In The Margin - June 1, 2026
- Elizabeth Shulam
- 5 hours ago
- 3 min read
In the Margin is a weekly reflection from Netivyah International focused on Scripture, discipleship, Israel, and thoughtful faith in everyday life.
Monday mornings!!! Notifications, news, schedules, stress. Most people jump into the week without slowing down at all. So before the noise takes over, here’s a moment to pause. In this week’s In the Margin newsletter, you’ll find a new blog post, a ministry we support, a Blue Heart Movement reminder, and one resource from our store that we hope encourages your faith and keeps you grounded in Scripture. (Beth Shulam)
Matthew 5:17 and the Continuity of Scripture
Matthew 5:17: Let's end the confusion.
Yeshua does not say He came to abolish the Law or the Prophets. He warns His hearers not to think that way at all.
The New Testament stands in continuity with the Scriptures of Israel.
Read This Week’s Reflection
In depth dialogue on this week’s theme of:
The Torah in Believer’s Lives
“When the Scriptures speak about God’s commands, statutes, judgments, and ways, they are speaking about revealed instruction that shapes a people into covenant faithfulness. Torah is God’s teaching placed in the life of Israel so that Israel might reflect His holiness, justice, mercy, and wisdom in the world.”
Ministry Spotlight: Jerusalem Hills Children’s Home
This week we want to highlight the Jerusalem Hills Therapeutic Centers in Israel, a long-standing children’s home caring for boys and girls who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, and deep trauma. For more than 80 years, they have provided therapy, education, stability, and safe community for some of Israel’s most vulnerable children. Their work reminds us that caring for children is not only social work. It is holy work.
The staff works patiently to help them heal, rebuild trust, and move toward a healthier future. Please keep these children, caregivers, counselors, and therapists in your prayers this week.
Learn more about their work here: Jerusalem Hills Therapeutic Centers
Blue Heart Movement Takeaway
Why We Continue Speaking
Over the past two weeks, antisemitic incidents across the United States have continued to rise. One recent incident in New York involved the vandalism of an Israeli-owned kosher bagel shop in Queens, where surveillance footage showed a man destroying property outside the business in what authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. Community leaders say Jewish families increasingly feel unsafe even in ordinary daily life. (New York Post)
Antisemitism rarely begins with violence. It grows slowly through silence, mockery, excuses, isolation, and the normalization of hatred toward Jewish people and the State of Israel. The Blue Heart Movement exists to push back against that hatred with visible support, education, prayer, and solidarity.
If you believe Jewish people should not stand alone in this generation, we invite you to join the Blue Heart Movement and help bring light into places where hatred keeps trying to grow.
Learn more here: https://www.netivyahinternational.org/blueheart
From the Store
This week’s featured resource is Hidden Treasures by Joseph Shulam. In this thoughtful and deeply Scripture-rooted book, Joseph Shulam explores overlooked connections within the Bible and helps readers discover the richness of the Jewish context behind the text.
If you enjoy digging deeper into Scripture and uncovering details often missed in modern reading, this is a valuable addition to your library.
Available here: Netivyah Store or Amazon:
Thank you for taking a few moments each week to pause with us in the margins.
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