Posts with the category “rabbis-reflections”

Shalom,Psalm 68:3 As smoke is blown away, may You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. 4 But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them r...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 68:1 For the music director, a psalm of David, a song. 2 Let God arise! Let His enemies be scattered! Let those who hate Him flee before Him.My friends, this is so good… my eyes are fille...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}},PsalmsPsalm 67:6-8(5-7) – Part 4Psalm 67:6 Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You. 7 The earth has yielded its harvest—God, our God will bless us. 8 God...  Read More

Shavuah Tov, Luke 18:1-8 is an important teaching about persevering, importunate prayer. Then Yeshua told them a parable to show that they should always pray and not be discouraged, He said, “There wa...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,This week’s parshah is Noach. The name comes from Genesis 6:9 These are the genealogies of Noah (Noach).  In parshah Noach, we get God ordering Noah to construct the ark, the gathering ...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 67:4(3) Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You. 5(4) Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You will judge the peoples fairly, and guide ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 67:3 so that Your way may be known on earth, and Your salvation among all nations.“So that” connects this verse to the previous one.  In the previous verse, we are asking God for a blessi...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 67:1 For the music director, with stringed instruments, a psalm, a song. 2 May God be gracious to us and bless us. May He cause His face to shine upon us—SelahThis Psalm is relatively sho...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor His lovingkindness from me.While I haven’t checked all 150 Psalms lately, I don’t recall ever seeing one that doesn’t end on a...  Read More

Shavuah Tov,Yeshua taught his disciples to pray, "Our Father... Hallowed be your Name" (Matthew 6:9–10). Often it is taught that these words represent a time of praise, readying us to enter God's pres...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:17 I cried out to Him with my mouth, and exaltation was on my tongue. 18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 But surely God has heard. He has ...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom, We are starting our Torah reading schedule once again. Our first portion is B’reisheet – In the Beginning Genesis 1-6:8. The name Genesis comes from the Septuagint, an early Greek tran...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 66:16 Come and listen, all you who fear God. I will tell what He has done for my soul.Every follower of Yeshua has a story to tell.  Followers of Yeshua are known today in...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:13 With burnt offerings I will come to Your House, fulfilling my vows to You 14 that my lips uttered and mouth spoke, when I was in trouble. 15 To You I will present burnt offerings of...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:11 You brought us into a net. You laid a burden on our backs. 12 You caused men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and water. Yet You brought us out to superabundance.These t...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:10 For You have tested us, O God—You have purified us, as silver is refined.God has placed all of us into a smelting pot, to burn off the impurities and leave us set apart for His use....  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:8 Bless our God, O peoples! Let the sound of His praise be heard. 9 Keeping our soul in life, He has not let our foot slip.The invitation continues.  God has done great things to deliv...  Read More

Shavuah Tov, Have you ever wondered what emotions are going on in God that motivate His wrath? They are love and hate. What Yeshua loved and hated was part of what made Him wonderful. Hebrews 1 strong...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,This week’s Parshah is our final Torah portion for the year and it comesfrom Deuteronomy 33 and 34. The name comes from Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing (v’zot ha’berachah) with whi...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 66:5 Come and see the works of God. How awesome His deeds for the children of Adam! 6 He turned the sea into dry land. They crossed the river on foot. There let us rejoice...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:3 Say to God: “How awesome are Your deeds! Because of Your great power, Your enemies cringe before You. 4 All the earth bows down to You, and sings praises to You. All sing praises to ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 66:1 For the music director, a song, a psalm. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth! 2 Sing the glory of His Name—make His praise glorious.“Lam’na’tze’ach” is Hebrew meaning, “for the musi...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 65:13 Pastures of the wilderness overflow and hills are robed with joy. 14 Meadows are clothed with flocks and valleys are covered with grain—they shout for joy, yes, they sing!What’s thi...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 65:10 You visit the land and make it abundant, greatly enriching it—the stream of God is full of water. You prepare their grain, for so You have prepared the earth. 11 You drench her furr...  Read More

Shavuah Tov, What I see is this: Job's suffering is a picture of God's suffering. Job was happy. Judging by the number of children he had, he was happily married. He was righteous. He provided for the...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom, This week we have another festival reading – Sukkot 1, which comes from Leviticus 22:26 – 23:44. Contained in this reading is an overview of  ADONAI’s appointed times. Note: These are ...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 65:7 who establishes mountains by His power, being girded with might, 8 who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples. 9 Th...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 65:6 You respond to us in righteousness with awe-inspiring works—O God of our salvation—hope of all ends of the earth and farthest seas.There is a name for God used in this verse, “Elohay...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 65:5 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your House—Your holy Temple.To be “chosen” by Yeshua is a blessing.  Y...  Read More

Shalom,In case you have wandered into this conversation from a “Rip Van Winkle” type of existence, let me tell you that Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement.  It is the day set aside in the Torah to “af...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 65:1 For the music director, a psalm, a song of David. 2  Praise is awaiting You in Zion, O God, and to You the vow will be fulfilled. 3 O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come....  Read More

Shabbat Shalom, Our Parshah this week is Deuteronomy 32, Ha’azinu – “Give Ear.” This comes from Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear (ha’azinu), O heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mo...  Read More

Shabbat shalom ,NO WEAPONIsaiah 54:16-17By David HarwoodWhat an interesting couple of verses: Behold, I created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its work, and I created ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 64:8 But God will shoot them with an arrow—suddenly their wounds will appear. 9 So their tongue will be their downfall. All who see them will flee away. 10 Then all men will fear. So they...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm Psa 65:1 For the music director, a psalm, a song of David. 2  Praise is awaiting You in Zion, O God, and to You the vow will be fulfilled. 3 O You who hear prayer, to You ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 64:6 They are firming up their evil plan. They talk about setting secret traps. They asked, “Who would see them?” 7 They are plotting injustices: “We have completed a perfect plot!” A man...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 64:1 For the music director, a psalm of David. 2 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint. Protect my life from terror of the enemy. 3 Hide me from the conspiracy of evildoers, from the tumu...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 63:12 But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear by Him will boast, when the mouth speaking lies is shut.“But”… We started verse 10 with a “but.”  Now in verse 12, we start with anot...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 63:10 But those who seek my soul to destroy it will go down to the depths of the earth. 11 They will be gutted by the sword, and become a prey for jackals.“But”… there is ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 63:8 For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. 9 My soul clings to You—Your right hand upholds me.David can’t “turn it off.”  In the previous verse, he me...  Read More