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Parashat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:9) Deuteronomy 26 26:1          And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; Comment: This portion is “Ki Tavo”, which means “when you come” (to the promised land). The first… Continue reading My notes on Ki Tavo

Parashat Ki Teitzei (Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19) Deuteronomy 21 21:18          If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: Comment: It is better for the son to be… Continue reading My notes on Ki Teitzei

Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) Deuteronomy 16 16:18          Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. Comment: The name of this portion is “Shoftim”, which means “Judges”, the first word in this… Continue reading My notes on Shoftim

Parashat Reeh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17) Deuteronomy 11 11:29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. Comment: Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal: During a messianic… Continue reading My notes on Reeh

Parashat Eiqev Deuteronomy 7 7:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: Comment: This verse starts a new portion named “eiqev”. This word “eiqev” is… Continue reading My notes on Eiqev

This Bible portion “Vaetchanan” teaches oneness of Gd and forbids idol worship. So my notes will explain why Jesus in Christianity is not an idol, nor a second gd. Christians wouldn’t worship Jesus if they weren’t really worshiping the one and only true Gd of Israel. Nevertheless, I personally prefer to use the name L-RD (“y-h-v-h”,… Continue reading My notes on Vaetchanan

Parashat Devarim Deuteronomy 1 1:1          These are the words which Moses said to all Israel on the far side of Jordan, in the waste land in the Arabah opposite Suph, between Paran on the one side, and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Dizahab on the other. Comment: It is amazing that the very first… Continue reading My notes on Devarim

Parashat Masei Numbers 33 33:1          These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. Comment: Rashi on this verse counts 42 stages of journey for the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness,… Continue reading My notes on Masei

Parashat Matot Numbers 30 30:9          But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. Comment: Some modern people may be unhappy to see that the Bible allows the vows of a woman to be annulled by a male family head.… Continue reading My notes on Matot

Parashat Pinchas Numbers 25 25:11          Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. Comment: Gd explained that the plague stopped… Continue reading My notes on Pinchas

Parashat Chuqat Numbers19 19:17          And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: Comment: Here “ashes” is literally “dust” in Hebrew, same as the word used when Gd decrees that Adam has to… Continue reading My notes on Chuqat

Parashat Korach Numbers 16 16:1          Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Pallu, the son of Reuben, made themselves ready, Comment: The genealogy given here is not purposeless at all. Korah is a… Continue reading My notes on Korach

Parashat Shelach Numbers 13 13:13          Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. Comment: This parashah (portion of the five Books of Moses) has several connections to me personally. Here is the first appearance of my Hebrew name Michael in the Bible. When I was not familiar with the Bible, I,… Continue reading My notes on Shelach