Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) Torah: Leviticus 22:26 – 23:44 Haftarah: Zechariah 14 Brit Chadasha: Luke 2 The Season of Our Rejoicing When I think of Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles, three things come to

Ki Tavo (When you enter in) Torah: Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 Brit Chadasha: James 2:12-13 I would like to start this week’s portion off by going one more verse into next week’s portion although

Ki Tetzeh (When you go out) Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 Brit Chadasha: James 4:1-10 As we begin this week there is one thing that we must examine before we get into the portion. 

Shoftim (Judges) Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 Brit Chadasha: I Corinthians 5:9-13 Appoint judges and officers within all your gates, which YHVH your Elohim is giving you, according to your tribes.  And they shall

Ekev (On the heel of/because) Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Brit Chadasha: II John 4-11 As we begin this week we see Moshe encouraging Yisrael to obey and keep the instructions/guidelines of YHVH.  The

Massei (Journeys) Torah: Numbers 33:1-36:13 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4, 4:1-2 Brit Chadasha: Matthew 24:1-25:46 These are the departures of the children of Yisra’ĕl, who went out of the land of Mitsrayim by their divisions under

Balak (Balak) Torah: Numbers 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 Brit Chadasha: 1 Corinthians 1:20-31 As we begin this week’s portion we see Israel had just defeated the Amorites and were on their way to Moab. Before

Tony Robinson helped me to see something in this week’s portion. In his commentary he begins by pointing out that Numbers 20-22 begin to speak about the next generation or their journey to the Promised

Korach (Korach) Torah: Numbers 16:1-18:32 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22 Brit Chadasha: 3 John 4-11 I want what I can’t have This week’s portion usually causes some folks to walk softly.  It is always interesting to