Shabbat Letter

Torah Portion NITZAVIM-VAYEILECH – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 29:9-31:30 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 “I praise You, for I am awesomely, wonderfully made! Wonderful are Your works—and my soul knows that very well.” Psalms 139:14 TLV Shabbat shalom, dearly beloved. Have you ever heard …

Torah Portion KI TAVO – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 26:1-29:8 Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 Shabbat shalom, dearly beloved. The word for number 10 in Hebrew is ESER –עשר The same root word also means riches. There is a divine biblical connection between the …

Torah Portion KI TEITZEI – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 21:10-25:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine. Song of Solomon 6:3a TLV Shabbat shalom, dearly beloved. We have entered the Month of the Heart, the 6th month …

Torah Portion SHOFTIM – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 16:18-21:9 Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12 “His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he should be born blind?” John 9:2 TLV Shabbat Shalom, dearly beloved! Do you feel like you …

Torah Portion RE’EH – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 11:26-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Shabbat shalom, dearly beloved. Today we will talk about resilience, which I consider to be one of the most important character traits during these end-time, tumultuous circumstances. What has kept …

Torah Portion EIKEV – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 7:12-11:25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 “For a covenant is secured upon the basis of dead bodies, since it has no strength as long as the one who made it lives. That is why not even …

Torah Portion VAETCHANAN – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 3:23-7:11 Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26 But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 Timothy 3:1 Shabbat shalom dearly beloved! We are living in a generation of comfort, especially in the …

Torah Portion DEVARIM – Devarim (Deuteronomy) 1:1-3:22 Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27 Shabbat shalom, dearly beloveds. I was doing my exercise routine at the pool the other day when it hit me. So many people are tattooed. And not lightly tattooed but …

Torah Portion MATOT-MASEI – Bamidbar (Numbers) 30:2-36:13 Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28 “Bless Adonai, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” Psalms 103:2 TLV Shabbat Shalom, dearly beloved! The prophets describe many blessings that come to the nations when they …

Torah Portion PINCHAS – Bamidbar (Numbers) 25:10-30:1 Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, put ropes on their heads, came to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’” He replied, …