This teaching examines traditional Jewish garments like the tallit and kippah. It asks whether Scripture commands their use and discusses their symbolism and purpose.
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In this week’s Parashah Point from the Torah Portion Shelach, we come across Numbers 15:38-39 which gives the command for us to wear tzitziyot. Not unlike the WWJD bracelets of the 1990’s, these tassels remind us about how we are to live, like Messiah did.
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You may have heard that tzitzits are only for men. We can take what we hear and believe it, or we can test it. In the spirit of testing everything, this teaching puts that doctrine to the test of the Word.
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When YHWH gave Israel the Promised Land, it appears that He commanded Israel to wipe out entire peoples. This teaching explores those difficult passages and demonstrates that God did not command racial genocide but pronounced judgment on nations whose wickedness had become extreme. The Hebrew ban (ḥērem) called for the removal of corrupt cultures steeped in idolatry and child sacrifice. God patiently warned these nations for centuries (Genesis 15:16) before bringing justice; the commands were acts of righteous judgment, not ethnic cleansing.
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This teaching examines the biblical practice of tithing and asks whether it applies today. It discusses the purpose of tithes, the Levitical system, and principles of generosity and stewardship.
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