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Trumix.com listings available of Roots of Faith Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Sunday Shul - The Un-Named Feast In this week’s class, Ross talks about the most significant day in human history.  Can a nation be born in one day?  The answer is yes, and in this week’s class, Ross talks about this very thing. Here are some of the texts that Ross covers in this class: Exodus 5:1, 10:9 Exodus 19:16-20 Exodus 3:1-4 Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Deuteronomy 5:1-5 Deuteronomy 33:1-2 The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Journey thru Gospel, Part 2 In this week’s class, Ross picks up where he left off last week. He focuses again on the geography of the redemption - a map of salvation - if you will. He reads from several passages in the Hebrew Bible that look on the wilderness experience in a nostalgic way (see for instance Hosea 2:14-15, Isaiah [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - The Riddle   Ross started a new series this week.  The class begins with a riddle: He was believed to be the Messiah Some say that his ministry was foreseen by the prophets He was called the “Light” He was killed before the 2nd Temple fell His death may be described in the Hebrew Bible Some believed that he was raised from the dead His [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Messiah Part 5 - Prophets and Prophecy “Christianity” claims that its message is to be based upon a prophetic message (see for example 2 Peter 1:16-21). Both John and Jesus are called prophets and so it becomes essential that we understand this subject. Here are some of the passages that Ross uses to teach this subject. Exodus 20:18-21 Deuteronomy 18:9-22 Amos 3:1-8 Prophets are shown in this class [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul, Messiah Part 4 In this 4th class of the Messiah series, Ross explores further the subject of the son of David. Yeshua asked a question of his opponents concerning the lineage of the “Messiah”.  Was this not a known fact?  Is it not clear that the “Messiah” will be born from the lineage of David?  What does the priestly [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Messiah, Part 3 In this class Ross explores the idea of the King as it relates to the Messiah. In this class, Ross looks at the origin of the monarchy in ancient Israel.  Was it the will of God to have a monarchy? Most students of Scripture anticipate a coming King of the line of David who will reign. How [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sabbath Service - Genesis 35:9-36:43 Today’s class focuses on redemption - a fitting theme during this festival season of Pesach. The Torah story that we read in this service has Jacob / Israel returning to the land of his fathers. Once again we learn that God is changing his name from Jacob to Israel (35:10; see also 32:27-28). We find [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website UIWU Conference I recently attended the 65th Annual United Israel World Union Conference, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.  It was a wonderful and refreshing conference filled with exciting speakers and interesting people from literally all over.  Below I am attaching the program so that you can see some of what made this an incredible meeting. The audio of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Special Passover Teaching Shalom to you during this Festival Season of Redemption! As a reminder, Sunday Shul will be this evening at 7:00 PM Central time. I will take leave of the subject of Messiah for one more week to speak tonight of the story of the Exodus. Next week I will resume the subject of the messiah, focusing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Messiah - Part 2 In this class, Ross explores all the passages from the Torah related to the Hebrew idea of “Anointing”. Ross shows that objects and Priests are the “Anointed Ones” mentioned in the Torah. Beginning in John 1:35-51, Yeshua makes one of the three references to his role in the Torah. What is it that he refers to? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Messiah Part 1 In this week’s lesson, Ross begins his series on “The Messiah - Expectations and Speculations”.  Ross seeks to recover a biblical and Hebraic view of the Messiah. The goal and objective of this series is to show: The orgin of the term and examples of the ancient practice of anointing (i.e., Priest, King and Prophet). We will [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Resurrection In today’s class Ross takes a look at the Hebrew view of the afterlife - in particular, the idea of resurrection of the dead. Maimonides in his articles of the Faith speaks of the resurrection: “I firmly believe that there will take place a revival of the dead at which will please the Creator, blessed be His [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Son of God, Part 4 (Immanuel) In this class, Ross further explores the idea of the son of God.  In this class, Ross begins to look at the use of certain texts from the Hebrew Bible by the evangelists.  This week, he looks at the historical context of Isaiah 7 and 8. Formal creeds and one of Orthodox Christianity’s fundamental beliefs is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Son of God, Part 3 This week, Ross continues the series on the Son of God.  In this week’s lesson, he begins to lay the groundwork to explore the “virgin birth”. The lesson first addresses the role of Yeshua from his own words, from the words of his earliest followers and then goes into some of the more difficult sayings of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Son of God, Part 2 In this week’s lesson, Ross further explores the idea of God’s son. In last week’s class he taught on the Hebraic view of God’s son. The class begins with a look at the popular understanding of the term. The common understanding of Son of God associates Jesus of Nazareth with God as part of a triune [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - The Son of God - a Hebrew View The Hebraic View of God’s Son In this class Ross begins to examine the concept of the Son of God from a Hebraic perspective. Beginning in the gospel of John, Ross compares the ideas and concepts spoken by Yeshua to the ancient charge given to Israel. From the introduction, Ross goes back to the Hebrew Bible to explore [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sunday Shul - Making Disciples Shalom! This week is the first week of our new teaching series Sunday Shul.  This week’s class is about the ancient art of making disciples. Ross explores the idea of making disciples. He begins this class with the final charge of Yeshua to his own disciples and works through the texts even showing that Isaiah had disciples. In [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seeing God - Genesis 18 & other texts from the Hebrew Bible In today’s class we cover some of the most intriguing texts from the Hebrew Bible.  On the one hand the Bible clearly states that “no one has seen God at any time”.  This view is found in numerous texts of the torah and prophets, and even the gospel of John (1:18), but on the other [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New Network A New Network of Bible Teachers is coming! I continue to be amazed at all that we are capable of doing with the technology in our modern world. Joseph and Debbie Good of Hatikva Ministries and Dr. Walter Oakley have joined up to form a new network of Bible teachers. They have asked me to join [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Circumcision - The Sign of the Covenant - Genesis 17 & 18 Sabbath Class 12/22 In today’s lesson we read Genesis 16 and 17 from the torah and Isaiah 54 from the prophets. This week, we did something slightly different than you may be used to. After the reading of the torah and the prophets, we had a panel type discussion about the torah reading. Joseph and Debbie [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Vision - Seder 12 of the Ancient Triennial Torah Cycle This week, I again focus on the person of Abram. In this portion of the triennial torah cycle, the word that connects the Torah reading with the prophet reading is the word Vision. In Genesis 15 we read of the “machazeh” of Abram. In Isaiah 1 we read of the chazon of Isaiah and in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Servant Song by John Carlson (the Live Version) Write up by Ross Nichols This is a new song written and performed by John Carlso. It is quite powerful. John wrote this song to point out the meaning behind the idea of being a servant of God. The Hebrew Bible talks of a servant and clearly identifies that servant as the nation of Israel, and yet [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Melchizedek - Seder 11 of the Ancient Triennial Torah Cycle Melchizedek Today’s triennial torah cycle is about the mysterious figure of Melchizedek. He is mentioned only twice in the Hebrew Bible (Genesis 14 and Psalm 110). In this class I take a look at several ancient sources to consider this figure. We look at the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Midrashim and the New Testament book of Hebrews. We also [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Promised Land - Seder 10 of the Ancient Triennial Torah Cycle   In this week’s class, I focus on 2 topics, from the selected readings from this 10th seder of the ancient triennial torah cycle; (1) the “walk” of Abram (and his person), and (2) the Promised Land. Beginning with the person and walk of Abram, I show that the initial call of Abram was for him to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Psalm One by Sherry Cole Psalm One by Sherry Cole Write up by Ross Nichols   This song is incredibly moving to me. In it you will hear Sherry Cole singing and her son Michael playing the guitar. The first time that she sang this song in the synagogue, she did so without any accompanying instruments. I knew from the first time I heard it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Gates with Joseph Good For those that are interested, the 2nd of 4 classes on the “Return of Israel” in which I appear with Joe Good, has been published on the Universal Torah Network’s website. A link to the shows appears on my website. In these classes, Joe and I discuss this topic extensively. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genesis 11 - Seder 9 of the Triennial Torah Cycle In this class, Ross explores the connecting theme between the Torah reading and Prophets reading for this 9th seder of the Ancient Triennial Torah cycle. The theme is “unity” and specifically as it relates to language. In the torah reading from Genesis 11 we find that the whole earth had one language and the same words.  [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website An Offering of Love by Glenn Chatterton Offering of Love by Glenn Chatterton  I struggled long and hard with what the Scripture instructs as opposed to what the church teaches about tithing. This song reflects my understanding of the issue - all I have is His, to use as He sees fit. It is my responsibility to lay it all down at His feet, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genesis 8:15-10:32 - Sederim 7 and 8 of the Triennial Torah Cycle In this class, Ross covers among other things, the subject of the heart of man. The story of Noah contains some information about the heart of man.  The idea that man requires a change of heart is prevalent in the Scripture. In the introduction to this week’s class, Ross talks about this. The class also covers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Sabbath to Remember A Sabbath to Remember The Key word that connects the Torah portion to the Prophet reading this week according to the ancient reading cycle is the word “remember”. In preparing for the class this coming Sabbath I have come across some interesting points from an ancient sermon delivered on an occassion of this very Torah portion.  I [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Foundation by John Carlson This song grew out of the very painful failure of a close friendship.  Having said that I think the words speak for themselves so I will say no more on that.  The point is that no matter how much pain we put each other through, however unintentional it may be, the One who created us [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genesis 6:9-7:24 - Seder Five of the Triennial Torah Cycle In this fifth torah portion of the ancient triennial cycle we read of the first one called a tzadik - a righteous one.  This reading begins with the statement that Noah was a righteous man - unblemished in his generation.  What does it mean to be righteous?  All my life I have been taught that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genesis 5:1 - 6:8 - Seder Four of the Triennial Torah Cycle In this fourth portion of the Triennial Torah cycle, we encounter one of the most intriguing personalities in the entire Bible - Enoch. According to hints in the Hebrew Bible and plain language in the NT, it is asserted that Enoch is one of two men that never tasted death. We look at both of these [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Psalm 1 Performed by Glenn Chatterton I have always loved the King James Version for its poetic lilt, and especially the Book of Psalms. Since they were meant to be song in their original tongue, I wanted to so render them in my native tongue as well. There is such a wealth of insight and depth of emotion contained therein. This is actually the second [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genesis 3:22 - 4:26 - Seder Three of the Triennial Torah Cycle In this torah reading, named Behold the Man, we have two murders and two exiles. We begin to see the true consequences of sin; separation from God and the denial of access to the tree of life. We are introduced to the Biblical theme of the “hiding of God’s face”. We learn that innocent blood cries out to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Yours by John Carlson Yours I can’t claim any specific scriptural reference for this song although I believe the idea behind the words is certainly scriptural. The melody for this song had been knocking around in my head for several years but I could never come up with any ideas for the lyrics that I liked. I happened to be [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sweet Hour of Prayer - Performed by Tammy Michael Here is another featured song on the first album produced by the “musically gifted” at Roots of Faith.  Sweet Hour of Prayer A well-known hymn by an obscure author.   Nothing distinguishes the children of God so clearly and strongly as prayer.  “Sweet Hour of Prayer” although written well over 100 years ago still touches the hearts and minds [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genesis 2:4-3:21 - Seder Two of the Triennial Cycle This torah seder has 43 verses. It is titled, The Generations of the Heavens and the Earth. It provides a more detailed account of creation. Whereas the account from Seder 1 was from Heavn to earth, this one is from earth to heaven - or from the earth up. This reading contains the first mention of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Shema Song by John Carlson Music by John Carlson Shema means “hear” or “listen” in Hebrew and it is traditionally the scripture read at the beginning of every Torah service. It consists of Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Deuteronomy 11:-21 and Numbers 15:37-41. The melody came to me one afternoon when I was messing around with my guitar and when I couldn’t make it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genesis 1:1-2:3 / Seder One of Triennial Cycle In this first seder of the ancient triennial Torah cycle, the focus is on creation. Ross begins with a Greek word found in the text of Matthew’s gospel.  The word is palingheneseeah and it means  - a new Genesis.  From here Ross shows that the New Testament writers had the same outlook in regards to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Roots of Faith Sukkot Conference - Joseph Good Joseph Good, who was a pioneer of the ‘return to Hebrew Roots movement’ in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, explains his current thoughts on the path of return for those who seek to turn to the Torah. Joseph talks from the heart concerning his current thoughts, beliefs and personal life for those who think [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Yom Kippur Introduction Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the ancient Hebrew calendar - the 10th day of the 7th month. In this week’s lesson, Ross talks about the ceremonies of this holy day, including the sacrifices. The message of the Day is about covering sins. This is the meaning of the Hebrew word “kippur”. You will not want to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Introducing The Bible Jesus Read The Bible Jesus Read – A Study into the Religious Life of Jesus and the early Church In the time of Jesus and Paul, a portion of the Law of Moses (Genesis – Deuteronomy) was read every Sabbath in the synagogue along with an associated section from the Prophets. These weekly readings have been preserved for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Re’eh - Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 The torah reading this week, means “see”. It begins with Moses declaring to the people that 2 ways are before them; a way of blessing if they keep the commandments and one of cursing if they do not keep the commandments. An initial pass through this torah reading reveals several possible teaching topics within its pages. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ekev - Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 In this week’s class, Ross ties together the Torah reading with the Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4 / Luke 4). Moses spends 40 days in the wilderness (Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 9:9, 18) and neither eats nor drinks. Ross puts forth the theory that when Yeshua spent 40 days in the wilderness and neither ate or drank [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shabbat Nachuma / Va-etchanan / Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 This week, Roots of Faith launched its first Live Webcast.  This is something that we plan to do every Sabbath.  Join in each Saturday morning at 10:30 Central time for a unique teaching experience. We hope to create a sort of cyber synagogue - a community of faith for any and all who wish to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shabbat Nachuma / Va-etchanan / Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 This week, Roots of Faith launched its first Live Webcast.  This is something that we plan to do every Sabbath.  Join in each Saturday morning at 10:30 Central time for a unique teaching experience. We hope to create a sort of cyber synagogue - a community of faith for any and all who wish to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tribe Talks On July 14th, Ross spent several hours covering the subject of the Return of Israel.  These classes, 5 in all, are full of Biblical teaching on this all-important subject.  The listener is warned!  These classes may make you think. They also contain some more speculative things. You will want to download and listen to all of these classes.  [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Matote-Masei / Numbers 30:2-36:13 This class closes out the book of Numbers (Bamidbar). For all practical purposes the Torah Story has all been told. We still have the entire book of Deuteronomy and lots of things to learn from the Torah, but here at the close of the book of Numbers, a newly created people - a free people [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pinchas - Sheep with no Shepherd  Today’s torah reading contains the final words of Moses to God. Through the remaining chapters of Numbers and throughout Deuteronomy we find no other instance where Moses is quoted as saying anything to YHWH.  In Deuteronomy we read of Moses relating past conversation between he and YHWH, but it is in the Torah reading Pinchas where [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apple’s IPhone and Balaam Strange title? Preparing tomorrow’s class for the synagogue service I came across something that I find quite amazing. As the Sabbath approached this evening, people all over, waited in line for hours for Apple’s latest gadget, called “revolutionary” by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple. A 4 gig model runs about $500 and an 8 gig [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Korah - Numbers 16:1-18:32 In this class Ross explores some key Biblical themes that were not part of the original plan. Yeshua in Matthew 19:3-8 is asked a question on the subject of divorce. Deuteronomy 24:1-4 allows a man to divorce his “women”, but Yeshua claims that from the beginning it was not so and that this allowance was made [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shelach Lecha - Numbers 13:1-15:41 This week’s lesson contains the story of the sending out of the spies - one from each tribe except the tribe of Levi. Since this lesson introduces us to Rahab, Ross talks about the significance of the 5 women listed in the geneology of Jesus (Matthew chapter 1). In this week’s lesson we learn that Moses changed [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Be-Ha’alotcha - Numbers 8:1-12:16 In this week’s class, Ross begins with a riddle. The Riddle ~As an infant I went into Egypt to preserve my life ~As an adult I became a savior of my people ~I am a man and a prophet (the greatest, according to the Bible) ~Men bowed to me ~I was called, “my lord” and God Who am I? You don’t even have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nasso - Numbers 4:21-7:89 In this week’s Torah reading, Ross teaches on the Nazir - also known as the Nazarite. He shows that this vow was a way for people to dedicate themselves to “hyper-holiness”. A Nazarite was one that separated themselves and lived according to a life of torah observance above and beyond what was required. The term is often [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Be-midbar - Numbers 1:1-4:20 In today’s class Ross begins by pointing out that the world slipped quietly by a prophetic date and for the most part did not even notice. On Iyyar 28th on the Hebrew calendar (Wednesday, May 16, 2007) we crossed the 40th anniversary of “Jerusalem Day”. Many are looking forward to the anniversary on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Behar / Bechukotai - Leviticus 25:1-27:34 This Sabbath we completed the book of Leviticus.  Ross speaks on “Times and Seasons”, specifically from a prophetic perspective of the times and seasons. Join Ross and the congregation of Roots of faith as they explore the subject of Sabbatical years, and Jubilee years. The Sabbatical year was a rest for the land (Leviticus 25:1-7). Daniel chapter 9 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Emor - Leviticus 21:1-24:23 This week’s lesson again focuses on the Biblical idea of holiness.  This week’s torah reading uses the word HOLY quite frequently. We learn a good deal about the priests (ordinary as well as the Cohen HaGadol - the big or as he was more commonly called, the High Priest). We are told to be holy (Leviticus 19:2; [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Emor - Leviticus 21:1-24:23 This week’s lesson again focuses on the Biblical idea of holiness.  This week’s torah reading uses the word HOLY quite frequently. We learn a good deal about the priests (ordinary as well as the Cohen HaGadol - the big or as he was more commonly called, the High Priest). We are told to be holy (Leviticus 19:2; [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tazriah / Metzora - Leviticus 12:1-15:33 The class this week is called “Faith in a Fringe”. You will not want to miss the teaching.  The torah this week covers leprosy, fungus in the home as well as bodily discharges - subjects that many would dismiss as lacking spiritual value, but we know that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God….etc (2 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Do! Message delivered at UIWU Meeting I recently attended a conference in Charlotte and gave two talks, titled (1) Hear and (2) Do. In these two talks I attempt to lay out my vision for a revival of Torah Faith. In the first class (HEAR), I begin with the Shema - the foundational confession of Biblical Faith.  As a special guest, my friend [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hear! Message delivered at UIWU Meeting I recently attended a conference in Charlotte and gave two talks, titled (1) Hear and (2) Do. In these two talks I attempt to lay out my vision for a revival of Torah Faith. In the first class (HEAR), I begin with the Shema - the foundational confession of Biblical Faith.  As a special guest, my friend [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tzav - Leviticus 6:1-8:36 / Shabbat HaGadol Today is a special Sabbath known as Shabbat HaGadol (the big Sabbath). It is the Sabbath which immediately preceeds Passover. Passover is the festival of Freedom and Redemption. At Passover we tell the story of the redemption of God’s firstborn son Israel (see Exodus 4:22-23). The Passover of the past is always linked to the passovers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Song - The Shema This song was composed and performed by John Carlson.  It is quite moving.  It features the words of what is called the Shema.  Shema is a Hebrew word translated as Hear! The Shema contains several passages from the Torah, and Jesus referred to the Shema as the “greatest commandment”. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Song - The Shema This song was composed and performed by John Carlson. It is quite moving. It features the words of what is called the Shema. Shema is a Hebrew word translated as Hear! The Shema contains several passages from the Torah, and Jesus referred to the Shema as the “greatest commandment”. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Song - Psalm 130 This song was composed by John Carlson and performed by John Carlson and Sherry Cole. It is an incredible song! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Song - Psalm 130 This song was composed by John Carlson and performed by John Carlson and Sherry Cole.It is an incredible song! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Va-Yikra / Leviticus 1:1-5:26 This week we begin a study of the book of Leviticus. Exodus begins with the children of Israel as slaves, building temples, cities and pyramids for the Pharaoh and ends with the children of Israel building a sanctuary for its God. The Hebrew name for the book of Leviticus is Va-Yikra - “and he called”. The oldest [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Va-Yakhel/Pekudei - Exodus 35:1-40:38 In this week’s lesson we read the two final Torah readings of the Book of Exodus.  It is also the special Sabbath or HaKodesh.  The special reading from the Torah is Exodus 12:1-20.  Tuesday night begins the Hebrew New Year according to the “religious” calendar.  The barley has been found in the fields of Israel [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ki Tissa - Exodus 30:11-34:35 and Special Sabbath Parah This torah reading contains a lot of material. Hindsight shows that I tried to cover too much in one service. Several very good questions were raised during the service and I did not take the time to fully answer them, and feeling the pressure to cover all that I had in my notes I came [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tetzaveh - Exodus 27:20-30:10 / Shabbat Zachor In this week’s lesson, Ross’ talk covers the normal Torah reading (Exodus 27:20 – 30:10) as well as the Special Torah Reading Zachor.  Tetzaveh covers, among other things, the oil for the menorah, the priestly garments, the consecration of the priests and the altars.A key word for today is “Remember”, especially since the special reading [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Pattern and Remarks on Torah Reading Terumah You may see something different if you go to my site to listen to this week’s lesson.  In order to more accurately fit the “biblical pattern”, I am thinking that the service will be divided into two parts.  The first part will consist of a very brief intro, The Shema, the 10 Commandments, Jeremiah 6:16 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mishpatim - Exodus 21:1-24:18 This week’s Torah portion is called Mishpatim.  The name is the plural form of the Hebrew word Mishpat, which means justice.  Read the notes and then listen to the podcast. This Sabbath, being the last Sabbath before the beginning of the Hebrew month of Adar, is also known as Sabbath Shekalim. It commemorates the ancient Temple tax of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Yithro Exodus 18:1-20:23 Temple Sinai Service on 2/10/07. Torah Portion: Yithro Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. The Intro this week is in two parts. To get the entire teaching you should listen to both. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Be-Shallach Exodus 13:7-17:6 Temple Sinai Service on 2/3/07. Torah Portion: Be-Shallach Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Bo / Exodus 10:1-13:16 Temple Sinai Service on 1/27/07. Torah Portion: Bo Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. The Introduction to this week’s lesson is in two parts. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Va-Ayra Exodus 6:2-9:35 Temple Sinai Service on 1/20/07. Torah Portion: Va-Ayra Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Shemot / Exodus 1:1-6:1 Temple Sinai Service on 1/13/07. Torah Portion: Shemot Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Vayyiggash / Genesis 44:18-47:27 Temple Sinai Service on 12/30/06. Torah Portion: Vayyiggash Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Mikketz / Genesis 41:1-44:17 Temple Sinai Service on 12/23/06. Torah Portion: Mikketz Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Vayyeshev / Genesis 37:1-40:23 Temple Sinai Service on 12/16/06. Torah Portion: Vayyeshev Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcast - Vayyishlach / Genesis 32:4-36:43 Temple Sinai Service on 12/09/06. Torah Portion: Vayyishlach Ross Nichols teaching on the week’s Torah Reading. Visit our web site to hear the rest of the service audio files. 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