In this week’s teaching, David first takes some time to connect a couple of stories about loving one’s enemy to the 9th of Av. He then walks through the three “mini-speeches” in the portion, showing that they reveal the progression of salvation. Va’Etchanan 2023: Vimeo | YouTube To download resources, right-click the PDF file and save. Parsha […]
In this week’s teaching, David addresses the Three Weeks of mourning and their connection to parsha Pinchas; he draws out from the portion lessons for properly handling the emotions; and he makes a connection to Yeshua via the anomalous sacrifices offered at Sukkot. Pinchas 2023 (David): Vimeo | YouTube To download resources, right-click the PDF file and […]
Does the Torah contain comedy? In this week’s teaching, we explore the comedy in parsha Balak. Before we get there, we make some discoveries in parsha Chukat, a portion filled with enigmas and paradoxes. David explores how Chukat speaks about the “mystery of life and death.” We also find here a fascinating link between Miriam […]
In the Naso teaching, David first places the portion in the flow of the calendar, finding lessons particularly for the adolescent or anyone stepping up to a higher level of authority and responsibility. Later topics include why one might take a Nazirite vow and three progressions in the portion that help us to see how […]
The main topic in this year’s Bamidbar teaching concerns the ranking of tribes apparent in the organization of the wilderness camp – some tribes given higher places than others. What are the criteria for ordering them, and what lessons can we draw from the fact that God does this ranking? Other topics include how we […]
In this week’s teaching, David explains the concept of the “salvation pattern” and applies the pattern to the sacrificial system, including several details from parsha Tzav. Tzav (David): Vimeo | YouTube To download resources, right-click the PDF file and save. Parsha Outline: Spiritual Seasons-Tzav-Outline.pdf
This week, Tim brings insights from Joshua 13-14, and in the parsha teaching, David focuses on the Temple’s ability to unite people, the dangers of reducing people to labels, dealing with depression, and Yeshua as our Judge. Joshua 13-14 (Tim): Vimeo | YouTube Vayakhel-Pekudei & Joshua 13-14 (David): Vimeo | YouTube To download resources, […]
This week, David applies the clothing of the priests to the “Priesthood of Believers,” and he applies Haman to a particular voice in our modern world. Tetzaveh and Purim (David): Vimeo | YouTube To download resources, right-click the PDF file and save. Parsha Outline: Spiritual Seasons-Tetzaveh_and_Purim-Outline.pdf
This week, Tim leads us through the “northern campaign” in the taking of the Land. In the parsha teaching, David focuses on the concept of God dwelling among people and one less obvious way to see Yeshua in the Tabernacle. Joshua 11 (Tim): Vimeo | YouTube Terumah & Joshua 11 […]
This week, Tim brings insights verse-by-verse from Joshua 5, and David focuses on a key turning point in the calendar and a turning point in the story of Joseph. Joshua 5 (Tim): Vimeo | YouTube Mikeitz-Vayigash & Joshua 5 (David): Vimeo | YouTube To download resources, right-click the PDF file […]
This week, brother Steve Meeks leads us through the Jordan from Joshua 4, bringing some practical suggestions with him. In the parsha teaching, David examines a kind of inner rest that closes out the month of Kislev. Joshua 4 (Steve): Vimeo | YouTube Vayeshev & Joshua 4 (David): Vimeo | […]
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. […]
This week, David Deikun brings us a teaching that brings together the yearly calendar, Torah portions Lech Lecha and Vayera, the book of Joshua, and an application to Beth Tikkun’s next phase of life. The center of the teaching is Abraham’s role as the prophet who receives the initial “vision” and the importance of refreshing […]
In portion Balak, we begin by examining a tragic Moabite cascade that starts with human reasoning and ends with a plan to curse Israel. We continue with a fascinating “read” of Balaam’s donkey, and we finish with three mentions of Balaam in the Apostolic Scriptures: the way of Balaam, the error of Balaam, and the […]
We begin chapters 3-4 of 1Corinthians by revisiting body-soul-spirit in light of the shaking our world is currently experiencing. Moving on, we build upon Paul’s two analogies for the redeemed community (the field and the building) to point out that we are all sowing and building in others for good or evil. Next, 1Cor 3:13 […]
We begin this Torah Project teaching by exploring the Hebrew root for the word “book,” “s-p-r,” using an ancient Jewish approach for engaging the Scriptures described in a new book “Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus” by Lois Tverberg. This brief word study brings us to a link between the gem sapphire and Yeshua’s road […]
Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study of Hebrews. In this study we consider the transformative power of the “wilderness” in the life of the believer. We analyzed the Hebrew word midbar and discover the message contained in its letters and numeric value. This teaching’s study Resources: Chapter 12a Visuals
Prayer Time: 9:30 am
Morning Study: 11:00 am
Afternoon Oneg: 12:00 pm
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