This coming Shabbat's Torah portion, read on Saturday, February 18th, is Mishpatim. Which recounts a series of God’s laws that Moses gives to the Israelites. These include laws about treatment of slaves, damages, loans, returning lost property, the Sabbath, the sabbatical year, holidays, and destroying idolatry. The portion ends as Moses ascends Mount Sinai for 40 days.

Oppressed but engaged?--  The benefits of workplace relationships by Benny Benjamin. Check it below.

Last week, our popular Root Source teacher Rabbi Gedalia Meyer talked about "Yitro". Watch it below.

We are delighted to share our lesson Zion Mourning part 1 from our course Zion Mourning with our teacher Rabbi Yehudah Glick. Learn it here.

We are also delighted to share our lesson Batya 1 from our course Batya with our teacher Dr. Rivkah Adler. Learn it here.

Check below to hear what Dr. Richard Booker and Gidon Ariel have to say. Watch it below.

We sign off with a nice comment and a beautiful photo of Israel.

Shalom, 
Gidon Ariel and Bob O’Dell 
Root Source Founders

Oppressed but engaged?--  The benefits of workplace relationships

Among the first statutes declared after the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai was God’s injunction in consideration of Israelites who, in the future, would be compelled to submit to being indentured servants due to financial distress. 

Yitro: Rabbi Gedalia Meyer's Weekly Torah Study

Zion Mourning

A special series of lessons on the book of Lamentations. Zion Mourning. Lesson number 1: Lamentations chapter 1

Batya 1

In this lesson, we meet the daughter of Pharaoh, learn what she might have been doing at the Nile River and get a deeper insight into what she saw when she first looked at Moses.

Conversations:

Dr Richard Booker and Gidon Ariel 

Here are some of the things that Gidon and Dr. Richard talked about:

• Thank God for our health and blessings
• What is going on in Israel’s judicial issues?
• Jewish settlements are being authorized!
• We’re living the Life of Riley (what’s that?)
• God is in charge and everything is for the best and will turn out okay
• Isaiah 46 9-10: I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me

Watch the video to learn more.

We get so many comments!
Here is one from Sister Georjean Allenbach, of the German sisterhood founded by Basilea Schlinkon on blog post 
Our "Lighting Up The Nations" Launch was a Great Success! 


"This is very good, thank you so much. It is something I am very interested in!!!! For years my focus was simply to repent as a Christian over the atrocities of our history with regard to the Jewish people! And then in 2018 I realized the connection with Jewish people in the very essence of repentance, the 9th of AV and it forever connected my heart to what you lament over. I was so blessed to realize my hunger for Torah which sadly most Christians totally miss! Thank you opening your hearts and lives to us all, it is a tremendous blessing for me!!! Sister Georjean Allenbach, of the German sisterhood founded by Basilea Schlink."

Enjoy this photo of Tel Aviv, Israel by Shlomi Platzman.