What are the 3 weeks?
What are the 3 weeks? We are in the middle of “the Three Weeks,” a period or remembrance and mourning for the Jewish People. Our friends at Israel 365 have prepared a whole program introducing this, please see what they are offering at https://www.israel365.com/three-weeks-2021/
Yearning and Desire
Beautiful Spiritual Art by Michelle Katz Yearning and Desire This week’s music: https://youtu.be/2Zw7Kico7OoAni Yehudi אני יהודי Here we are again. Approaching three weeks of various stages of mourning which relate specifically to the destruction of the Beit Hamikdah, both of The Holy Temples, approximately 2000 years ago. As the Holy Torah is always …
Parashat Pinchas
Tissot Moses Sees the Promised Land from Afar Parashat Pinchas Our portion picks up where last week’s left off, in the aftermath of a plague. Phineas is blessed by God for his actions and a new census of the people is taken. The brotherless daughters of Zelophehad appeal to Moses for a share in the …
Singing in The Desert
Beautiful Spiritual Art by Michelle Katz Singing in the Desert This week’s music video: https://youtu.be/rdcMZctlyvM The best way to receive a gift us to be totally humble and think only of the feelings of the person giving you that gift. When we received the Holy Torah we were, “like on man with one heart.” No …
The Portion of Balak
The Phillip Medhurst Picture Torah 580 The Portion of Balak Numbers 22:2-25:9 This week’s portion demonstrates the scope of the Israelites’ reputation during their desert travels. Balak, the king of Moab, hears what befell the Amorites when they stood up to God’s people and decides he does not want to meet a similar fate. He …
Only I Can Get It Right
Beautiful Spiritual Art by Michelle Katz Only I Can Get it Right This week’s music video: https://youtu.be/b7X_ENnjvNw Each year when this Torah portion of “korach” comes around I can feel a tinge of sadness and heaviness in my being. This year that feeling is magnified by the tremendous amount of argument and hatred which we …
The Portion of Chukat
Moses striking water from the rock The Portion of Chukat Numbers 19:1-22:1 This action-packed portion begins with the laws of the red heifer, an unusual ritual which causes the participant to become pure, but those involved in the preparation to become impure. From there, the narrative picks up again with the death of Moses’s sister, …
Website Launch Party a Great Success!
Website Launch Party a Great Success! We were excited to share some of our achievements and plans, and meet with good friends. You can watch the party recording here, and we’d love to hear your comments!
The Portion of Korach
Moses Striking Water from the Rock (painting circa 1633–1635 by Nicolas Poussin) The Portion of Chukat Numbers 16:1-18:32 This portion deals primarily with the rebellion of the eponymous Korah and his followers against the authority of Moses and Aaron. A cousin to the leading brothers, Korah protests Moses’s concentration of power in the family, insisting …
Without a Doubt
Beautiful Spiritual Art by Michelle Katz Without a Doubt One of the greatest enemies of our time, if not enemy #1 is “doubt.” Should I marry this person? Is this the right job for me? Am I voting for the right candidate? Should I take the vaccine? Do I really need this surgery? And the …
What really happened in Gaza?
What really happened in Gaza? Last week, Gidon Ariel was interviewed about Hamas and Gaza and Israel.Watch this video podcast of that program with Jeff Futers of First Century Foundations.
A Settler Goes Up Against Palestinian Supporters
A Settler Goes Up Against Palestinian Supporters Besides being the director of Root Source, an organization dedicated to promoting engagement between Jews and Christians, Gidon Ariel is also active in dialog groups between Israelis and Palestinians. He came upon a Facebook group called Israelis & Palestinians for Peace and offered to present his perspective as …
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Root Source Website Launch and 2021 Achievements Party
Root Source Website Launch and 2021 Achievements Party We are delighted to share with you that we have a lot of things to celebrate!First of all, after YEARS of planning, preparation and execution, we are actually launching our new website!We are also moving full steam ahead in publishing SIX new books with Root Source Press!And …
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The Portion of Shelach
Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (painting by Giovanni Lanfranco) The Portion of Shelach This week’s portion focuses primarily on the Sin of the Spies, which results in God’s decree that the Israelites must wander in the desert for forty years instead of entering the land of Israel directly. It also includes details regarding a …
Online Israel Rally: “How can I help Israel today?”
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Explains Israel’s Right and Duty to Defend Its Citizens Israel was targeted by over 4,000 Hamas rockets and by Arab riots in our cities but the real threat to the Jewish people is breaking out on the internet as so many are siding with evil against Israel. To win the …
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Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Explains Israel’s Right and Duty to Defend Its Citizens
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Explains Israel’s Right and Duty to Defend Its Citizens As a member of the Israeli Likud party, I am blessed to be the personal friend of numerous leaders and heroes. My old friend Gilad Erdan, who I knew since he was first elected to the Knesset in 2003, was recently …
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Root Source Briefing: What is going on in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank??
Root Source Briefing: What is going on in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank? I’ll bet you’ve been following what’s going on in Israel. In my 40 years here I don’t remember so much interest in our part of the globe, and that is really saying something! You might not know this, but …
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The Portion of Beha’alotecha
Blowing the Trumpet at the Feast of the New Moon (illustration from the 1890 Holman Bible) The Portion of Beha’alotecha This busy portion contains a number of legal and technical details, as well as stories. We are told of the Levites’ appointment as assistants to the priestly service, and the celebration of Passover in the …
Accept the Blessing
Accept the Blessing Our weekly Torah portion, “Naso,” opens as Moshe Rabenu is commanded to “raise up” the heads of all of “Shevet Levi” and assign each family it’s everlasting role in the service of the “Beit Hamikdah.” As The Slonimer Rebbe reminds us on many other occasions, in light of the fact that …
Situation Update from the Orbachs in Israel
Situation Update from the Orbachs in Israel I apologize that responding individually to each of you as been an overwhelming taskBesides the “disruption” of thousands of missiles being fired at us, as most of you know, I don’t use electronic equipment on the Sabbath or holidays (we just celebrated Shavuot, limiting the time I had …
Where do you want to go to first – Jerusalem or Tel Aviv?
Where do you want to go to first – Jerusalem or Tel Aviv? Israel is way ahead of the curve regarding opening up after Covid-19.Our two largest cities, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, are getting ready to welcome tourists from all over the world, and have prepared these trailer videos for you.Which one do you like …
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Jersualem Day, The Jesus Question and Ramadan
Jerusalem Day, The Jesus Question and Ramadan Hi Friends, Thank you to all who joined the time of fellowship with our friend, Gidon. Did you know his last name hasn’t always been Ariel? In this fun and inspiring episode, Gidon shares the overall meaning of Jerusalem Day and how it has impacted him personally. He also tackles the …
Israel at War!
Israel at War! Followers of Israel related news know that there is an uptick in the conflict between Israel and the Hamas. Gidon had a short conversation with a friend and gave an explanation of what is going on.
We are One
Beautiful Spiritual Art by Michelle Katz We are ONE Friends,Unfortunately my computer crashed and along with it the thoughts that I had been blessed to write during this week to share with you I hope I will be able to share them with you in the near future.In the meantime, in short, this is the …