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October 23, 2016 – Gen. 5:1 – 6:8 – Adam’s generations; Giants

Torah Readings – Gen. 5:1 – 6:8 – Adam’s generations, the Nephilim Satan’s first attempts to thwart God’s promise of the Messiah by corrupting Adam’s bloodline. Psalm 4 Haftorah – Isaiah 29:18-24; 30:15 Notes on Genesis 5:1 – 6:8 Fallen Angels … Continue reading

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October 16, 2016 – Gen. 3:22 – 4:26 – Banished from Eden, Cain & Abel

Torah Reading – Gen. 3:22 – 4:26 – Banished from Eden, Cain & Abel God promises that if we “do not well” like Cain, the sin offering is always available if we repent. Psalm 3 Haftorah – Ezekiel 28:13-19 + 24-26 … Continue reading

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The Ethrog and the Feast of Tabernacles

This year we’re bringing the ethrog ceremony – one of the most important aspects of the Tabernacles Feast – front and center. The ethrog is a special fruit that was a vital part of the eight-day Jewish harvest festival of … Continue reading

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October 2, 2016 – Gen. 2:4 – 3:21 – Adam, Eve and the Fall

Torah Reading – Gen. 2:4 – 3:21 – Adam and Eve, the Fall Humankind’s fall into bondage to sin, and the promise of a Deliverer through the “seed of the woman.” Psalm 2 Haftorah – Isaiah 51:6-16 Isaiah 40:26 – … Continue reading

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Sept. 25, 2016 – Yom Kippur – Day of Atonement

The binding of Isaac is said to have occurred on Yom Kippur. The fast, which we will observe September 24-25, coincided with the sin offering offered for all Israel and the Kol Nidrei, the absolution of vows. Twin goats were chosen … Continue reading

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September 18, 2016 – Gen. 1:1 – 2:3 – Creation

Torah Reading – Gen. 1:1 – 2:3 – Creation We’re also celebrating Rosh Hashanah! Psalm 1 – Delight in the Torah Haftorah – Isaiah 42:5-13 + 21; Isaiah 44:24 – 45:5, 7; Isaiah 45:18-25; 46:9-10 Isaiah 65:17-25; 66:22 Special: Hosea 14:2-10; … Continue reading

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The Summer Fasts of Tammuz and Ab

Zechariah 8:19 – Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah … Continue reading

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