I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
From the Desk of Loren Abraham “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop and I’ve Seen the Promised Land!” Why is it that great leaders and...
ISSACHAR COMMUNITY BLOG
RSS Feed
Study to Do
Shabbat Chazon and Tisha B'Av
From the Desk of Loren Abraham This week we begin our study of the book of Deuteronomy. The Hebrew name, Devarim, meaning “Words,” comes...
Parashat Matot-Massei and the Dead Sea Scrolls
From the Desk of Loren Abraham Examining the prophetic and messianic implications of the Melchizadek Scroll (11Q13) This week in the...
Pinchas and Circumcision
From the Desk of Loren Abraham This week in the annual cycle of Torah Study, we are reading from Parashat Pinchas (English: Phinehas) -...
Black Babies Lives Matter Too! Don’t They?
From the Desk of Loren Abraham During my daily walks with my wife and my dog through our neighborhood, I am confronted by the scores of...
Envy and Pride … The Roots of Rebellion
From the Desk of Loren Abraham Parashat “Korah” is the thirty-eighth weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading....
Without Faith It Is Impossible to Please God
From the Desk of Loren Abraham Parashat Shelach, usually translated “Send thou,” but perhaps a better translation might be “Send for...