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Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah 9 concl
The teachers are all back, and complete the discussion of the Book of YermeYahu/Jeremiah chapter 9. And as we come into the season of the Spring Feasts, as well as plagues of literally "Biblical Proportions," (see Deuteronomy 28:60-61) the warnings about paganism,...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – With Guest BARRY MILLER (Preparing for the Schmittah)
In this week’s episode we will take a break from the weekly Torah Portions and listen to guest speaker Barry Miller, author of Know the Time, Change Your World: the Reappearance of the Seven- and Fifty- Year Biblical Cycles as he discusses the upcoming Schmittah cycle and how we can prepare for it albeit not in the Land. For more information on the Shmittah cycle, visit Barry Miller’s website at https://7and50rhymes.com.
Mark Call – Parsha “Vayakhel-Pekudei” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
This week we wrap up the teachings for the Book of Shemot or Exodus with a double portion, parsha Vayakhel, and then Pekudei (Exodus chapters 35 through the End of the Book.) "And assembled [vayakhel] Moses," the portion begins, all of the congregation of the sons of...
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 9
The teachers continue the study of the Book of YermeYahu or Jeremiah in chapter 9. And again, the warnings apply just as directly TODAY as they did millenia ago. The link to the image that Mark Pitrone referenced is here:...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – KI TISA (The Melted Darlings)
This week’s portion is Ki Tisa, “when you elevate.” It is nested among similar Torah portions that when strung together, inform readers that within their verses are found prophecies of resurrection. In Ki Tisa, there was judgment, the sin was forgiven, the silver was melted down to become receptacles for the beams or “pillars,” and the Cloud could once again dwell among the Darling Israel. The Shema, the Golden Rule, and the melted Darlings of the Tabernacle combine to explain the Cloud gathering of resurrection. Join us as we explore how this is all connected.
Mark Call – Parsha “Ki Tisa” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
Parsha "Ki Tisa" (Exodus 30:11-34:35) centers on one of the most important "turning points," and failures, in all of Scripture: the idolatry at Mount Sinai, aka, 'the golden calf.' Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship as he expores why. The Erev Shabbat...
Torah Teachers’ Round Table – Tanakh Edition – Jeremiah chapter 8 into 9
After a hiatus, the teachers are back this week to finish up the study of Jeremiah chapter 8 and move into chapter 9. And still, though, the question must be asked. He may have been talking to a rebellious, pagan nation THEN, but isn't every charge against them just...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – TETZAVEH (The Blasphemer)
So what’s up with those blasphemous names of the head of the beast? And what’s up with that harlot riding him? It’s in the Torah portion Tetzaveh!
Mark Call – Parsha “Tetzaveh” and Book of Esther teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
This week is a bit different than normal, and not just because the word 'normal' no longer applies in this world. The "semi-Biblical" holiday of Purim, associated with the story in the Book of Esther is more than even just a striking parallel to current events. Which...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – TERUMAH (Weave it Running)
We should maintain that blue thread of Heaven always, weaving its commandments into the fabric of every part of our lives. In this week’s Torah portion we discover how not to be a lost pole in high weeds.
Mark Call – Parsha “Terumah” teaching from Shabbat Shalom Mesa
Parsha "Terumah" (Exodus/Shemot 25:1 - 27:19) is the first of a series of detailed sets of instruction that have to do with the BUILDING of the Mishkan, or Tabernacle, in the wilderness. The Erev Shabbat overview begins with the admonition to Moses to speak to the...
DR HOLLISA ALEWINE – MISHPATIM (The Widow of Babylon)
In this teaching we cover one of the commandments about caring for the less fortunate such as the Widow and Orphan. There is a familiar adage about “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat today; teach him how to fish and he’ll eat every day.” In other words, a gift merely strengthens the weakness (unless the person is disabled or too young or old to work). A loan to an able-bodied Israelite holds the obligation to repay, and therefore, the recipient learns money management that will strengthen him in the future. He, too, can then “loan it forward.” Here we discuss why Babylon says “I will not sit as a widow.”
