Daily Devotionals
Flying Your Flag
May 16, 2018 - 12:00 am“The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.” – Numbers 2:2 The Torah portion for this week is Bamidbar, which means “in the desert,” from Numbers 1:1–4:20, and the Haftorah is from … Read more…
The Right Place
May 15, 2018 - 12:00 amThe Israelites are to set up their tents by divisions, each of them in their own camp under their standard. – Numbers 1:52 The Torah portion for this week is Bamidbar, which means “in the desert,” from Numbers 1:1–4:20, and the Haftorah is from Hosea 2:1–22. Albert Einstein once said, … Read more…
Share the Word of God
May 14, 2018 - 12:00 amThe LORD spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Desert of Sinai on the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites came out of Egypt. – Number 1:1 The Torah portion for this week is Bamidbar, which means “in the desert,” from Numbers 1:1–4:20, and … Read more…
Celebrating Jerusalem
May 13, 2018 - 12:00 amI rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. – Psalm 122:1–2 This year, Jerusalem Day begins at sundown on May 12 and continues through May 13. For the Jewish people, springtime is bustling with … Read more…
The Blessing of Faith
May 11, 2018 - 12:00 am“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.” – Jeremiah 17:7 The Torah portion for this week is a double reading, Behar-Bechukotai, from Leviticus 25:1–27:34 and the Haftorah from Jeremiah 16:19–17:14. A little bit of faith goes a long way. Just as a small flame can … Read more…
Hidden Blessings
May 10, 2018 - 12:00 am“‘I myself will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who live there will be appalled.’” – Leviticus 26:32 The Torah portion for this week is a double reading, Behar-Bechukotai, from Leviticus 25:1–27:34 and the Haftorah from Jeremiah 16:19–17:14. This week’s Torah reading deals with the unpleasant consequences that would … Read more…
United We Are Blessed
May 9, 2018 - 12:00 am“‘Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.’” – Leviticus 26:8 The Torah portion for this week is a double reading, Behar-Bechukotai, from Leviticus 25:1–27:34 and the Haftorah from Jeremiah 16:19–17:14. Once there … Read more…
Believing the Unbelievable
May 8, 2018 - 12:00 am“‘You may ask, “What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not plant or harvest our crops?” I will send you such a blessing in the sixth year that the land will yield enough for three years.’” – Leviticus 25:20–21 The Torah portion for this week is a double reading, … Read more…
Mountains and Valleys
May 7, 2018 - 12:00 amThe LORD said to Moses at Mount Sinai . . . – Leviticus 25:1 The Torah portion for this week is a double reading, Behar-Bechukotai, from Leviticus 25:1-27:34 and the Haftorah from Jeremiah 16:19-17:14. The drive to Jerusalem is always special. Most visitors approach Jerusalem from Tel-Aviv where Ben-Gurion Airport is located, … Read more…
Soul Food
May 6, 2018 - 12:00 amHow can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. – Psalm 119: 9 One evening a Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle going on inside him: “My son, it is between two wolves. One is evil: Anger, envy, sorrow, regret, … Read more…
