by Elyshia Johnson | Jul 28, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Everyone can give something This week’s Torah portion opens with Moses’ instruction to the Children of Israel to donate items for the construction of the Tabernacle and its various vessels. It echoes the very similar commandment that God gave to Moses in Chapter...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jul 21, 2022 | Shabbat Shalom
Bible and Land must be linkedNumbers chapter 32 describes an interesting encounter between the tribes of Reuben and Gad and Moses. Having just conquered land to the east of the Jordan River, they request permission to settle permanently in this area, in...
by Elyshia Johnson | Oct 30, 2020 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel, Word to the Nations
by Kimberly Troup Numbers 13 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into the Negev and go up into the hill country, and...