prison weekly Sabbath Tamuz 19,5769

 

Shalom

The Hebrew month is Tamuz

These Readings are for Sabbath Tamuz 19 , 5769

This Weeks Torah Parsha is "Pinchas" Numbers 25:10-30:1

Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:46 - 19:21 Brit Hadasha John 2:13-22

Next weeks Torah is Mattot/Masey "Tribes/Stages" Numbers 30:2-36:13

Haftarah is Jeremiah 1:1-2:28,3:4 Brit Hadasha is James 4:1-12

Yahweh told Moshe, "Pinchas — Peh-YUDNun- Ches-Samech — the son of Elazar, the son of Aharon the priest, stopped My anger towards the Children of Israel because he was zealous on My behalf, which prevented Me from destroying them because of jealousy. (Bamidbar 25:11)

When God changed Avraham's name, He added a letter that wasn't there before, a Heh, transforming his name from "Avram" to "Avraham," a very significant change. Likewise, when God changed the name of his wife, Sarai, to Sarah, the letter Yud was removed and replaced with another letter, also a Heh. And, as the Midrash explains, when Moshe Rabbeinu changed Hoshea's name to Yehoshua in advance of the mission to spy the land, it was the "leftover" Yud was from Sarai's name that was added to make the transformation. In each case, the change of name was quite noticeable, especially the one from Ya'akov to Yisroel. However, when Pinchas received his Yud, nothing really changed at all, at least far as the name was concerned. It was still pronounced the same way, because the Yud had always been there, phonetically-speaking. It had been audible, though not visible, and as a result of Pinchas' heroic act of zealousness, it became revealed as well, and that is extremely significant. If ever the expression, "good things come in small packages" applied, it is to the letter Yud, the smallest letter in the Aleph-Bais, and the only one not to be a composite of other letters (for example, an Aleph is comprised of two Yuds and a Vav). And, apparently, the one letter that represents the soul of a person, as the Talmud seems to indicate: Rebi Yehudah bar Rebi Eloy elucidated: The Holy One, Blessed is He, created two worlds, one with a Heh and one with a Yud. I do not know if the World-to-Come was created with a Yud and this world with a Heh, or if this world was with a Yud and the World-to-Come was with a Heh. However, it says, "These are the generations of Heaven and Earth in the creating of them (behibar-am) …" (Bereishis 2:4); don't read "behibar'am" (i.e., in the creating of them) but "b'HEH bar'am" (i.e., with a Heh they were created). Thus we see that this world was created with a Heh, and the World-to-Come was created with a Yud. (Menachos 29b)

Hence, we learn, the letter Yud represents the eternal reality of the World-to-Come. Indeed, explains the Maharal, it is precisely the simplicity of the Yud that makes it so fitting a symbol of the sublime world of Divine unity, Olam HaBah (Haggadah Shel Pesach). Hence, Yud represents the number 10, the number of Divine perfection, and the number of sefiros in any complete spiritual reality, called a partzuf. Therefore, the Yud represents the essence of who we are, the spiritual force that makes each and every one of us unique, and which drives us to accomplish in life. The more meaningful our accomplishments are, the more of the Yud within us we reveal, and by definition, that results in a greater portion in the World-to-Come. What Pinchas did that fateful day through his act of zealousness, we are all trying to do, each of us in our own way, each of us on our own level, whether a Yud becomes visible in our name as a result, or not. The entire point of Torah and mitzvos is to do that which causes our own personal Yud to emerge, bringing more completion and Godliness to our being. We can't help but become better, more dignified, more spiritually-complete individuals. Hence, when Pinchas emerged from his act of zealousness, having revealed the Yud from within the depths of his being, and therefore, from within his "depths" of his name as well, he became a kohen, not as a reward, but as a consequence of his enhanced state of holiness. In fact, this is what it means to be a kohen, as their holy and set-apart Temple lifestyle indicated:

to live on the plane of the next world while still functioning in this world; to live on the level of the Yud. However, when one draws more of the spiritual reality of the Yud into the physical reality of the body, just as Pinchas' physical name was enhanced, so too is one's body enhanced. The body cannot help but become more spiritual as well, and an even better kli — vessel — for the soul, the reality of Yud in this world. Consequently, not only did Pinchas become a kohen, but he morphed into a different person altogether, one of the greatest prophets to ever live: Thus we find that four levels were in Pinchas. The first was that of the Nefesh of Pinchas with which he was born, a single soul even though it was the combination of two drops, one from Yosef and one from Yisro. The second level was the Nefesh of Nadav and Avihu, which came b'sod ibur and was also called "one soul," as is known from the Zohar: Nadav and Avihu were two limbs of one body (Acharei Mos 57b). The third was a Nefesh called "Eliyahu HaTishbi" from the root of Gad, and the fourth level was "Eliyahu" from the root of Binyomin. (Sha'ar HaGilgulim, Ch. 32)

This is why, you may have noticed, that Eliyahu's parents are never mentioned anywhere: he had none. Rather, his soul, both of them, descended from Heaven and entered the body of Pinchas as a result of his act of zealousness, and this transformed him into Eliyahu HaNavi. Though Pinchas seems to disappear from history after the Torah comes to a close, the truth is, he remained quite alive and quite well, until he finally ascended to Heaven during Achav's time on a fiery chariot, a very dramatic end for a very dramatic life. He went from earth to Heaven without having to pass through death. However, for a brief period, Pinchas-Eliyahu, faltered. For a brief period of time, the Yud of Pinchas did not remain revealed, at least not as much as it had previously: Later in history, when the incident of the daughter of Yiftach HaGiladi occurred, they (Eliyahu and Yiftach) were both punished. For, as Chazal say, Yiftach was a judge and he did not want to come to Eliyahu to cancel his vow, and, Eliyahu did not want to come to him, for he said, "The one who is suffering must come to the doctor" and thus between the two of them the daughter of Yiftach went. Yiftach, who was directly involved in the incident was punished, and as a result everywhere he went he lost limbs, as it says, "They buried him in the cities of Gilad" (Shoftim 12:7) — in the plural. Eliyahu was punished by the departure of the Shechinah, as Chazal say (Bereishis Rabbah 60:3) on the verse, "And Pinchas the son Elazar had been the supervisor over them in former times, for God was with him. (I Divrei HaYomim 9:20), which is talking about Pinchas. Thus, it seems, that he had been the "supervisor" over them, but no longer.


After the Nefesh of Nadav and Avihu, that had been in him b'ibur, was removed from him, it later reincarnated into Shmuel HaNavi, as we will explain. This is the sod of what Chazal say: The Vav of "Brisi Shalom" (Bamidbar 25:12) is cut. They also say in the Zohar (Acharei Mos), that the Yud of "Pinchas" is small (Bamidbar 25:11). Thus, in the incident with Zimri he merited the souls of Nadav and Avihu, as mentioned in the Zohar (Pinchas 217a), but he lost them as a result of the sin from the daughter of Yiftach. This is why the Vav is cut, to represent the sefirah of Yesod, which is called "Brisi Shalom." It was actually "cut" when he lost the Shechinah and the souls of Nadav and Avihu … (Sha'ar HaGilgulim, Ch. 32)

However, the story has a happy ending, with a bit of history and some soul-travel in-between:
When prophecy returned to him it was after he was called "Eliyahu HaTishbi," and after Shmuel had died so that Nadav and Avihu could return to him during the incident of Mt. Carmel. (Ibid.)
Ever since then, Eliyahu HaNavi has made guests appearances throughout history, attending each bris, and house-hopping Leil Seder. And, on some occasions, he returns in the guise of a person to test us, to work some kind of miracle on behalf of some worthy person, or in a story like this one: Rebi Yehoshua ben Levi met Eliyahu standing at the entrance of the cave of Rebi Shimon bar Yochai and asked him … "When will Moshiach appear?" He answered, "Go and ask Moshiach himself."
"But where can he be found?"
"At the gate of Rome."
"And by what sign [can I recognize him]?"
"He is among the poor people afflicted with wounds. They open the bandages of all their wounds at one time, adjust and dress them. He opens, adjusts, and dresses one wound at time, for the reason that when he might be called there should be no delay."
I went to him, and said, "Peace be upon you, my master and teacher," and he answered, "Peace be with you, Bar Levi."
I asked him, "When will the master appear?"
He answered, "Today."

I then went back to Eliyahu and asked regarding all that Moshiach said, and told him that he said, "Peace be with you, Bar Levi." Eliyahu then said, "I can assure you and your father a share in the World-to-Come." "But he made a fool of me," I told Eliyahu, "because he said that he would come today." Eliyahu answered and said, "The expression 'today' means the same as it does in the verse, 'Today, if you will listen to His voice'" (Tehillim 95:7)." (Sanhedrin 98a) For, that is his final job, at least on this side of history. It will be Eliyahu, once Pinchas, who will herald the arrival of Moshiach himself, as the Final Redemption unfolds. By allowing his Yud to surface, he became part of a different reality, of a different time period, even though he remained in ours. His reality was that of Yemos HaMoshiach and onward, and therefore, he will merit to usher in that period of time, which is much closer than most think. However, his final known role in the history of the Jewish people will be far more illustrious, as the Arizal explains:

In the "End of Days" in the generation of Moshiach, Moshe will return to teach Torah to Israel and will still be of "uncircumcised lips." However, Eliyahu, who will "chai" — live — will be his interpreter, and this is the sod of the verse, "Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aharon HaKohen" (Bamidbar 25:11). This is as it is written, "If [one is drawn] to scoffers, he will scoff" (Mishlei 4:37): when they will need a translator for Moshe, Eliyahu who will be "chai" will translate and be Moshe's interpreter. (Sha'ar HaGilgulim, Ch. 36) In other words, on our side of history, it was Aharon HaKohen who had the great merit of being Moshe Rabbeinu's interpreter. However, in Yemos HaMoshiach, when Moshe Rabbeinu (in the body of Moshiach Ben Dovid) will resume his role as teacher of all Israel once again, it will be "Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aharon HaKohen," as Eliyahu HaNavi will assume the coveted role. As I said, when it comes to the letter Yud, big things truly come in small packages.

Mission Update: Romans 11:31-33

31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Shalom in Yeshua our Messiah

I can't believe it's been over a month since I have written an update. Time just seems to be going faster and faster an there just isn't enough time in a day. I seem to be busy all the time but have so much I need to do it seems I never get anything done. I did manage to get most of the bills paid but they have already started piling up again and I'm sure most of you can relate. I paid up the food bank last Tuesday 1100.00 an at the same time Dan picked up a load that ran 318.00, the people are blessed. Please pray about being a supporter to these works the needs are NEVER ending. We have had more children coming of all ages but mostly babies and toddlers. I estimate by looking at the bills that just came in yesterday and today I need about 1200 to get them paid. It looks like the electric has more than doubled what it had been in the previous months I need right at 800 just to pay the electric bills. I believe radio has been paid but I may be wrong as Pastor Dan takes care of that. Pray about helping and be lead by Yahweh for these are His works and we need your support to keep doing them. I must close for now we are running late and we need to get on the road to go care for the people. Have a very blessed Sabbath we love you Shalom sisterlinda

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"

 

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

    Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"  Y

 

prison sivan 28 5769

 

Shalom

The Hebrew month is Sivan this Portion is for sabbath Sivan 28,5769

Shelach "To Send"

This week's Torah portion is from Leviticus 13:1 through 15:41 and deals with Moses sending forth the spies into the land promised by G-d to Israel. In the selection process, we find something of an anomoly when considered in light of the present popular teaching among many Christian Zionists and a few Messianic leaders in the issue of Two Houses. Their posture is that since the mother of Ephriam was a Gentile and since Ephriam was among those tribes of the north taken into captivity, they became what many call "The Lost Tribes of Israel.' Furthermore, they surmise that those of you who are not physically descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and whose heart is stirred with passion toward Israel are indeed from among those lost ones and are part of the tribe of Ephriam, because your mother is a Gentile.With this entire position, I take great exception. So much so that I have written a book entitled Arise O Clan of Judah in which I show the reader that this position is untenable and, in fact, contrary to Biblical teaching. I will not fully develop this today, since the book is 76 pages long, but I will at least touch on one easily identified point. In Leviticus 13: 6 we see that from the tribe of Ephraim, Moses selected Hoshea ben (son of) Nun, whom he called "Joshua." From the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunah was selected. In the book of Joshua, in chapter 1, G-d clearly confirms the covenant He made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob with Joshua. Joshua was a Jewish man who inheirited the Land of Promise just as his forefathers had done.Caleb, on the other hand is of suspicious lineage. In Numbers 32:11 & 12, we read, 'Because they did not follow Me completely, none of the men 20 years old or more who came up from Egypt will see the land I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob- none except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, because they did follow the Lord completely.' This should rouse your interest enough to explore who were the Kenizzites. The first mention of them is found in Genesis 15:19 as G-d described the land which He was giving Abram. The Kenizzites lived in the land before it was given to Israel. Caleb, you see, was not a physical descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but he was counted among the tribe of Judah.Those who teach this "Two House" theory claim the Gentiles who are "connected" to Israel are of the tribe of Ephriam; G-d shows us that in Biblical times, they were counted among the tribe of Judah. You, being a wild olive branch, have been grafted into the tree that is Israel, so you may partake of all of the promises and the blessings that G-d is providing to His people. We are a tree of twelve branches. There are some who would teach that you may figure out which tribe you are grafted into and those who have it all figured out. But the word of G-d says that your grafting is because of your faith in Y'shua, who is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. You, like Caleb before you, are counted among the tribe of Judah and none other.

This weeks Haftorah is Joshua 2:1-24 the Brit Hadashah Parashah is Hebrews 3:7-19

Next weeks Parashaha are "Korach" Numbers 16:1-18:32

Haftarah 1Samuel 11:14-12:22 & Brit Hadasha Romans 13:1-7

Mission Updates:Greetings saints, We went to the food bank today with no intent of picking up food for to give out, problem was they sorted some out special for us so we took it. Yes we still have to pay 16 cents a pound. The Bill is around $600 now I think and it needs pried very soon. The child above is an example of the many children we get and whom your money helps. Also radio is coming due, so really I need to at the very least pray in a $1000 to get us by until the newsletter people donate. I feel soon The LORD Yahweh will surprise everyone and completely fund this ministry as we are in His will and the work increases daily! You know many people have told me if everyone that listens to radio and or is on your email list and donated $20 a month or week the bill would be paid. The results of asking for people to do that generally lowers the donations? Go figure? But they are right it would take care of the people…….right now it takes about $3700 to $5,000 sometimes more to do what we do depending on what comes in in other donations. But this is as of June our 3rd year in this building and 9 years in this part of the LORD's ministry. We have been doing a mail out tract and newsletter for 168 monthly issues, started the PNS service wow about 1998 or earlier. Did short-wave from 2001 till almost 2004 when I got on American Voice radio. And I was ordained many years ago from more than one ministry not that those matter as what does matter is that "I am called of the Lord Yeshua!" We have battled many demons, such as a 12 year old boy who wanted to kill his mother, exposed a cult, helped many other ministries, fed thousands, clothed thousands, doctored many, prayed with so many I could not could, give out thousands of large print Bibles, and led many to salavation, seen many, many healing and miracles that they seem commonplace. I guess my point is that the work from day one just seems to increase, the more we beleive in Him by faith the more He uses us, makes me wonder where all the other people of Faith are to do the Work? Oh Well Lord Yeshua just add some more work I am here till I drop and after.......Poeple once saved are supposed to become servants of the most High God.......and the safest place to be is in His will......To work for Him all you have to do is submit yourself under Messiah and he will use you. Enough of my rambling as I am need to help…..and this folks is what it's all about.

THE ANT & THE CONTACT LENS

Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens . "Great", she thought. "Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry..." She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge... But it just wasn't there. She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens.When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains. She thought of the bible verse "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is… Please help me." Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?" Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it! The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens with the caption, "Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You.." I think it would do all of us some good to say, "God, I don't know why You want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it, I will." God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning each and every day Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him....I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
 

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

    Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"  Y

 

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Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

    Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"  Y

 

Prison Weekly 13 Sivan 5769

Shalom

I'm so sorry I have not written or put together your Torah reading for so long i have been so busy with family and remolding i just haven't had time for computer. I have emails dating clear back to march 22nd that i have not ever read. i will do my very best to get you your your parsha's on time from now on. love eternally sisterlinda Messiah Branch

The Hebrew month is 13 Sivan 5769

Torah Portion Naso Numbers 4:21-7:89 Haftorah Judges 13:2-25

Next weeks Parashat Beha'alotcha Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1 - 12:16,

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7

Parshas Naso Do Your Thing

By Rabbi Raymond Beyda

"And Moshe counted them – according to the word of G-d – as he was commanded." (Bemidbar, 3:15)

After the census of the tribes was completed Hashem commanded Moshe to do a count of the elite tribe of Levi. In this case the infants from 30 days old and up were included, whereas with the other tribes only males from 20 years to 60 years old were included.
This crated a problem for a man like Moshe who feared any violation of proper modesty. The Midrash relates (as quoted by Rashi zt'l), a conversation between Moshe and Hashem.
"How can I enter the tent to count the infants when women who recently gave birth are living? It is not the modest way of our Torah." "You go to the entrance of the tent – and I will contribute my part", was the answer from our Creator. And so Moshe did as he was told and when he stood by the doorway a Heavenly voice rang out and informed him the number of eligible members of that household. Miraculous assistance from Heaven! The question is: If Hashem was going to tell Moshe the number why send him on the tedious mission of going from tent to tent to count? Why not just give him the tally? The answer is that Hashem wanted to teach Moshe an important principal in service to Him. When a difficult task – or even one that seems impossible – confronts a person one should not give up and walk away. Instead a person should do all that he can and pray that Hashem will do the rest. When the daughter of Par-oh went to bathe by the river and saw a basket floating on the water she stretched out he arm to pull the basket to safety. The floating basket was much too far for her to reach and yet she tried to reach it. The impossible became possible when Hashem stretched her arm the distance necessary to retrieve Moshe the baby in the basket. She did all that was humanly possible and then Heavenly assistance – and quite miraculous assistance at that – kicked in to complete the task. You might find it difficult to learn Torah, or perhaps extending your budget to include charity seems impossible. Maybe you have an idea for a chesed institution or an educational venture for those in need. Don't assume it is impossible. Start the process. Do your thing. Add some prayer and watch it happen. All Hashem expects is that you do your thing. If you do to the maximum – He will do His.
Shabbat Shalom
Greetings Saints,
Yes it is Monday and time to do a mission update, as I write my son and Scott (my next door neighbor, member of MB, and helper at church) are putting the bus back together from putting a water pump on it.
I am praying to get the parts for brakes (I need for sure back brakes as I have to pump them to stop) which really would not cost much but money is so very tight as with most of the people out there.
Speaking of money and or donations, we are so really blessed as on person I talked to on the phone said, " Most of the time people do not do what you do unless they have a large congregation", very correct but you see while we never seem to be caught but the Father uses various people from all over to get His work done, that by far is a miracle.
In Fact the picture above is the oil that leaked from the doorway for days until we had to replace the board, and no it did not come from the other side as it was dry on the back side. Wipe it off it would just keep coming back, so yes I am very confirmed that we are in the Lord Yeshua's will doing what we do. In fact I carry anointing oil in my pocket around so when asked for prayer I use it for people to be healed etc. We have seen so many miracles that we just consider them a normal thing.
We do have an atvantage we do get many little children like the one that came in last week, I think they are new people across the street from us. They came in witha three month old wanting baby food, we were happy to provide..
We need to make an order from the food bank as it is the first of the month we need to rasie a money for this.
So as saved person are you a blessings to others? You are supposed to be, instant in prayer I mean if I am in a check out line and someone asked for a prayer I generally pray right then and there as the Word says;
Romans 12:1
^{1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.} 3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
As I strive to do what the Word says I am happy to that which I am called to do, I know I am far from perfect but still fear Yahweh and know I am in His will. So yes The Father uses many people to do what we are called to do, I am thankful for these people who listen to Him and support His work, this work going on 9 years.
Yes there are many needs, like know I ma in bad need of a computer for my wife another computer to do her work. Hers is so slow and freezes up, she deserves better I pray.
No I have not mailed a newsletter out this month, nor paid many of the bills which my wife says is due.
So lift us in prayer, help if you can.
In His Perfect Peace,
Pastor Dan Catlin

Mission Update:Philippians 4:6,7 careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Shalom In Yeshua our Messiah, wow I really can't believe it's been so long since i wrote I have been so busy wirh family, the Mission, yard and remolding. It's hard to do things with so little money. I'm redoing my kitchen and most of my cabinets will be from scrap woods I'v been picking up off the steet city wide clean ups. i think it will look really nice once i get it in and painted.

The newsletter will go out Tuesday and radio is paid for a few weeks. Most of the bills will be paid today if not all I just need time to make out the checks and see where I'm at. I don't think I'll be abld to pay the food bill it's 490.00 something anmd we pick up another 100.00 worth of stuf Tuesday. PRAY ABOUT SUPPORTING THIS MINISTRY !

I will do my best to write you a nice update the firsty of the week but for now i must close to get this out before Sabbath service Love you all keep us in pray and remember to support us in any way you can every LITTLE BIT HELPS an A LOT OF LITTLE BITS GO A LONG WAY!

SHALOM SISTERLINDA, FAMILY, MESSIAH'S BRANCH

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"

 

 

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

    Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"  Y

 

Prison Weekly Behar Leviticus 25:1-26:2

Im Sorry I haven't written in so long I will do my best to stay caught up I've has So moch going on I just don't have enough time. Please forgive me hear are the last two wekkly torah Parasha's

Behar Leviticus 25:1-26:2
To choose, elect, decide for; to be selected

This week's parasha is called Behar which means "to choose or to be selected" and it is from Leviticus 25:1-26:2.  Within it, we find the instruction regarding the Shemittah, or the Sabbatical Year and about Yovel, the Year of Jubilee.  Many sing songs declaring that this is the year of Jubilee and much is made of determining just when that year truly is.  But, honestly, we don't know!  There are too many discrepancies in the calendar to firmly establish when this glorious year will come.  I believe that this year and every year is a year of Jubilee for those who rejoice in Messiah.

We read in Leviticus 25:17 & 18, "So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your G-d; for I am the L-rd your G-d.  You shall thus observe My statutes and keep My judgments, so as to carry them out, that you may live securely on the land."  This is certainly a word for each day we awaken and in it is the promise of G-d to give us security in our obedience.  I know that this is not too popular a position to take, especially in these days of grace, but it is still the word of the L-rd that IF we walk in His ways, THEN, He will provide everything we need.

Verse 35 of the same chapter instructs us, '"Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you."  This is the basis of the practice among Jews that if someone comes to you with their hand open, it is the responsibility of one with provision to fill it.  Many of you have heard the story of the day I was sitting at a table outside waiting for some friends to join me for lunch.  I saw a large "Babushkah" (a Russian big older lady) waddling toward me.  When she got to my table, she plopped down across from me to commiserate about how, since her husband had died, her diabetes had almost crippled her and she could only walk so far before her feet would swell so much that every step was in pain.  Then, in the next breathe, she asked, "So, do you have a car?"  As soon as I admitted my good fortune, she instructed me to go get it so I could take her home!  "It's not so far, but I just can't make it on my own."  She did not bother to ask me if I would take her; she had made it plain that she was a widow and she was in need.  So, she assumed that I would do whatever I could to help her.  And I did!

Verse 55, toward the end of this passage, reminds us of who we are and of who G-d is: "the sons of Israel are My servants; they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the L-rd your G-d."  No matter if you are a son or daughter of Israel or if you are a child of the Nations, you are one in Messiah and so we are all grafted branches who have all been brought out of the Egypt of sin, to be the servants of the Most High G-d.  You have been selected by Him; choose to walk in His way. Keep praying Marty

 

 

Forty-Nine Days, Eleven Hours

It's really a matter of simple arithmetic. Seven times seven is fortynine. Add one, and you get fifty. A young schoolchild shouldn't have any problems making this easy calculation. Yet it would appear that the Torah does not trust us to get the answer right. In this weeks portion, we are introduced to the mitzvah of counting the Omer, the seven-week countdown from the second day of Passover until the festival of Shavuos (Leviticus 23:15-16): "And you shall count for yourselves," the Torah commands, "from the morrow of the day of rest . . . there should be seven complete weeks. Until the morrow of the seventh week, you shall count fifty days." Why does the Torah find it necessary to do the arithmetic for us? Don't we know that the day after a full seven weeks is the fiftieth day? The commentators offer a homiletic explanation. Let us take a closer look at the counting of the Omer. On an elementary level, we count the Omer to build up our excitement and anticipation for the festival of Shavuos, which celebrates the Giving of the Torah. On the mystical level, however, the preparation is far more profound. During these seven weeks, we are meant to climb the ladder of elevation, to refine and improve our inner selves so that we will receive the Torah with purity of soul. Each day, each week brings us higher and higher until we reach the final goal.

But what if you are distracted by the disturbances of life and arrive at Shavuos having counted the days but not having done the introspective work? Should you lose heart and become despondent?

The Torah reassures us that all is not lost. Even if you waited until the eleventh hour, it is still not too late. You may have missed the opportunity to climb the fifty steps to perfection in the methodical, laborious and reliable step-by-step process. But you need not despair. You can still make the leap in one glorious bound. If you can generate within yourself one burst of transcendent inspiration, you can be catapulted right to the top of the fifty-step ladder in one day, in one exhilarating moment. This is what the Torah is telling you. "Until the morrow of the
seventh week, you shall count fifty days." You can still accomplish a complete fifty-day count on the morrow of the seventh week. It will just take more effort. A young man who lived with his parents left on an extended business trip which kept him away from home for over a month.
The first morning after his return, his mother came into the kitchen in the morning to find that her son had prepared a lavish breakfast for her. The table was exquisitely laid and covered with platters of the choicest foods. A large bouquet of flowers stood in the center. The mother smiled with delight. "What's the occasion?" she asked. "Is it the anniversary of some special event? What's going on?"
"Mother," said the young man, "it is my honor and privilege to serve you breakfast every day. But since I've been away for over a month, let me at least make up for it with one special breakfast."

In our own lives, we are sometimes inclined to think that life has passed us by, that we have squandered away the opportunities for spiritual growth that came our way. If only we could live our lives over again, we tell ourselves, how differently we would do things. If only we could avoid all those foolish mistakes we made, how much better off we would be. All this is probably true, but it no cause for throwing up our hands in defeat. As long as we live, we have the ability to make a great leap that will transform who and what we are, a great leap that will bring us right into the loving embrace of the Almighty.

Last weeks TORAH Parasha

 

 

Emer A Saying Leviticus 21:1 through 24:23

 Last week's portion of scripture is one with a lot of depth.  It comes from Leviticus 21:1 through 24:23.  It opens with detailed instructions to the Priest regarding his holiness.  The previous reading in the regular cycle dealt with the holiness of the nation; this week is for you and for me.  For we are the Priests unto the L-rd, and more is expected of us than of those who merely travel with us and are, perhaps like Nabal.  I will teach you more about this issue at another time, but for now, suffice to accept that these are foolish followers of the G-d of Israel who do not do what He commands, but are at least accepted among those who do.  Probably your church is filled with such as these; I pray that you are not among them.

Chapter 23 deals with the "times of the L-rd."  Not the Jewish holidays, but appointed times established by G-d for His people to observe throughout their generations.  That means forever!  The first one given is the Sabbath.  Although most people consider Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement the most holy day among these, most Orthodox Jews would correctly identify Shabbat a the most sacred of all days. You see, G-d commands us to come into His Presence in the place chosen by Him three times a year, to observe seven annual appointments, He comes to where we live each week.  The first song sung in traditional Jewish homes to welcome the Sabbath invites the Bride of Sabbath into our homes and to welcome the angels of G-d to grace our table with their presence as He comes among us.

Then begins the list of the annual times in which we are called to remember and to observe His appointed times.  I know that many feel that since these are not taught by Jesus that they are not for us.  Oh, dear ones, Jesus taught at each of these i\in such a way as to establish their priority for us forever.  The first is the Passover, then Unleavened Bread and First Fruits.  These three comprise the first pilgrimage time in ancient Israel and are referred to as "The Passover."  It was at Passover that Y'shua revealed Himself to be our Passover Lamb.  He was buried at the beginning of Unleaved Bread so He could come forth from the earth on First Fruits and be seen as the Bread of Life.

From the Sabbath of Passover, we are commanded to count for ourselves seven Sabbaths and the day after the seventh Sabbath is the Feast of Weeks.  Today, it is called Pentecost because in Greek that means count fifty.  On Pentecost, Jewish people gather from the time the third star appears in the sky until it is fully light the next day to remember the giving of the Torah on Sinai.  They read and discuss the text all night.  So it was that in Jerusalem one Pentecost night, as the third star appeared, and the day of Pentecost fully came, that the Ruach HaKodesh, the Holy Spirit came and filled 120 Jews who were gathered as they did every year and continue to do to this day.  You see, they were trying to uncover the deepest meaning of the text, but without the Spirit of G-d, it is impossible to discern the ways of G-d.  So, at the appointed time, G-d gave them His Spirit to lead them into all of the truth of His word.  This day is the second pilgrimage for all of Israel.  Beloved, if G-d expected all of Israel to go up to Jerusalem three times a year, why would we think that He would not expect us to at least observe His appointed times in our homes and in our communities?  These are appointments made by G-d Himself and He says that they are for His people to keep forever.

Then comes summer; there are no Feasts during this time.  It is the time to be laboring in the fields.  So it is that we are now in those days.  Now, the fields are ripe unto harvest, but the laborers are few.  Now, we must work while it is day for soon the night will come when no man may work.  It is interesting to note that it is in this part of Leviticus 23, in verse 22 that we read, "When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the alien. I am the L-rd your G-d."  You see this deals with how we are to treat those who have less than we do as we are going about the work to which the L-rd has set our hands.

Then, in verse2 23-26, He tells us of a time yet to be fulfilled.  It is called the Yom Teruach, or the Day of the Blowing of the Shofar.  Today it is best known as Rosh HaShannah, or the Feast of Trumpets.  It is the day that signals the end of our labor and the gathering together of G-d's people for His appointed time of rest.  It begins ten days of Awe in which all of Israel comes to be reconciled with one another, for we are taught that the Day of Atonement only reconciles us with G-d and that only if we have nothing against our brother.  Just as Jesus taught that if you come to the altar and remember anything that separates you from another, you are to leave your offering and go to him before you may become in right standing with G-d.  So, when will the L-rd return?  No one knows, but we do know that it will be announced with the blowing of the Great Shofar and that soon thereafter will come a time of standing before G-d in judgment.  Sounds like this Fall Festival time to me. 

Then, after five days we begin the Feast of Tabernacles.  This is the time of remembering Israel dwelling in the very Presence of G-d for forty years.  Not for one moment did they stray from His Presence lest they die.  And so we dwell in booths for seven days as a reminder of the booths in which Israel dwelt.  The roof of these portable dwellings is made of thatch so that the Presence of G-d may be seen if in fact it returns during these days.  These three fall festivals are together called Tabernacles and are the final pilgrimage required of all Israel each year.  Will G-d reveal Himself during this time of year at some time in the future?  Well, G-d does nothing except according to His times and these are the appointed times of the L-rd.  It was at this time of year that Jesus was transfigured before three of his closest friends.  At the time when all of Israel expects the Radiant glory of G-d to be revealed again, it was as the Son of G-d shone like the Shekiniah Glory pillar of fire that led them for forty years and the Cloud of G-d then appeared and from it came the Voice of G-d Himself!  These three saw the revelation of the first fulfillment of this desire of Israel.  Will we see it again?

Only time and the favor of G-d will tell the answer of this question.  In the meantime, I choose not to miss an appointment with the One who led Israel and the One who leads me.  What about you?
Shabbat shalom.Keep praying.

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

    Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"  Y

 

 

The Hebrew month in Nissan These Parashahs are for Nissan 24, 5769

Parashahs HaShava are Torah Sh'mini "eight" Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Haftarah II Samuel 6:1-7:17

& Brit Hadashah Acts 10:9-22,34,35 Next Weeks Parashahs are Tazriah " She bears seed " Leviticus 12-13:59

Haftarah II Kings 4:42-5:19 & Brit Hadashah Matthew 8:1-4

Torah Portion of the Week Shemini Leviticus 9:1- 11:47 On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel. He said to Aaron: "Take a calf of the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and bring them before the Lord. And speak to the Israelites, saying: Take a he-goat for a sin offering; a calf and a lamb, yearlings without blemish, for a burnt offering; and an ox and a ram for an offering of well-being to sacrifice before the Lord; and a meal offering with oil mixed in. For today the Lord will appear to you." They brought to the front of the Tent of Meeting the things that Moses had commanded, and the whole community came forward and stood before the Lord. Moses said: "This is what the Lord has commanded that you do, that the Presence of the Lord may appear to you." Then Moses said to Aaron: "Come forward to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering, making expiation for yourself and for the people; and sacrifice the people's offering and make expiation for them, as the Lord has commanded." Aaron came forward to the altar and slaughtered his calf of sin offering. Aaron's sons brought the blood to him; he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar; and he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. The fat, the kidneys, and the protuberance of the liver from the sin offering he turned into smoke on the altar--as the Lord had commanded Moses; and the flesh and the skin were consumed in fire outside the camp. Then he slaughtered the burnt offering. Aaron's sons passed the blood to him, and he dashed it against all sides of the altar. They passed the burnt offering to him in sections, as well as the head, and he turned it into smoke on the altar. He washed the entrails and the legs, and turned them into smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. Next he brought forward the people's offering. He took the goat for the people's sin offering, and slaughtered it, and presented it as a sin offering like the previous one. He brought forward the burnt offering and sacrificed it according to regulation. He then brought forward the meal offering and, taking a handful of it, he turned it into smoke on the altar--in addition to the burnt offering of the morning. He slaughtered the ox and the ram, the people's sacrifice of well-being. Aaron's sons passed the blood to him--which he dashed against every side of the altar--and the fat parts of the ox and the ram: the broad tail, the covering [fat], the kidneys, and the protuberances of the livers. They laid these fat parts over the breasts; and Aaron turned the fat parts into smoke on the altar, and elevated the breasts and the right thighs as an elevation offering before the Lord--as Moses had commanded. Aaron lifted his hands toward the people and blessed them; and he stepped down after offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the offering of well-being. Moses and Aaron then went inside the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people; and the Presence of the Lord appeared to all the people. Fire came forth from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat parts on the altar. And all the people saw, and shouted, and fell on their faces.

Now Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it; and they offered before the Lord alien fire, which He had not enjoined upon them. And fire came forth from the Lord and consumed them; thus they died at the instance of the Lord. Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord meant when He said: Through those near to Me I show Myself holy, And gain glory before all the people." And Aaron was silent. Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come forward and carry your kinsmen away from the front of the sanctuary to a place outside the camp." They came forward and carried them out of the camp by their tunics, as Moses had ordered. And Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not bare your heads and do not rend your clothes, lest you die and anger strike the whole community. But your kinsmen, all the house of Israel, shall bewail the burning that the Lord has wrought. And so do not go outside the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die, for the Lord's anointing oil is upon you." And they did as Moses had bidden. And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying: Drink no wine or other intoxicant, you or your sons, when you enter the Tent of Meeting, that you may not die. This is a law for all time throughout the ages, for you must distinguish between the sacred and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean; and you must teach the Israelites all the laws which the Lord has imparted to them through Moses. Moses spoke to Aaron and to his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar: Take the meal offering that is left over from the Lord's offerings by fire and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy. You shall eat it in the sacred precinct, inasmuch as it is your due, and that of your children, from the Lord's offerings by fire; for so I have been commanded. But the breast of elevation offering and the thigh of gift offering you, and your sons and daughters with you, may eat in any clean place, for they have been assigned as a due to you and your children from the Israelites' sacrifices of well-being.

Together with the fat of fire offering, they must present the thigh of gift offering and the breast of elevation offering, which are to be elevated as an elevation offering before the Lord, and which are to be your due and that of your children with you for all time--as the Lord has commanded. Then Moses inquired about the goat of sin offering, and it had already been burned! He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's remaining sons, and said, "Why did you not eat the sin offering in the sacred area? For it is most holy, and He has given it to you to remove the guilt of the community and to make expiation for them before the Lord. Since its blood was not brought inside the sanctuary, you should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded." And Aaron spoke to Moses, "See, this day they brought their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and such things have befallen me! Had I eaten sin offering today, would the Lord have approved?" And when Moses heard this, he approved. The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them: Speak to the Israelite people thus: These are the creatures that you may eat from among all the land animals: any animal that has true hoofs, with clefts through the hoofs, and that chews the cud--such you may eat. The following, however, of those that either chew the cud or have true hoofs, you shall not eat: the camel--although it chews the cud, it has no true hoofs: it is unclean for you; the daman--although it chews the cud, it has no true hoofs: it is unclean for you; the hare--although it chews the cud, it has no true hoofs: it is unclean for you; and the swine--although it has true hoofs, with the hoofs cleft through, it does not chew the cud: it is unclean for you. You shall not eat of their flesh or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

These you may eat of all that live in water: anything in water, whether in the seas or in the streams, that has fins and scales--these you may eat. But anything in the seas or in the streams that has no fins and scales, among all the swarming things of the water and among all the other living creatures that are in the water--they are an abomination for you and an abomination for you they shall remain: you shall not eat of their flesh and you shall abominate their carcasses. Everything in water that has no fins and scales shall be an abomination for you. The following you shall abominate among the birds--they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, and the black vulture; the kite, falcons of every variety; all varieties of raven; the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull; hawks of every variety; the little owl, the cormorant, and the great owl; the white owl, the pelican, and the bustard; the stork; herons of every variety; the hoopoe, and the bat. All winged swarming things that walk on fours shall be an abomination for you. But these you may eat among all the winged swarming things that walk on fours: all that have, above their feet, jointed legs to leap with on the ground--of these you may eat the following: locusts of every variety; all varieties of bald locust; crickets of every variety; and all varieties of grasshopper. But all other winged swarming things that have four legs shall be an abomination for you. And the following shall make you unclean--whoever touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening, and whoever carries the carcasses of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening--every animal that has true hoofs but without clefts through the hoofs, or that does not chew the cud. They are unclean for you; whoever touches them shall be unclean. Also all animals that walk on paws, among those that walk on fours, are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening. And anyone who carries their carcasses shall wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening. They are unclean for you. The following shall be unclean for you from among the things that swarm on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and great lizards of every variety; the gecko, the land crocodile, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. Those are for you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. And anything on which one of them falls when dead shall be unclean: be it any article of wood, or a cloth, or a skin, or a sack--any such article that can be put to use shall be dipped in water, and it shall remain unclean until evening; then it shall be clean. And if any of those falls into an earthen vessel, everything inside it shall be unclean and [the vessel] itself you shall break. As to any food that may be eaten, it shall become unclean if it came in contact with water; as to any liquid that may be drunk, it shall become unclean if it was inside any vessel. Everything on which the carcass of any of them falls shall be unclean: an oven or stove shall be smashed. They are unclean and unclean they shall remain for you. However, a spring or cistern in which water is collected shall be clean, but whoever touches such a carcass in it shall be unclean. If such a carcass falls upon seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean; but if water is put on the seed and any part of a carcass falls upon it, it shall be unclean for you.

If an animal that you may eat has died, anyone who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening; anyone who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening; and anyone who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening. All the things that swarm upon the earth are an abomination; they shall not be eaten. You shall not eat, among all things that swarm upon the earth, anything that crawls on its belly, or anything that walks on fours, or anything that has many legs; for they are an abomination. You shall not draw abomination upon yourselves through anything that swarms; you shall not make yourselves unclean therewith and thus become unclean. For I the Lord am your God: you shall sanctify yourselves and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not make yourselves unclean through any swarming thing that moves upon the earth. For I the Lord am He who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God: you shall be holy, for I am holy. These are the instructions concerning animals, birds, all living creatures that move in water, and all creatures that swarm on earth, for distinguishing between the unclean and the clean, between the living things that may be eaten and the living things that may not be eaten.
Shemini Leviticus 9:1- 11:47

Concluding the 7 days of inauguration for the Mishkan (Portable Sanctuary), Aaron, the High Priest, brings sacrifices for himself and the entire nation. Nadav and Avihu, sons of Aaron, bring an incense offering on their own initiative, and are consumed by a heavenly fire (perhaps the only time when someone did something wrong and was immediately hit by "lightning").
The Cohanim are commanded not to serve while intoxicated. The inaugural service is completed. God then specifies the species which are kosher to eat: mammals (those that have cloven hoofs and chew their cud), fish (those with fins and scales), birds (certain non-predators), and certain species of locusts. The portion concludes with the laws of spiritual defilement from contact with the carcasses of certain animals.
by Rabbi Kalman Packouz
Dvar Torah
based on Growth Through Torah by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin
The Torah states: "And Moshe said to Aaron, 'go close to the altar'" (Leviticus 9:7).
Why did Moshe need to tell Aaron to move close to the altar?
Rashi cites Toras Kohanim that Aaron was afraid to go close to the altar out of embarrassment (he felt unworthy of doing the service after his involvement in making the Golden Calf). Moshe then said to him, "Why are you embarrassed? For this reason you were chosen."
Rabbi Yitzhak of Volozhin explains that Aaron's humility about feeling unworthy is exactly the trait which made him worthy for the position of High Priest of the Jewish people. "This is exactly what makes you worthy of being the High Priest," replied Moshe. The attribute of humility is so precious that it is the reason you were chosen to be the High Pries. (footnote to Ruach Chaim 4:1)
When you try to accomplish in spiritual matters as a leader or teacher - or as a parent - you might say to yourself, "I realize how little I know. I am aware of my faults. How can I possibly serve in this position?" As long as you are sincere in your efforts and are aware of your deficiencies, your humility is exactly the trait that makes you fit for the job. A person with true humility will learn from others, he will ask questions when he has doubts, and will be open to criticism. Never allow humility to stop you from worthy accomplishments.

Shemini

The parashah this Shabbat is called Shemini, which means eighth. It is from Leviticus 9:1- 11:47 and in it, the first verse begins, "It was on the eighth day." Now, we all know that the eighth day is also the first day of the week, and so it is appropriate that Aaron was consecrated on this day. You see, for seven days, only Moses, the Father of the Faith, performed all of the required duties in the Tabernacle. On the eighth day, he consecrated Aaron and from that time forward, only Aaron or one of his sons, all called Kohanim or Priests, would minister to the L-rd.
In like manner, it was on the first day of the week that Y'shua rose from the grave to become our High Priest forever. Until that time, the Heavenly Father performed all that was required, but now, we who are spiritual descendents of the Great High Priest, heirs and joint heirs with Him; now we minister to Him and through Him, to all of those around us.
According to chapter 9 verses 22-24, having finished the first day's sacrificial service, Aaron raised his hands and blessed all of the people; then he and Moses did the same and the glory of the L-rd appeared to the entire people. When the power of the Father is united with the outstretched hands of His Anointed One, the Glory of G-d appears. The Hebrew word for "anointed one" is Moshiach, which is translated as Messiah. A very interesting note is that this parasha contains the exact half-way point in the Torah. In the beginning of 0:16, we read, Moses inquired insistently and it is this that is the very center of the entire Torah. written in Hebrew. This should indicate that we too should inquire insistently as we read the Holy Word of G-d. We must not just read through the Bible in a year, but we must seek insistently what the L-rd is telling us at every reading. Chapter 11 deals with the instructions of kashrut, what is clean for food and what is not. G-d is clear in His instruction that by doing as He instructs in this matter, we are elevated in the way of holiness. People often ask me about this issue. "Are Gentile Christians obligated to keep "kosher?" My answer is that all Christians are obligated to be obedient to the commandments of G-d. Will eating a ham sandwich or a shrimp cocktail separate you from G-d? no, His grace is sufficient to cover all of our sins. Is it sin to eat what G-d says not to eat? Y'shua instructed His closest friends, "If you love Me, you will do My commandments. "But this is Old Testament Law" and we are not under the Law, but under grace!" often answers the questioner. "What about the vision that Peter had when G-d told him to eat of every un-kosher animal known to man?" they continue.
You are right, we are not under the authority of the Law; but under obligation to live by the grace of G-d. Paul wrote, "Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? G-d forbid!" For is we are bond servants to Messiah, then we are obligated to do as He instructs. And I believe that the Son and the Father are One; whatever is required by the Father is likewise required by the Son. The difference in the Torah in ancient times and the Torah today is that under the Torah, the penalty of sin is death. Now, under grace, the penalty of sin is death, but Y'shua has already died to pay this price. Baruch HaShem!!! (Praise the L-rd). But beloved, should this give us license to sin? What about the sheet from heaven? Read the rest of the text. It is clear to Peter that the vision was to indicate that he could go to the home of the Gentile who had sent for him. Later, it reminded him and he told about it in Jerusalem to validate his claim that these Gentiles had received the Holy Spirit, just like "we" did. I bless G-d for the vision of the sheet filled with every kind of unclean food. Without it, you would probably not be a part of the Family of the Faithful, but it in no way made invalid G-d's instruction regarding that which is holy and that which is profane. Should you refrain from eating these foods? According to every health expert in the world, eating any of the forbidden foods will reduce your life span and bring nothing healthy into your body. Carol and I are trying to do whatever it takes to maintain our lives and to live in health, so we mostly eat as G-d instructed and He blesses us according to His promise to do so. Do we slip up sometimes? Of course! His grace is sufficient and we can count on that! But do not ignore the cautionary word of Proverbs 28:9. In Hebrew, it says, "If a person will not listen to Torah, even his prayer is an abomination." Keep praying Rabbi Marty

Mission UpDates:

Joshua 24:15 15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Shalom In Yeshua our Messiah,

Well it's been a wonderful week as it comes to an end with the beginning of Shabbat just hours away. I'm so very thankful for all the appointed times given to us from the Father. As I was doing the books earlier in the week I was amazed at all the food we are providing for the poor. Last month we made 435 food bags (the last 100 fell on April 1st because we made the change to wednesday). This past Tuesday we made 129 food bags.

I just paid the food bank 800.00 so we should be caught up there til next wednesday. The newsletter went out the day before passover so you should have recieved it by now. I've paid almost all the March bills however I still have right around 900.00 worth of them that still need to be paid.

Today I'll be making a roast dinner and we more than likly will feed 70 to 90 people. Please pray about supporting the Mission every little bit helps. NOTHING is to great or small for ALL is needed. What ever Yahweh puts upon your heart to give please give freely as you will be blessed for doing His work and being within His will.

I gotta go time is running short so until next week Shalom love sisterlinda

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

    Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"  Y

 

Prison weekly for Shabbat Nissan 17, 5767

Shalom

the Hebrew month is Nissan and this is your newsletter for Nissan 17, 5767

Here Comes The Sun by Rabbi Reuven Spolter

Mark your calendar for Judaism's once-in-28-year special event.

The fact that you're reading this article is a minor miracle. Think of all the things that needed to fall into place: the computer, the hard drive, the labyrinth of the Internet, the web browser -- even the electrical power driving it all.  There is incredible complexity built into the simple act of reading this article. And yet, we sit before these machines every day without giving them a moment's thought. Until they stop working. When that blue screen appears and the computer freezes, we hold our breath hoping that nothing has failed, that we haven't lost weeks of hard work. Only when we reset the computer and it functions properly again, do we let out a sigh of relief, return to work... and take it all for granted again.
The Talmud (Brachot 59b) teaches:

He who sees the sun at its season, the moon at its strength, the stars in their paths, and the constellations in their order, recites "Blessed is the One Who performs the act of creation." And when does this happen? Abaye says: Every 28 years, when the cycle returns and the season of Nissan falls in Saturn, on the fourth day of the week.

On April 8, 2009, the eve of Passover, Jews around the world will rise early, gaze at the sun and recite the least-frequently-recited blessing in Judaism: Birkat HaChama, the blessing on the sun. We recite this blessing once every 28 years, and it's coming to your neighborhood very soon. Assuming, of course, that the sun rises that fateful Wednesday the same way it has every day until now...

How-to Ideally, one should recite the blessing as early as possible, and with as large a group as possible. Practically speaking, this means that people will get up early and pray Shacharit right at sunrise, and immediately after recite the blessing: (Incidentally, this is the same blessing said upon seeing other natural phenomena such as awe-inspiring mountains, deserts, lightning, earthquakes, hurricanes, astronomical phenomena and impressive bodies of water.) Preferably, the blessing should be said by the third hour of the day. Adjusting for daylight savings time, this time is 9:42 a.m. in New York City, and 9:30 a.m. in Jerusalem. If necessary, the blessing can still be said up until midday (12:57 p.m. in New York and 12:41 in Jerusalem).The blessing should be said where you can see the ball of the sun, or at least the silhouette of the sun behind a cloud. If it is a cloudy day and you cannot see the sun, you should say the blessing without including God's holy name. According to the Mishnah Berurah (229:8), there are a number of other prayers to say that morning, in the following order:

Psalm 148,  The blessing of "Oseh Ma'aseh Breishit"

"Kel Adone..." until "Chayot Hakodesh" (part of the first blessing of Shema on Shabbat morning)

Psalm 19,  "Aleynu" Kaddish (in the presence of a minyan)

If you're going to gather a large group, be careful: In 1897, during the McKinley administration, when hundreds of Jews gathered on the streets of Manhattan's Lower East Side to bless the sun, the attending rabbi was arrested for holding a public meeting without a permit. (New York Times, "Hebrew Festival Marred," April 8, 1897)

Do the Math On the Jewish calendar, Creation took place 5,769 years ago. Why recite this blessing now? Why only once every 28 years? And how can this blessing help us grow closer to God in our daily lives? In order to understand Birkat HaChama, a bit of astronomy is necessary. The Torah teaches that on the fourth day of creation -- that very first Wednesday of world history -- God created the sun (Genesis 1:16). A solar year is 365 1/4 days long -- i.e. 52 complete weeks, plus 1 1/4 days left over. That means each year, the sun returns to its starting point 1 1/4 days later in the week. The sun resets to its original starting point -- at the first hour of Wednesday morning -- only once every 28 years. (Do the math.)We recite the blessing, "Who performs the act of creation," because as we watch the sun rise that morning, we're witnessing the sun aligned at precisely the same spot -- and on the same day and same hour -- where it stood at the beginning of time. This represents the completion of another cycle of creation, as the solar system resets, renews, and begins again.

Spiritual Significance The blessing on the sun reminds us to pause and wonder at the miraculous marvel of Creation. One of the great things about the sun -- its reliability -- also presents a great spiritual problem. It rises and sets every day, like clockwork, without fail. So we begin to take it for granted, and assume that just like it's always there, it always will be. Nothing can be further from the truth. Every morning during Shacharit, we describe God as "He who illuminates the earth... and in His goodness renews daily, perpetually the act of Creation." While the sun rises each day, it rises because God actively causes it and all of nature to function according to His divine and infinite will. In the harried rush of our busy lives, we allow ourselves to forget God's role in the majesty of Creation. We take Him for granted, precisely because He's always there, running the world in the background. The sun provides so many miraculous benefits: Vitamin D and warmth for our bodies, photosynthesis that supports all life, and (according to the journal, Nature) more solar energy in one hour than all of mankind uses in one year. And all with great precision: Were the sun located just a bit further away or a bit closer than its distance of 92,960,000 miles, life on planet Earth would cease to exist. As we recite the blessing on the sun, we contemplate the majesty of God's Universal Reset, appreciating God's amazing work that allows us to serve Him, as the sun rises, each and every day. So... Twitter your friends and mark your calendar for the morning of April 8. Twenty-eight years from now, you'll probably be sitting with your grandchildren, reminiscing about where you were when you said the blessing on the sun in 2009.

Good 'Till the Last Drop

 In each and every generation a person is obligated to see himself as if he went out of Egypt, as it says, "And you should tell your child on that day, 'Because of this HASHEM did for me when I went out of Egypt!' Not our ancestors alone did the Holy One blessed is He redeem but even us he redeemed with them!" (The Haggada) There's an open contradiction in this statement. I'm not the first one to notice it. On the one hand each individual in every generation has an obligation to see themselves as if they had gone out of Egypt and then immediately the Haggada tells us that we too actually were redeemed when our ancestors exited Egypt 3321 years ago. Which is it? Is it "as if" like some imaginary morality play we perform or is it real and true? The Maharal from Prague offers the answer but it needs a little explaining. The "as if" goes on the individual while the "actual" refers to the group. I once asked a group of high school students that had just finished a unit in history, "Who's the most important person in human history?" and "What is the most important moment of human history?" After guessing Avraham, Moshe, and Dovid, I finally let them know...it is...Label Lam! They were shocked. Most of them had never heard of me. I told them I would prove it. There can be no more reliable proof than an open statement from the Sages of the Talmud. When a witness is about to give testimony in a life and death trial he is strongly reminded about the hazardous consequences of his words. They ask him, "Why was "man" created singular?" He could have been created as a couple, or a gaggle, or a corporation. The answer the witness is told is: "A person has an obligation to say, 'the whole world was created for me!'". When Adam opened his eyes he beheld a universe of trees and breezes and rays of golden light, constructed with precision for his for his benefit. That's not only true of Adam the first man but every individual subsequently has the same obligation to see himself as the centerpiece of human history. I told those students that if you ask your parents, "Who's the most important person in Jewish history?" and then you tell'm, "Label Lam" then you didn't understood the message. Everyone has to say himself! I am only an actor in your morality play. So what is the most important moment in Jewish history? You guessed it! THIS moment!

This is all included in a statement by Hillel, "If I am not for me who will be for me, and if I am only for myself then what am I and if not now, then when?!" Hillel says that nobody else can play my unique part in history but me and nobody can make me want to realize that role but me. However, if my part is only about me or for my sake then I am no longer suffering an identity crisis, (WHO am I?) but rather, a humanity crisis (WHAT am I?). The reason I'm obligated to develop my SELF is for the good of the aggregate. We need the help of and we have to act on behalf of the entirety of humanity over many the millennium.

How does "if not now, when?!" fit in here? Is it simply a nice rhetorical device? "Seize the day! No time like the present!" Actually, the first two parts tell us that there are no extra actors in the play of history and everyone fits perfectly into the plot, adding color and texture to the living fabric of life. The third part tells us that there are also no extra or repeat moments. Twice daily we say in our prayers, "He renews with His kindliness all day the act of creation." Each moment the world is being recreated and affirmed by The Almighty no less than the first moment of creation. So too when we are seated around the Pesach Seder, we are obligated to imagine that the entire exodus from Egypt was all because of me. "Because of this HASHEM did all this for me…" He had me in mind at that time that I would be seated here in the 21st century munching Matzos. By imagining it so we weave our way into the fabric of Jewish history and destiny. Ultimately it's about being an important part of the entirety of Israel, from its very beginning and Maxwell House Haggada in hand, good 'till the last drop. DvarTorah, Copyright © 2007 by Rabbi Label Lam and Torah.org.

The Sandwich of the Future

"A reminder of the Bais HaMikdosh, like Hillel. So Hillel did at the time the Bais HaMikdosh existed. He used to fold together Matza and Maror and eat them together, to fulfill that which it says 'and eat it with matza and bitter herbs.'"

After eating Matza and Maror separately during the Seder, we have the step of Korech. For Korech, we make a sandwich of sorts from the matza and the maror, and prior to eating this sandwich, we recite the above pronouncement. The Minchas Yitzchok notes that the verse we recite does not appear to correspond with our actions on this evening. In the pronouncement, we are recalling a practice that Hillel observed when the Bais HaMikdosh existed. This practice is based on the literal reading of a verse. One might assume that the verse quoted concerns the consumption of the Korbon Pesach, the Paschal offering. However, that is not the case. That verse states "And they shall eat the meat in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it (Shmos 12:8)." The verse quoted in the pronouncement comes from the portion of the Torah that discusses Pesach Sheni. What is Pesach Sheni? One who was ritually unclean, ta'mai, was not allowed to bring and partake of the Korban Pesach. In Bamidbar 9:6-8, we find that a group of people approached Moshe and Aharon at the time the first Korbon Pesach was brought after the exodus. They, because of the fact they were ritually unclean from contact with a corpse, were not able to bring the offering. This group asked Moshe and Aharon "Why are we being prevented to bring the offering with the rest of Israel, in the proper time?' The response from Moshe was " Stand and hear what Hashem has commanded you." Then, the Torah relates the laws concerning Pesach Sheni, an opportunity for all those who missed bringing the Korban Pesach in the proper time through no fault of their own, to bring this offering, and fulfill this special mitzvah. In regards to this commandment, the Torah states "The fourteenth day of the second month at evening they shall keep it, and eat it with matza and bitter herbs." Why, when the Hagada discusses Korech, does it link Hillel's custom to a verse describing the offering brought on Pesach Sheni, as opposed to the Korbon Pesach itself?

The Belzer Rebbe answers that the text we recite as part of Korech is actually not a mere pronouncement – it is more of a request, a prayer. If we are sitting at a Seder and have made it through the liturgy, practices and customs of the evening, and arrived at Korech, it means we do not have a Bais HaMikdosh and we are still in exile. It means yet another year in which we were not able to bring our own Korbon Pesach has passed. Yet, missing bringing the Korbon Pesach in its proper time does not mean all is lost. The Torah allows for a make-up date: Pesach Sheni. At the very time we recall a practice of one of our great sages from the days of the existence of the Bais HaMikdosh, a practice we can only perform on this night as a reminder of the days of old, we recall that we can still perform the practice, as described in the Torah, this year. How can that be? If our exile ends, Moshiach comes, we have a Bais HaMikdosh – we still have the opportunity Pesach Sheni provides! It is for that reason we link the practice of Hillel to Pesach Sheni: we "pray" that we have the opportunity to eat this sandwich again, very soon, in the coming month, when we bring our "make-up" Korbon Pesach on Pesach Sheni.

The Minchas Yitzchok notes that the pronouncement begins with the statement that this "sandwich" is being consumed as a reminder of the Bais HaMikdosh. While having such a reminder is appropriate – and there are indeed other times during the Seder when we recall those days – it seems unusual that we recall a custom of Hillel specifically for this recollection. We eat the Afikoman – the matzo after the meal – as a specific reminder of the Korbon Pesach, and therefore, it would seem, the Bais HaMikdosh as well. Yet, we have Korech, and we state that it is specifically Korech that is done as remembrance of the Bais HaMikdosh. Why is that the case? The Talmud (Bava Metzia 85b) relates that "Eliyahu used to frequent Rebbi's academy. One day , it was the New Moon, he was waiting for him, but he [Eliyahu] failed to come. Rebbi said to him [the next day]: Why did you delay? He replied: [I had to wait] until I awoke Avraham, washed his hands, and he prayed and I put him to rest again; likewise to Yitzchak and Yaakov. "But why not awake them together?" I feared that they would grow strong in prayer and bring Moshiach before his time."

The power of the merits of our forefathers, united, is awesomely strong. It is so strong that it could end our exile. Mazta, the Shel"a writes, reminds us of Avraham. Both are linked to the concept of protection and observance of mitzvos. The Torah (Shmos 12:17) tells us that "matzos" are watched, guarded. Avraham is described as "VaYishmor mishmarti," "He protected My charge (Bereshis 26:5)." The Korbon Pesach reminds us of Yitzchok. Before blessing his sons, Yitzchok requested of Esav "go now to the flock, and fetch me from there two good kids of the goats (Bereshis 27:9)." Why did he want two goats? Rashi explains that one was for the Korbon Pesach. Maror reminds us of Yaakov. The Medrash (Bereshis Rabba 84:3) tell us that the verse in Iyov (3:26) "I had no tranquility I had no rest, nor was I quiet; yet trouble came" refers to Yaakov, who related to Pharaoh the bitterness of his life by stating that "few and evil have been the days of the years of my life (Shmos 47:9)." Korech combines elements that are representative of our forefathers. Not only are they representative, but we join the elements together, to further represent the special power that exists when the forefathers are united. It is because of this allusion that Korech was selected to be the reminder of the Bais HaMikdosh. It is specifically this practice, one that was performed in the days of the Bais HaMikdosh and therefore reminiscent of the days which we miss. The components thereof are also an allusion to the end of exile for which we long. Korech is not merely a reminder of days of old. It is a wish for what we desire from the days to come.

Mission Updates: Greetings, Today I am very excited, as this is my most favorite week of the whole year. Passover is this week and it is time for a big Passover meal! Messiah replaced himself as the Passover lamb of Yahweh and told us to do this in remembrance of Him! If you have never attended a Passover Seder you should do so. Many Christians do so as they are getting back to their Hebrew roots of their faith. As with all feasts we make sure the poor have their portion so we will give out food sacks to the poor Wednesday afternoon, as we make ready for the Passover meal!But saints, we really need your help mom just told me that the bills are about to double. She is up late trying to make ends meet. The donations have not yet caught up with the extra food we give out and the increase in meals fed. The April maail out newsletter will go out tomorrow a week late so it will be a couple of weeks before a response.So please consider a one time donation to help us out? In the mean time also help us pray in more monthly supporters. Being Messianic it really is hard to get donations. If we were main stream Christians I feel we could get more support. I do as I am led by Yahweh, this means with radio and everything, many time it is not what most people want to hear but I do what I do to please Him and not the world.So lift us up in prayer and help if you possibly can….And you saints have a great Passover! In His Perfect Peace, Pastor Dan Catlin
Messiah's Branch "Prophecy Hour" Radio

I'll write an update next week I had one ready and the cyber space ate it so much for that hugh................love ya sisterlinda

 

An Obituary printed in the London Times........ Interesting and sadly rather true.

'Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
Common Sense declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an Aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust, his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility and his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights

 I Want It Now

 Someone Else Is To Blame

 I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing.

Shalom B'Shem Yeshua HaMashiach

    Peace in the Name of Yeshua, the Messiah

&Mark 9:23,10:27

" THE Truth will set you FREE"  Y