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PARASHA: “Vayikra” (and he called) LEVITICUS 1:1-6:7 The word “VaYikra” is interesting, as it occurs 3 times. It means “called to (and a person’s name) In others words, Adonai called Moshe from where “he was” to where “Adonai is”. So as to “bridge the gap of distance” The first “VaYikra” was...

Parasha "Pikudei" (accountings of) Exodus 38:21-40:38 We are ALL ACCOUNTABLE before the LORD. We will all have to give an account of what HE has given us in order to serve and worship HIM. Be it money, things, spiritual gifts, etc.. We are HIS living tabernacles, What are we doing with...

1 KINGS 7:51-8:21 We see here a repetition of the same building project, but on a larger scale. Solomon builds the first “Temple” for the presence of YHVH. Wherein the tabernacle was a mobile structure ( like a mobile home) the Temple was a fixed place. He employed thousands of...

EX 35:1-38:20 and EX 38:21-40:38 Before embarking on this Parasha, there is one point from last week that I would like to bring to light. It is in Exodus 34:7 “Keeping mercy” (Notzer Chesed). In the Hebrew Bible, the first letter of the word “Notzer” is enlarged, a large “Nun”. Yet why? Some...

A midrash on the Parable of the marriage feast (Matt 22:1-14) Just need to share this. It has been on my mind since yesterday. We all know, and some might not know, this parable that Yeshua told, about a king that gave an invitation to a marriage feast. We read in Matthew (Matityahu)...

KINGS 18:1-39 …. This relates the time when there is a contest, sponsored by Eliyahu Ha Navi, Elijah the prophet calls for a contest between “Baal” and “YHVH” it is time to take action, clear up the error that Baal even exists. So, it is Baal vs YHVH, Elijah against 450 false prophets of...

PARASHA: “Ki Tisa” (when you elevate) Exodus 30:11-34:35 Here’s an interesting question; “Does God have faces. If yes, how many? Think on this question and we’ll come to the answer later on in this study. This parashah starts out by numbering the people, those who are 20 years old and older...

GRANDPA AND THE SLIDE (a short devotional) It was probably back in the late 1950s or early 1960s I remember that me and my mom and dad were visiting our aunt and uncle in a neighborhood just outside of New York City. Grandpa Nappi was visiting too. Grandpa took me to the park that...

EZEKIEL 43: 10-27 The prophet receives a vision of the heavenly temple, which is an exact replica of the tabernacle and temple on earth. When YHVH gave the instructions to Moshe to make the tabernacle and later, when Solomon built the temple, it was with the plan of the heavenly temple that...

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SQUEEDUNK What in the world is a “squeedunk” one might ask? Is it some kind of animal? Something to eat? Or a place tucked away in some remote corner of the world? Well, I can sincerely say that it is a “place” perhaps not mentioned on a map, but definitely a “place”. It is a place...

PARASHA: “Tetsaveh” (you shall command) "Exodus 27:20-30:10 In this parashah, we will see the preparation of the Menorah, and the clothing of the priests. The study starts out with preparing olive oil to fill the lamps of the Menorah, The Torah tells us that it was a “permanent light” (Ner...

1 KINGS 5:12-6:13 The tabernacle was used for many, many years. It followed “B'nei Israel” when they crossed over the Jordan, but 480 years later, it was replaced by the first temple which Melech Shlomo (King Solomon) built. It must have been magnificent. The Ark of the Covenant and...

Parashah: “T'rumah” (offering) EXODUS 25:1-27:19 Just as the Israelites offered up the treasures and "back pay" they received in Egypt, to build the sanctuary for the LORD to dwell in their midst, so we also can give of our time, talent, and treasures to Adonai,to wherever HE has chosen to put...

JEREMIAH 34:8-22, 33:25-26 Jeremiah is known as the “weeping prophet” because Israel had returned to idolatry, and corruption, YHVH sends him with a message to Israel, “Repent” and “turn from your sins”, one of the sins was to go back on their word. Jeremiah told them that God had said...

PARASHA: “Mishpatim” (Judgments) EXODUS 21:1-24:18 “Bringing to light the meaning of some difficult mitzvoth” So, what are so called "judgments?" Example, a judge will give a "judgment" after hearing a case involving a criminal, and after hearing the verdict of the jury. He or she will...

ISAIAH 6:1-7:6 ” KADOSH, KADOSH, KADOSH, ADONAI TZEVA’OT” .... Holy, Holy, Holy, is YHVH of hosts” When the Torah mentions the “Holiness” of God, the word is KADOSH, the “O” is there, (the letter “vav” in Hebrew) but when “holiness” is mentioned referring to mankind, the “O” is missing...

PARASHA: “Yitro” (Jethro) Exodus 18:1-20:26 We see in this parashah, a lot of wisdom on the part of Moshe and Yitro, his father-in-law. First, we learn that Moshe had send his wife and children back to stay with father and grandfather. I believe for safe-keeping, when one sees danger, it is...

JUDGES 4:4-5:31 In this reading, we read about Devorah and Jael, two women of God who played an important role in Israel's history. We read about many “men of God” but very few “women of God” but they are out there, and today, we have many women who are used mightily by God in ministry...

PARASHAH: “B'shalach” (when he let go) EXODUS 13:17-17:16 We are coming down to the “show down” where Pharaoh gets his just desserts, and gets what he deserves for defying the God of Israel, going back on his word to “let Israel go”, you cannot pursue Israel without getting hurt, and Pharaoh...