Beha’alotcha (Numbers 8:1–12:16)

This week’s Torah portion covers Numbers 8:1–12:16. The portion begins with God’s instructions on how to set up the Tabernacle’s golden seven-branched lampstand (8:1–4). The priests needed to make sure the six outer branches angled their light toward the central shaft to illuminate the table of showbread opposite. Back in Leviticus, God detailed exactly how…

Red Alert: How Community Engagement Strengthens Support for Israel

In this episode of the Jerusalem Connection Red Alert Report, we explore how community engagement strengthens support for Israel, builds meaningful Jewish-Christian relationships, and helps combat antisemitism and misinformation in today’s cultural climate. Our guest, Tamar Pinto, Senior Manager of Educational Content and Community Engagement at the Israeli American Council (IAC), shares powerful insights on…

Bamidbar (Numbers 1:1–4:20)

This week we begin the book of Numbers, the fourth volume in our weekly Torah readings. Previously, we covered the grand sweeps of human history in Genesis and followed the sons of Jacob into Egypt. We reached a dramatic turning point in the Israelite story when Pharaoh finally let God’s people go. While Leviticus established…

Red Alert Report: The Assault on the UK Jewish Community—and Why It Matters to Us All

With Amy Zewe This week’s Red Alert Report features a serious and urgent discussion with Steven Jaffe from Northern Ireland Friends of Israel (follow, like, and share on Facebook). Steven joins us to highlight a deeply concerning incident that received little media coverage—yet indicates the growing danger facing Jewish communities across the United Kingdom. On…

Bible Fiber: Emor (Leviticus 21:1–24:23)

This week’s Torah portion is known as Emor—which means “speak”—and it covers Leviticus 21:1–24:23. After God gave Israel the ten commandments, he commissioned Israel to be a “priestly kingdom and a holy nation” (Ex. 19:6). Israel’s requirement for holiness was directly connected to the character of God. Leviticus lays out the nation’s dietary restrictions, religious…