A Loving Father Teaches His Children to Be Holy

Today’s Torah portion is the section I was born under, long, long ago. 😇 It is called Yithro and goes from Exodus 18:1 through 20:26. In honor of my loving Father, here are the 10 commandments that this section encompasses. I hope you are having, or had, a blessed Sabbath. Shavua tov! (Have a good

Stand still and see the Salvation of YHVH

Today’s Torah reading is packed with goodness! The children of Israel are finally leaving Egypt, but the Egyptian army is chasing them. Fear grips their hearts but Moses assures the people that Yeshua, the Salvation of YHVH, will protect them, even fight for them! The next verse is the featured image of this post. “YHVH

Jots AND a Tittle

Twenty years ago, when reading the above verse, I would not have been able to tell you what a jot or tittle was. I would have thought it meant a small letter or stroke of a pen. That was what our Christian teachers taught us. Who knew?? No one I knew. It wasn’t until I

the Heart of Yeshua (in Ki Tavo)

Yeshua came to do the will of the Father who sent Him. The will of the Father is found in Torah (Gen – Deut). Whereas the repercussions for not doing the will of the Father are found all throughout the Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, etc, etc…), but we are looking at the Father’s will today.

Then it shall come to pass = Ekev עקב

Do you remember in the Torah portion two weeks ago where the Almighty warns us not to add to, nor take away from His word? “You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it…” – Deut 4:2a Here is a great example of why we (and especially the translators)

Gentiles in Acts

“For Moses has had throughout many generations those who preach him in every city, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.” – Acts 15:21 Moses being read every Sabbath… We’ll come back to that. Let me tell you a little story. There was once a little girl who grew up in a strict church home

Then I pleaded…

Ah!… Deuteronomy, one of my favorite books ever. Moses pulls out all the stops in this final book; knowing too well that these special people, Yah’s segulah, special treasures, will fall away from the Truth after he’s gone. But he pleads nonetheless. He pleads with the Creator and he pleads with his people. He pleads