Gateways to Torah: Joining the Ancient Conversation on the Weekly Portion (Biblia.com)

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From before the days of Messiah until today, Jewish people have read from and discussed a prescribed portion of the Pentateuch each week. Now, Russ Resnik, a Messianic Jewish rabbi, has added his voice to the ancient conversation about the Torah. With reference to and respect for the rabbis who have already contributed to this conversation, he brings another perspective on the Torah, that of a...

The Psalmist also recognizes God as the One who creates by his own word: By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all of their host by the breath of his mouth. (Psalm 33:6) Likewise in the siddur (prayer book), Pesukei d’zimrah—The Verses of Praise—open with the statement, “Blessed is he who spoke, and the world came into being—blessed is he.” All other praises of God depend on recognizing him as the One who speaks the word of creation. This creative speech is inherent to the character

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