In Joshua chapter 2, Tim and David share perspectives on the important figure of Rahab. Tim focuses on the Rahab who has fears Israel’s arrival but also wants to be free of her life of bondage to sin. David looks at Rahab as the kind of person we should be inviting into our communities. […]
November 23, 2022 in Joshua 2022-2023, Media, Tanakh by Beth Tikkun
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We start out this cycle’s parsha Vayishlach teaching by “putting our glasses back on,” reading through a passage in Isaiah that has the ability to powerfully re-center us. From that place of reset, we examine Jacob’s wrestlings with Esau and with God. As a final point, we ponder the curious fact that though Jacob’s name […]
November 19, 2021 in Media, Torah 5781 (2021-2022), Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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What is the root message of Jacob’s dream of the ladder? What are the deeper purposes behind Jacob’s struggles with Esau and Laban? In answering these questions, we dig to the root of God’s purposes for our entire physical context, including the pain we experience here. In our exploring, we examine four “beholds” in the […]
November 12, 2021 in Media, Torah 5781 (2021-2022) by Beth Tikkun
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How is it that the biblical holiday of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is a celebration after war? Join Beth Tikkun as we trace an intriguing pattern related to this joyful festival, an appointed time designed by God and woven into the fabric of creation. Video: Vimeo | YouTube To download visuals, right-click the PDF file and save. […]
October 4, 2020 in Media, The Moedim by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our Torah Project series. In this lesson, we analyze the occasions when Abraham and Isaac referred to their wives as their sisters. This occurred three times, and in each case, God revealed the truth in a unique way. These beautifully foreshadow the three exiles of the Jewish people. We also discover an amazing menorah […]
June 18, 2017 in Genesis, Media, Torah Project by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our Torah Project series. In this lesson, we continue with some fascinating insights into the Akeidah (the binding of Isaac) and then discuss the reason Genesis contains two stories about two brothers who were at enmity with each other. What does each of the stories of Isaac & Ishmael and Jacob & Esau […]
April 16, 2017 in Genesis, Media, Torah Project by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun as we study Genesis 25 – 27. This teaching’s study Resources: Twins in Turmoil Two People are in your Womb Rivka
April 7, 2009 in Genesis, Media, Tanakh by Beth Tikkun
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