Daily Bread — Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Good Morning. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. (Exodus 15:24-25) According to some commentators, there are...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Good Morning. Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them: “Sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He...
A Word From Bill — Prune or Uproot?
Shalom everyone. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (Matthew 3:10) This past Shabbat I shared with the congregation at Jacob's Tent my brief experience with...
Daily Bread — Monday, June 13, 2022
Good Morning. You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which You have made for Your own dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established. The Lord shall reign forever and ever. (Exodus 15:17-18)...
Daily Bread — Sunday, June 12, 2022
Good Morning. “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Exodus 15:11) This verse is of particular interest because, first of all, it celebrates the fact that the God of Israel is God. The...
Daily Bread — Saturday, June 11, 2022
Good Morning. And with the blast of Your nostrils the waters were gathered together; the floods stood upright like a heap; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea. (Exodus 15:8) Presumably, the phrase “Blast of your nostrils” is used to describe the strong east...
Daily Bread — Friday, June 10, 2022
Good Morning. The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. (Exodus 15:2) There are Aramaic translations of the Scriptures known as Targumim which follow the Hebrew version...
Daily Bread — Thursday, June 9, 2022
Good Morning. The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. (Exodus 15:2) As we continue to look at the Song of Moses, two things are worth noting in this verse. First of...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Good Morning. Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying: “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!" (Exodus 15:1) Rabbinical commentators define this song...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Good Morning. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. (Exodus 14:27) If you recall, I had...
A Word From Bill — Handle With Care
Shalom everyone. Yesterday, Sunday June 5, we observed and celebrated the Feast of Weeks or, as it is referred to in Hebrew, Shavuot (also known as Pentecost). According to Jewish tradition, Shavuot commemorates the day when the Almighty descended upon Mount Sinai in...
Daily Bread — Monday, June 6, 2022
Good Morning. Now it came to pass, in the morning watch, that the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He troubled the army of the Egyptians. (Exodus 14:24) In the movie, The Ten Commandments, Pharaoh, played by Yul...