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Recorded 10/10/2019 • Posted 10/07/2022

Why is Sukkot called the Festival of Nations? It has something to do with Gog and Magog, Leviathan, Antichrist, and the End of Days. 

Recorded 08/15/2015 • Posted 08/10/2017
Number 47 in the series Shabbat beShabbato

Life is full of good intentions: "One of these days, I'm going to start exercising and eating healthy." "One of these days, I'm going to get my life back on track." Have you ever noticed that "one of these days" never comes? This teaching about the Sabbath and God's Holy Days demonstrates how HaShem's appointed times are designed to interrupt our routine and provide opportunities for self-improvement, increasing godliness, and drawing nearer to God. We call this the "cycle of sanctification." We learn about how, just as Israel was commanded to sacrifice only at the place God chose to put his name, likewise, God's holy days function as "sanctuaries in time," chosen by God for all his people's participation. The forty days of repentence before the high holy days are an ideal time to get life back on track with renewed focus on repentance, prayer, and charity.

This teaching was originally presented to the community of Beth Immanuel on Rosh Chodesh Elul, Shabbat Re'eh, August 15, 2015 / Av 30, 5775, at the beginning of the forty days of repentance.

Recorded 02/17/2010 • Posted 01/22/2016
Number 14 in the series 26 Answers to 26 Reasons

What happens when we find a discrepancy or a contradiction between the Gospel narratives? What do we do if Matthew says one thing but Luke says another? Do the discrepencies undermine the credibility of the New Testament? Asher Norman's reasons number eighteen and nineteen attempt to discredit the Gospels on the basis of seeming contradictions in the birth narratives and the names of the twelve disciples.

Recorded 12/15/2014 • Posted 09/05/2017
Number 15 in the series Romans

In Romans 11, Paul speaks of the Gentile disciples as branches from a wild olive tree, grafted in to a cultivated tree, but the symbolism leaves room for ambiguity. Who is who in the metaphor, and where does the rest of Israel fit in to the picture? Who are the broken branches, who are the roots, and how do they all fit together? This teaching examines the famous "grafted-in" passage in the context of the broader discussion of Romans 9-11 and by comparing it with a similar Talmudic teaching.

Recorded 12/23/2017 • Posted 01/30/2018
Number 3 in the series It's Too Jewish!

A lot of people say that they are searching for God, but have you ever stopped to ask yourself, "What is God searching for?" This teaching explains what Yeshua meant when he told the Samaritan woman, "You worship what you do not know, but we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews." Find out why Messianic Judaism is the greatest religion in the world, even though its too Jewish. 

Recorded 05/22/2021 • Posted 05/28/2021

The call to discipleship demands spiritual maturity. Here's how the commissioning of an Elite Spiritual Special Forces Unit of shlichim emmisaries for proclaiming the good news can help insultate us from assimilation and apostasy. 

Recorded 10/01/2022 • Posted 09/30/2022

Are you ready to hear the Messiah read the Torah? This Sukkot is the festival after the seventh year during which we are to hear the king read the Torah. The mitzvah of Hakhel (Deuteronomy 31:10-13) says that during the festival of Sukkot, at the end of a Shemitah year, everyone is supposed to assemble in Jerusalem to hear the Torah read aloud to the whole assembly by the king of Israel.

Recorded 03/15/2014 • Posted 02/29/2016
Number 4 in the series Purim Audio

The book of Esther is a book of secrets. Find out how the story of Mordechai, Haman, and Esther contains a concealed allusion to the story of the Master's death and resurrection at Passover. An important teaching from the Midrash Rabbah on Esther makes the connection obvious, revealing a relationship between the dynasty of King Saul, the first king of Israel, and the final redemption. 

Recorded 04/19/2014 • Posted 03/29/2016
Number 7 in the series Death of the Messiah

The resurrection of Yeshua is foretold in the Psalms. Just as Psalm 22 prophetically foreshdaowed his crucifixion, opening with the words, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me," likewise Psalm 21 pertains to his ressurection. This short teaching from Beth Immanuel's 2014 Resurrection Service offers insights into the significance of our Master's resurrection.
 

Recorded 01/27/2016 • Posted 01/28/2016
Number 10 in the series Apocalypse of John

What is the hidden manna and the white stone promised to those who overcome? This teaching takes on the cryptic references of Revelation 2:17, digging into Jewish sources and the Torah to disclose the meaning of the hidden manna and the new name written on the white stone.

To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it. (Revelation 2:17)

Recorded 12/10/2015 • Posted 12/10/2015
Number 6 in the series Shabbat beShabbato

Should I light a Hanukiah? What about Shabbat candles? Discover the connection between kindling the Sabbath lamps and the Chanukah lamps? Find out how the lighting of the Chanukah light brings holiness into this world and teaches us an important lesson about the value of the Sabbath. This teaching from Chanukah 2015 on Parashat Vayeshev includes reference to the San Bernadino terrorist attack.

Recorded 12/13/2017 • Posted 12/19/2017
Number 6 in the series Meet the Prophets

A series of brutal assasinations brings an end to the dynasties of the kings of Israel. Here is the story of the prophet Hosea, his unhappy marriage to Gomer, and the last kings of Israel before the Assyrian deportation.

 For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like a flaming fire. (Hosea 7:6)

Recorded 01/27/2010 • Posted 10/12/2015
Number 11 in the series 26 Answers to 26 Reasons

Is vicarious atonement a biblical concept? Was Jesus really a sacrifice? After all, he was not a lamb, nor a goat, nor a bull. How can he be considered to be a sacrifice for sin?

Reasons fourteen and fifteen of Twenty-Six Reasons Jewish Don't Believe in Jesus state that the Messiah is not supposed to die before fulfilling his mission and that Jesus' blood cannot atone for the sins of another.

Recorded 09/06/2017 • Posted 09/08/2017

Are you ready for Rosh Hashanah and the High Holidays? A teaching on the basic observances of the festival of Rosh Hashanah. This practical how-to teaching covers all the essentials with a few quick explanations regarding the major themes of the holiday.

Here are links to additional teachings referenced in the audio:

Rosh Hashanah Menu includes an audio about the significance of the ritual foods and a pdf of the handout.

Are Two Heads Better than One explains why we celebrate Rosh HaShanah for two days, even in the Diaspora.

Recorded 07/04/2015 • Posted 07/07/2017

The Bible is a book of blessings. And curses. Laying out a good curse on one's enemy is a lost art in today's world. Balaam was a master curser with the power of life and death in his mouth. Find out how the incredible power to curse has an equally powerful inverse which can change your life.

Recorded 09/14/2017 • Posted 09/14/2017

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. It is well known as a day of fasting, repentance, and lots of prayers. But there is so much more to observing Yom Kippur than simply showing up at synagogue and not eating anything! Make Yom Kippur even more special and meaningful this year by plugging into the full Yom Kippur experiences. Learn all about Yom Kippur and its associated themes, practices, and prayers.

Recorded 05/29/2019 • Posted 05/30/2019
Number 10 in the series I Will Follow You

Why are human beings such a mess? When God decided to create Adam, the angels were not too enthusiastic about the idea. Here's the story behind humanity, the mission of your soul, and the reason for your split personality. 

Recorded 06/27/2018 • Posted 07/12/2018
Number 2 in the series Mussar of Mashiach

Humility is one of the primary qualities of the soul emphasized by our Master Yeshua. The mussar teachers say that humility is the root of divine service, and a necessary foundation for acquiring any other good traits. While humility is often discussed, it is not always well understood. Learn how true humility leads to joy, courage, and inner dignity.

Recorded 07/13/2017 • Posted 02/14/2019

There is a lot of richness and beauty to the Shabbat service and the traditional siddur. It can be a spiritually engaging and deep experience.

This lecture was delivered by one of our members at the UMJC Conference in Chicago in 2017.

Recorded 02/17/2024 • Posted 03/01/2024

Can Jews be "saved" even if they do not become Christians? In his famous Dialogue with Trypho, the second century apostolic father Justin Martyr reports a non-canonical saying of the Master which sheds significant light on the meaning of "salvation" in the New Testatment Era: "In whatsoever thngs I find you, "In whatsoever things I shall take you, in these I shall judge you." 

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