Parasha Kedoshim

Shalom and blessings;

Ellen and I arrived in Kenya safely and have begun our ministering. We've already shared Yeshua with many people and have had one confirmed salvation, Glory to God. So much to tell you about what has been accomplished in the short time we've been here, but I'll save it for when we're back in Israel. I've attached this week Parasha plus the link to the sermon I shared here last Shabbat. We so appreciate you and are regularly praying for you.We have also come across a powerful prayer that we want to share with you. Ellen and I have begun praying it every morning. It's by Cindy Trimm:

How to pray the promises of Deuteronomy 28:1-14 in our lives: 

I am blessed in the city; I am blessed in the country, I am blessed in my sitting down, I am blessed in my arising, I am blessed socially, I am blessed physically, mentally, psychologically, I am blessed relationally, interpersonally, I am blessed physiologically. Every part of my life is blessed. I speak into my day and I download prosperity into my day, success into my day. I speak over those that I love, I speak prosperity and success over them. I speak to my government that they would come into divine alignment; that they would lead morally and ethically, I speak into my business, I speak that my business is successful, that we are increasing, that there is no decreasing. I speak into my home, that my home is a haven of peace. I speak into my loved ones, I speak that their lives come into alignment with God's will. I speak into my mind, peace. I speak into my heart, courage. I speak into my feet that they walk on God ordained paths so that I can overcome every obstacle. I am the head and not the tail, I am first and not last, I am above and not beneath, I am loved by God, I am chosen by God, I am protected by God. Today I will come into alignment with the plans and purposes of God. Every good and perfect gift comes from God. Today is my gift, therefore it will end perfect and it will end well. In Yeshua's name I pray. Amen 

Yours in Messiah Yeshua, our Lord, our God, our soon coming King.

Rabbi

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Sermon - Purifying Presence of God

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Sermon - The Omer (from Kenya)

Shalom and Blessings;

For those of us who are living outside of Israel, you will not be receiving a D'var Torah from me this week. Because of the difference in D'var schedules between the diaspora and Israel, the Parasha being read this Shabbat is the one I wrote on last week, "Acharei Mot," please reread it for this week. Instead I am sending you the sermon I shared with our Kenyan congregations last Shabbat. To those who receive my D'var Torah teachings and live in Israel, to you I will be sending out Parasha Kedoshim Tuesday evening.

To open the sermon audio file, click on the link below. Drop Box will open. If you do not have Drop Box downloaded on your computer it's not necessary to download it to listen to the file. Simply click on the box that says "Continue to website." The audio file will open for your enjoyment.

God willing, Ellen and I leave for Kenya on Wednesday. I'll continue to send out the teachings from there, God willing as well. Please keep us in prayer; that God will bless our efforts and many souls will come into the Kingdom, that He will strengthen us, that He will protect us, that He will keep us healthy, that we will be a blessing, that we will find favor with everyone we come in contact with and that He will bring us home safely.

Blessings in Yeshua, our Lord, our God and soon coming King.

Rabbi

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Parasha Acharei Mot

Beloved, there are Bible teachers that are so complicating God's message that many are doubting they can discern the truth for themselves. It reminds me of when the Catholic Church forbade their followers from reading the Bible. Parishioners were taught that only the trained, learned experts in Scripture, the priests, could properly interpret and decipher the complex and difficult nuances of God's Word. The fact is, it wasn't true then and it's not true now. Where in Scripture does it say that we need sages, Hebrew or Greek scholars, or seminary trained professionals to interpret or enlighten us in God's Word? In fact the opposite is true: 

Devarim (Deuteronomy) 30:11

Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach….

When did God change His mind and replace the Holy Spirit (Ruach haKodesh) with the wisdom of mortal man?

John (Yochanan) 16:13

13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth…

Don't be fooled and don't be made a fool of, God constructed His Word so that a child could understand it.

P.S. The commentary I am sharing today is based on the Parasha that is being read this Shabbat in Israel and does not line up with what is being read in the diaspora. Eventually we will catch-up with each other.

Blessings In Yeshua

Rabbi

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Parasha Peasch 7th Day

Shalom and Blessings

The last day of Pesach (Passover) in Israel is Friday, April 26; we do not have an 8th day. As such the Torah reading on Shabbat will be different than the one being read in the diaspora. I will be following the Israel system and eventually we will catch with each other. I have prepared a commentary on both Torah portions, however, with this email I am only sending you Friday's commentary and later in the week I will be sending the one for Shabbat. 

I want to thank all those who have generously donated towards our mission trip to Kenya. I have made it more convenient for those from Canada to donate directly into our Canadian PayPal missions account. The US funds account remains the same. I also want to thank all who are praying for our trip, your prayers are precious to us.

In Yeshua

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

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Parasha Pesach

Shalom and Blessings;

The first Pesach was celebrated by the children of Israel (bnei Yisrael) after God exposed, humiliated and eliminated the false gods of Egypt. There are false gods galore being worshiped today all over the world, but none more ominous and tenacious as the gods of Islam. I say gods because The Lord has revealed that many demons dominate this idolatrous religion. The Muslim people have no idea that they're worshipping demons and they need to be set free from the grip they have on them. Please join with me in prayer during this Feast of Pesach that The Lord expose, humiliate and eliminate the false gods of Islam. True peace will be established in the Middle East only when the Muslim people recognise that they're not worshipping the God who created heaven and earth but that they are worshipping demons. May the Lord God of heaven and earth open their eyes to the truth and may they fall to their knees in repentance and receive Yeshua as their Lord and Savior. 

Hag Pesach Sameach

Rabbi Jack & Ellen

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Parasha Metzora

What relief, the election is over!

Israel has a very unique electoral system. We do not vote for individuals, we vote for a party. The party chooses its leader and candidates and prioritizes, depending on how many seats they win, who will have a seat with the party in the Knesset (government). There is a first, second and third rung of candidates associated with each party. Party politics decides who will be in which rung. The number of seats a party wins is calculated according to the percentage of the votes they receive. If the party receives a large percentage of the vote the candidates that sit in the Knesset from that party are chosen first, from the first rung and then from each successive rung. 

There are a total of 120 seats in the Knesset and almost as many parties vying for them. So only once in the history in the country did a party have sufficient votes to form a government without forming a coalition of parties. The parties are primarily divided between right-wing and left-wing, much like Republicans and Democrats in the US. This makes forming a coalition a little easier since right-wing and left-wing parties tend to stick with each other, even though they may not totally agree with each other. Things get even more complicated when a coalition government has to choose cabinet members and portfolios, but we won't get into that, I think I've confused you enough. 

On a simpler note, Ellen and I are booked to travel for our second missionary trip to Kenya. This time, God willing, we'll be staying 1 1/2 months and plan on visiting the west of the country. There we will be spending time ministering at a congregation which also has an orphanage. 

Your prayers for our success and safety is appreciated, as we are going into a known malaria infested area. Our goals are to bring the message of salvation to the Kenyan people, to share the love of Messiah Yeshua with them, to teach the truth from the Word of God and to bring them the knowledge of the Jewish roots of the Christian faith. Please share in our efforts through your prayers and financial support. The SMALLEST amounts, when combined with others, makes a BIG difference. 

Blessings in Messiah Yeshua

Rabbi Jack

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Parasha Tzaria

Shalom, trust you had a blessed week,so far.

Well they did it again, another ceasefire was negotiated. I'm sure like all the others, this one will not be adhered to by the "Palestinians" and we'll soon have rockets and missiles flying again. For what ever reason, our government has decided that bombs destroying Israeli property, traumatizing children, and causing injuries is not worth going to war over. Until one lands on them, I guess.

Sadly Ellen and I were unable to organize returning to Kenya for Pesach, perhaps next year in Kenya! We have, however, in faith, made reservations to spend May and half of June ministering there. This trip, besides teaching and preaching in Nairobi and Karatina, we will be visiting Pastor Evans in Migori County, west Kenya. We will be ministering at his congregation and the orphanage connected with it. We look forward to sharing this experience with you upon our return. 

We covet your prayers and know how important they are to the success of our missions trip. Should the Lord place it upon your heart to share with us financially we've made a PayPal account available for your convenience. Just click the icon below and follow the instructions. You may have to open a PayPal account if you do not already have on, which is a very simple process.

Blessings in Yeshua

Rabbi Jack

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Parasha Vayetze

Shalom and blessings. I've included a link to an article written by Caroline Glick. I believe it sums up everything that's happening in Israel today.

Blessings in Yeshua

Come quickly Lord Yeshua

Rabbi Jack

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2018/11/14/caroline-glick-iran-opens-a-war-against-israel-from-gaza/

Parasha Shemini

We just finished celebrating Purim. As with most Jewish holidays the theme is the same; "they tried to kill us, we won, let's eat!" Sadly that has not been the case with Gaza. We have fought three wars with this enemy and have yet to have a victory. No, instead the saga has been; "they tried to kill us, we gave in and signed a ceasefire, now what?" It's been nothing but a tit for tat you bomb us we bomb you merry-go-round ever since we pulled our citizens out of Gaza in 2005. 

We are residents of the south (Ashkelon) living under the shadow of not knowing when the next conflict will start, when the next missile will be fired towards us. The gloomy part is our enemy is the one deciding on the when. To them we are like fish in a barrel. Happily this last round of "shootem up fish" did not reach our neighborhood but is that any consolation? No, especially when you only have 15 seconds to make it into your mamad (safe room). 

Last November, when Hamas decided to fire over 500 missiles at us, one landed in the park across from our apartment causing considerable damage. Thankfully it took place in the early hours of the morning and the park was empty. However, had the rocked traveled a mere 400 meters to the east it would have slammed into an adjacent apartment building, perhaps even ours! Yep, no "they tried to kill us, we won, let's eat" when it comes to Gaza, with them, it is only "they want to kill us and our government is playing a game of tit for tat with our lives." 

B"H, Rabbi

Parasha Tzav

Ellen and I desire to return to Kenya for the Passover. We would like to assist the congregations there in their Yeshua centered celebration of this Feast. However, God has not yet released us. Please pray for God to speak with us concerning this and for Him to give us His divine direction and provision.

I was encouraged by the response I got from my last week's comment concerning the lie being taught about Yeshua not being God. But I was also saddened by a negative comment and the disclosure that this demonically inspired lie is being circulated among people Ellen and I dearly love. Let's join in prayer against this teaching and may God have mercy on the souls of those spreading it.

Hebrews 6.4-6

4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.

Blessings In Yeshua

Rabbi

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Parasha Vayikra

Sadly there's false teaching being disseminated by Satan, saying that Yeshua came as the Messiah, but that He's not God, not the Father. Their logic may sound right but isn't that the way the devil works? These false teachers use rabbinical teachings and the twisting of Scripture to get weak-minded people to believe their poison. It's just not true! Yeshua Himself confessed that He and the Father are One (Yochanan/John 10:30). He also said; "If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father," (Yochanan 14:8-9). Don't believe these deceived, false teachers; they're teaching a form of human sacrifice. Even though they're claiming Yeshua came as the Messiah of God and therefore is a special human; it's still human sacrifice, something Satan has had mankind fooled into practising throughout the ages, obviously even to this very day!

Please find my commentary attached below and click on the link:

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Parasha Pekudei

Shalom;

I see Israel as being at a very critical juncture in her history at present. Will we turn to the left, to the right or will we hover somewhere between the two? No matter however, because the stage is set for a conflict with our Muslim neighbors. It makes no difference where we turn politically after the next election, there will be no agreement and subsequently no peace. Get ready for a rough ride world in 2020, God is going to shake the foundation of the earth and only the faithful will weather the storm.

B"H

Rabbi Jack

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