True Justice in Messiah

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 16:18 -21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 This week’s parashah, Shoftim, offers us a profound reflection on justice and leadership, themes that resonate deeply with the current situation in Israel. The ongoing … Read More

Wake Up!

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 16:18 -21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 I titled this week’s commentary “Wake Up”, since I believe that we followers of Messiah need to wake up – wake up to the existence … Read More

Awake & Alert

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 16:18 -21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 In this week’s Parashah, we read a well-known verse that clearly points to the fact that God will raise up someone who will be in … Read More

The Cup of Wrath

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 16:18–21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12–52:12 In this week’s Parasha, we read of a very well-known verse that points directly to Yeshua Himself: A Prophet from among you, from your brothers, like … Read More

Seeking a King

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) D’varim (Deuteronomy) 16:18–21:9 There is a portion of Scripture in this week’s parasha that I did not give much attention before. It’s significant because it has prophetic elements regarding Israel’s future request … Read More

Confronting a Fellow Believer, God’s Way

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) Devarim (Deuteronomy) 16:18 – 21:9 Our text this week is another reminder that God’s justice is different from our human sense of justice! In Deuteronomy 17, we read that if someone commits … Read More

Parashat Shoftim (Judges)

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) Devarim (Deuteronomy) 16:18–21:9 This week’s Scripture reading is called “Judges” because it opens with the requirements that God made for Israel to appoint Judges over them: You shall appoint for yourself judges … Read More

Parashat Shoftim (Judges)

D’varim (Deuteronomy) 16:18–21:9 As I was reading our Scripture portion for this week, I was amazed at how full it is with many references pointing to the Messiah such as: You shall not sacrifice to … Read More

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9

בס”ד Parashat Shoftim (Judges) Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 One of my favorite verses is found in the book of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). There one reads, “…for not to the swift is the race, and not … Read More

Parashat Shoftim (Judges) Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9

בס”ד Parashat Shoftim (Judges) Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 In this week’s Torah portion, some of the laws concerning the kings of Israel are discussed. Although the king is told several things not to do, … Read More