Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This week’s portion Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19, covers an array of commandments for a variety of circumstances, from marriage and relationships to caring for the less fortunate. Some of the commandments pertain to man’s relationship with God, but most of them address the relationship between fellow humans. Like the rest of the book of Deuteronomy, …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This portion Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9, deals extensively with the legal system the people must establish when they enter the land. From courts to kings and priests to false witnesses and murderers, the portion details what God expects the people to do in each case. The portion then goes on by instructing the people in proper …
This week’s music: Reva L’sheva Ki Ba Moed “Re’eh Anochi noten lifneichem hayom, brachah uklalah” Look at what I am giving you today, blessing and curse (Devarim 11.26). This is the opening verse of this week’s Torah portion of “Re’eh.” Hashem is imploring us to open our eyes today. What is so important about today, …
Christian visitors to Israel are likely already familiar with Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel, a modern day pioneer in Israel who, along with his partner Rabbi Ari Abramowitz, is transforming the Arugot Farm in Judea into a must-visit destination for lovers of the Bible from around the world. At the heart of the Arugot Farm is a …
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Our good friend Pastor Trey Graham is leading a tour to Israel. Here is some info, click through for more! Highly recommended. Want to walk where Jesus walked? Want to learn the Bible in the places where it was written? Want to see prophecy fulfilled? Experience Israel this January Experience Israel with Pastor Trey Graham …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This week’s music: https://youtu.be/LFbf7YqcT1Q Friends let’s please keep it simple this week. What’s going on in our world is mamash heartbreaking. There is no place for hatred in the Jewish family. Brothers and sisters can’t hate each other. Certainly not to do so in public. For that matter I can’t hate you even in the …
This portion Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17, focuses on changes which will take place upon the people’s entry into Israel. First, they are told to wipe out all forms of idolatry which remain from the land’s previous inhabitants. They are then told God will set aside a special place for them to serve Him. Moses tells the people …
This week’s music: You are The Kind Oy do we need some comforting and consolation. We have all been through various challenges over at least the past 5 months, each of us responding in the way we best know how. One thing many of us have learned. No one can do it alone. We need …
Carol Wrote: Shalom, I like to tell you about myself so you can know a little about me. I am affiliated with El Shaddai Ministries and when this offer came up to learn I decided to check it into this program. I have been a Christian for 40 years and about 8 years ago I …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
This portion Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25, carries a promise of Godly assistance in conquering the Land of Israel and blessings for following His commands. Moses warns the people that they will be punished for disregarding God’s word and reminds them of several incidents in which they had sinned, but mostly focuses on the good that God will …
Special Event this Sunday! Special Event this Sunday! Watch a celebration of Jews and Christians engaging with each other! https://youtu.be/FhTc5csp3TQ Details below. (If you would like to support this: https://givebutter.com/Bridgebuilders. Thank you!) Today, more and more Jews and Christians realize that we have much more in common than we had thought for thousands of years. Without whitewashing our differences, we …
This Week’s Music – Taking a 9 Day break Friends, the screaming continues. One need not read or listen to “the news” to know what is going on in our lives. Hashem is screaming and it’s painful. One more test for us all yet this time its newer and bigger. What is my response? Make …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!
In this portion Va’etchanan Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11, Moses continues his farewell speech to the people. Here, he repeatedly warns the people against falling into the trap of idolatry. He reminds them of the incident at Ba’al Pe’or, in which the people sinned and a plague wiped out thousands, as well as the revelation at Mount Sinai. …
After reaching out to the “Stichting voor Boete en Verzoening met Israël en anderen,” the Dutch organization for Penance & Reconciliation with Israel and others, Gidon was invited to speak to their board on the topic of Repentance and Engagement. Your comments are appreciated!
On Wendesday, July 22, Gidon Ariel gave a Zoom talk to a small group of British friends about the looking fast day, the Ninth of Av. He focused on Britain, Israel in Exile and the Nations, Tisha Bav and the State of Israel, and we hope you will find it intersting. Please respond in the …
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Root Source Press is proud to announce the imminent release of two important books: Bridgebuilders: Top Activists in Christian-Jewish Engagement and The LIST 2020: Antisemitic Incidents Worldwide We are expecting these books to be published and available through Amazon and at a discount through Root Source by Chanukah or earlier. Please sign up for this announcement …
This week’s music: https://youtu.be/eOqEe1qO7es Just before beginning I want to share with you our great joy that this Shabbat, 26 Tammuz, Bezrat Hashem, we will be celebrating 27 years of life in Eretz Yisrael. We look forward to you all joining us very soon. This week’s Torah portion, the second of a double portion, “Matot-Masei,” …
Joseph wrote: The Torah and the Tanahk (the Bible): Are they fundamentally related? Gidon responded: Hi Joseph, The Tanakh (TNK) is actually a three volume set, comprised of three books, named for the first letter of each in order: Torah (5 books of Moses) Neviim (prophets) Ketuvim (writings) the letters a and h in Tanakh …
Our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer has begun giving a short weekly teaching on the Weekly Portion for the Temple Institute. We are grateful to our friends at the Temple Institute who have allowed us to provide Rabbi Meyer’s teachings here too. If you’ve never been to the Temple Institute’s website, now’s your chance! click here!