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Greetings and Shabbat Shalom. It is my hope, trust, and prayer that this posting finds you, your families, and your fellowships well and blessed on this warm but blessed Sabbath in the DFW. A Short Passage with a Big Message This 100th parashah of our three-year Torah-reading cycle is the shortest reading of them all. […]
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Greetings on this warm Shabbat in Maryland. May this post find you, your families, and your fellowships well and bless. These are my thoughts and reflections on the 99th reading of the 3-year Torah Reading cycle. I’ve entitled this post “God’s Priestly Army Then and Now.” It is found in Numbers/Bemidbar 3:14-4:16. The Scene in […]
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Greetings to you on yet another exceptionally warm Sabbath in the DFW. May this day of rest find you, your families, and your fellowships well and blessed. These are my thoughts and reflections on the 98th Torah or Parashah Reading of our 3-year reading cycle. It is contained in Numbers 2:14-3:13, and it picks up […]
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Greetings on this warm summer Shabbat in the DFW. These are my thoughts and reflections on the 97th reading of our three-year Torah Reading Cycle. It is contained within Numbers 1:1-2:13; the Haftarah in Ezekiel 47:13-23; and the Apostolic in Luke 15:1-7. Combined, these readings led me to entitle this post: God Brings His Children unto […]
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Shabbat Shalom Saints of the Most High on this balmy, but sublime Sabbath in the DFW. I’m Rod Thomas. Hoping, trusting, and praying that this teaching finds you well and blessed. As this teaching is being recorded and posted, 7/22/23, the 4th day of our 5th biblical calendar month, it is what orthodox, Hassidic Jews […]
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Greetings beloved of Yehovah on this steamy, but beautiful Sabbath here in the DFW. This week’s Torah Reading is the 91st Reading of the 3-year reading cycle. It is contained in the 21st Chapter of the Book of Leviticus and entails the exclusive and exceeding righteous requirements for becoming and existing as a Levitical Priest […]
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Shabbat Shalom Greetings beloved, on this glorious set-apart day from the DFW. My sincerest hope, trust, and prayer is that this reboot of Torah Reading 90 will be a tremendous blessing to you in these troublesome times were living. This Week’s Reading as a Reboot This week’s reading is contained in Leviticus/Vayiqra 19:1-20:27. I posted […]
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Greetings from the DFW on this warm but glorious Shabbat. We commenced the 4th month of Yah’s sacred calendar year earlier this week, and we’re trusting in His keeping mercies as we progress throughout the month. These are my thoughts and reflections on the 89th reading of our 3-year Torah Reading cycle. It is contained […]
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Greetings, Beloved of the Most High, on this warm but glorious Sabbath in the DFW. I pray that you, your families, and your fellowships are well and blessed. This is the 88th parashah or reading of the 3-year reading cycle. It is contained in Leviticus/Vayiqra 17:1-16, with the Haftarah contained in Isaiah/Yesha’Yahu 66:1-11, and Apostolic […]
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This week’s reading comes under the General Torah Reading Title of “Acharey Mos,” which covers chapters 16 through 28 in the Cepher of Leviticus/Vayiqra. Shabbat Shalom on this warm but otherwise beautiful Sabbath in the DFW. Our reading here today is contained within 16:1-34. The primary topic is “The Day of Atonement.” Our reading starts […]
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Shabbat Shalom. I pray that this post finds you and your families and fellowships well and blessed on this holy weekend. This is the Leprosy-Sin Connection. It is my thoughts and reflections on the 84th Torah Reading of our 3-year Torah Reading Cycle. Leviticus/Vayiqra 13:29-59 In this week’s reading (a continuation of the general reading […]
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Shalom! I pray that you had a meaningful and blessed Sabbath. What follows are my thoughts and reflections on Torah Reading 81 of our 3-year Torah Reading Cycle on this mild, but peaceful Sabbath in North Texas. Parashah 81 Leviticus 8:1-36–The Ordination of Aharon and his Sons into the Levitical Priesthood Alter points out that […]
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Shalom! We pray that you had a restful and meaningful Sabbath this past week. This past Sabbath’s Torah Portion was the 81st parshah of the 3-year Torah Reading Cycle. (If you are so led to participate in reading and studying the weekly Torah Readings, we have put the assigned portions for each upcoming Sabbath on […]
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Greetings Saints! May this post find you, your families, and your fellowships well and blessed during these challenging times. I wanted to update you as to what’s going on with The Messianic Torah Observer of late, as well as I wanted to encourage you as we enter the Spring Feast season. Email Update One of […]
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Welcome to Shabbat HaChodesh—The Sabbath Before the Biblical New Year of 2023 Jewish custom holds that the Shabbat that falls on or before the 1st of Aviv is Shabbat HaChodesh–or the Sabbath of the New Moon. Like its two preceding Sabbaths of Shabbat Zachor and Shabbat Parah, this Sabbath is intended to serve as a […]
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Shabbat Shalom, and welcome to Shabbat Parah. Like Shabbat Zachor last week, Shabbat Parah is neither a feast day nor a Jewish holiday. But instead, it may be viewed as somewhat of a themed Sabbath, if you will. And the theme of this Sabbath is brought forth through an additional Torah and Haftorah reading to […]
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Shalom and Greetings, Beloved of Yehovah. I trust that you had a mighty and restful Sabbath. The Gist of Torah Reading 73 Yesterday’s Sabbath Reading discussion focused on Shabbat Zachor. If you’ve not had the opportunity to read that post, I would humbly invite and encourage you to do so. But before we got too […]
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Shabbat Shalom Beloved. Our Torah and Haftorah Reading in Light of Where we are on the Calendar This is a special Shabbat, for it is the Shabbat that immediately precedes the Jewish holiday of Purim. According to our observational calendar, Purim will occur at sundown on M-nday, 3/6/2023, and end at sunset on T-esday, 3/7/2023. […]
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Introduction Shabbat Shalom, beloved of Elohiym. I pray that you, your families, and your fellowships are well and blessed on this blessed day of rest in Yeshua Messiah. This is “The Ordination of the Levitical Priests: A Foreshadow of Good Things to Come.” It will discuss the 66th parashah of our 3-year Torah Reading Cycle, […]
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This week’s Torah Reading is the 65th reading in our 3-year cycle. It is contained in Exodus 27:20-28:43. I’ve chosen to entitle this synopsis of the reading: The Renewed Covenant Spiritual Application of the Levitical Priestly Garments. We find in 28:1 instructions relating to Aharon and sons serving as priests unto Yah. In Numbers/Bemidbar 18:7, […]
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Shabbat Shalom! Warm greetings to you, dear Saint. We hope, trust, and pray that this post finds you, your families, and your fellowships well and blessed on this bitterly cold Sabbath amid Hanukkah 2022. Our Torah Reading Have you ever considered the reality of a connection between our freely giving to God that which we […]
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Our Torah Reading this Shabbat features the covenant Yah established between Him and Yisra’el at Sinai. It is the 62nd Torah Reading of our 3-year Torah Reading Cycle. Our reading is contained in Exodus/Shemot 24:1-18. This is the next iteration of Yehovah’s centuries-long effort to establish how He, the Holy and Righteous God, may dwell […]
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Shabbat Shalom beloved. In this Thoughts and Reflections of Torah Reading 61, we will examine a number of themes and concepts that fall within the realm of loving Yah and loving one’s neighbor as one would love themselves. I’ve taken the liberty of breaking this content-rich reading into three posts with a fourth post sort […]
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Spiritual Warfare and Torah—Thoughts and Reflections on Torah Reading 61 Shabbat Shalom beloved. In this Thoughts and Reflections of Torah Reading 61, we will examine a number of themes and concepts that fall within the realm of loving Yah and loving one’s neighbor as one would love themselves. I’ve taken the liberty of breaking this […]
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Shabbat Shalom beloved. In this Thoughts and Reflections of Torah Reading 61, we will examine a number of themes and concepts that fall within the realm of loving Yah and loving one’s neighbor as one would love themselves. I’ve taken the liberty of breaking this content-rich reading into three posts with a fourth post sort […]
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Shabbat Shalom beloved. In this Thoughts and Reflections of Torah Reading 61, we will examine a number of themes and concepts that fall within the realm of loving Yah and loving one’s neighbor as one would love themselves. I’ve taken the liberty of breaking this content-rich reading into three posts with a fourth post sort […]
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Shalom beloved. I pray that this installment of The Messianic Torah Observer Journal finds you, your families, and your fellowships well and blessed. They Say that Curiosity Kills the Cat True to form, Hilary and I canvassed portions of YouTube to augment our worship this past Shabbat. Because we do not currently attend a fellowship […]
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Shabbat Shalom Saints of the Most High. Welcome to the second post of our The Messianic Torah Observer Journal. Today is a special day of sorts. It’s not only the Sabbath, but it is also the start of the 9th Biblical Month. Rosh Chodesh. There are no mandated Feasts of the LORD in this 9th […]
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Shabbat shalom beloved. We pray that you, your families, and your fellowships are well and blessed during these perilous times. Despite these being perilous times, beloved, we who are the redeemed of Yah through Yeshua Messiah, can find refuge and shalom in our Elohim. And we will find illustrated in the reading that is here […]
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Chag Sameach Rosh Chodesh beloved. Happy and blessed 6th Month to you all. As I am posting this brief discussion here on The Messianic Torah Observer, the renewed moon will have been sighted by at least two-trained observers in Yisra’el. Thus, wherever we live on the planet at sunset this evening—8/28/2022—we begin the 6th Month […]
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This week’s portion is the 37th-Reading of the 3-year Torah Reading Cycle (STAR-37). And it is a familiar passage. For it is the story of Yosef interpreting the dreams of the cupbearer and baker in the Egyptian prison. If we recall STAR-36, Yosef was cast into prison on trumped-up charges because he stood firm and […]
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Our Torah Reading for this Shabbat of 6/11/2022 is found in Genesis 39:1-23. It is The Story of Yosef and Potiphar’s Wife. We find in this reading, themes of righteousness; trust; loyalty; prosperity; sexual immorality; favor-favor with man and favor with God; and God’s presence in the life of His covenant people. Let’s look at […]
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A Leak That is Shaking up Nation On M-nday, 5/2/2022, The Epoch Times reported that a supposedly leaked U.S. Supreme Court document suggests that the Judicial Branch of this country may finally overturn controversial Roe V. Wade. News of this leak rocked the legislative Branch of the U.S. government, with the conservative side of the […]
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This is an overview of the 30th Reading of our 3-year Torah Reading Cycle. It is found in Genesis/Beresheit 31:3-32:2. I use the Hebrew names of the patriarchs throughout this post. And just to familiarize you with the names so as to not cause any confusion: Ya’achov=Jacob Yitschaq-Isaac Avraham=Abraham Beresheit=Genesis Devarim=Deuteronomy Y’shua/Yeshua/Yahoshua=Jesus Yah/Yehovah/El/Elohim/Abba Father=God, the […]
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Starting off, I would be remiss if I did not connect this update with my last post entitled “Why I Keep the Torah (Observational) Calendar and not the Other Popular Messianic Calendars.” In that post, I gave five reasons why I keep the Torah (Observational) Calendar. But more so, I provided an overview of how […]
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In today’s discussion, we will attempt to define what the apostle means by “we establish Torah” in light of those seeming “anti-Torah” statements he makes in chapter 3 of the Book of Romans.
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