From Parasha: Re'eh

 

Invest in Heaven

Yeshua refers to giving to the poor as storing up treasure in heaven. Money spent on charity should be regarded as an investment. "You shall not hesitate to give, nor murmur when you do give; because you shall know who is the good repayer of the hire. You shall not turn away from him that is in want, but you shall share all things with your brother, and shall not say that they are your own; for if you are partakers in that which is immortal, how much more in things which are mortal?" (Didache 4:7-8)...
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The Blessed Life

Tags:  Bible, blessing, commandments, curse, Torah scroll

The Bible is a compass for finding one's way through life. It is a road map for the soul....
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Tithing

Tags:  charity, income, Land of Israel, poor, priesthood, priestly system, produce, snd title, tithe

The elders who rule well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says [in Deuteronomy 25:4], "You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing," and [Yeshua says in Matthew 10:10,] "The laborer is worthy of his wages." (1 Timothy 5:17-18)...
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Invitation to God’s House

Tags:  tithe

Why do people face towards Jerusalem while praying? When King Solomon dedicated the Temple in Jerusalem, he petitioned God that He might place His Name upon the Temple. He asked that God would hear from heaven and answer anyone who prayed toward that place. The LORD answered Solomon’s prayer saying, “I have heard your prayer and your supplication, which you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually” (1 Kings 9:3)....
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Leaving Egypt in Haste

Tags:  forgiveness, Pentecost, repentance, salvation, unleavened, unleavened bread

God commands us to rejoice on the pilgrimage festivals. This is one of the very few occasions in the Torah when we receive a commandment telling us how we should feel. Usually the commandments of the Torah tell us what to do, not what to feel. When we celebrate the appointed times of Passover, Pentecost and the Feast of Tabernacles, we are to do so with a genuine spirit of joy....
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The Mitzvah of Charity

The story is told of when Rabbi Akiva got married. He and his wife were so poor they had only straw to sleep on. One night Heaven tested them and sent Elijah disguised as a stranger to knock at the door. He cried, “Please help me. My wife is in confinement and doesn’t even have straw to lay on.” Akiva got up and gave him the straw and said, “You see, there is a man who does not even have straw!” (Nedarim 50a)...
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Is Jesus A False Prophet?

The Torah itself clearly states in many places that its laws are eternal, never to be abolished. And even the Christians acknowledge that the Jewish Bible is the word of God. If the Torah is eternal and Jesus himself claims to have no intention of abolishing or changing it, why do the Christians [disregard the commandments] ...which are clearly spelled out in the Torah? (Pinchas Stolper, The Real Messiah)....
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