Torah Parsha Acharei Mot as well as Torah Parsha Kedoshim… but this year…
Learn about Passover, the two Firstfruit harvests, and how to count the Omer up to Shavu’ot
In this week’s Passover haftorah, we read about the young King Josiah finding the Torah scrolls and returning the people to the true observance of Passover. We parallel this with the original commandments in Torah about how to observe Passover (Pesach) and how Yeshua observed it with his disciples in accordance with the Torah and how we will observe it in the Millennial kingdom! Passover Haftarah taken from 2 Kings 23:1-9, 21-25.
Many know that one of the most important activities that is part of the traditional preparation for Passover is the elimination of anything that has leaven in it (Hebrew: hametz)… but why is this so important? LEAVEN What is it and how do we keep the feast of unleavened bread? What is it we should be…