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DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – CHUKKAT (Why They Die)
Twice in the wilderness a rock is prompted to bring forth water to drink. In Chukkat, Moses and Aaron make a huge mistake that seems like a minor one. Instead of speaking to the Rock as instructed, they strike the Rock as they did the first time. This brings us to the Bible study tip of the week. Miracles ARE repeated, but they are not performed the same way twice. Perhaps this is why in this Torah Portion Chukkat we begin to understand why it is that righteous people die.
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 13
This week the teachers explore Jeremiah chapter 13.
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Baptism of Fire | Part 3
Rabbi Steve Berkson begins Part 3 of this teaching in Leviticus 26:23 where he shows us that the Baptism of Fire has many facets such as being “instructed” of YHVH through “punishment” for disobedience and breaking His Covenant. Then, we see discipleship terminology...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – KORACH (Beating a Dead Horse)
When we lose the big picture, it’s easy to cool off spiritually. In this week’s Torah Portion “Korach,” Korah and his rebels had cooled off even after the great experience at Sinai. Because the Israelites couldn’t stand to hear more than the Ten Words, they had to trust Moses when he gave them additional instructions. That, however, was the playing field of suspicion on the part of the rebels. It was another authority “snake test” of “Did God really say…?
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Baptism of Fire | Part 2
In the second part of Baptism of Fire Rabbi Steve Berkson starts in 1 Peter 4:12, “Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you”, teaching us that we who are followers of Messiah Yeshua...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – SHELACH LEKHA (Big Tent ReBible)
Why is the list of the twelve tribes missing two names? There may be clues as to the re-bibliography of the tribes in Revelation, and those clues are found in this week’s seeds of prophecy in Shelach Lekha.
This Torah portion provides some of the primary texts from which the idea of two messiahs arose in Jewish tradition: Messiah bar Ephraim (Hoshea/Joshua) and Messiah bar David (Caleb):
Numbers 13:1-16; 14:1-10; 14:36-38
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Baptism of Fire | Part 1
In the Gospel of Matthew 3:11 we read the words of John the Baptist saying, “I indeed immerse (baptize) you in water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear. He shall immerse (baptize) you in the...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – BEHAALOTKHA (Just Kill Me: The Anatomy of Despair)
This week we cover Torah portion Behaalotkha which is titled “Just Kill Me: The Anatomy of Despair” and uncovers the two sides of Moses we see in scripture.
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – NASO (I Warned You Pt 1)
This week Dr Hollisa Alewine teaches on Torah Portion, Naso (I Warned You Pt 1) and uncovers the intricate nature of trespass and Nazirite offerings, and how they share a theme with the trial of the accused woman. This podcast was taken from 2020.
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – BAMIDBAR (The Four Winds in Bewilderness)
Join in today’s study as Dr Alewine starts in the Book of Number and teaches on “Bamidbar.” This Torah portion is always timed to fall around the moed of Shavuot. The opening verse of the text associates it with Sinai in the wilderness, the place where the Torah was given.
Now Is The Time w/Rabbi Steve Berkson | Leaving Egypt: The Journey to the Forever Kingdom
At the start of the 2016 Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread that was hosted by MTOI, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a refreshing perspective on the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt. After passing through the waters of the sea, the Children of Israel began a journey...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – BEHAR/BECHUKOTAI (A Naturalized Citizen)
The issue of slavery is a difficult one for the modern mind, especially in America where its negative effects didn’t cease with the end of the Civil War. In Torah study, the many English translations of the Hebrew word eved into “slave” can confuse even the wisest of readers. “Slave” rips the economic position of the eved out of its Hebrew cultural and Biblical context and leaves a very bad taste in the mouth.
Join in today’s study as Dr Alewine unpack this week’s double Portion with a more in-depth study on the citizenship of the servants and how they are spoken of in Yeshua’s parable of the vineyard.
