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The Purpose of Life “At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The Throne of God,’ and all the nations will gather there in Jerusalem, in the name of God. They will not follow the desires of their evil heart.” (Jeremiah 3:18) Our Parashah this week is Ki Tavo which means “when you come.” The main […]
“Strive, Don’t Give Up.” This portion Ki Tavo contains many treasures from which I would like to present a few central themes: The first theme: the Israelites were invited to remember His Divine protection, at all times, going from a past that they didn’t know when it says that an Aramaean wanted to kill their […]
21 Elul 5782 To listen to the message: https://youtu.be/u0boGq7hy8Q Preparing for a life together forever …. I remember when I was single, there was no school that could prepare us to live a married life. The marriage that Evelyn, my wife, and I have built together has been the result of trial and error, success, […]
Written in Spanish by Alejandro Alvarado – see Spanish Blogs Translated and narrated by Peggy Pardo This parashah Ki Tavo (When you enter) contains the instructions for what the people of Israel should do “when” they enter the Promised Land. The first thing was to set aside the first fruit of the land’s harvest and […]
What is the use of knowing the Torah…if we don’t apply it to our lives?” The reading of this week when we have missed our Rabbi Percy Johnson is understood from the pshat (פשט direct meaning) pointing out the following: Devarim 26: 1 says: “And it shall be when you come into the land which […]
Who are we? 21 Elul 5776 כִּי-תָבוֹא, כ”א אלול תשע”ו I have often been asked by Jews and non-Jews “Who are we?” I have battled with this from the first moment I understood that Yeshua was the Messiah. Every religion that descends from the Torah carries within it their own ideas about who their […]
21 Elul 5776 פשרת כִּי-תָבוֹא, כ”א אלול תשע”ו I have often been asked who we are. The answer to this entails the various functions of the Messiah. All the religions that descend from the Torah contain ideas about who he is and what they are expecting the Messiah to be. At the time of Yeshua, […]
