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God very strongly identifies the orphan/fatherless, widow and immigrant as being objects of His special attention. His identity is bound up with how much He cares for them. YHVH commands a structure in Israel's everyday society that provides for the poor in their midst. That provision includes various “flavors” of food. We are called to live like and look like our Father in our treatment of the orphan/fatherless, widow and immigrant. Mistreating the poor is equal to worshiping other gods in YHVH's view of Israel. Their failure to compassionately care for the poor is a chief reason for their exile. The purest way to follow/please God is to care for the poor.To investigate this most important of stories further, go here.

Chapter 6 is a perplexing narrative.God says he has never been known by the name YHVH. Is that possible?And we see a family tree of Moses' origins! Why does this prosaic text appear at the most nail-biting juncture of the story?

The Second Story and the Third Heaven This week I'd like to visit the architecture of resurrection. Yes, such a thing is possible! Scripture gives us several examples from literal buildings. Last week's newsletter gave a hint with the resurrection patterns in the homes of the women who extended hospitality to Elijah and Elisha. There are even more examples than that.   Just to review, the last several newsletters have investigated the Torah's ancient call to hospitality, not just a a nice thing to do, but as a vital preparation to inherit the Kingdom. Our hospitality study trail through the Torah, Prophets, Writings, and New Covenant started with Song of Songs 5:1, a restoration of the Bride and Bridegroom to the Garden of Eden:   • "I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam.I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends; drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers.”   Elijah in 1 Kings 17:9 protected the widow and her son during the famine. Because she used the last of her flour and oil to feed the prophet of YHVH, she never lacked during the tribulation. She also hospitably gave him an upper room in which to dwell during the famine. In return, her son was resurrected from the dead in that upper room. Because she ministered to the man of God during an apocalyptic famine, she received multiplied miracles of nourishment and resurrection.    And in Elisha's “double portion” fashion, he performs two resurrections for the hospitality of the upper room. First, the barren Shunnemite woman is rewarded with a son, and then later the son is resurrected from the dead:   • "Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat food. She said to her husband, “Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually. Please, let us make a little walled upper chamber and let us set a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; and it shall be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there.” (2 Ki 4:8-10)   The Shunemmite furnished her upper room with the furniture of the Mishkan. She made a little House for the Presence to dwell over the daily activities of her lower rooms. Elisha, a righteous visitor, was the stand-in for the very resurrecting Presence of Adonai.   The upper room is the highest room of our home, a set apart place, yet attached to the rest of the home. What we furnish in the upper room blesses the rest of the home...or not. It can be where heaven meets earth...or not. When the Shunnemite woman constructed an upper room, imagine it as a third story built atop their own living quarters in the second story. Not a brand-new building, but one atop the existing one.   Although now more symbolic because its examples are drawn from building construction in ancient times, today we still have upper rooms, those spaces we make to host the righteous believers who will accept our invitations. The visitor becomes the presence of Yeshua in our homes, especially during Shabbat.   During the Iron Age (1000–586 BCE; the First Temple Period), the "four-room house" dominated Israelite architecture. The four-room house with pillars was widespread already, but it often had more or less than four rooms. The majority of houses only had three rooms, but could also five or more. The house had long rooms and a transverse broad room in the back, which could be partitioned by walls or columns.   The ground level housed valuable livestock and had a working area for storage, weaving, food preparation, or other working tasks. The second level had the living quarters. A rooftop had an area for drying certain products, such as flax or fruits, and it was used as sleeping quarters in the intense heat of the summer for the cool breeze.  

In Part 2 of The Priestly Shift Series, Dr. Kenny Russell reveals Yeshua as the Bridegroom of Sinai and eternal High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Discover how the marriage covenant at Sinai, the fall into the Levitical system, and the Cross all connect in one continuous story of redemption and restored relationship. Study the Scriptures listed above and see how the Bridegroom King is calling His people back into covenant love and royal priesthood.Part 2 The Bridegroom, the Priesthood, and the Promise - Yeshua the Covenant HusbandFrom Sinai to the Cross, the same divine Bridegroom, YHVH revealed in Yeshua, has been calling His people into covenant. The priesthoods, covenants, and promises all point to the restoration of the original Melchizedek order through Messiah.1️⃣ Yeshua Was the Bridegroom at SinaiAt Mount Sinai, Israel entered a marriage covenant with YHVH, the very Word who would later become flesh (John 1:1-14).• Exodus 19:3-5 “If you obey Me fully and keep My covenant…”• Exodus 6:7 “I will take you as My own people.”• Isaiah 54:5 “For your Maker is your Husband.”• Jeremiah 2:2 “The devotion of your youth, as a bride you loved Me.”• John 1:1, 14 “The Word was God… The Word became flesh.”• John 8:58 “Before Abraham was, I AM.”• 1 Corinthians 10:4 “The Rock was Messiah.”• Romans 7:2-4 Through His death the Husband died, releasing Israel to enter a New Covenant.It was the pre-incarnate Word who covenanted with Israel. At Calvary, the same Bridegroom fulfilled the Torah's marriage law - dying and rising to unite Jew and Gentile into one redeemed Bride.2️⃣ The Covenant at Sinai Was Melchizedek in Order - Before the Golden CalfIntended Order:“You shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Exodus 19:6Before sin entered, Israel was called to the Melchizedek pattern, royal-priestly access to God without Levitical mediation (see Genesis 14:18-20).The Shift after the Calf:When Israel worshiped the golden calf (Exodus 32), the priesthood changed from firstborn to Levi (Exodus 32:26; Deuteronomy 10:8).This Levitical order became a temporary administration to manage sin until Messiah restored direct access.Galatians 3:24 “The law was put in charge to lead us to Christ.”Hebrews 7:11 “If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood… why was there still need for another priest?”3️⃣ Misunderstood ‘Forever' Verses about the Levitical PriesthoodHebrew עוֹלָם (olam) often means “for an age” or “until the appointed time.”These verses describe continuity within the Mosaic covenant, not eternity.Passage Common Assumption Correct Context Fulfillment in MessiahExodus 29:9 Eternal Levitical rule For the age of Moses Ended at the Cross (Heb 9:10)Exodus 40:15 Everlasting generations Limited to Aaron's line Heb 7:12 – law and priesthood changedNumbers 25:13 Phinehas eternal priesthood Within Levitical system Heb 8:13 – old made obsoleteLeviticus 16:34 Perpetual atonement day Until fulfillment Heb 9:12; 10:10 – once for all1 Chron 23:13 Aaron forever Worship of that era Superseded by heavenly tabernacleMalachi 2:4-8 Unbroken Levi covenant Conditional — priests failed Yeshua restores true priesthoodPsalm 110:4 — Anchor text of transition Messiah = Eternal Melchizedek4️⃣ Yeshua Restores the Original PriesthoodThrough His death and resurrection, Yeshua reinstated the Melchizedek order permanently:Psalm 110:4 “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.”Hebrews 7:23-24 “He lives forever and has a permanent priesthood.”This fulfills Exodus 19:6 and extends the priestly calling to

Joel 2:32,,,,, 32 Entonces, todo el que invoque el nombre de Yhvh, será salvo,Porque en el monte Sión y en Jerusalén quedarán los redimidos,*Conforme ha dicho Yhvh,A quienes les son anunciadas buenas noticias, a los que Yhvh ha llamado

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at parsha "Lech Lecha," Genesis 12:1-`7:27) -- which might be considered the original "come out" teaching in Scripture -- where the first Patriarch, Abram (later Abraham) is told to "get thee OUT" of your country, leave what you have known, and "go to the land that I will show you." It's a historic, literally "Biblical-level" Act of Faith. But that is where the story of the life of one of the most important men in Scripture, and the 'Father of our Faith," only begins. Here's the Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/SSM-10-31-25-Lech-Lecha-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 This parsha lays out several truly 'fundamental' elements. One, referenced often in the Apostolic Writings (aka 'Old' Testament) is that the man re-named Abraham in this story "believed YHVH," and his actions repeatedly made that clear, and He "counted it to him for righteousness." (Genesis 15:6, referenced by Paul/Shaul in Romans 4.) Mark begins the Sabbath midrash with what some might consider a surprising understanding, given that is counter to what many may have heard, as he notes, "twisted," and it lies at the heart of this story: Galatians has been taught "backwards." What does Hagar, 'the Egyptian,' represent? And if Paul, as he said, wrote to the former pagans in Galatia that he was worried that they were already "turning away" from that faith demonstrated by Abraham to the "weak and beggarly elements" from which they had been delivered, what does that mean? And, ultimately, just who is the 'son of the bondwoman'? Once you see through the lies we have been fed - "inherited from our fathers" (some more literally than others) - it will be unseen. Please share this one if you find it valuable. "Lech Lecha: Twistings - from THAT 'sign' to the Real 'Son of the Bondwoman'" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/WT-CooH-11-1-25-Lech-Lecha-Who-is-the-real-son-of-the-Egyptian-Bondwoman-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Parsha "Noach" (Genesis 6:9-11:32) is actually the second, and concluding part of the story of the "days of Noah," and is the reading that contains the most well-known (and also sometimes LEAST known!) elements of the story of The Flood. But there's more, too, because it also includes the "Tower of Babel," and the intro to the first of the Patriarchs. https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SSM-10-24-25-Noach-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 Mark begins the Sabbath midrash with the observation that the 'days of Noah' spanned not only the time prior to the Flood when "the thoughts of men's hearts was only evil continually," but also many years thereafter, and certainly through the time of Nimrod, and up to the story of Babel. And that is particularly key when it comes to understanding the somewhat enigmatic story of His 'confounding the language' to deliberately ensure that mankind is NOT "one people," and NOT able to 'work together for the common good.' The fact that so much of today's 'One World' propaganda pushes exactly that goal should be concerning, at minimum, given that YHVH explained His concern by saying the reason for His actions was that once they learned to work together, and seemingly plot to thwart His potential plans, "THIS is what they begin to do." "Noach: Maybe 'coexist' is NOT the best motto - then or now" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/WT-CooH-10-25-25-Noach-Am-Echad-And-THIS-is-What-they-Begin-to-DO-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

The Book of Psalms is sometimes called “The Little Bible.” It mirrors the five books of law, and Blake Adams tells us “We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God's covenant promises.” This year's Midwest Preachers' Retreat was held this past week, led by Hebrew scholar and former Oakhaven member, Dr. Lance Hawley, focusing on the psalms as a deep, remarkable resource in our walk with God. In addition to an overview of the book, we examine more closely Psalm 103. The final sentence of Psalm 103 is the one upon which all else in heaven and earth turns: YHVH has established His throne in the heavens; His kingdom rules over all. If all these things are true then…”Technical note: center third of sermon was without sound and so has been cut from podcast. You'll barely miss it. To investigate this most important of stories further, go here.

Parsha "Vayelekh" (Deuteronomy (chapter 31) is one of the final chapters in the Torah, and the life of Moses. It includes the 'charge' given to Yoshua/Joshua as he prepares to take over leadership of the mixed multitude, to "Kazakh!" - or, "Be strong, and of good courage." It's also a poignant warning about the "End of Days" - arguably, now. The Erev Shabbat reading begins there, and also sets the stage for the final "Song of Moses": https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SSM-9-26-25-VaYelek-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 During the Sabbath Day midrash, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa focuses on a prophecy that now seems to be at minimum, 'in-progress': "You will do evil in the sight of YHVH, and provoke Him through the work of your hands." But it is no coincidence that this portion is read during the time of His Fall Feasts, and we are now - or should be - preparing for the singular moed of His Appointed Times about which He warns so clearly, do it - or else! Warning: Some will again be offended. They will say His Feasts are 'old', and "done away with." As if He preferred the pagan replacements, and couldn't manage to say so. YHVH certainly made the reason for His anger, and our continued exile, abundantly clear. And in this case, the warning and importance could not be clearer. Even if we have been lied to about it! Vayelekh: This is the Year to Make SURE you 'Know the Season' https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WT-CooH-9-27-25-VaYelek-The-SEASON-is-Vital-to-Know-and-DO-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Parsha "Nitzavim" (Deuteronomy (29:9-thru chapter 30) is the parsha that Mark Call almost always says is not only a vital, undeniable, and not-yet-fulfilled, prophecy of our future, but contains the most succinct two-word summary of His Torah in the Bible. And it begins with that enigmatic introduction, "Nitzavim," or "you are standing" - all of you, THIS DAY, before YHVH your El... ...and here we are now, THIS DAY (ha yom) doing exactly that - again. The Erev Shabbat reading begins there, and the specifics, to set the stage: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SSM-9-19-25-Nitzavim-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 During the Sabbath Day midrash, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa begins with a theme that has been on many of our minds this last week or two, and the phrase "doctrines of demons," from Paul's first letter to Timothy, 4:1. It is certainly encouraging that Charlie's execution/martyrdom has encouraged many people to look at his lifetime body of work, and his testimony for faith in the Living Elohim. No doubt many - particularly young and college-aged people - are considering a 'turn' toward the teachings of Scripture. And yet, Mark suggests, the popular reaction of just "go back to church," is but a pitiful small step in what might be the right direction. After all, many LEFT 'the church' because of it's demonstrated, Scripturally-condemned, failure to "teach my people the difference," between the holy and profane, clean and unclean. Simply returning to what already failed, and got us here, is not a real solution. And yet, Deuteronomy 30 gives us both a clear razor for Truth, and a bold promise of why we MUST turn! Warning: Some will be offended. YHVH certainly made the reason for His anger, and our continued exile, abundantly clear. But so is the Promise. Nitzavim: BOTH The Blessing AND the Curse https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WT-CooH-9-20-25-Nitzavim-BOTH-the-Blessing-and-the-Curse-RE-turn-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

El juicio de Dios sobre Giezi fue inmediato y drástico: "La lepra de Naamán se te pegará a ti y a tu descendencia para siempre" (v.27). Pero este pasaje no termina sin esperanza. La misma Biblia que muestra el juicio divino también revela que DIOS RECHAZA EL PECADO, NO AL PECADOR ARREPENTIDO. Banda sonora: Drop the Tapes - Biblioteca de audio de YouTube Donaciones local: https://iglesiadeciudadreal.es/donaciones Web: http://iglesiadeciudadreal.es/ Podcast: http://www.ivoox.com/podcast-iglesia-. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPq8l9Q7KcX7j6iOGDPP_zg x (antes Twitter): https://x.com/home?lang=es Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IglesiaCristianaEvangelicaDeCiudadReal Nota informativa: En todos nuestros videos se pueden traducir los SUBTÍTULOS a cualquier idioma. Ir a configuración y elegir idioma de subtitulo. 14/09/2025 - PREDICACIÓN DE LA MAÑANA - SERIE:NAAMÁN Y ELISEO 2 Reyes 5:20-27 - Biblia Textual 20 cuando Giezi, siervo de Eliseo, varón de Dios, pensó: He aquí mi señor ha eximido a este sirio Naamán al no recibir de su mano lo que traía. Pero, ¡vive YHVH, que de seguro correré tras él para tomar algo suyo! 21 Así Giezi siguió a Naamán, y cuando Naamán vio que corría tras él, se bajó del carro para recibirlo, y preguntó: ¿Todo está bien? 22 Y él dijo: Todo bien. Mi señor me ha enviado diciendo: He aquí que en este mismo momento han venido a mí desde la serranía de Efraín dos jóvenes de los hijos de los profetas: Dales, te ruego, un talento de plata y dos mudas de vestidos. 23 Y Naamán dijo: Acepta tomar dos talentos; y le insistió, y ató los dos talentos de plata en dos talegas con dos mudas de ropa, y los entregó a dos de sus siervos, que los llevaron delante de él. 24 Y cuando llegó a Ófel, los tomó de sus manos y los puso en la casa; y despachó a los hombres, que se fueron. 25 Y él entró y se detuvo ante su señor. Entonces Eliseo le preguntó: ¿De dónde vienes, Giezi? Y éste respondió: Tu siervo no ha ido a ninguna parte. 26 Pero él le dijo: ¿No iba mi corazón contigo cuando el hombre se volvió de su carro a encontrarte? ¿Es tiempo este de recibir plata, y de tomar vestidos, y olivares, y viñas, y ovejas, y bueyes, y siervos, y criadas? 27 Por tanto, la lepra de Naamán se te pegará a ti, y a tu descendencia para siempre. Y salió de su presencia leproso, blanco como la nieve.

Be My Burning Guest I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh along with my balsam. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. Eat, friends; drink and imbibe deeply, O lovers.” Last week, we learned: "Of all the righteous ones of Scripture, Avraham and Sarah were the best known for hospitality to strangers, especially when they received the three angels. (So 5:1) Good gardening is good hospitality to the voice of Adonai, His holy Presence. Because human beings, particularly believers walking in the Way of Yeshua, are in His image, practicing hospitality toward people of faith is an especially sweet fruit of the Ruach HaKodesh." Hospitality prepares us to be a part of the Garden of Eden conversation in the Scripture above. We can both invite the Bridegroom hospitably and remain in the Garden because we possess the vital character of hospitality without which a human cannot remain in the Garden. We can be a worthy guest...and friend...who will bless the Garden. To get a better handle on this trait, let's take a careful look at what hospitality is. What does the word mean? Hospitality: Middle English hospital, "residence for pilgrims and travelers, charitable institution providing residence for the poor and infirm," "guest accommodations" (probably by ellipsis from hospit?le cubiculum "sleeping room for guests"), noun derivative of hospit?lis "of a guest, of hospitality, hospitable” The Hebrew word for “guest” is kara ????? The KJV translates Strong's H7121 in the following manner: call (528x), cried (98x), read (38x), proclaim (36x), named (7x), guests (4x), invited (3x), gave (3x), renowned (3x), bidden (2x), preach (2x) Outline of Biblical Usage to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim (Qal) to call, cry, utter a loud sound to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) to proclaim to read aloud, read (to oneself), read to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint to call, name, give name to, call by The Book of Leviticus is "Vayikra" ["and called"], a book of holies, our calling to create a sanctuary of holiness for YHVH. This hospitality “preaches” His Presence to the earth and His desire to dwell with us. The Torah describes to us our holy "calling." Not only that, Adonai listens to the cries / proclamations of human beings, especially the poor and distressed. Somewhere in this world, your name can be proclaimed to Heaven, either in frustration, agony, and pain, or in gratefulness, relief, and consolation. How this works is that the needy “give name to” the situation in that home or community. A guest can “summon” Adonai's attention for blessing or chaos. He will actually come investigate the call for Divine help or proclamation of gratefulness! • Now the LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. When he raised his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed down to the ground, and said, “My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by. Please let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and make yourselves comfortable under the tree; and I will bring a piece of bread, so that you may refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you have visited your servant.” (Ge 18:1-5) Avraham understood what a special opportunity he had. Without a guest, who would bless? Righteous guests are given a Divine mandate to bless or destroy a home. It's an apocalyptic opportunity symbolic of the end of days. Washing feet and providing a safe place to rest with food is the ancient practice of hospitality to guests, especially honored guests. Yeshua told his disciples to honor one another, not a new commandment, but an affirmation and demonstration of an old pattern of hospitality.

Parsha "Ki Tavo" (Deuteronomy (26:1-29:8) is almost certainly the most famous, and foreboding, set of blessings and cursings in the Bible. But, notably, it begins with "when you have come into the land," and a set of instructions, such as the 'Bikkurim' or offerings of First Fruits, that are to take place there. But we remain in exile, have been "shalach"-ed for cause. So what does that mean about those curses? The Erev Shabbat reading begins there, and the specifics, to set the state: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/SSM-9-12-25-Ki-Tavo-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 During the Sabbath Day midrash, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa addresses exactly that question. But it begins with an observation: The plagues are certainly - undeniably - "well deserved," not just by the US, but the world. And many, at least, already seem to be in progress. Yet we are told, repeatedly, in Scripture, to "have no fellowship," with the unfruitful works of darkness. To "flee from idolatry." And not to 'keep company' with, or even eat with, the kind of people who commit the kind of perversions we routinely see promoted on CNN. Or taught in the public 'schools.' Mark argues that we have been told to "come out of her," to not participate with those sins, so as to - hopefully - avoid the promised plagues. The prophet Amos tells us that, unless they are agreed, it's difficult for two people to "walk together." And we saw this week there are, unquestionably, a large demonic army of people with whom reasoned dialogue, discourse, debate, and now arguably even peaceful coexistence have been demonstrated to be impossible. So, do those plagues in Deuteronomy 28 still apply? Or not? Isn't it relevant that the FIRST three plagues in Egypt hit everyone? But, during the fourth, of flies, YHVH "put a difference," made a distinction, between the pagan Egyptians and His people? The promised plagues are here, and we're already in exile. So what now? Ki Tavo: The Plagues are OPTIONAL https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WT-CooH-9-13-25-Ki-Tavo-Plagues-are-OPTIONAL-podcast-xxxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

On today's program, Episode 184, this is Part 1 of a dialogue I had with Andre Roosma of the Netherlands, discussing the written language of Abraham, Moses, and David, often referred to as Paleo-Hebrew. We will be speaking about the pictographic roots and basic notions that underlie the earliest biblical script. Paleo-Hebrew developed from a script that was used in the West Semitic area, ranging from current Syria to Egypt to the Sinai desert, during the second millennium BCE. It is commonly referred to as Proto-Canaanite or Proto-Sinaitic. This script later developed into what we know as the block letters of the Hebrew used during the Babylonian Exile and beyond to our present day. Our program will begin with Andre's understanding of how he pronounces the Name (YHWH or YHVH or YAHWEH) and why. In the second half of the program, we dig into the actual meanings of the Hebrew letter pictographs. Join me now for my discussion with Andre Roosma as we delve into the rich nuances of biblical texts based on their pictographic concepts.

Elul is the 12th and final month of the Jewish calendar year. Elul Unbound is a Judaism Unbound initiative all about making Elul meaningful, through creative digital modalities. In this episode, Lex Rofeberg and Wendie Bernstein Lash explore the 13 attributes of mercy, traditionally associated with Elul and the High Holidays. This Elul podcast is the second in a mini-series of four that will be released as part of Elul Unbound 2025 (our 26th-29th Elul episodes overall).--------------------------------------To check out all our Elul bonus episodes from previous years, which can still be relevant to your experience of Elul this time around, click here. Join our bi-weekly journey through Elul Unbound 2025 by signing up at this link, and sign up for our Elul Unbound Shabbat gatherings here, where we will be forging our kavanot (intentions) for the new year in real time with fellow Unbounders.Access full shownotes for this episode via this link. If you're enjoying Judaism Unbound, please help us keep things going with a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation -- support Judaism Unbound by clicking here!

Breath is so ordinary that we forget it is extraordinary. It comes unbidden, steady as a tide, unnoticed until something interrupts it. We know the sudden gasp of fear, the shallow rise and fall of exhaustion, the ragged breath when we are sick. Yet beneath all those moments lies the same truth: breath is life.In this episode of Creation's Paths, we began with the simple reminder that life in our breath is our life. Too often, spiritual traditions turn breath into something to control, to discipline, even to constrain. An effort at restraining life itself. But the practice we explored was not about constriction. It was about letting breath become prayer, letting the air itself speak the Name of the Divine.This is the kind of practice that first feels like a gentle breeze on a cool fall day: soft, refreshing, peaceful. But it doesn't stop there. Beneath that quiet surface, the practice deepens, grounding us like roots pushing into rich soil and rising like the charged air before a storm. Breath becomes both anchor and surge, weaving us into the great current of life.The practice begins with ancient names. Matthew Fox, in his teachings on Radical Prayer, pointed to a way of praying the Tetragrammaton, the four-letter Name of God, by shaping the mouth and throat as though speaking YHVH while breathing in and out. No vocal cords, no sound, only the rush of air forming sacred syllables. The Name itself becomes breath.Later, Rabbi Rami Shapiro deepened this understanding in Judaism Without Tribalism, distinguishing two ways we encounter the Divine: Yah, “I Am,” the inward presence; and Ehyeh, Being itself beyond us. Breath carries both: the inhale, “Yah,” turning us inward, centering us in selfhood; the exhale, “Ehyeh,” releasing us outward into community, creation, and relationship.Jewish tradition also speaks of two inclinations, the yetzer ha-ra (the self-directed impulse, sometimes mistranslated as “evil”) and the yetzer ha-tov (the communal or altruistic impulse, “good”). Breath, again, becomes the place of balance: the inhale honors the self's need for oxygen, life, renewal; the exhale honors the world's need for creativity and creation it's self. In this back-and-forth, the Name of God becomes the rhythm of our very existence.Layered upon these roots are Creation Spirituality's Four Paths: Positiva (awe and wonder), Negativa (letting go, emptiness), Creativa (birthing newness), Transformativa (healing and justice). Breath can move through these paths, each inhale and exhale carrying us through transformation, wonder, surrender, and creativity.What begins as simply saying the Name with breath grows quickly into a deep meditation on self and cosmos. Inhaling, we are filled, self affirmed, grounded, alive. Exhaling, we are emptied, poured out for others, surrendered into communion. It is the yesh and the ayin, fullness and emptiness.The practice reveals subtle truths: selfishness is not always evil, for inhaling is necessary to live. Selflessness is not always holy, for endless exhaling leaves us collapsed. We need both: the courage to take in life for ourselves and the generosity to release life for others. Brian put it plainly: if all we do is inhale, we faint; if all we do is exhale, we expire.There is also mystery here. Each breath can feel like the ocean becoming a drop and the drop returning to the ocean. Each cycle of fullness and emptiness is a miniature creation, a tide that carries both the particularity of the self and the vastness of the cosmos. Thich Nhat Hanh called mindfulness the greatest magic because it brings us into the only moment that exists, the present. In this practice, mindfulness and prayer merge, each breath becoming spell, prayer, offering.Breath touches everything. What I exhale becomes food for trees; what trees exhale becomes food for me. Breath connects species, people, and places into one vast circulatory system of life.Prayed in this way, breath also connects traditions. It holds the Jewish mystical sense of the Divine Name too holy to speak, yet spoken in every breath. It carries the Christian vision of the Spirit as breath or wind (ruach, pneuma), moving in and through all. It resonates with Buddhist mindfulness of breathing as doorway to presence. It sits comfortably in Druidry, which sees the breath of the wind as the breath of the world.Breath also connects the personal and the political. Our balance between inhale and exhale mirrors the balance between self and community, between individual needs and collective responsibilities. Too much inwardness leads to narcissism; too much outwardness leads to unthinking conformity. But when the two dance together, we breathe justice.The advanced practice Brian offered makes this even more explicit: inhaling as transformation, holding in awe, exhaling as surrender, holding in creativity. This rhythm trains us not only to pray but to live: taking in the world's wounds, holding them in wonder, releasing them in service, and pausing long enough to let new worlds gestate.So how do we embody this? Begin simply. Sit or lie down comfortably. Let your shoulders relax. Inhale, shaping your mouth as though saying “Yah.” Exhale, shaping your lips as though saying “Ehyeh.” Don't force sound, let the air itself be the word.Feel the rhythm: fullness and emptiness. Notice the peace, like a cool autumn breeze. Notice the grounding, like roots drinking deeply. Notice the rising energy, like the charged air before a storm. Let your awareness sharpen until you feel not just your lungs but the whole web of life breathing with you.Practice safely. Don't force breath-holds. Don't clench your throat. This is not a contest of endurance. It is prayer. Breathe naturally, gently, and if discomfort rises, release.In time, you may add the pauses. After an inhale, hold for awe. After an exhale, hold for creativity. Let the Four Paths shape your breath: becoming, beholding, surrendering, birthing. Let the cycle turn until it becomes second nature, until every breath becomes a liturgy of transformation.This is not meant to be lofty or distant. It can be morning centering, evening unwinding, or a quick re-grounding in the middle of the day. It can accompany your prayers, or it can be your prayer. What matters is that it keeps you alive to the presence of Spirit in and around you.For me, this practice begins as peace: a soft breath, like the wind through trees on a fall afternoon. That peace sinks into my bones as grounding, reminding me that life is not abstract but in this air, this body, this earth. Then, without warning, the peace turns electric, a rising surge like storm-air alive with possibility. Awareness sharpens. Connection hums. I feel the life of trees, the pulse of animals, the hush of stones, all tied together by breath.This practice reminds me that holiness is not locked in temples but carried in our lungs. Every inhale is the gift of being. Every exhale is the offering of self. Breath is the Name of the Holy One, spoken not with voice but with life.And so my prayer is simple: may we learn to notice our breath. May we let it carry us into peace, root us in life, and awaken us to the storm-charged presence of the Divine all around. May each breath we take be offering, communion, and blessing. Amen.Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.Thank you for Tips / Donations: * https://ko-fi.com/cedorsett * https://patreon.com/cedorsett * https://cash.app/$CreationsPaths* Substack: https://www.creationspaths.com/New to The Seraphic Grove learn more For Educational Resource: https://wisdomscry.com Social Connections: * BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.com * Threads https://www.threads.net/@creationspaths * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/#christopagan #CreationSpirituality #breathprayer #mysticism #druidry #Brigid #breathwork #contemplation #sacredpractice #prayerChapters:00:00 Introduction: The Divine Breath01:07 Host Introductions01:16 Overview of Divine Breath Practice02:08 Matthew Fox's Radical Prayer Teaching04:34 Understanding Divine Connection: Internal and External15:08 Advanced Practice: Four Paths Breathing18:15 Safety Guidelines for Breath Work20:04 Closing Thoughts and Blessing Get full access to Creation's Paths at www.creationspaths.com/subscribe

We embark on a journey to discover how God "customizes" His presence (via our perception of where He dwells) to meet the needs and frame of reference of different people across time. We start with a spoiler alert and read the final chapter first. In Revelation 21 we are promised “Look, God's home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” This side by side, face to face reality is begun in Eden, wherein the great fall/schism occurs, the repair of which will occupy the rest of the bible. After quite a rough and tumble start to things, YHVH makes numerous promises to be with His people, even though what that "withness" looks like will change over time. To investigate this most important of stories further, go here.

Parsha "Vaetchanan" (for "And I pleaded," Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11) is arguably THE portion that contains some of the most important "statutes and commandments" in the Bible. Not only "the Ten," but also the one known often simply as "The Shema," for the first word, and the fact that Yahushua called it the Greatest Commandment of all, 'Hear, O Isreal...YHVH Elohenu, YHVH Echad." And you shall YHVH with "all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might." The Erev Shabbat reading includes that, and more: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SSM-8-8-25-Vaetchanan-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 During the Sabbath Day midrash, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship suggests that there are several elements in the 'theme' of this parsha that are not only central to our understanding, but also must serve as a basis for some of the most important questions - and the tests that will answer them! - that explain what has gone wrong with a nation, and a world, that has not only forgotten Him - but apparently HATES Him. And they are fundamental to what we must 'come out of,' and thus Who we serve. This portion is, at least in part, about idolatry, and certainly obedience to His "statues, judgments, and commandments." And He says THREE TIMES, in this parsha alone, that He is the 'Jealous God,' literally, "El Kana." There is an important connection in that theme. And Mark suggest that He has told us EXACTLY what we need to know in order to "rightly divide the Word," and discern the difference between the fake and the Real. Vaetchanan: "A Jealous El Kana - don't Add To, or Subtract From" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WT-CooH-8-9-25-Vaetchanan-El-Kana-NO-Adding-to-or-Subtracting-Frm-podcast-xxxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

This week, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship does a somewhat different combination of the recent 'double-parsha,' and combines the end of the Book of Numbers (Masei, Numbers 33 through the end of the Book) with the first parsha, Debarim (Deuteronomy/Debarim 1 through 3:22) in the final Book of the Torah, of that same name. Both have to do with a bit of a recap, as the children of Israel begin to - finally - complete their 40 years b'midbar - in the wilderness - and prepare to enter the land. And Debarim is vital, and different in many ways, from the rest of the Torah. In large measure, it is not only the last chapter of Moses' life, but his 'farewell address.' And, as Mark never misses pointing out, it is THE most quoted Book by the American Founders during the entire Revolutionary Era. And fundamental to the 'English - and then American - Common Law.' The Erev Shabbat summary and reading of the text: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SSM-8-1-25-Masei-Debarim-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 Why does Moses' recap take the form it does, and why is it so relevant today? It begins with a poignant reminder: "It is [only!] eleven days journey," from where they started, to where they were. But it took forty years, and every male, save the two, of fighting age died along the way. Moses knows he is about to die, and he knows what is coming for the sons of Israel: War. They must take the land. But other major change is at hand as well. They sandals didn't wear out - year after year. They didn't have to plant or harvest food; manna was there for them without fail. All of that will soon be over. And the 'giants' that so terrified their fathers? They were there, and YHVH led them to battle, and those "mighty men" fell before them. We, too, are facing what look like major, perhaps earth-shattering, change. And giants? They're still out there, and those who fail to "Trust in YHVH," have more reason to be terrified than ever. Masei-Debarim: "Moshe's Recap - Major Changes, and Giants - Then, and Now" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WT-CooH-8-2-25-Masei-Debarim-Why-the-Recap-MAJOR-changes-coming-Then-and-Now-Giants-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

This week's annual cycle Torah reading is parsha "Pinchas," Numbers 30:2 through chapter 32) and - in part at least - it wraps up one of the mysteries in the Torah, how can a people so blessed of YHVH fall so quickly into idolatry, and beset by 'plague?' But there is far more, and the issue of "vows" literally envelops the narrative. As it still does today. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SSM-7-25-25-Matot-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash is at attempt to connect a collection of dots that range from broken vows and lying prophets to bioweaponry and ELE asteroid impacts. The prophet Bilaam really wanted to curse the mixed multitude of Israel, but was explicitly forbidden to do so, on pain of death - as he learned "the hard way." Only "the word that Elohim puts in my mouth, that I shall speak." And yet, like so many ancient popes and modern traitors in politics, he thought he was smarter than God Himself, and could find a "workaround." It cost him. Today we don't have a Moses to "hang 'em high," or a Pinchas to literally run them through, 'en flagrante delecto,' with a spear. Which only makes the potential consequences all the more deadly. And imminent. "Matot: From Vows and Oaths to Lying Prophets and then Treason - to Plagues and Planet X" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WT-CooH-7-26-25-Matot-Broken-Vows-Lying-Prophets-Treason-and-Planet-X-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

The Rage and Age of Gog and Magog Let's start with our familiar text: Awake, O north wind, And come, wind of the south; Make my garden breathe out fragrance, Let its spices be wafted abroad. May my beloved come into his garden And eat its choice fruits!” (So 4:16) This call to “Awake, O North” is thought to encompass three distinct calls recorded in 1. Jeremiah 31:7-8 (exiles of Israel), 2. Isaiah 41:25 (Messiah) 3. Gog and Magog (Ezek 38:2) Why are all three being called to "Awake" simultaneously? To awake in Scripture can have a few connotations. The contextual explanation is that there has been a period of inactivity, and the prophetic call is to arouse each group to action. Messiah will begin to gather the exiles who have aroused from a period of spiritual apathy, and simultaneously, Gog and Magog will awaken in that generation to create the chaos and darkness necessary to awaken Israel from spiritual "sleep." Because the gematria of Gog and Magog is 70 [Gimmel-Vav-Gimmel Vav-Mem-Gimmel-Vav-Gimmel, 3+6+3+6+40+3+6+3], they are thought to represent the symbolic 70 nations of the world, which will gather against both 1. Adonai and 2. Israel. Various commentaries make oblique references to Gog and Magog, but it will not be understood fully until the day arrives. Some say it is the descendants of Amalek among the nations. Amalek, from which King Agag arose, is the murderous spirit of Edom, or Rome, the fourth beast, headed by Babylon. In that sense, Gog (chief person) and Magog (his nation, people) has arisen in every generation to provoke the Holy One and people who trust in Him and obey Him. The Scriptures cited below reiterate that Gog and Magog are not a single ruler and nation, but a wicked remnant embedded among all nations. In some generations, they will rise up with enough strength and cunning to marshal huge numbers of the population to join their murderous schemes. The pre-millennial war will bring Israel to repentance, and Adonai Himself will destroy Gog and Magog with confusion, thunder, hail, blood, and lightning (Ezek 38-39). In other words, an amalgam of Egypt and Assyria's judgments. Psalm Two is traditionally associated with Gog of Magog: Why are the nations in an uproar and the peoples devising a vain thing?The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,“Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords from us!” He who sits in the heavens laughs, the Lord scoffs at them. Then He will speak to them in His anger and terrify them in His fury, saying, “But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My holy mountain.” (Ps 2:1-6) The commentators note that in this attack of Gog, it revisits an important precedent in Babel: at the tower of Bavel, the united conspirators agreed to attack Heaven itself. As a result, YHVH confused them, and the 70 languages of the nations were born. This is the traditional location of Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue. Amalek in the Torah portion Balak is referred to "first of the nations," in other words, the first to openly rebel against Heaven itself by attacking Israel in the wilderness; this "first" attack was also the first direct attack against Heaven since the "nation of mankind" attempted to penetrate it rebelliously at the Tower of Bavel. At the final attack of Gog from Magog, the nations will once again undertake to assemble and attack YHVH and Messiah DIRECTLY, thinking the Holy City Jerusalem has a “Patron” who will defend it. They believe this was the wicked Amalekite Haman's fallacy, attacking the Jews first instead of their God. Something will cause them to believe they have the wherewithal to wage war directly against YHVH and King Messiah. What do Gog and Magog have to do with the third “awakening” of the winds?

This week's annual cycle Torah reading is parsha "Pinchas," Numbers 25:10-30:1) and it contains what is sometimes perhaps one of the most perplexing stories in the Torah, that of the cohen or priest Pinchas, who runs through two open idolators with a spear, and is awarded the eternal "Covenant of Peace (Shalom)" by YHVH Himself for the effort. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SSM-7-18-25-Pinchas-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash is all about the 'apparent' contradiction. Actually, contradictions, plural: How can a man be given that eternal Covenant of Shalom for what some might call "murder"? And, given the context, and history, this is also a man who is often thought to be a "type and shadow" of the then-coming Messiah Himself. Can Pinchas somehow be a role model? And what are the parameters, the indications, for anyone else to do anything of the sort? No wonder it's been called "problematic." And yet the story is undeniable. The connections to the prophet Eliyahu, or Elijah, who was also notably "zealous" (the Hebrew word is the same, as Mark points out) for YHVH are dramatic, and referenced in both the haftorah selection, and even Paul's commentary in Romans 11. And Eliyahu, too, had a hand in the deaths of SO many pagan "priests of Baal." How do we connect these dots? "Pinchas: Yahuah's Covenant of Peace - at the Point of a Spear" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WT-CooH-7-19-25-Pinchas-Covenant-of-Peace-at-the-Point-of-a-Spear-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship for a two-part study of the Torah parsha reading for this week, is "Korach," (Numbers chapters 16 through 18) and the infamous rebellion which bears that name. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WT-CooH-6-27-25-Korach-Rebellion-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 By now, perhaps it should be no surprise that Scripture sets the stage for events in the world. And, "rightly divided," also reveals when passages have been "twisted," or even inverted to suit the 'prince of this world, and his big-brother servants. The story of Korach is about a rebellion. To Moses, specifically, but certainly to YHVH as well. And the story proves that point conclusively. But, still, Korach: "This was MOSES, fer cryin' out loud!" Aren't there more subtle issues when the question of 'rebellion' isn't so clear-cut, and when it's not so blatantly obvious that the rebellion is against His anointed? Israel, after all, has had bad kings, who "did evil in the sight of YHVH." Yet, most still claim to be doing "God's work," but it just may not be obvious which 'god.' Is there a way to be sure? https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WT-CooH-6-28-25-Korach-Rebellion-This-was-MOSES-fer-cryin-out-loud-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

I have chickens. They are not my chickens. They belong to the neighbor. He already had chickens in a chicken coop. Now he has ten more chickens. They are not in the chicken coop. They are in my yard. My flowers. Digging holes in the yard and around the foundation of the house. Pooping on the porch. Hanging out. I tried playing red-tail hawk sounds really loud. I tried taking watermelon rinds and veggie scraps over to their property, but they still lurk in the shady spots and follow me around every time I go outside to work. They just stick around. It took me a whole day to lay chicken wire under the flower bed mulch to keep them from destroying my carefully designed and freshly-planted flower beds. We let the neighbor know, but so far, we still have sticken' chickens. I even told them the story of when Billie Idol went missing, but while they enjoyed story time, they don't connect Billie's demise to their current situation. Chickens are like that. When I was four years old, my first pet was a chicken named Slicker. Grandma's cat Fuchsia ate it. I didn't connect a cat to Slicker's current situation. I was telling a good friend about our sticken' chickens yesterday, and we were chatting about the danger of Moses' forty days of absence on the mountain. The Israelites and mixed multitude pretty much gave up on his return. In spite of every miracle they'd seen, they couldn't wait forty full days for the next one. Not only that, they started breaking the Big Ten. An idol. Sexual immorality. You know the story. They'd been delivered from slavery in Egypt; they'd been immersed as a congregation in the Reed Sea; they'd witnessed the glory of Adonai and agreed to His covenant at the mountain…and yet, they had sticken' chickens from Egypt. They went right back to feeding slavery to sin. “For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea...” (1 Co 10:1-2) The tunnel of the Reed Sea was like a birth canal. Immersion has always been a symbol of a resurrection that is more than symbolic. On the Third Day of Creation was a birth of life from the water to fruit trees. On the dawn of the Seventh Day of Passover, the Israelites completed a supernaturally fast, effortless journey through the Reed Sea. Likewise, immersion (mikveh) is undertaken as a rebirth. The pattern is this: • Water represents spirit (as does fire) • The earth is the substance of mankind, adam • When YHVH turns the sea into dry land as a way of escape, that which was spirit became substance/flesh in order to provide a new beginning for Israel/mankind, a resurrection from the sin decay of mere earth to earthly life with the spirit, a promise of wholeness and perfections completed from above • New life follows a mikveh in Messiah, the Great Hand of YHVH. This is the mystical picture of the Reed Sea. When YHVH turned the sea into dry land, he figuratively resurrected the Israelites. When the natural body dies, it returns to the earth. In Messiah Yeshua, the bared arm of YHVH, mankind is resurrected from earth through water. “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with,

The annual Torah cycle reading for this week is parsha "Beha'alotecha," (Numbers 8:1-12:16), and it is a true potpourri of events and issues, "from menorah to metzorah." Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship begins with the Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SSM-6-13-25-Beha-alotecha-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 As has been so often the case, but ESPECIALLY now, events in the world again set the stage for the midrash this week. Have you ever noticed that there is a difference in the words used in rendering "do not covet..." your neighbors' wife, house, and so on between the two repetitions of the "Ten Commandments?" The words used for 'covet," or "lust for," are different (the Hebrew root is ;chamad'the first time, but 'avah' in Deuteronomy 5:21.) And THAT word is used for those who died b'midbar - in the wilderness - as a result of their lusting for 'meat.' The connection, as Mark lays out, may well be that so many today are literally "lusting for death." And it is a 'temptation' that YHVH has given us all the information we need to avoid, along with a means to escape. Beha'alotecha: "From Menorah to Metzorah then - Lusting for DEATH now" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WT-CooH-14-June-2025-Beha-alotecha-From-Menorah-to-Meztorah-careful-what-you-LUST-for-esp-NOW-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

PLEASE FILL OUT OUR SURVEY: https://bit.ly/BLNOlistenersurveyContinuing their analysis of the Ten Commandments through Genesis 27, Rabbi Fohrman and Imu focus on two pivotal commands: Shabbat and honoring one's parents. They begin by uncovering surprising connections between Rebecca's plea for Jacob's safety and the concept of divine rest. How does Jacob's exhausting fourteen-year labor under Lavan transform our understanding of Shabbat? And what can this teach us about finding true rest in our own lives?The discussion then turns to the command of Kibbud Av v'Em - honoring both father and mother. Through a close reading of Esav's response to his parents' values, even after feeling betrayed, they reveal how this command speaks to something far deeper than mere obedience. It points to the delicate art of maintaining wholeness in relationships, ultimately connecting to our relationship with the land itself.Join Rabbi Fohrman and Imu as they demonstrate how these two commands emerge not as arbitrary rules, but as profound wisdom about maintaining balance in our most fundamental relationships - with time, with family, and with the earth that sustains us.Intrigued by our discussion of land as our grandparents? Explore this idea further in our Shavuot episode of Into the Verse. For a deeper dive, we recommend Rabbi Fohrman's courses A Tale of Two Names: Elokim and YHVH and The Meaning of Life, as well as his analysis of the deception story in this essay from his book Genesis: A Parsha Companion, as well as this video Why Did Rebecca Trick Her Husband Isaac. A Book Like No Other is a product of Aleph Beta, and made possible through the generous support of Shari and Nathan Lindenbaum. Aleph Beta is a Torah media company dedicated to spreading the joy and love of meaningful Torah learning worldwide.

The Underwater Army of Abaddon - Walking on Water Part 4 In Walking on Water Part Three, we looked in depth at the Gospel of Matthew 14:22-33 account of Yeshua and Peter walking on water. Peter lost faith when he saw the wind, and he had to call on Yeshua.When it looks like the angels of the four winds, or princes and principalities, or spiritual darkness in high places (and low ones!) are bringing destruction, our confidence is in the right arm and saving hand of YHVH, Yeshua. For Peter, the last watch of the night, the time of immindent destruction, was too close for comfort. He knew that the "dry land" he walked on could turn to stones of destruction at any second.Yeshua said to Peter, "Come!" In Hebrew, he said, "Bo!" [???]That should sound familiar from our Reed Sea salvation as well:The sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land,?????????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????? ?????????????The verb? Yavo-u! The collective congregation in plural form of Bo. Peter knew YHVH walking on water had happened in the past...if Yeshua was who he said he was, the son of YHVH, then wouldn't he want the disciples to Bo! now in their present time of trouble as well? If it was Yeshua, then it wasn't a “ghost,” a spirit assigned to the East Wind, but Salvation guiding the East Wind.This is an example to us that neither should we be distracted by the tempestuous spiritual forces being used to shepherd us into safe haven.In this newsletter, we need to review the dark spiritual forces of "Egypt" that were bound at the Abyss of the Reed Sea and how they play a role in the prophecies of Revelation. It's a necessary layer of understanding to help us take the next step with Yeshua, the dry land, the resurrection, and the mystery of its mikveh.It also is an encouragement that even as we walk on the water with Yeshua when he says "Bo!", he is marshaling the King of Abaddon and "Egypt" to take vengeance on the very adversaries who pursued us. He is surrounding us with a protective, pure tunnel of salvation.Please review the Chariots of the Abyss this week, and we will progress to the mystery of immersion in Messiah next week. Since each of these lessons of the mini-series builds on the previous one, it is recommended to print and review in order if possible.Also, if you want to review a related video, Chariots of Abaddon it is free to view on YouTube.Please SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter to get new teachings.

In this episode, we explore a mystical passage from the Zohar (Pinchas 102:679) that unpacks the ancient Yom Kippur ritual of the two goats—one offered to YHVH, the other sent to Azazel. Through this lens, we reflect on the dual nature of spiritual work: reaching toward unity and compassion while also facing and integrating our inner shadows. Paired with teachings from the Degel Machaneh Ephraim, Meor Einayim, and Maor VaShemesh on the command to "be holy," we uncover a rich tapestry of insights about communal holiness, spiritual humility, and the ongoing journey of becoming. This episode is a deep dive into the paradox of wholeness: that holiness is found not by escaping the world, but by embracing it fully—together.

When You Walk on Water, ?Remember This - Part Three In Walking on Water Part Two, we looked in depth at the Gospel of Matthew 14:22-33 account of Yeshua walking on water. The "fourth watch of the night" was our key phrase, helping us to understand the elation, terror, and sinking feeling Peter might have had as he processed: a) Sababa! Yes! I can walk on water like it's dry land! It's like the Exodus! b) Oy vey! It's the last watch of the night, and the wind will allow the waters to return to normal at daybreak! I could be killed like Pharaoh's army! Yeshua, however, had authority over the wind frightening Peter with its ability to destroy armies and pound them into the abyss of a watery grave. Yeshua's authority over the angels of the four winds and all other principalities and powers is a second key to understanding why Peter might have had that sinking feeling that his solid footing in the water might collapse. One example is the destruction of Sodom and three other cities of the valley at sunrise. Oddly, the text describes Lot and his daughters as arriving in Zoar when the sun came up, yet, this is when the angel took them by the hand to depart Sodom! How could they be in two places almost simultaneously? It was humanly impossible to escape to Zoar that fast unless there was a supernatural quality to the angel's "hand" that saved them. Likewise, Yeshua took Peter's hand when Peter cried out, "Lord, save me!" Yeshua walked him to the boat, and John adds a detail: “So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going” even though the text states they were three or four miles along the water. (Jn 6:21) This, too, would be impossible if Yeshua's hand of salvation weren't supernaturally fast transportation. A boat is a symbol in Scripture not only of international commerce, but of how nations and continents are connected and interconnected. The fact that walking on water occurs on the Galilee is also symbolic. Galilee came to be known as "Galilee of the Nations" not only because of the diverse people groups that lived there during epochs of history, but because of Isaiah's prophecy: But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. The people who walk in darkness will see a great light; those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them. (Is 9:1-2) While Peter made the connection between the Exodus past and a prophesied Exodus of the future, the Book of Acts suggests he didn't completely internalize the commission to the Gentiles until much later. Perhaps he assumed that Isaiah's prophecy was intended only for the lost Israelites among the nations who were to be restored by Messiah. Indeed, the deportation of many Israelites and Jews occurred from that very area, yet the Greater Exodus will also draw many from every nation, tribe, and tongue just as it did in the first Exodus. All those who call on the Name of YHVH will be saved then as Peter demonstrated. In Part One, we parsed the Hebrew text of Exodus 14:21 to see that the English translations of how the water was swept back all night didn't do justice to the text: “Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD swept the sea back…” But let's read the literal words: “And stretched Moshe his hand over the sea and will walk YHVH the sea…” For modern English grammar purposes, let's read: “and YHVH will walk the sea.” It explained why Yeshua, the arm of YHVH, walked on water and why Peter believed it might be Yeshua instead of a "ghost"...and why he, too, might walk on water: The sons of Israel went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, ?????????? ????????????????

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at parsha "Shmini," Leviticus chapters 9 through 11. The Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) reading begins with the story of the "eighth [shmini] day" and the events leading to the deaths of Aaron's two eldest sons. And it completes with the instruction of what is "food," and what is not. The confluence certainly suggests there is a connection, regardless of what we may have been told by many who, "by your traditions, make the commandments of YHVH of no effect." The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SSM-4-25-25-Shmini-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 As seems to be so often the case, the Torah portion story this week has a relevance to current events that demonstrates the timelessness of the message, as the lawless claim that "no one is above the law," has become a sick joke. Mark notes that there has been much discussion over the centuries of why "Aaron kept his peace," or remained silent, after the death of his two oldest sons, Nadab and Abihu. One of the explanations might be that he realized, after the 'golden calf,' that he, himself, had arguably deserved, but been spared, a similar fate. So, why those two? What did they really do? Even though Scripture explicitly tells us, questions remain. Because, "to whom much is given, much is expected." Shmini: "No One is Above the Law. And they Knew, or Should Have Known." https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WT-CooH-4-26-25-Shmini-NO-One-is-Above-the-Law-Knew-or-Should-Have-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a special "Holy-and-UN" Day rip-roaring discussion of things that don't fall into the regular annual Torah reading cycle, but are absolutely relevant 'for such a time as this.' For the Erev Shabbat (Friday evening) reading, Mark was led to examine Ezekiel's vision in chapters 8 and 9, in a story he refers to as the "angel with the inkhorn." And it is undeniably relevant to much of what is happening now, and this weekend in particular. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SSM-4-18-25-Dealers-Choice-special-teaching-for-Ishatar-sun-god-day-Ezekiel-8-9-podcast-xxx.mp3 During the 'change-of-pace' Sabbath Day message, Mark again takes up the theme of the current 'cusp,' or turning point, but with the understanding that we have been told that "things hidden will be revealed." (Matthew 10:26 et al) And it's not just pagan practices that have supposedly been 'christianized,' in spite of the fact that YHVH says so bluntly that He "hates" them. It's virtually every aspect of our world that you can name, from economics, to politics, to science...and even the no-longer-hidden open treason among those "Black-robed priests of Satan." Buckle up. This is one you won't want to miss! 419, False Flags, Fake Gods - Things Hidden Until Such a Time as This https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WT-CooH-4-19-25-419-Things-Hidden-Being-Revealed-On-the-Cusp-podcast-xxxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

Passover: Walking on Water More specifically, Chag HaMatzah, or the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Before I explain that, let's begin with a not-rhetorical two-part question: Why did Yeshua walk on water? Why did the wind scare Peter? Last week's newsletter established the underpinnings of the WOW season (Walking on Water). Review: The last watch of the night is a last opportunity to flee false security. It is the last opportunity to flee the people whose wicked agenda vexes the righteous Holy Spirit within. If one waits until the morning's dawn to flee, he flees with nothing. Only the deeds of the righteous can follow them into the eternal Kingdom of Messiah, for those are the only eternally true and fit deeds. The overturn of the cities of Sodom likely took place at Passover, for Lot baked unleavened bread for the angel of wrath. The Wrath of the Lamb struck the cities of Sodom right at dawn, when Lot and his daughters reached safety and the last watch of the night becomes the past. Likewise, at dawn, after the strong East Wind completed its work of arranging the waters, the Israelites traveled through the waters to reach safety. ?The Israelites still had the flesh of the Passover lamb, bitter herbs, and matzah in their bellies. Having obeyed YHVH's instructions, they were protected from the Wrath of the Lamb on Egypt and Pharaoh. All they had to do was Walk on Water, to escape to freedom. WOW! So back to our question: why did Yeshua walk on water?

This week we begin the reading and study of the Book of Vayikra, or Leviticus, with chapters 1 through 5. And, sadly, this is one of those Books where some folks just hear the name ('Leviticus') and their eyes begin to glaze over; "it's SO boring," and "what difference does it make anyway?" Which is the best reason you'll hear to take an honest look at what it really says, why it matters NOW, more than ever, and why we have been lied to so thoroughly about all of it. Because you can't understand the real Messiah, or recognize the fakes, without understanding what we have almost certainly NOT been taught! Starting with the overview, and reading, to understand a bit of that distinction: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SSM-4-4-25-Vayikra-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath day in-depth 'midrash' picks up with that vital distinction. And, WARNING: This will upset some folks, because John had it right. (I John chapter 2) He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. And that describes accurately what Mark Call refers to as BOTH the 'Whore Church," and the "Whore Synagogue." And this is where it will be made very clear why that is not only accurate, but vital to understand. Yes, many if not most of us who have attended the vast majority of 'denominational churches' have probably heard the term "Old" Testament, and one of the Biggest Lies in all of history: that somehow "Jesus did away with the Law," or "nailed it to the cross," so nothing the Bible says about "sacrifices" matters any more. Could it be that there is something vitally important that is missing? This week those "battle lines" became ever more clear. Vayikra: AI-dolatry -- When Does Mere Ignorance Become Outright Rebellion to YHVH? https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WT-CooH-4-5-25-Vayikra-AIdolatry-Teaching-INTENTIONAL-sin-to-the-Deliberately-Ignorant-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash:

The Torah reading called "Pekudei" (for the "accounts" that summarized the making of the 'mishkan,' or Tabernacle in the Wilderness, from Exodus 38:10 through the end of the Book) is the final parsha the the opening saga of the Exodus. And while the story has only really begun at that point, it's an inspired summary of what mattered then, and still does:  the phrase "as YHVH commanded Moshe [Moses]" is repeated eighteen times in this parsha alone, and the level of repeated detail on the work the 'mixed multitude' did together is, in large measure, also repeated, but with a change of tense:  that which they were TOLD to do, they, and Moses, DID -- and, again, "as YHVH commanded Moshe." There is clearly a message there. While most of us who have attended the vast majority of 'denominational churches' have probably heard the term "Old" Testament, and even that "the Law" was somehow away with later, as if it no longer applies, and what matters instead is the 'spirit' that is in our hearts, Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa suggests we had better understand the MANY other admonitions in Scripture, including warnings from Shaul, or Paul, that have been twisted.  He starts with a look at the First Letter Paul wrote to the Corinthians, and chapter 3.  But it is undeniable, to those with "eyes to see," that the ReNewed Covenant, in places like Jeremiah 31:31 is not quite what most of us have been taught, either. As we see the battle lines being drawn in a world which has largely rejected the True Messiah in favor of "another jesus whom we have NOT preached," Mark suggests it has never been more important not only that we know WHICH Spirit is "holy" and how to know, but that we understand why what "Yahuah commanded Moshe" is still the Foundation -- just as Yahushua HaMashiach, the Messiah, said, and taught.  He never changed so much as a "yod or tiddle." And He summarized it all simply, too:   "If you love Me, keep My commandments." Which?  All of 'em.  The ones He Wrote, and Taught, and has never changed. If we are now to be His "temple," and His Holy Spirit is to dwell within our hearts, we need to understand what that really means. The Erev Shabbat Reading of the entire portion: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SSM-3-28-25-Pekudei-teaching-podcast-x-1.mp3 Pekudei: As YHVH Commanded Moshe - so we still had better DO https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WT-CooH-3-29-25-Pekudei-As-YHVH-Commanded-Moshe-so-WE-had-better-DO-podcast-xxx-1.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath midrash: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WT-CooH-3-29-25-Pekudei-As-YHVH-Commanded-Moshe-so-WE-had-better-DO-podcast-xxx-1.mp3

Jehoshaphat seeks Yhvh, so Yhvh blesses him.

This may be one of the most important - and certainly controversial - teachings that Mark Call, of Shabbat Shalom Mesa Fellowship has done. Because it hits at the very heart of what "Come out of her, My people," is about. Parsha "Ki Tisa" (Exodus chapters 30 through 34) includes on of the most infamous tragedies in the Bible - the story of the 'Golden Calf,' and Moses' subsequent throwing down and destruction of the first set of tablets, engraved with the very 'finger of YHVH.' And that, too, is symbolic of what has been done by the mob that "assembled" or "gathered" against Aaron ever since! The Erev Shabbat reading of the portion includes some of the vital context for the story that often tends to be overlooked, given the drama that follows: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SSM-3-14-25-Ki-Tisa-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 What is less well-understood is that the entire context of that story reflects on what another "assembly" (or, even 'ecclesia' for those that have heard the Greek term) has done almost universally, over and over again, throughout history. And still continues. The Sabbath Day midrash addresses the 'twisting' that Kefa/Peter talked about (II Peter 3:15-16) and how, in particular, Paul's second letter to the Corinthians has been almost completely "turned on its head," as is seem by a look at this story, and the context of chapter 3 of that Book. [Hebrew Nation Radio is having some server issues - this will be uploaded later...] If you find this valuable, or even shocking - please share it. As the Bible makes clear, it really is a matter of life and death. Both segments are combined here:

Ever feel like you're stuck between fittingin and standing out? In this episode of Market Mystics, we'retalking about what it means to own your identity while being part of acommunity. From the slow process of personal growth to the tension betweenconformity and individuality, we're diving into the beauty (and struggle) ofdiscovering who you really are. Jointhe Discord channel and get into the conversation!https://discord.gg/NDtG3bUEbT #MainCharacterEnergy, #Uniqueness,#IdentityMatters, #SelfDiscovery, #Belonging, #PersonalGrowth,#PurposeDrivenLife, #EmbraceChange, #CommunityAndIndividuality, #MarketMystics,#Season4, #SonsOfGod, #Journey, #Christian, #YHVH, #Faith, #Podcast, #Mystic,#Spirituality, #DeconstructingFaith

Parsha "Tetzaveh" (Exodus 27:10 - 30:10) continues the description of elements associated with the still-to-be-built 'tabernacle in the wilderness,' this time beginning with the priestly garments for Aaron and his sons. The Erev Shabbat Reading begins with "command" them to make oil for the menorah, and then continues through the sanctification of the 'cohenim': https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SSM-3-7-25-Tetzaveh-teaching-podcast-x.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash concerns a conjunction of events, both historic and current, and associated readings. And as seems to so often be the case, there's more than just coincidence evidently at work now. One of the obvious, and stated, purposes of the garments created "for splendor and for beauty," to be worn by the cohenim (priests) was that they be "set apart" to serve YHVH. And the golden inscription on Aaron's forehead said, "Holy to YHVH." The fact that such a priesthood no longer exists only makes the contrast more clear. But several events this week really brought that home. By almost any Scriptural measure, what we now have instead looks like an "anti-priesthood," set apart not to YHVH, but His "Adversary." And an honest reading of Scripture is "uncomfortably clear" on those implications. Note: The midrash mentions a related look at the story of Esther, and the 'Purim' holiday, which was an element of Mark's observations in the "Come out of her, My people" Show this week: https://hebrewnationonline.com/come-out-of-her-my-people-show-mark-call-weekly-274/ Tetzaveh: What is Amalek?

Parsha "Terumah" (Exodus 25:1 - 27:19) is a major change of pace from the story of the plagues, and the Exodus from bondage in Egypt. While Moses is evidently still up on the mountain, he is told by YHVH to take an 'offering' (terumah) from those with willing hearts. And then follows a description of specifically what, and what it is for. The Erev Shabbat Reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SSM-2-28-25-Terumah-teaching-podcast-x.mp3 The level of detail in the parsha this week, and even subsequently, is almost an enigma: It is almost overwhelming, and yet were it not for the fact that Moses is told that he is being shown a 'pattern,' or "blueprint," it is pretty evident that what is being described could probably not be built. And it must be done by the effort of the 'skillful workman,' besides. Later, we're even told that those tasked with that work must even be guided by the very Ruach Elohim, or Spirit of YHVH. Many of us, because this is the "Olde" Testament, after all, have probably heard that anything associated with the 'tabernacle' (or later temple) is superfluous now, and even "done away with." Or it's just 'spiritualized' - perhaps even with a bit too much hand-waving. So, even the level of detail included is just not enough, in the sense of being able to completely understand the design... There's something very telling about that. Terumah: Why does the detail seem overwhelming? https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WT-CooH-3-1-25-Terumah-Detail-can-overwhelm-if-the-BLUEPRINT-is-Wrong-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part reading and Sabbath day midrash is here:

The Treehouse: Sketches of the Millennial Kingdom If this is your first newsletter, you've jumped into the last of a four-part series that began with The Gift Horse, Watch the Smoke, and Wetter than Water. Click on the links to start at the beginning. In last week's teaching, we concluded with these mysterious statements concerning the striking of the Rock Messiah in the wilderness: ·     “Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy name; I am the LORD.” (Le 22:2) ·     “'...for in the wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you rebelled against My command to treat Me as holy before their eyes at the water.' These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.” (Nu 27:14) The water, the text says, “came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.” (Nu 20:11) The English translation of “abundantly” is from the Hebrew rav [rabim H7227] which has several meanings. Among its first uses in Scripture, we have context of a quarrel, which emphasizes that it was not only the people who were quarreling, but the water, too. Messiah had a beef with the situation, and he demonstrated it with how he yielded the waters: ·     Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Ge 6:5) ·     In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened. (Ge 7:11) ·     And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together. (Ge 13:6) The first two examples above are of The Holy One's quarrel with mankind, and the third is of the quarrel between the shepherds of Avraham and Lot. If Messiah's reaction to being struck by Moses and Aaron was quarrelsome water, it sounds as if it wasn't a gently flowing stream! It was a real gusher. From the sentence imposed on Moses and Aaron, the implication is that the quarrel was with their actions in striking instead of speaking. Striking instead of teaching holiness. But what was the reason Messiah withheld water after Miriam's death? Was he, too, joining with them in mourning? Was he giving the royal priesthood an opportunity to rise to a more intimate level with him? For them to understand that the Word in their mouths also had power to restore the plants, heal, and sanctify in the Bridegroom's Name? Perhaps Messiah wanted the Israelites to speak to him about restoring their holy gifts by the stream, yet they were conditioned to look to their leadership. The text says only that “the people drank.” That wasn't their first concern, remember? It was the miraculous plants and the purifying stream of water for a royal priesthood. They mentioned drinking water for themselves and their beasts only last. The natural earthly realm was literally the least of their worries. Let's tie this in with the River of Life in the millennium: ·     “In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivors of Israel.” (Is 4:5) The Branch of YHVH is Messiah Yeshua, the Rock in the wilderness. Because of the Branch and miraculous water, miraculous Edenic plants grew on the banks of the stream: orchards, spices, and vineyards on a heavenly timetable, not earthly. If not overnight, then within a month of the camp's settlement. Israel is prophetic of the world to come. She is uniting realms that have been disconnected since the fall from the Garden. In the wilderness, they came very close to Eden as demonstrated by the manna, ever-wear garments and sandals,

Ever had a dream that felt too real to ignore? In this episode, Kimb andJoshua dive deep into the mysterious world of dreams—what they mean, how theyconnect to visions, and whether they might be messages from beyond. Frompersonal experiences to divine encounters, they explore how dreams can offerwarnings, insights, and even a deeper understanding of God.  Join the Discordchannel and get into the conversation! https://discord.gg/NDtG3bUEbT  #DreamsAndVisions, #DivineEncounters, #SpiritualExperiences,#ChristianSeekers, #UnderstandingGod, #SubconsciousInsights,#PersonalRevelation, #ImaginationAndFaith, #SharedDreams, #MysticPerspectives, #Season4, #SonsOfGod, #Journey, #Christian, #YHVH,#Faith, #Podcast, #Mystic, #Spirituality, #DeconstructingFaith

Is God speaking, and are we really listening? In this episode, Kimb and Joshua explore the many ways we can perceive and connect with God's voice—through patterns, seasons, and even unexpected moments. They dive into the role of synchronicities, missed opportunities, and how creation itself can serve as a pathway to deeper spiritual connection.Join the Discord channel and get into the conversation! https://discord.gg/NDtG3bUEbT#GodsVoice, #DivineCommunication, #SpiritualAwakening, #Synchronicities, #FaithJourney, #HearingGod, #SpiritualSeasons, #MysticWisdom, #CreationSpeaks, #Season4, #SonsOfGod, #Journey, #Christian, #YHVH, #Faith, #Podcast, #Mystic, #Spirituality, #DeconstructingFaith

Parsha "Yitro" (Exodus chapters 18 through 21) is named for the man who is Moses' father-in-law, because he makes an appearance in the very first part of the story. But the portion is most noted because it includes the first giving of the 'Ten Debarim' (actually 'words,' or even Ten Sayings) - most usually rendered in English as the Ten Commandments. The Erev Shabbat Reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SSM-2-14-25-Yitro-teaching-podcast-x.mp3 The description surrounding the fact that the mixed multitude of Israel, according to the literal Hebrew, actually "SAW" the thunderings, and the other aspects of the interaction were so overwhelming that they then told Moses, 'YOU speak to us,' from here on out, because they were afraid that if they heard directly from YHVH again, it would kill them, is a graphic indication that THIS interaction with the Creator of the Universe was different than anything that had ever happened before. And it's something that Mark Call has "waxed a bit nerdy" about before, suggesting that it was some type of "high bandwidth" download that probably seemed overwhelming to them. And, superficially at least, but maybe even to a deeper extent given the level of incredible Evil now being exposed, we may be seeing a similar level of "information overload" today. But the similarities don't stop there. Yitro: They heard - er, saw - but didn't LISTEN! https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WT-CooH-2-15-25-Yitro-They-heard-no-SAW-but-did-NOT-Listen-podcast-xxx.mp3

Parsha "B'shalach" (Exodus 13:17 - 17:16) begins with what might be the most famous miracle in the Bible, the "parting of the Red Sea" [more likely the 'Sea of Reeds'] and the related destruction of Pharaoh, and all his army and chariots. The very first verse of the parsha, as Mark Call notes in the reading, should perhaps "leap off the page" today as a warning: YHVH took the 'mixed multitude' via the Long Way Home to the Promised Land, rather than the shorter coastal route, "lest the people regret," when they see war, and decide to return right back into bondage. Could that ring true today? The Erev Shabbat Reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SSM-2-7-25-Bshalach-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 The question has been asked. But there is something fundamental about human nature that is outlined here. Rather than being grateful for having been freed "by a Mighty Hand," from bondage, and happy to be en route to a Promised Land, why instead do people whine, and want to go back into slavery? In that context it is interesting that there is so much emphasis in this story on "testing" by YHVH. They see thirst in the wilderness. And have cause for concern when He gives them 'bread from heaven' - before it gets a name. The Sabbath is introduced. (Or - is it RE-introduced?) But Yah has good reason to ask, "How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and My Instruction?" B'shalach: Grateful? Or Whining? The Testing Is Yet to Come https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/WT-CooH-2-8-25-Bshalach-The-Testing-to-Come-Grateful-or-Whining-podcast-xx.mp3 The combined two-part teaching will be up later; HNR has server problems that prevented it from uploading.

This week the Torah teachers, Mark Call, Ray Harrison, and Mark Pitrone, begin the study of the Book of the prophet Hosea. And it starts with an usual direction from YHVH to the prophet, to "take a wife of harlotry," or marry a whore, in order to make what turns out to be a very dramatic point. And a lesson that is just as central to the state of a not-so-different form of 'whoring' today.

The second Torah portion reading from the Book of Exodus this week is in some respects THE beginning of the Exodus itself, in that it describes the first set(s) of the 'Ten Plagues of Egypt." 'Vaera' (Exodus 6:4 through chapter 9), beings, however, with an explanation of His Name, YHVH. "And I appeared," ('vaera') He says, to Abraham, and to Yitzak, and to Yakov, "as El Shaddai, but by My Name YHVH I did not," at not in the way that He is about to, "make Myself known to them. And that is the essence of what He is about to do! The Erev Shabbat reading, as usual, covers the story itself, but also starts to lay out the incredible significance of just what that means: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SSM-1-24-25-Vaera-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash takes a deeper look at a number of key elements that are laid out in this parsha, from the emphasis on His Name YHVH, and that He would then SHOW what that means, so that all of us would know, to the patterns and projections associated with the plagues themselves. They were not only all judgments against various fake Egyptian 'gods,' but also, Mark contends, a set of 'open brackets,' or one half of a set of bookends, which we will eventually see closed by the prophesied second, or "Greater Exodus." And there are certainly "candidates" for those in play today. Vaera: What's it Gonna TAKE?" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WT-CooH-1-25-25-Vaera-Whats-It-Gonna-TAKE-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part teaching is here:

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week's episode we explore the mysterious UFO sex-cult, Raelism! In the first half of the show we focus on Raelism's belief in a race of humanoid creator beings they call the Elohim and what the revelation of their kind holds for ourselves as individuals and the destiny of all mankind with humanity now a critical juncture between open contact or total annihilation. We explore Raelism's strange sexual practices, its problematic logo and some of the specific commandments given by the Elohim. In the extended episode we delve into Rael's personal history, his failed music career, and the events leading up to his alleged encounter with the Elohim. We discuss the controversies surrounding Raelism, including accusations of plagiarism, pedophilia, and the scientific evidence or lackthereof to support the claims that Raelism's sister project CLONEAID successfully cloned the first human. Thank you and enjoy the show! check out the extended showIn this week's episode we discuss:Aliens, cloning, and a very unusual "religion"—dive into the wild world of Raelism.The Raelian symbol and Kanye West? The Truth of the Elohim."Sensual Meditation" and "cosmic orgasms…"An all-female "Order of Angels" and a quest to become alien consorts—the even weirder side of Rael's desires.YHVH, Jesus, Buddha and Mohamed?A government of geniuses?Accusations, lawsuits, and a desperate flight to Canada—the dark side of Rael's "love" movement.2035: the year the aliens are supposed to land. Will Raelism's embassy be ready in time?In the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:From failed musician to race car driver to alien prophet—the bizarre origin story of Rael.Claims of PlagiarismRael's First Wife…The Early Days of the CultRaelian Bishop Brigitte BoisselierHuman cloning, secret labs, and a missing baby—did Raelism actually clone a human?Kid Buu: cloned rapper or marketing mastermind? Unravel this strangeRaelian connection.Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSOURCES:https://culteducation.com/group/1106-raelians/17521-i-was-married-to-clone-cult-leader-rael-15-years-he-wrecked-my-life-and-our-childrens.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonaidhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81330942https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dossiers/sectes/r1687.pdfSupport the show

A brief description of four main beliefs of Biblical Unitarians. 1. God Is One, the Father. ·         Deuteronomy 6:4 “YHVH our God, YHVH is one”. Mark 12:32 “He (not they) is one.” ·         John 17:3 “Father…this is eternal life, to know you, the only true God…” ·         1 Corinthians 8:6 “As for us, there is one God, the Father…”. 2. Jesus Is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God 3. The Holy Spirit Is the Spirit of God We believe in God (the Father), in Jesus the human Son of God, and in the spirit of God.  A “triad”, not a “Trinity”. A Trinity wrongly insists the three all must be one “being”, a “three-person-god”.   4. Authority of Scripture                 The Bible, not men's speculations or tradition, is the ultimate authority for belief and practice.   Examples of Resources (there are many more: The Bible

This week's parsha, Vayetze (Genesis/Bereshiet 25:19-32:3) follows the story of Yakov/Jacob after he leaves home and heads to the place of his mother Rivka/Rebeccah's family. And like so many things concerning the Patriarchs, it is not only maximally Politically NOT-Correct, but practically a litmus test for how far so much of the sun-god-day church has departed from the lessons of Scripture. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SSM-12-6-24-Vayetze-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 There is a whole lot that much of 'xtianity' really doesn't like about this one. And for the same reasons, some of the context may even seem confusing to 'modern sensitivities.' Why, for example, is the man who lied to his father to "usurp" his elder brother Esau's blessing, and birthright, also held up as an icon of "emet," the Hebrew word for 'truth'? And why would the Creator of the Universe and Author of Scripture choose to use a man with four wives to bring forth His people? Is it possible that there's something in this story that 'the Church' would prefer to overlook, or outright hide? This story is not merely NOT-PC. It's a glaring example of what so pervades the world that so hates His Word today: Vayetze: Real vs Fake" Means! https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/WT-CooH-12-7-24-Vayetze-Fake-vs-real-the-NOT-PC-Salvation-of-YHVH-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part teaching is here: