This is the podcast version of the Hebraic roots radio show that is on the 1220 KPJC-AM radio station located in Salem, Oregon
News and commentary for Tuesday, 29 September, 2026. And, since this is the week where the Feast of Sukkot, or Tabernacles, begins (and many of us will celebrate the actual birth of our Savior!) – there will be no news show for the 30th, Wednesday.
People typically don't talk much about ‘evil' in normal conversation, though they might have a passing discussion when they see something in a news headline or a movie/TV show portrayed as evil. But do you know how much ‘evil' is written about in your Bible? Do you know the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil'? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith? Rabbi Steve Berkson is among the small number who would take on the challenge of teaching from Scripture about the topic of ‘evil'. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one by one if necessary, to teach what has been revealed to him and how these revelations will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually. Rabbi Berkson starts at the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app youtube.com/@mtoi facebook.com/mtoiworldwide instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming is available on YouTube, Rumble, the MTOI App, and mtoi.org
News and commentary for Friday, 25 September, 2026, but pre-recorded, because host Mark Call is honoring Yom Kippur today. Meanwhile, the intent remains: first fool you, then kill you.
News and commentary for Thursday, 24 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Wednesday, 23 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Tuesday, 22 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Monday, 21 September, 2026.
People typically don't have normal conversations about ‘evil', though they may briefly discuss it when they see something in a news headline, movie, or TV show that they perceive as evil. But do you know how much ‘evil' is written about in your Bible? Do you know the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil'? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith? Rabbi Steve Berkson is among the few who take on the challenge of teaching from Scripture about the topic of ‘evil'. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one by one if necessary, to teach what he has discovered and how these discoveries will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually. Rabbi Berkson starts at the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app youtube.com/@mtoi facebook.com/mtoiworldwide instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org
The Time Traveler’s Quick Guide to Armageddon Part Six: Hearty Har Har Click here to read the transcripts of the last lessons on the battle of Armageddon, or Har Megiddo, in Part Four and Part Five. Please join us on this podcast where we compare the prophetic mountains of Carmel, Tabor, Hermon, and Megiddo in the “first” battle of Armageddon to the Mount of Olives and Destruction in Part Six: Hearty Har Har. Please SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter to get new teachings.
With this reading, only the two final few chapters in Deuteronomy remain, before the cycle begins anew with “Bereshiet” – the first part of Genesis. And the Fall Feasts are at hand, so Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship again decided to “fill in the gaps” with both the major part of the final reading in the entire Torah, from Deuteronomy chapter 33, followed by more discussion that fits with several cycles – then and now – coming to a conclusion, beginning anew, and perhaps even coming to a climax. There is at least a bit more that will be controversial in here, too, because, well, you can’t actually read Scripture for comprehension with realizing just how much that is at odds with what we have largely been taught. The Erev Shabbat reading is from the final prophecy to the the House of Israel and the 12 tribes before the end of the Torah, and the beginning of the journey across the River Jordan: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SSM-9-18-26-Dealers-Choice-Vzot-HaBrakah-teaching-only-podcast-xx.mp3 The Sabbath Day Midrash is where it’s time to fill in some gaps, and explore where the cycles converge, diverge, and rhyme. There is an admonition to the tribe of Levi in verse 10 of the chapter that refers to BOTH ‘Jacob’ and to ‘Israel’ – and yet is not at all redundant. And it outlines the very challenge that still applies to all of us today. There are things in His Torah that clearly still apply, and are at the very heart of SO much of what is wrong with the whole world today, that it often seems incomprehensible to thus of us who have “seen it,” that they could even BE ‘controversial.’ And yet, these topics that people will dismiss are also things they seem willing to practically come to blows over when they inevitably come up in honest study of His Word. Isn’t it ironic – OK, not really! – that they come up “at such a time as this.” “V’zot HaBerakah: Challenges – Then and Now” or, perhaps it could even be, “TWO Houses – and Bridging the Gap” https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WT-CooH-9-19-26-Dealers-Choice-Vzot-HaBrakah-Challenges-Then-n-Now-Dealing-w-Torah-REBELLION-podcast-xxx.mp3 Service information: Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked. Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central) Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday). email: mark@markniwot.com The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:
Host Mark Call takes an in-depth look at some of the most important, and most telling, events of the week ending Saturday, 19 September, 2026… …and what they also warn us is at hand.
David Justice and Mark Call discuss the events of the week, and the warnings that may be at hand even sooner than many expect. And more and more of those stories seem to fit a pattern that we may have seen before, but is becoming increasingly pervasive: there are two sides to every story we are told, and BOTH of ’em are wrong. So keep looking “outside of that box.”
What’s more important NOW than preparing for the coming Famine. And why.
News and commentary for Thursday, 17 September, 2026. It’s the little stories – up front, anyway – the tell us things are definitely ‘coming to a head.’ Pay attention, and be ready.
News and commentary for Tuesday, 15 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Monday, 14 September, 2026.
People typically don't engage in normal conversation about ‘evil', though they may have a brief discussion when they see something in a news headline or in a movie or TV show that they perceive as evil. But do you know how much ‘evil' is written about in your Bible? Do you know the true, scriptural definition of ‘evil'? How does this knowledge affect your walk of faith? Rabbi Steve Berkson is among the few who take on the challenge of teaching from Scripture about the topic of ‘evil'. You will be amazed and often surprised as Rabbi Berkson dissects the verses from the Bible, one by one if necessary, to teach what he has discovered and how these discoveries will definitely impact your life – both physically and spiritually. Rabbi Berkson starts at the beginning, in the book of Genesis, as he has in other teachings, to provide a comprehensive understanding of this topic. mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app youtube.com/@mtoi facebook.com/mtoiworldwide instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org
The regular annual-cycle Torah parsha reading this week isn’t really ‘regular.’ We’re heading into the Fall Feasts (moedim) of YHVH, so the special readings that go with the Holy Days are on the menu, and only the last few chapters in Deuteronomy remain, before the cycle begins anew with “Bereshiet” – the first part of Genesis. Which is why Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, has decided to digress a bit, for reasons he explains. The major ‘Jewish calendar’ (aka, ‘Hillel,’ or Diaspora, etc) lists this Sabbath, the 12th of September Roman, as “Rosh Hoshana,” the ‘head of the year.’ But Scripture consistently refers to it as Yom Teruah, the Day of Shouting, or the Shofar, and it marks the literal countdown for all the rest of the Fall Feasts. And that date – interesting – can vary quite a bit, if you compare calendar understandings. Which really means the readings, and midrash, for this week are going to be unique. Some – be forewarned – will also see them as perhaps controversial, largely because current events, and what is too often ignored by BOTH ‘whoring houses,’ is at odds with Official Dogma. The reason why will be made clear. The Erev Shabbat reading comes from both Genesis and the story of Yitzak [Isaac] — and a bit of the second “Song of Moses from Deuteronomy 32, and introductory commentary: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SSM-9-11-26-Dealers-Choice-Yitzak-Gen-22-Not-yet-Yom-Teruah-or-Rosh-Hoshanna-teaching-podcast-x.mp3 The Sabbath Day Midrash begins with the connection between “where we are today,” and “how we got here,” to those things that Mark suggests most people listening probably NEVER heard in a ‘mainstream’ church or synagogue. Because both of them are still in the exile they were promised: “From Ha’azinu to Aholah and Aholibah: the Oldest Sin Remains” (some Bible translations spell their names beginning with an “O”) https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WT-CooH-9-12-26-Dealers-Choice-Song-2-Not-yet-Yom-Teruah-or-Rosh-Hoshanna-Aholah-Aholabah-and-the-Oldest-Sin-podcast-xxx.mp3 Service information: Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked. Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central) Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday). email: mark@markniwot.com The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:
Among other notable things, this week was a major anniversary of more than one false flag, and execution, reminding those who still love the Truth – that we have yet to see it. Join host Mark Call for a deeper look at those, and other events – and what that tells us now, as of Friday, 11 September, 25 years later.
This is the 25th Anniversary of an event that most people who were alive will never forget. Nor, arguably, will they ever hear the truth about it. Most won’t even ask the right questions. ‘ Join David Justice and Mark Call for a discussion that CNN-ABC-CBS-NBC-PBS, or certainly the BBC would never allow. But if “things hidden” are — as our Messiah promised — eventually to be revealed, does that mean even those who have “no love of the Truth,” and thus under the Delusion, will ever figure it out? There’s a message here.
Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity …is NOT in the Bible. So it never was an excuse for a whole society, either.
News and commentary for Thursday, 10 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Wednesday, 9 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Tuesday, 8 September, 2026.
Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us on a deep dive into Scripture’s spiritual underworld, led by an entity known in Scripture as HaSatan. Understanding the enemy of our faith is crucial to living a successful Torah-observant life. mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app youtube.com/@mtoi facebook.com/mtoiworldwide instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org
The Time Traveler’s Quick Guide to Armageddon Part Five: Time’s Dragon Click here to read the transcript of the last lesson on the battle of Armageddon, or Har Megiddo, which was Part Four. In Part Four, we laid out the parallel texts of Revelation 19 and Judges 4 and 5, which gives us a template of the later Armageddon from earlier battles with the kings of the east. Please join us so we can unpack the presence of the Dragon, the Crocodile of the Nile, at the Valley of Jezreel and Har Megiddo, or Armageddon in Part Five: Time’s Dragon. Please SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter to get new teachings.
Parsha “Nitzavim” (Deuteronomy 29:8 through chapter 30) — contains what Mark calls the most concise ‘two-word summary’ of His Word in the Torah, “Choose Life!” But there is SO much more in this one. And, it’s a ‘double-parsha’ this week, which includes chapter 31, “Vayelekh.” It’s one of the most important, ok fundamental, er central – all of that, but perhaps the best word is ‘concise,’ paraschot in Scripture. And it combines some of the most important ‘debunking’ of Big Lies, and even the first description of one of the most important prophecies, too. Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, covers all of it in the Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/SSM-9-4-26-Nitzavim-Vayelekh-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The concept of “choose life!” is so vital to our understanding of His Instruction [or ‘torah’] that it goes way beyond just a summary, or even a ‘razor’ to “rightly divide the word.” But there is more to that in this parsha: it goes to the heart of Who the Messiah IS, and what He is NOT (a liar, who changed his word, when He said the opposite)… …it gives us the first prophetic promise of the “Greater Exodus” or regathering… …and it succinctly debunks one of the other Biggest Lies in ‘sun-god-day skool’ — that “only jesus could possibly keep ‘The LAW’ – ’cause it’s just plain too hard for the likes of you and me.'” Yahushua, the Real Messiah, said that the path that leads to Life is, “narrow, and FEW there be that find it.” [Matthew 7:13-14] Which should concern those who bought into the big lie that He somehow “did away with” what He Wrote for us, and came in the flesh to teach – correctly. The test is ‘open-Book.’ And it’s straight-forward. But we had better read what it really says. “Nitzavim-Vayelekh: Choose wisely – ‘Choose Life!’ ” https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/WT-CooH-9-5-26-Nitzavim-Vayelekh-We-STILL-HAVE-the-CHOICE-podcast-xxx.mp3 Service information: Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked. Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central) Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday). email: mark@markniwot.com The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:
Host Mark Call reviews not just the ‘major’ news stories of the week, and their significance, but also some of the most twisted, distorted, and outright lied about. And there’s a pattern…
In spite of the worst efforts of the likes of MicroShaft, and “operating systems” and user-antagonistic ‘tools’ that seem to have as many bugs as they do backdoors – there WAS a Drive Time Friday Show this week. And there was a lot to talk about as well. Which, somehow, all fits together, too.
Host Mark Call welcomes back author and film-maker Daniel Holdings for a no-holds-barred discussion of a topic of increasingly vital importance, “Bridging the Gap.”
News and commentary for Thursday, 3 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Wednesday, 2 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Tuesday, 1 September, 2026.
News and commentary for Monday, 31 August, 2026.
Love and Torah – what's the connection? This study series delves into the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. In the final episode, Rabbi Steve Berkson explores the 17th chapter of the Gospel according to John. Here, we witness Messiah Yeshua praying to His Father for those He chose and discipled to carry on His mission. Rabbi Berkson then shifts to Deuteronomy chapter 30. He reveals that Elohim's plan was to exile His people to other nations due to their disobedience. However, He assured them that they would be regathered and recommit to the commandments, including loving their Elohim. In Matthew 24, we observe how a lawless generation gradually loses its love for Torah. Be wary of false prophets who claim that Torah is obsolete or that adhering to it will lead to a lawless life. Such individuals may mistakenly believe they have a relationship with Messiah and the Father but ultimately fall short. Rabbi Berkson concludes the series by referencing Romans 8:28, which emphasizes the connection between love and Torah-keeping. The verse states, “All things work together for the good…” Rabbi Berkson meticulously dissects these passages, providing you with a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you. By comprehending these expectations, you can fulfill them and reap the blessings that follow. mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app youtube.com/@mtoi facebook.com/mtoiworldwide instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org
There are a number of important elements in parsha “Ki Tavo” (Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8) — but it’s probably known for being the most daunting collection of curses in the Bible. And — again — that puts it, arguably, at the heart of the destruction of Western Civilization. Is that deserved? Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship, begins to lay out the issue in the Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SSM-8-28-26-Ki-Tavo-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The words ‘ki tavo,’ are translated from the Hebrew as “when you have come” – into the land. And those curses certainly apply there. And one of the specific consequences is ‘shalach’ – or being “sent out.” Exiled. And that has happened – to BOTH kingdoms. And it REMAINS the case to this day. So – do the curses still apply? Or not? And don’t miss the irony in the fact that some who say, “of COURSE not” – because “the law is done away with” – probably should be paying more attention. NOTE: ‘Curses’ are another one of those topic that tends to upset people. Particularly when they hit close to home, and Mark again pulls no punches. Neither does Scripture, of course. “Ki Tavo: Most Curses in the Whole Bible – Does it MATTER?” https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WT-CooH-8-28-26-Ki-Tavo-Curses-Public-private-and-by-acquiescence-podcast-xxx.mp3 Service information: Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked. Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central) Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday). email: mark@markniwot.com The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:
Mark Call takes a look back at some of the major news stories, and scams, of the week ending 29 August, 2026. And there are more than a few lessons in there this week, if we’re paying attention…
This show has examined the questions of “WHY?” to ‘come out of her,’ for years, and “HOW?” for almost as long. The urgency of understanding both has certainly be demonstrated of late, and for quite some time before that by those with ‘eyes to see.’ And the list of REASONS has simply gotten longer. But that has just made certain elements of the WHAT ever more clear. Like the Mark of the Beast, just for one of the Easy Ones. This week, Mark tackles a tougher issue. One that might even seem depressing, if we didn’t already know Who we serve, and His promises that follow. “The Republic of the USA is long dead. Get OVER Getting Over It…”
News and commentary for Thursday, 27 August, 2026.
News and commentary for Wednesday, 26 August, 2026.
News and commentary for Tuesday, 25 August, 2026.
Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. Picking up where we left off in the Gospel of John, chapter 15, Rabbi Steve Berkson picks up in verse 16, where he explains that Yeshua has chosen us to be part of His work here on earth. Even though He was speaking directly to His disciples, giving them instruction before He was about to be killed, His words can apply to us today if we allow ourselves to be discipled through His Holy Spirit and produce the fruit He expects to see. All that Rabbi Berkson has unpacked from John 15 is about love for one another in the way the Father expects us to love. We are called and chosen so that we are no longer part of the world and its ways. As we pull away from the world to follow Messiah and live according to Torah, we will experience disdain from others who do not understand Messiah or why we choose to follow Him. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app youtube.com/@mtoi facebook.com/mtoiworldwide instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org
The Time Traveler’s Quick Guide to Armageddon Part Four And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” (Re 19:11-16) Our lesson on the battle of Armageddon, or Har Megiddo, will be deep this week, so deep that I cannot edit a simpler or quick version so please join us on this podcast so we can unpack this herd of white horses with their riders as well as their commander. Feel free to take screen shots of the quick-guide charts. Please SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter to get new teachings.
The Torah parsha known by the name “Ki Tetze” (Deuteronomy 21:10 through chapter 25) is – says Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship – arguably THE most NOT-PC portion in the entire Bible. And that fact alone makes it of vital interest – especially since the reason WHY is at the heart of the destruction of all Western Civilization. If ‘The Adversary,’ who “comes but to steal, kill, and destroy,” wanted to that – and he does – this is where it seems he started. The Erev Shabbat reading pretty well lays it out. And just about every line of it makes the point: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SSM-8-29-26-Ki-Tetzi-teaching-podcast-xxxx.mp3 The fact that every element of this part of the Word of YHVH is so utterly forbidden – even to talk about honestly, in many cases, but certainly to study for WHAT IT IS, is absolutely telling. To destroy society, clearly, start with the family. Marriage, and especially fatherhood, the concept of a righteous husband, and certainly, the dreaded ‘patriarchy.’ Then replace His Word, by “adding and subtracting” with perversion. And certainly, destroy anything left of His blessing of a productive economy with “inflation,” i.e., dishonest weights and measures: the debt-based “abomination” (His term!) of a fiat global reserve currency. The details are all here. They are – and have been – ignored not just to our detriment, but destruction. And it’s STILL ‘verbotten’ to even talk about. NOTE: For the obvious reasons, be warned. Mark pulls no punches when it matters most. This will, and should, upset even those who aren’t shocked by just how Big the Lie has been. “Ki Tetze: Why ‘hasatan’ and his minions – including the Whore Church – absolutely HATE this Instruction!” https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WT-CooH-8-21-26-Ki-Tetzi-Why-BOTH-HaSatan-AND-his-whore-Church-HATE-this-parsha-podcast-xxxx.mp3 Service information: Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship worship services and teachings are broadcast live every Sabbath, via Paltalk. (www.paltalk.com has both the link, and the app.) The “room name” is “Walking Torah with Shabbat Shalom Mesa,” and can be found via the paltalk search, then bookmarked. Erev Shabbat services begin at 7:00 PM Mountain Time Friday evenings (9 PM Eastern, 8 PM Central) Live Sabbath teachings begin shortly after 11 AM Mountain time on Sabbath day (Saturday). email: mark@markniwot.com The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:
Host Mark Call’s look back at some of the major news of the week, for 22 August, 2026, has a bit different “flavor” this week, because, he suggests, it’s not the individual stories that matter so much at this point – after all, we not only know they’re LYING, on just about every single front – but also that Big Brother really wants you dead. And as that becomes more and more undeniable, and imminent – it changes how we need to “view the world.” And our own places in it.
Mark Call and David Justice discuss some of the major news of the week, where – in pretty much any direction you turn – there are Big Lies being outed. But – is it already too late? Arguably – and they discuss that – for a political solution, anyway.
It’s not a ‘black pill’ to be realistic, and see what is coming. But it gives a vital perspective. “No EARTHLY Hope…”
News and commentary for Wednesday, 19 August, 2026.
News and commentary for Tuesday, 18 August, 2026.
News and commentary for Monday, 17 August, 2026.
Love and Torah – what's love got to do with it? This study series is based on the “Two Great Commands” – love Yahweh and love your neighbor. Continuing in the book of 1 John, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this teaching in chapter 5, where John tells us that belief in Messiah Yeshua and all that comes with it does not come from us, but that belief, knowledge, and relationship have been birthed in us from above. In verses 2 and 3, Rabbi Berkson points out that, again, love is connected to Torah Observance and that the commandments of Yahweh are not heavy or burdensome. In verse 4, John calls us who believe overcomers. Born of Elohim and given the ability to have a relationship with Messiah Yeshua, we overcome the world through that belief. Rabbi Berkson clarifies what overcoming the world looks like – we see things and respond to challenges in our lives differently than the world does. Moving on, Rabbi Berkson takes us to the Gospel of John, the same writer, a different book, to link what we learned from 1 John with what is conveyed in the gospel writing. Yeshua speaks metaphorically of our relationship with Him and the Father, using vines, branches, and a gardener who cares for the whole thing. Rabbi Berkson once again dissects these passages so that you will have a deeper understanding of what Yah expects of you, so that you can do it and receive the blessings. mtoi.org The MTOI App https://mtoi.org/download-the-mtoi-app youtube.com/@mtoi facebook.com/mtoiworldwide instagram.com/mtoi_worldwide admin@mtoi.org (423) 250-3020 Join us LIVE (all times Eastern): • Torah Study, Fridays 7:30 pm • Shabbat Service, Saturdays 1:15 pm Streaming available on YouTube, Rumble, MTOI App, and mtoi.org
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