For this final portion in the Torah, we briefly find the Salvation Pattern in the opening verses of Moses’ blessing, connect Moses’ final act before Israel to tree behavior, trace the building of a home through the blessings, discuss why it is that Moses can’t lead the people into the Land, and connect Yeshua to […]
October 5, 2023 in Media, Torah 5783 (2022 - 2023), Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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David begins with an insight from Nitzavim that speaks to the 7th month as both the ending of one journey and the beginning of another. Other topics include the great unity of Rosh Hashanah, the senseless walls we build between ourselves, Moses as an example for how we take the light into the darkness, and […]
September 7, 2023 in Media, Torah 5783 (2022 - 2023), Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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After the exhilaration of the giving of the Torah in the previous portion, we run into a long list of specific mitzvot in parsha Mishpatim, mostly regarding relating to and living with others. Why this portion at this point? In exploring this question, we read from a commentary by R’ Avigdor Miller. Along with addressing […]
January 28, 2022 in Media, Torah 5781 (2021-2022), Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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Taking up the two portions of Yitro and Mishpatim, we start this week’s teaching by exploring the 4th of the 10 commandments, the Shabbat, focusing on the Sabbath as a witness of our marriage to the Almighty. We then look at the Torah’s revolutionary commandments given as the very heart of the covenant, including a […]
February 3, 2019 in Media, Torah 5779, Torah Commentary by Beth Tikkun
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