This week, David looks at how coming to Behar-Bechukotai is like reaching the top of a mountain. Topics here include the goal of rest, the new perspective that comes with the Jubilee commandment, the “ruthlessness” of the world and our increasing need to stand apart from it, and a glimpse into God’s perspective on how […]
May 11, 2023 in Media, Torah 5783 (2022 - 2023), Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun as Steve Meeks brings us a powerful message on forgiveness. Steve draws from both Scripture and his personal story, and he provides suggestions for practical application. In illustrating from Scripture, he focuses primarily on the story of King David and his son Absalom. As we enter the season of our freedom, Steve […]
March 19, 2021 in Media, Special Teachings by Beth Tikkun
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In this second Q&A teaching of 2020, we discuss the following three questions: 1) How can Paul allow the eating of meat sacrificed to idols? 2) How can I forgive, and am I really forgiving someone if my feelings toward them aren’t changing? and 3) Was it the case that before Pentecost people only had […]
June 14, 2020 in Media, Q&A by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun for a teaching drawn from Torah portion Re’eh focused on one topic: salvation of the soul. While digging into this central topic of the Word, we shift the focus slightly from the traditional Christian emphasis on sharing the basics and praying “the prayer.” Along the way, we explore the concepts of blessing […]
September 1, 2019 in Media, Torah 5779, Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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If there’s one thing lacking in the believing body today, it’s strength to stand against that which is evil in modern culture. The focus of this year’s teaching on Bo is just this idea, how we can be strong in this world. Topics under this theme include the Hebrew root for “burnt offering,” Pharaoh’s four […]
January 13, 2019 in Media, Torah 5779, Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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Join us for this final Torah Project teaching in Genesis. We begin this lesson by noting the Jewish discomfort with Joseph’s decision to embalm his father’s body, drawing from the discussion an important principle about how we are to relate to God’s creation. We then focus on the little word “perhaps” in verse 15 that, […]
April 15, 2018 in Genesis, Media, Torah Project by Beth Tikkun
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The heart of this Torah project teaching is the question “Can we survive as believers in such a fallen world where society is ever more quickly sliding into darkness?” In pursuit of an answer, we look in detail at the family God gives Joseph in Egypt: his wife Asenath, her father the Egyptian priest of […]
December 3, 2017 in Genesis, Media, The Moedim, Torah Project by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. While Grant and Robin were on vacation, Grant enlisted the services of his big brother, Bryan, to fill in. You will really enjoy this masterful treatment of the second half of Matthew 18. Visuals: (No visuals for this teaching)
October 27, 2015 in Apostolic Writings, Matthew, Media by Beth Tikkun
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During Yom Kippur we confess our sins and failings to the King of the Universe as we request His mercy and forgiveness for all of our errors. But this year (2015) during the Kol Nidre service, the congregation was led in a prayer to forgive others the wrongs that they have done to us. As we […]
September 24, 2015 in Articles by Beth Tikkun
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