Shabbat Letter

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, …

Torah Portion BALAK – Bamidbar (Numbers) 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 “He wiped out the handwritten record of debts with the decrees against us, which was hostile to us. He took it away by nailing it to the cross.” Colossians 2:14 …

Torah Portion KORACH-CHUKAT – Bamidbar (Numbers) 16:1-22:1 Haftarah: 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22 “When they reached as far as the Valley of Eshcol, they cut a single branch with a cluster of grapes. It was carried on a pole between two of …

Torah Portion SHELACH – Bamidbar (Numbers) 13:1-15:41 Haftarah: Joshua 2:1-24 “For everything in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the boasting of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is …