The backdrop for this year’s portion Metzora teaching aligns with the two traditional teaching emphases for the first weeks of the Counting of the Omer: 1) chesed/lovingkindness and 2) gevurah/restriction. Thus, we focus on gracious lovingkindness as we examine the restoration of the “leper,” and we take heed of the necessity for rigorous limitation as we study the […]
April 21, 2019 in Media, Torah 5779, Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. We begin this study by observing the pattern of prophetic events outlined by the healings described here. Then we compare Moses’ “coming down from the mountain”, with Yeshua’s two descents “from the mountain”. Last of all, we focus on the leper whom Yeshua healed and discover that according […]
May 3, 2015 in Apostolic Writings, Matthew, Media by Beth Tikkun
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Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study of the Haftarah portions for the 2013-14 Torah cycle. In this study we discover a number of insights about the Gospel contained in the story of four lepers who help save a city. We then examine how the Gospel is often misrepresented in modern times. We then […]
April 6, 2014 in Haftarah Portion, Media by Beth Tikkun
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