D’varim (Deuteronomy) 1:1–3:22 As we begin the book of Deuteronomy, I must say that I love the way our God works in that He is in the business of reminding! He knows us so well; … Read More
Parashat Mattot (Tribes)
Bamidbar (Numbers) 30:2–32:42 As we continue in our weekly readings, we find a tragic story that we, God’s followers, still struggle with today. In order to fully understand the story, I want to first remind … Read More
Parashat Pinchas
Bamidbar (Numbers) 25:10–30:1 In this week’s reading, we find a great example of the godly hilharacter and leadership of Moses. Moses and the children of Israel were so close to the Promised Land; the Lord … Read More
Parashat Balak
Bamidbar (Numbers) 22:2–25:9 Before I address this week’s Scripture portion (parasha), I want to explain a small change in my upcoming blog entries; from now on, I will include the entire scriptural portion that I’m … Read More
Parashat Chukat (Statute of)
Bamidbar (Numbers) 19:1–22:1 Often times in our walk with the Lord, we find ourselves dealing with the same struggles, which serve to increase and strengthen our faith, as well as to remind us of God’s … Read More
Parashat Korach
Bamidbar (Numbers) 16:1–18:32 This week’s scripture portion is quite well known, but has some unfortunate mistranslations in the English versions. Many of the English translations use the words, “spy the land of Canaan” whereas I … Read More
Parashat Shelach (Send Forth)
Bamidbar (Numbers) 13:1–15:41 Then the Lᴏʀᴅ spoke to Moses saying, “Send out for yourself men so that they may tour (scout, walk) out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to give to the … Read More
Parashat Behaalot’ha (When You Kindle)
Bamidbar (Numbers) 8:1-12:6 In this week’s parasha, we find the Children of Israel complaining of their situation in the wilderness. Numbers 11 opens with a description of the state of mind of the people of … Read More
Parashat Nasso (Lift Up)
Bamidbar (Numbers) 4:21-7:89 This week’s reading introduces us to a sometimes-difficult concept to understand in the Tanakh (Hebrew scriptures), which is “clean versus unclean”. The Lord instructs the Children of Israel to send away those … Read More
Parashat Bamidbar (In the Desert)
Numbers 1:1-4:20 The book of Numbers in Hebrew is called “In the Desert (or Wilderness)” and it describes the time when the Children of Israel wandered in the desert. While this book can be challenging … Read More