Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Parashot readings before Yom T’ruah (Feast of Trumpets) Leil Selichot (Prayers for Forgiveness) Torah: Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9; Hosea 14:2-10:9; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 B’rit Chadashah: Rom. 9:30-10:13; Heb. 12:14-15;13:5-8 Applicability of these parashot to all of mankind today and accessibility to all the instructions G-d so lovingly and… Read more »
Special Parashah
Special Readings for Shavu’ot (See introductory comment regarding the Zadock calendar observance)
* Because we at Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue follow the Zadock calendar uses by the Essenes at Qumran, Shavu’ot falls on May 31 this year (2026). Parashah “Naso” was read for Shabbat on May 23, and we will pick up with the regular Parashah schedule on June 6. Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Readings for… Read more »
Special reading for the Feast of Unleavened Bread
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue The Feast of Unleavened Bread in the Bible I receive many questions about unleavened bread and the laws concerned with removing it from your homes. Interestingly, I seldom get questions inquiring as to what behaviors may be equated with leaven (sin) as individuals either begin or continue their “wilderness experience” and… Read more »
Special Reading for the Feast of Unleavened Bread: Sh’mot 33:12-34:26 B’midbar 28:19-25
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special readings for the Feast of Unleavened Bread: Exodus: 33:12-34:26 Numbers: 28:19-25 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 As those who attend Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue know, we have come to the realization that the Essene 364- day solar calendar is much more accurate than those used by the majority of modern Jewry. As… Read more »
Special readings for Shavu’ot
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Readings for Shavu’ot Exodus 19:-23 Numbers: 28:26-31 Haftarah: Ezekiel 1-18;3:12 Acts 2:1-13 Contrary to our current social philosophy and what is taught in Christianity today about G-d’s laws, there are limits; the boundaries of which are defined by G-d’s laws, statutes, and rulings. Although this parashah is the first place… Read more »
Special reading for the Feast of Unleavened Bread (According to Essene calendar)
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special readings for the Feast of Unleavened Bread: Exodus: 33:12-34:26 Numbers: 28:19-25 Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Those who attend Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue have come to the realization that the Essene 364- day solar calendar is much more accurate than those used by the majority of modern Jewry. As such, we will… Read more »
Special Message Pesach/Feast of Unleavened Bread : Sh’mot (Exodus) 12:21-51
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Pesach Message Sh’mot (Exodus 12:21-51) We will start with an analysis of three aspects of Pesach according to the Jewish commentator Ol’ot Ephraim, as they apply to our condition today and during the time of the first Exodus. I added Messianic Jewish concepts to provide a more complete understanding of… Read more »
Special Parashah Eight Day of Sukkot
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Parashah Eighth Day of Sukkot (Sh’mini Atzeret) Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17 Numbers 29:35-30:1 Haftarah: 1 Kings 8:54-66 B’rit Chadashah: Mark 12:28-34 There are four scriptural readings for this special parashah; special points of interest to be addressed today. The first is found in Deut. 14:1; “You are the people of Adonai your… Read more »
Special Parashah :B’midbar (Numbers) 29:17-35
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Parashah: Numbers 29:17-35 Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 B’rit Chadashah: John 7:37-39 (Also see Zechariah 14:1-21) This parashah focuses on the offerings given in the Temple during the festival of Sukkot. The sheer number of sacrifices that represent money is astounding and should cause us to consider whether anyone individually or collectively… Read more »
Special Torah Reading for Shabbos Chol HaMoed
Beth Elohim Messianic Synagogue Special Torah reading for Shabbos Chol HaMoed (Exodus 30:11-34:35) Witnessing the birth of a new idea is somewhat like watching a breeze blow an ember into a forest fire. Let’s analyze this process. The way to see it is to start with the Hebrew word for freedom, which is cherut. After… Read more »