Flowers and Buds
A drash on the importance of the process of doing of mitzvot, in addition to the actual completion of them.
Rabbi as Priest & Prophet
We have often discussed in the past that Messiah Yeshua fulfills the role of both prophet and priest. But I have learned over the years that even though I think that I am overly repeating myself, people often either don’t recall us talking about it or find it a good refresher. So I’d like to talk about it again today, but I’d like to cast it into a new light as we celebrate the eminent inauguration of a new rabbi in our midst. The kohen, the priest, served in the Temple. They
Graveyard of Cravings
Back in January we read Parshat Beshalach where the people complained that they had no food to eat and God gave them manna. There have been several theories about what this substance actually was but nothing definitive. The people gathered this every day except on Shabbat and it sustained them. This week we read about the people again complaining. They aren’t satisfied with just Manna, they want something more. They cry out, “We remember the fish that we used to eat for free
