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Words
Words are limited and finiteBut I’ll take what good they giveAnd utilize their essence,Exhaust them to their limitsAnd encroach on their furthest boundsIn whatever tongue I haveWith hopes my message may transcendTheir chains to evoke what’s not contained. …Blessed, praised,… Continue reading
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Because You Listen and Because You Don’t Listen
This post will cover the portion ‘Ekev (Because), which was scheduled for August 1. In an earlier post, I said that God willing, I would be caught up with the parsha by the time I finished my 40-day series on… Continue reading
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Business
So much to do and so little timeAs deadlines whittle away our prime.Time never slows down.“Normal” never comesSo fulfill your life’s joysAnd defy stress that wrongs. If you enjoyed this material, please leave a like or comment on my blog,… Continue reading
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Seek Him, Plead for Him
This portion called Va’etchanan (I Pleaded), was read in synagogues on July 25, 2026. This portion covers many passages that Jesus cited during His ministry years, and I will cover some of those sections in that context too. Continue reading
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A Choice
The sun reflected off the shore, acrossThe winking waves. The white beach made me blinkAnd squint, and then my toes began to sinkInto the shifting sand, when at a lossFor where to tread or paddle next. IMeandered in my mind… Continue reading
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God with Us Who Are Washed Clean
Torah: Deut. 1:1-3:22Haftarah: Is. 1:1-27 In this post I will talk about the parsha reading, D’varim (Words), scheduled this year for July 18. This is the first portion from Deuteronomy, the last book of the Torah. The name comes from… Continue reading
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The High Priest: His Death Sets the Manslayer Free
Numbers 30:2-36:13Jeremiah 1:1-2:28; 3:4; 4:1-2 Long ago, the Jewish sages created the parsha, a reading calendar to be read annually throughout all the synagogues every sabbath. They are from the Torah (the first five books of the Bible), and the… Continue reading
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Phineas, Elijah, Messiah, and the Zeal of God
Torah: Num. 25:10-30:1Haftarah: 1 Kgs. 18:46-19:21 Long ago, the Jewish sages created the parsha, a reading calendar to be read annually throughout all the synagogues every Sabbath. They are from the Torah (the first five books of the Bible), and… Continue reading
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The Red Heifer, the Rock, the Bronze Serpent, Jephthah, the Star, and Messiah
Torah: Numbers 19:1-25:9Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33Micah 5:7(6)-6:8 I am resuming my series on Messiah in the Parsha again. We’re going to see this year’s reading calendar through, so hang on. Long ago, the Jewish sages created reading calendars to be read… Continue reading
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Learning to Love: Day 40
Learning to Love A mother’s love is much like God’s.It mostly goes unseen.She washes your dirty laundryAnd for you cooks and cleans,Just like the way God cares for usBy washing our robes white,By giving us our daily bread,Correction in what’s… Continue reading
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