Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. Psalm 126:5
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In this Shabbat’s weekly Torah portion Bamidbar Numbers 1:1-4:20, is the first in the book of Numbers, and opens it with a census. It has been a year since the people left Egypt, and the Tabernacle is entering its operational stage. The camp needs to be arranged around it.
To watch Sondra Bara's channel "Shabbat Shalom: Portion of the Week," join Root Source and get 30% discount when you sign up from May 18 - May 25, 2020! Use the coupon code: SONDRA30
Root Source Tours brings you some of the lesser known stories in the pivotal 24 hour period from 4 am May 14, 1948 to 4 am May 15 during the founding moments of the rebirth of the Nation of Israel after 2,000 years. In concluding Part 3, we tell lesser known facts about the final 4 hours of the story including the US recognition of Israel, and David Ben-Gurion’s first night as leader of a reborn Israel.
At Root Source we have always been strong advocates for the nations of the world being emotionally connected to the land, the state, and the people of Israel. When we write stories, share articles, or produce videos that touch on that subject, we almost always use biblical arguments based on scripture and prophecy. These ideas appeal to
Christians. There is nothing wrong with that, and it makes sense, since those who join our Root Source newsletter are almost all Christians anyway.
Trust in The Corona. Everything is just falling right into place. We are looking forward to reentering the work force, societal obligations and the pursuit of happiness of everyday life, and which Torah portion do we read? A double message, “B’har and Bechkotai.”
This week, we feature a question from our student Bonnie who is asking about Abraham's nationality.
We sign off with a nice comment from a Root Source student and a beautiful photo of a Jerusalem Fabric.
Shalom,
Gidon Ariel and Bob O’Dell
Root Source Founders
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In this Shabbat’s weekly Torah portion Bamidbar Numbers 1:1-4:20, is the first in the book of Numbers, and opens it with a census. It has been a year since the people left Egypt, and the Tabernacle is entering its operational stage. The camp needs to be arranged around it.
God orders a census of the people be taken, and commands that they encamp in a specific arrangement. The Levites are appointed to a special role within the Israelite camp, and are likewise counted separately. The portion ends with the first of the Levite families, Kehat, being given their responsibilities towards the Tabernacle.
Shabbat Shalom: Portion of the Week with Sondra Baras
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24 Hours in 1948 – 3 – “These will Stand”
Root Source Tours brings you some of the lesser known stories in the pivotal 24 hour period from 4 am May 14, 1948 to 4 am May 15 during the founding moments of the rebirth of the Nation of Israel after 2,000 years.
In concluding Part 3, we tell lesser known facts about the final 4 hours of the story including the US recognition of Israel, and David Ben-Gurion’s first night as leader of a reborn Israel. (12:41)
A New Angle on US-Israel Relations
At Root Source we have always been strong advocates for the nations of the world being emotionally connected to the land, the state, and the people of Israel. When we write stories, share article, or produce videos that touch on that subject we are almost always using biblical arguments based on scripture and prophecy. These ideas appeal to Christians. There is nothing wrong with that, and it makes sense, since those who join our
Root Source newsletter are almost all Christians anyway.
But what about your friends, neighbors and family members? Do they get excited when you share our videos or stories that quote chapter and verse? Perhaps you have even come to the conclusion that much of our material is just best kept for your personal use or within your immediate family?
This week’s music: One Love
Everything is just falling right into place. We are looking forward to reentering the work force, societal obligations and the pursuit of happiness of everyday life, and which Torah portion do we read? A double message, “B’har and Bechkotai.”
The number one inside message of B’har is how deep we need to commit and where we need to go to concretize our faith in God. Hashem tells Moshe Rabenu “Speak to the B’nai Yisrael at Mount Sinai, and say to them, “Ki tavo’u el haaretz,” “…when you come into The Land that I am giving you, immediately you must let the land rest and lay fallow.” How so? The Torah continues, “Six years you should plant your fields, six years you should prune
your vineyards (“tizmor karmecha”) and gather together the grains it produces. And in the seventh year there is a Shabbat of Shabbat in The Land, a Shabbat to God…” (Vayikra 25.1-4). Don’t plant, prune or harvest. It’s Shabbat in The Land!” What a commitment. I enter The land for the first time and immediately Hashem is letting us know. This Land is like no other that you have seen or heard about. Only in this Land can you leave the land lie fallow for a year and fully trust that you will have
what to eat. What a commitment being presented to our forefathers whose number one occupation was farming. That’s what they knew. That’s was the vehicle of work via which they received their entire “parnasah,” their only source of income. No stock deals, no royalties, no new contracts, simply farming The Land. Farming The Land , about whom Moshe Rabenu tried to explain to the “meraglim,” spies (Bamidbar 13.17-20) this is the land of the supernatural. It lives beyond nature. As long as you, B’nai
Yisrael, are dwelling in The Land, The land will blossom for you beyond your understanding of nature. Sound familiar? Who is there today, who pays attention to our history and surroundings, that has not realized that the amount of fruit, of all categories of life, that we receive in this Land is mamash beyond the world of nature?
What nationality was Abraham when he was born?
Bonnie wrote:
What nationality was Abraham when he was born? When did he become a Hebrew, and when did he become a Jew?
Wow! this was very inspiring!
Rev.Dr. Hoffmann enjoyed Root Source and had this to say:
Rev.Dr. Hoffmann said:
Wow… this was very inspiring… from quite a different angle… I will be listening to this interview again… thank you and Shalom
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