Genesis 45

We begin this Torah Project teaching by exploring the Hebrew root for the word “book,” “s-p-r,” using an ancient Jewish approach for engaging the Scriptures described in a new book…

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Genesis 46

Smaller topics in this Torah Project teaching include a unique “poetic” connection between the lives of Jacob and Joseph, the question of why Jacob may have been reluctant to go…

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Genesis 47

We begin this Torah Project teaching by focusing on an important pattern seen clearly in both Joseph’s story and in the story of Moses, a pattern that reveals a key…

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Genesis 48a

Join us for another Torah Project teaching in Genesis. We begin this lesson by reaching back to chapter 47 to explore the idea that Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,…

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Genesis 49

In this Torah Project teaching, we focus on Jacob’s deathbed blessing of his 12 sons. As we explore this fascinating passage, we bring together the characteristics of the sons, the…

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Genesis 50

Join us for this final Torah Project teaching in Genesis. We begin this lesson by noting the Jewish discomfort with Joseph’s decision to embalm his father’s body, drawing from the…

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Colossians 1a

Join Beth Tikkun as we begin our study in Paul’s letter to the Colossians. In this first study we ask the question ‘What does God look like?’ Paul gives us some…

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Colossians 1b-2

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Paul’s letter to the Colossians. In this  study, we ask the question ‘How can we bear the image of God?’ We also…

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Colossians 3

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Paul’s letter to the Colossians. In this  study, we compare the physical and spiritual realms and discuss how we must learn to…

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Colossians 4

Join Beth Tikkun as we complete our study in Paul’s letter to the Colossians. In this  study, we analyze Paul’s four guidelines for sharing Messiah with others. Then, we gain some…

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Erev Shabbat Guide

Over the years, many of the families at Beth Tikkun have developed their own traditions for conducting Erev Shabbat in their homes, but we still receive many requests as to how to…

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Sukkot 2015

Join Beth Tikkun as we study what the Torah instructs concerning the Feast of Sukkot, what the prophets say about Sukkot in the Kingdom, the traditions of Sukkot during the days…

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Matthew 1a

Join Beth Tikkun as we begin our study in Matthew’s Gospel. In this study we look at Matthew’s genealogy of Yeshua and discover some amazing insights. Visuals: Matthew 1a

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Matthew 1b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. At the end of chapter one we are told that Yeshua was given His name because “He will save…

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Matthew 2

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look at the two missing years in Matthew’s account and go to Luke’s Gospel (ch.2) which…

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Matthew 3

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we consider the ancient Jewish practice of immersion, analyze John’s words concerning the Pharisees and Saducces, and…

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Matthew 4a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Satan’s three temptations that he used against Yeshua. We also consider the nature of Satan…

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Matthew 4b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we take a tour of ancient Capernaum, the town of Yeshua. We discuss the two types of rabbis…

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Matthew 5a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we consider what it means to “make a fence for the Torah”, and then look at how Yeshua…

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Matthew 5b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze the “Beatitudes” and see how they are comprised of three groupings. Then we trace their arrangement back to…

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Matthew 5c

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s statements about salt and light. We look into the scientific structure of these two amazing themes…

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Matthew 5d

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s remarks concerning hatred of one’s brother and lusting in one’s heart. We also consider what is…

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Matthew 5e

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we focus on the subject of divorce and remarriage. Visuals: Matthew 5e

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Matthew 5f

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we consider the last three commandments Yeshua selected from the Torah upon which to comment. We also analyze…

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Matthew 6a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. As Grant travels in South Africa, pastor Ted Kruse shares valuable insights into this first section of Matthew 6.

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Matthew 6b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. As Grant continues his travels in South Africa, pastor Jim Gergon shares valuable insights into this second section of Matthew 6.

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Matthew 6c

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. As Grant returns from his travels in South Africa, pastor David Hargrave shares valuable insights into this third section of Matthew 6.

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Matthew 6d

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we recap the Sermon on the Mount thus far and consider how everything Yeshua taught is “hidden”…

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Matthew 7a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we consider what Yeshua means when He says ‘Do not judge…”. We also look into His cryptic…

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Matthew 7b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s analogy of stones and bread, and snakes and fish, and consider the deeper meanings of these images.…

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Matthew 7c

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look at how Yeshua’s statement concerning the “straight gate” and the “narrow way” does not refer primarily…

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Matthew 7d

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we complete our discussion of Yeshua’s great sermon. We consider what it means to have performed great works…

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Matthew 8a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we begin our analysis of the first miracles of Yeshua as recorded by Matthew. We then compare the…

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Matthew 8b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. We begin this study by observing the pattern of prophetic events outlined by the healings described here. Then we compare Moses’ “coming…

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Matthew 8c

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we take a close look at Yeshua’s interrupted voyage to meet a troubled gentile on the opposite…

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Matthew 9a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we begin with a survey of Daniel 7 so as to develop a context for Yeshua’s many…

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Matthew 9b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look into tax collecting in 1st century Israel, and gain some new insights into the story of…

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Matthew 9c

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study Yeshua continues His teaching on things new and old as He restores a woman and a little…

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Matthew 10

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look into Yeshua’s discourse concerning taking the Gospel of the Kingdom to Israel. We will see that…

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Matthew 11

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze John the Immerser’s question to Yeshua (and Yeshua’s answer) and discover that John was not having a crisis…

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Matthew 12a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s extraordinary teaching concerning the Sabbath as His disciples appeared to be violating it. We discuss the spirit…

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Matthew 12b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s confrontations with the Pharisees over whether His power was from God’s Spirit or from Satan. Many things are…

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Matthew 12c

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we use Yeshua’s words concerning the demonic as a springboard to consider the dynamics of the spiritual worlds of…

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Matthew 13a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we add some final thoughts to last week’s teaching about happiness and explaining the difference between unhappiness and grief. We consider…

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Matthew 13b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze the structure of the first four parables in chapter 13, and discover some new insights. We look…

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Matthew 13c

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we continue our comparison of Yeshua’s seven Kingdom Parable with His seven letters in Revelation 2-3. We discover some…

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Matthew 14

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we compare Herod’s wrong-headed faith with the lack of faith shown by those in Yeshua’s home town. We then…

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Matthew 15

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Yeshua’s response to the Pharisees concerning ritual hand washing as we discover His brilliant use of remez to issue…

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Matthew 16a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we look into three of the four sections of Matthew 16. Each section illustrates our human…

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Matthew 16b-17a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze Peter’s and Yeshua’s words concerning Yeshua’s death and taking up one’s cross. These familiar words may take…

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Matthew 17b-18a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we compare the transfiguration on the mountain with the exorcism in the valley and discover a prophetic message. Then…

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Matthew 18b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. While Grant and Robin were on vacation, Grant enlisted the services of his big brother, Bryan, to fill in. You…

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Matthew 19

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we revisit the subject of divorce and remarriage and then take a closer look at Yeshua’s encounter with the…

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Matthew 20

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we encounter the “chapter of proper perspective”, as each event and parable it contains is aimed at adjusting the…

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Matthew 21a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we examine the back story of Yeshua’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem and analyze the many scriptural quotes that are…

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Matthew 21b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we compare Yeshua’s statements about faith moving mountains. He says this twice, once in chapter 17 and again here…

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Matthew 21c-22a

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we discover an amazing menorah pattern created by Yeshua’s parables about father, sons and vineyards. We also gain insight…

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Matthew 22b

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we analyze the four questions asked of, and by Yeshua during the four days of His examination in the…

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Matthew 23

Join Beth Tikkun as we continue our study in Matthew’s gospel. In this study we discuss “the seat of Moses” and Yeshua’s cryptic words about following the teachings of the Pharisees. We look…

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