The presence of God guided the people of Israel while in the desert as a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. They did not proceed in their wanderings to where or when or how they wanted to, but exclusively according to the direction of God. Every time the people […]

In this week’s Torah portion, the priestly blessing is mentioned, among other things. Yes, God loves to bless His people and His children! His face shining upon us is the greatest blessing that we can ask for. What a grace it is to know that He protects and takes care of us, and grants us […]

In this week’s Torah portion, it’s written that God desires that the people of Israel whom He had redeemed from slavery in Egypt to freedom, would be His slaves. Likewise, it’s written that they were to remove all the idols from among them. In the same way, God has redeemed us from slavery to sin […]

God is a God of justice. In this week’s Torah portion, He specifies the principles of how to administer proper judgment. Society must protect that one who has become a victim of wrongdoing. In this way we see God’s holiness as One who issues worthy penalty to the one who commits a crime. He also […]

Three times in this week’s Torah portion, God calls His people to holiness because He Himself is holy. He is separate and different in His greatness and in His being from everyone and everything else that ever was, is, or will be. He is perfect and there is no sin in Him, and only He […]

This week’s Torah portion speaks about leprosy, which reminds us very much of sin. Leprosy, like sin, begins and spreads very slowly, doesn’t hurt in its first stages, desensitizes and shuts down the senses, causes decay and distortion of the sick person’s body, and eventually it’s even difficult to identify the leper who has lost […]

¿Cuál es el recuerdo más vívido que tienes de las enseñanzas de la Biblia, que aprendiste cuando eras niño? Mi recuerdo es un mapa que la tía Irene hizo con nosotros para que aprendamos la división de la tierra para las tribus. Ella recortó pedazos de tela y con la ayuda de un marcador negro, […]

“Maestra, Jesús hacía magia, ¿no es así?”, dos pares de ojos marrones me miraban después de la clase del sábado.  Habíamos terminado recientemente varias lecciones de cómo Jesús nos ama y provee para nosotros. En la lección de ese día aprendimos que Jesús se preocupó por sus amigos en una boda y, cuando el vino […]

“I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.” Ephesians 1.16, 17 Shabbat morning, we entered into the church hall and […]