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This week, the weekly Torah reading continues the story of the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt, and specifically introduces the first three of the Ten Plagues.
Mazal Tov! We have launched a new website for our latest book, The Light From Zion. Bob concludes his virtual tour of Israel, this week
touring the City of David, part 4.
Last Friday, President Trump was inaugurated. We share an exclusive interview with our very own Avi Lipkin about the United Nations and Israel, and Trump and Obama.
We sign off with our lovely quote from a Root Source student and a beautiful picture of Jerusalem, Old City and
New.
Shalom,
Gidon Ariel and Bob O’Dell
Root Source Founders |
Weekly Portion:
Va'eira – January 28 – 1 Shevat |
G‑d reveals Himself to Moses. Employing the “four expressions of redemption,” He promises to take out the Children of Israel from Egypt, deliver them from their enslavement, redeem them, and acquire them as His own chosen people at Mount Sinai; He will then bring them to the land He promised to the Patriarchs as
their eternal heritage.
Moses and Aaron repeatedly come before Pharaoh to demand in the name of G‑d, “Let My people go, so that they may serve Me in the wilderness.” Pharaoh repeatedly refuses. Aaron’s staff turns into a snake and swallows the magic sticks of the Egyptian sorcerers. G‑d then sends a series of plagues upon the Egyptians.
The waters of the Nile turn to blood; swarms of frogs
overrun the land; lice infest all men and beasts. Hordes of wild animals invade the cities; a pestilence kills the domestic animals; painful boils afflict the Egyptians. For the seventh plague, fire and ice combine to descend from the skies as a devastating hail. Still, “the heart of Pharaoh was hardened and he would not let the children of Israel go, as G‑d had said to Moses.”
This week’s Haftara Prophets
reading, Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13; 29:22 – 29:23, parallels the week’s Torah reading on many levels. One of the parallels is the message of redemption conveyed by Isaiah—“and you shall be gathered one by one, O children of Israel”—that is reminiscent of the message of redemption that G‑d spoke to Moses at the burning bush, a message that Moses then communicated to Pharaoh.
The haftorah vacillates between Isaiah’s prophecies concerning the future
redemption, and his admonitions concerning the Jews’ drunken and G‑dless behavior. Isaiah starts on a positive note: “In the coming days, Jacob will take root, Israel will bud and blossom, filling the face of the earth . . .” He mentions G‑d’s mercy for His nation, and the measure-for-measure punishment He meted out upon the Egyptians who persecuted them. And regarding the future redemption: “You shall be gathered one by one, O children of Israel. And it will come to pass on that day that a
great shofar will be sounded, and those lost in the land of Assyria and those exiled in the land of Egypt will come, and they will prostrate themselves before the L‑rd on the holy mount in Jerusalem.”
The prophet then proceeds to berate the drunkenness of the Ten Tribes, warning them of the punishment that awaits them. “With the feet they shall be trampled, the crown of the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim ...”
The haftorah ends on a positive note: “Now Jacob will no longer be ashamed, and now his face will not pale. For when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, who shall sanctify My name . . . and the G‑d of Israel they will revere.”
The Light From Zion Website Launches! |
As you certainly know, Root Source has a publishing arm, Root Source Press, which published Israel FIRST! and Jubilee NOW! in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
We are proud to have partnered with our very good friend Britt Lode from Oljestreet Publishing in
the production of "The Light From Zion," a groundbreaking book featuring twelve of israel's top rabbis (including our beloved Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer, as well as other future teachers I am sure) and over fifty fascinating essays elucidating and interpreting the weekly portions of the Torah - all especially for Israel-loving Christians all over the
world!
Root Source Interviews: AVI LIPKIN Sunrise for Israel, Darkness for Obama |
Root Source teacher Avi Lipkin weighs in on UN Resolution 2334 condemning Israeli settlements, the clash between Trump and Obama, and Obama’s future aspirations.
He answers the question of whether he believes Obama and Kerry unwittingly cursed America in
the process, and he shares an innovative take on what Obama was trying to signal to the world during his lame duck period.
And see our special offer in this blog post as well!
Root Source Tours:
City of David – Part 4 |
Root Source takes you down into the Gihon Spring and Hezekiah’s tunnel beneath the City of David.
Root Source takes you along the Stepped Road and a view of the Pool of Siloam at the City of David. Part 4 of 4. Watch and learn>>
"This is what we need! Nothing compares to instruction and teaching from God's Word; His Word was given to us in Hebrew!" |
Sharon was so impressed with our Proverbially Speaking channel with Rabbi Aryeh Leifert, that she wrote this lovely comment, that really works for all of Root Source!
Sharon wrote: This is what we need! Nothing compares to instruction and teaching from God's Word; His Word was given to us in Hebrew! How we are so longing to know HIS purpose behind His message, thank you, not the agendas/purposes of translators/translations! (Elohim be praised, that diligent and disciplined, knowledgeable folks have labored to
get God's Word to so many different tribes/nations/people. But, left to ourselves, we human beings degenerate from the covenant purposes behind His inspired Word, becoming dependent on man-made traditions instead of Elohim's "musar" (His handed-down traditions that glorify Him), that you teach about. Thank you Rabbi, I find nourishment and sustenance as you impart to us what "wisdom" is, in the eyes of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Jerusalem: Old City and New |
We are pleased to share with you this lovely photo of Jerusalem: Old City and New. Photo copyright by Sherwood Burton. daystardawn@outlook.com. Thank you Sherwood for this
lovely photo!
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