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By Barry Shulam The reading of the Torah on Shabbat, Tetzaveh (“You Shall Command”) Torah Exodus 27:20 – 30:10Haftarah Ezekiel 43:10-27. New Testament Titus 1:5-2:15. Most of the time when we read the Bible, we skip over things that we can’t relate to. I remember my grandmothers’ house and Beth’s parents house have oil lamps. We just had a big ice storm in Nashville and people were without electricity for 10 days in some areas. I know that people went back to candles,

Torah Portion Vayigash ("He Approached") By Barry Shulam Torah: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 New Testament John 10:22-42 I have heartburn reading the Parasha portion of Vayigash this week. I will explain shortly what is causing this. Parashat Vayigash opens with an emotionally and theologically charged moment in the Torah. "Then Judah approached him, and said, 'Oh my lord, may your servant please speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not let your an

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The reading for Shabbat May 17, 2025, is Emor – Leviticus 21:1-24:23. From the Prophets (The Haftarah), the reading is from Ezekiel 44:15-31. From the Gospel, we will read from Matthew 26:59-66. I will do something I seldom do in these teachings gathered from the traditional Torah and prophet readings that all synagogues worldwide read every Shabbat. The custom goes back way before Yeshua and started with Ezra and Nehemiah after the Jews returned from the 70 years of e

Reading the Torah, the Prophets, and the New Testament every weekend, every Shabbat in the congregation is actually a commandment of the Apostles to all the disciples of the Messiah. It was part of the Apostles' decision in Jerusalem, including Paul and some of his disciples, that discussed how the new disciples from among the Gentiles should integrate into the Body of Christ. I want to set the stage for the event in Jerusalem with the Apostles, including Paul and some oth

By Joseph Shulam As you have seen, every week, I write this prayer list. The prayer list has two parts. The first part is a teaching based on the Torah portion being read in synagogues worldwide. The Torah is divided into books, the books into reading portions, and later into chapters. Jews have been reading these portions according to the calendars since the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. The Torah was read every Shabbat, as we see already in the New Testament, and even the non-

This week, the Jerusalem Prayer List will deal with two events: 1) On the regular Shabbat on April 11th, the reading will be from the Torah portion called Tzav, which translates to English as "Command!" Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36. The prophets (Haftarah), Malachi 3:4-24. The New Testament, Matthew 17:9-13. 2. The first night of the Passover holiday is celebrated this year on April 12th; I shall include the Torah portion and the portion of reading Haftarah (from the prophets) t

This Torah portion is called Terumah, translated in English as "contribution" or "donation." The reading is from Exodus 25:1-27:19. The text deals with the contributions of the children of Israel to construct the Tabernacle in the wilderness. The text is fascinating and has some significant ramifications for us today. The reading from the prophets is from II Kings 11:17 - 12:17; Isaiah 66:1; Isaiah 66:23-24. The reading from the New Testament is from Matthew 17:22-27. A

The Torah reading on February 22, 2025, is called in Hebrew Mishpatim – 'judgments.' The portion of Mishpatim reading is from Exodus 21:1- 24:18. We will be reading Haftarah: Jeremiah 34:8-22, 33:25-26 from the prophets. We will read the Gospel of Matthew 26:20- 30 from the New Testament. Every teaching of Yeshua and the Apostles is solidly based on the Hebrew Bible. The Torah reading on Shabbat is very special to our congregation every week. Yudah Bachana often i

By Joseph Shulam The readings in the last few Shabbats have been some of the most dramatic in the whole Torah. This Shabbat's reading is doubly drastic. There is the divine heavenly theatre, including the pyrotechnics, including fire and wind, and the people hearing God Himself speaking the 10 commandments from on top Mount Sinai, and the people below hear the voices and experience tongues of fire and Mount Sinai shaking…. On Shabbat, we will read from the Torah portion of

By Joseph Shulam This Shabbat's Torah portion, Beshalach, is one of the most significant narratives of the whole Torah. The reading from the Torah is from Exodus 13:17 – 17:16. From the Prophets, the reading is from Judges 4:4-5:31. We will read John 6:15 – 71 and 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 from the New Testament. In this reading are the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, and the Song of Moses. The reading from the prophets, the Hafta

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By Joseph Shulam Last Shabbat in the synagogues around the world, the reading of Genesis ended with Jacob blessing the twelve tribes – his children! The beginning of the reading of the book of Exodus starts with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. This Shabbat's reading now from the second book of the Bible, Exodus in Hebrew, is called Shemot – that is the "names." The first verse of Exodus starts with the following: "Now these are the names of the children of Israel w

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