Posts with the category “rabbis-reflections”

Shabbat Shalom, Our Parshah this week is Deuteronomy 32, Ha’azinu – “Give Ear.” This comes from Deuteronomy 32:1 Give ear (ha’azinu), O heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mo...  Read More

Shabbat shalom ,NO WEAPONIsaiah 54:16-17By David HarwoodWhat an interesting couple of verses: Behold, I created the smith who blows the fire of coals and produces a weapon for its work, and I created ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 64:8 But God will shoot them with an arrow—suddenly their wounds will appear. 9 So their tongue will be their downfall. All who see them will flee away. 10 Then all men will fear. So they...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm Psa 65:1 For the music director, a psalm, a song of David. 2  Praise is awaiting You in Zion, O God, and to You the vow will be fulfilled. 3 O You who hear prayer, to You ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 64:6 They are firming up their evil plan. They talk about setting secret traps. They asked, “Who would see them?” 7 They are plotting injustices: “We have completed a perfect plot!” A man...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 64:1 For the music director, a psalm of David. 2 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint. Protect my life from terror of the enemy. 3 Hide me from the conspiracy of evildoers, from the tumu...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 63:12 But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear by Him will boast, when the mouth speaking lies is shut.“But”… We started verse 10 with a “but.”  Now in verse 12, we start with anot...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 63:10 But those who seek my soul to destroy it will go down to the depths of the earth. 11 They will be gutted by the sword, and become a prey for jackals.“But”… there is ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 63:8 For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy. 9 My soul clings to You—Your right hand upholds me.David can’t “turn it off.”  In the previous verse, he me...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 63:3 So, I looked for You in the Sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. 4 Since Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips will praise You.David looked for God in the Sanctuar...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 63:6 My soul is satisfied as with fat and oil, so my mouth praises You with joyful lips. 7 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You through the night watches.David is using the la...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 63:5 So I will bless You as long as I live. In Your name I lift up my hands.Let’s “unpack” this.  The first half of the verse says, “With my whole life, I will bless You.”  This “blessing...  Read More

Shavuah Tov,Yeshua taught His disciples to pray, Our Father in heaven, sanctify Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:9-10) We often treat those words...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,This week we have another double portion, Nitzavim (you are standing) and Vayelech (and he went). The names come from Deuteronomy 9(10) You are standing (nitzavim) today, all of you, be...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 63:1 A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 2 O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You. My soul thirsts for You. My flesh longs for You in a dry and ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 62:12 Once God has spoken, twice I have heard this: might belongs to God. 13 Also Yours, O Lord, is lovingkindness. For You reward a man for his work.Spectacular revelation!  That’s what ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 62:11 Do not trust in extortion, and do not put vain hope in plunder. Though these things increase riches, do not set your heart on them.This Psalm, like about half of all the Psalms, is ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 62:10 Sons of Adam are a vapor, sons of man are an illusion. In balanced scales they go up—altogether they are less than a breath.Psalm 62 is a sister Psalm to Psalm 39.  For instance, Ps...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 62:9 Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart in His presence. God is our refuge. SelahThis verse is made up of three thoughts.  Let’s look closely at all three.  First,...  Read More

Shalom,In Philemon 24 he is numbered with Paul's apostolic fellow workers.We next read of him in Colossians 4:14. There, Paul mentions six co-laborers, one after the other. Five of them he describes w...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,This week’s Parshah is titled Ki Tavo. The name come from Deuteronomy 26:1 Now when you enter (ki tavo) the land that ADONAI your God is giving you… There are commands concerning first ...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 62:8 On God, my salvation and my glory is the rock of my strength. My refuge is in God.Let’s add the Hebrew… Psalm 62:8 On (Al) God (Elohim), my salvation (Yishi) and my g...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 62:4 How long will all of you assault a man, to crush him, like a leaning wall, a fence to be torn down? 5 They only plot to topple him from his rank. Delighting in falsehood, they bless ...  Read More

Shalom, Psalm 62:3 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress—I will never be moved.We end verse 2 with this thought, “My salvation (Yeshuati) comes exactly and surely (Ach) from God (Elohim).”...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 62:1 For the music director, on Jeduthun. A psalm of David. 2 My soul, wait in stillness, only for God—from Him comes my salvation.Thank you, Marty Goetz, for putting this Psalm to beauti...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}},PsalmsPsalm 61:9(8) – Part 9Psalm 61:9 So I will sing praise to Your Name forever, to fulfill my vows day after day.My own amplified version… “Yes, I will perpetually sing songs o...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom {{firstName}},Torah Portion Ki Tetze Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19By Jeffrey Freeman Torah Portion Ki Tetze’s name comes from Deuteronomy 21:10, “When you go out (Ki Tetze) to war against y...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 61:7 May You add days to the king’s days. May his years span many generations. 8 May he be enthroned before God forever. Appoint mercy and truth to protect him.Today let’s...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 61:7 May You add days to the king’s days. May his years span many generations. 8 May he be enthroned before God forever. Appoint mercy and truth to protect him.Who is this “king?”  I noti...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 61:6 For You have heard my vows, O God. You have given the inheritance of those who fear Your Name.Vows in Hebrew are “Nidre,” as in Kol Nidre, the name of the most holy day meaning “all ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 61:1 For the music director, on string instrument, of David. 2 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer. 3 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Lead me to the ro...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom, This week’s Parshah is Shoftim (Judges) Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9.  The name Shoftim comes from Deuteronomy 16:18 Judges (Shoftim) and officers you are to appoint within all your gates…...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 61:1 For the music director, on string instrument, of David. 2 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer. 3 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Lead me to the ro...  Read More

Shalom,This is a condensed version of Chapter 13 from For the Sake of the Fathers When the Son of Man returns in glory, He takes His throne, and "all the nations" are gathered before Him. He separates...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom {{firstName}},Rabbi’s Note: Let’s take a break from Psalm 61 for a moment.  What follows in the RR for today was originally written in the Hebrew month Elul, (in 2022).  Elul is...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 61:1 For the music director, on string instrument, of David. 2 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer. 3 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Lead me to the ro...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 61:1 For the music director, on string instrument, of David. 2 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer. 3 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Lead me to the ro...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 61:1 For the music director, on string instrument, of David. 2 Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer. 3 From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint. Lead me to the ro...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 60:14 With God we will do mighty things, and He will trample our foes.Last Friday (in the RR for August 7th) we meditated on the frequently used name for God, Elohim, which begins the las...  Read More

Shavuah Tov,The Sheep and the Goats — Who Reads It as You DoA research record on Matthew 25:31–46 — expanded with the deeper dig into the commentary and Messianic / post-supersessionist scholarshipYou...  Read More