November 20, 2016 – Gen. 9:18 – 10:32 – Noah’s sons, Table of Nations

Torah Readings – Gen. 9:18 – 10:32 – Noah’s sons, Table of Nations

Psalm 7
Haftarah –  Isaiah 49:9-17 + 23
Micah 7:9-17 + 20

Notes on Genesis 9:18 – 10:32

Articles on The Generations of Noah and on the Genealogies of Genesis.

(Revised) Who was Nimrod?

Notes on Psalm 7 and Micah 7

Notes on Isaiah 49

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November 13, 2016 – Gen. 8:15 – 9:17 – Leaving the Ark, Sign of the Covenant

Torah Reading – Gen. 8:15 – 9:17 – Leaving the Ark, Sign of the Covenant

Psalm 6 – [A repeat – relates to both this week’s and last week’s readings]

Haftorah – Jeremiah 31:19-26 + 34-35

Notes on Gen. 8:15 – 9:17

The Flood, Baptism and the Mikveh

Notes on Jeremiah 31

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November 6, 2016 – Gen. 8:1–14 – The Flood Subsides

Torah Readings: Gen. 8:1–14 – The Flood Subsides
Psalm 6
Haftorah – Habakkuk 3:2-10 + 19

Notes on Gen. 8:1–14

Psalm 6 Notes

Habakkuk 3 Notes

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October 30, 2016 – Genesis 6:9 – 7:24 – Noah and the flood

Torah Readings: Genesis 6:9 – 7:24 – Noah and the flood

Psalm 5

Haftorah – Isaiah 54:9-17 + 55:5

Isaiah 60:18 – 61:4 + 9

Notes on Genesis 6:9 – 7:24

Psalm 5 Notes

Notes on Isaiah 54:9-17 + 55:5 and Isaiah 60:18 – 61:4 + 9

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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 and Evil Spirits

More on the Nephilim

Notes on Psalm 4

Notes on Isaiah 29:18-24; 30:15

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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

Notes on Genesis 3:22-4:26

Humanity lost and regained

Psalm 3 Notes

Ezekiel 28 Notes

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The Ethrog and the Feast of Tabernacles

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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 Tabernacles.

In a ritual ceremony, the “lulav” bundle of palm, willow, and myrtle branches is held in one hand and the ethrog in the other, and both are “waved.” The Talmud says the lulav and ethrog represent the whole human body, with the ethrog representing the heart. Waving them reflects the command to “love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind.” Continue reading

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