Numbers 4:21-7:89
June 15th 2019

Pastor Curtis and three guest speakers from our congregation share their spiritual insights from this week’s portion.

Shavuot at Mt. Sinai
Ten Commandments to Israel

The Book of Ruth is read during Shavuot, because it takes place during Shavuot & because Ruth is thought to convert on Shavuot.

Jewish tradition teaches that King David (Ruth’s great-great-grandson) was born and died on Shavuot.

Shavuot is 50 days (Pentecost in Greek, meaning 50th) after Passover. The 49 days in between are known as the Omer!

The Torah, God’s Guidance and Instruction was given to God’s people, then on Shavuot, in Exodus and again in Acts 2.

Leviticus 26:3 - 27:34

Leviticus 26:3 - “If you walk in My statutes, keep My mitzvot and carry them out, I will... but...

אם־בחקתי תלכו

The first eleven verses in this Torah portion gives us a synopsis of the Blessings we will receive when we walk according to His Ways.

The rest of chapter 26 reveals the curses that will happen if we are disobedient to His Ways.

Leviticus 25:1 - 26:2
May 25th 2019

From the Mountain Top YHVH instructs his priests, YOU….

Getting to the mountain top may be hard…

Leviticus 19:1 - 20:27
May 11th, 2019

Leviticus 19:2 “Speak to all the congregation of Bnei-Yisrael and tell them: You shall be kedoshim, for I, Yahweh your God, am holy.”