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Imagine… Parashat Behalotecha begins with the instructions that the light of the menorah was to be structured in such a way as to shine toward the people. The Torah teaches us that GOD uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary tasks and that they are judged by their hearts and given specific roles. We read that […]
21 Sivan “You will light my candle; the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.” Psalms 18:29 In this week’s portion, Beha’alotecha בהעלתך, the Eternal commands Moshe to tell his brother Aaron to light the candles so that the menorah would light up the Mishkan. This is how our portion begins. It would be a mistake […]
19 Sivan 5782 To listen to the recording click on: https://youtu.be/lz4S6pYXsr8 When I read the Torah and take a step back to see the greater picture, I find principles that bring us life and when we search its pages, even on the surface, we can glean powerful teachings that we can apply that will make a […]
Is Anything Impossible for God? Is anything impossible for God? People tend to take the saying, “nothing is impossible for God” very lightly, to the point of it being a cliché. In this case, let’s examine two possibilities for the same issue. Bamidbar (Numbers) 11 begins with a complaint, “And it happened that the people […]
Light Shines Brighter……where there is More Darkness. This portion Beha’alotekha contains many important themes that we can apply today. Judaism teaches us that free will gives us the capacity to think for ourselves. Rabbi Yeshua told us, “Many will be called but few will be chosen”. The Creator may call us for a special purpose, […]
Have you been called to be a leader? 19 Sivan 5776 In this last week’s reading in the Torah in Numbers 11, Moses was complaining that the burden of leading the people was too great for him. How was he supposed to carry all these complaining people on his shoulders; how could he be […]
19 Sivan 5776 פרשת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ, י”ט סיון, תשע”ו In this portion we read about the smicha which is the laying on of hands which signifies that a person is chosen for a special role or that we are transferring authority to this person. All the Levites would receive smicha because they would be the […]
