Messages on the Website
Q: Are you going to resume posting your messages on your website. Nothing has been posted since May 22, 2010. A: The past several weeks have been quite a blur…
Read More Miriam and the Heifer
Q: Numbers 19 details the death of the red heifer and the laws of purification by ashes and water. Numbers 20:1 follows immediately with the death of Miriam. Is there a deeper…
Read More Sound the Shofar!
Q: Numbers 10 talks about the two silver trumpets and the four different reasons for blowing them. Are these the same four notes that are blown on the shofar at Rosh…
Read More Living water
Q: The B’rit Hadashah uses the imagery “living water” a lot, and I never understood what it meant. In my Bible, Numbers 19:17 uses the words “running water” but a footnote…
Read More Haftarah and B’rit Hadashah readings
Q: How are the Haftarah and B’rit Hadashah portions selected, and are they the same pairing every year? A: As mentioned in the question about the Torah cycle, the Haftarah was…
Read More Torah cycle and then some
Q: We study the Torah chapter by chapter, but the rest of the Bible is only presented in random selections. Do we ever study the rest of the books as…
Read More But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’
Q: I was wondering why we use the term Rabbi when Jesus directly told his disciples not to be called that? Matthew 23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one…
Read More Torah Service prayers
These are the prayers that we recite or sing during our worship service on Saturday mornings. They will be available as an audio file soon. But first, a note about…
Read More Havdalah Guest Response
Our next Havdalah service will take place this Shabbat, July 3rd, at the home of Juan and Maritza Bravo. Please take a moment to complete the form below so that…
Read More Purim Karaoke!
Join us on Saturday, February 27th, as we celebrate the festival of Purim! (Click here for more on Purim.) We will be celebrating beginning at 4:00pm. There will be a…
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