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A Short History Lesson

Among Christians Yahshua as a historical person remains totally removed from Judaism and the first century Jewish culture and practice. Here are some common errors that Christians commit: Yahshua was a Christian not a Jew and he attended a church on SUNday, not a synagogue on Shabbat; Yahshua started a new religion called Christianity, and it replaces Judaism; and he came to do away with the Law and establish a new way of salvation by grace. All these statements are totally false but yet held dear to every Christians and are taught by every church. Most Christians have a religion about �Jesus� but do not practice the religion of Yahshua. He never went to church, and never celebrated Xmass or Easter. He kept the Shabbat, the Feasts of YHWH, ate kosher food, wore tzitzit, a head-covering, tefillin, and prayed in the Temple and synagogues. His faith and practice were Jewish to the core.He was killed by the Romans as a political threat as a devout Jew loyal to the heritage of his faith.

Christians never bother to ask themselves, �How did Yahshua view the Torah?� Due to their perverted view of Torah, they view the Torah as some works-related legalistic salvation and not the Divine wisdom given by a loving Father to His children (Yisrael). Those wanting to understand Torah must never reject the Jewish people and Judaism because Yahshua can never be alienated from Judaism, the Jewish people, and the Torah. Christians are guilty of killing Yahshua by destroying his links to his people and his faith. Yahshua never came to destroy or replace Judaism and the Torah, he came to properly interpret the Torah and revitalize the faith of the Jewish people. Unfortunately, his voice has been silenced and replaced by theologians, seminaries, and Bible colleges who continue to perpetuate the lies of the anti-Nomian Church fathers.

Christianity is not some creation of �Jesus� 2,000 years ago but is a patchwork of ancient motifs, legends, myths, and pagan practices found throughout the world centuries before Yahshua and Second Temple period Judaism.The true history of Christianity begins with the �conversion� of the Roman emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicea in 325 C.E. this event marks the true birthday of the person called �Jesus�.The Council of Nicea was the attempt of Constantine to unify the various competing cults into one universal �Catholic� church, controlled by Constantine and Rome.Rome claimed ultimate authority due to its establishment by the rock Peter.The statue of Jupiter in Rome was renamed St. Peter and the other gods of cults were turned into the apostles and other saints. The first edict in favor of the 'Venerable Day of the Sun" (Sunday) was made at the Council of Nicea. Until this time, both followers of the Messiah and Jewish people generally observed the seventh day Shabbat, according to the commandment.

It was at the Council of Nicea that the names of �Jesus� and �Christ� were put together for the first time in the phrase �Jesus Christ�or � Christ Jesus�, uniting the two into one, Jesus representing the Hesus of the Druids, Joshua of the Jews,Horus/Iusa of the Egyptians, and IES/Iesios of the Dionysians/Samothracians, and Christ representing the Krishna/Christos of India, the Messiah of the Jews, and KRST of Egypt, among others.The name �Jesus Christ� NEVER appears in Greek or Latin prior to the Council of Nicea.Thus, all the pagan deities where unified into a single person in �Jesus Christ�.

Nicea, with its theological anti-Judaism, laid the groundwork for anti-Semitic legislation of later church councils. The Council of Antioch (341 CE) prohibited Christians from celebrating Passover with the Jews. The Council of Laodicea in the same century forbade Christians from observing the Sabbath.Christians were also forbidden from receiving gifts from Jews or matzah from Jewish festivals and "impieties."

Excerpts from the letter of the Emperor (Constantine) to all those not present at the council. (Found in Eusebius, Vita ConsL, Lib 11118-20)

� "When the question relative to the sacred festival of Easter arose, it was universally thought that it would be convenient that all should keep the feast on one day; for what could be more beautiful and more desirable than to see this festival, through which we receive the hope of immortality celebrated by all with one accord and in the same manner? It was declared to be particularly unworthy for this, the holiest of festivals to follow the customs (the calculation) of the Jews, who had soiled their hand with the most fearful of crimes, and whose minds were blinded in rejecting their custom, we may transmit to our descendants the legitimate mode of celebrating Easter; which we have observed from the time of the Saviour's passion (according to the day of the week). We ought not therefore to have anything in common with the Jews, for the Savior has shown us another way; our worship following a more legitimate and more convenient course (the order of the days of the week): And consequently In unanimously adopting this mode, we desire, dearest brethren to separate ourselves for it is truly shameful for us to hear them boast that without their direction we could not keep this feast How can they be in the right, they who, after the death of the Savior; have no longer been led by reason but by wild violence, as their delusion may urge them? They do not possess the truth in This Easter question, for in their blindness and repugnance to all Improvements, they frequently celebrate two Passovers in the same year. We could not imitate those who are openly in error. How then, could we follow these Jews who are most certainly blinded by error? For to celebrate a Passover twice in one year is totally inadmissible. But even if this were not so it would still he your duty not to tarnish your soul by communication, with such wicked people (the Jews). You should consider not only that the number of churches in these provinces make a majority, but also that it is right to demand what our reason approves, and that we should have nothing in common with the Jews."

Dr. Henry R. Percival's "The Nicean and post Nicean Fathers". Vol. XIV Grand Rapid: Erdmans pub. 1979, pgs. 54-55 :

� "Already during the second and third centuries the 'Church Fathers' unleashed a cruel discrimination campaign against the Jews and anything Jewish including the Torah or the Law of Moses. In his book Our Father Abraham, Marvin Wilson states: "Furthermore the Church Fathers taught that the unfaithfulness of the Jewish people resulted in a collective guilt which made them subject to the permanent curse of God."

Among the biggest persecutors of the Jews were Justin Martyr and Origen but there are many other well known names. In year 325 C.E., Constantine adopted 'a Paganized form of Christianity' as the official religion of the Eastern Roman Empire, called Byzantium. He made official what had already started happening in the second and third centuries, the total divorce from the Jews and anything connected with them, including the Torah. It was at that time that what they call 'the New Testament' today was canonised. Until then, the only Scriptures were the TaNaK. Some Scriptures were purposely changed and manipulated in order to support the total disconnection of the Church from its Jewish roots.

One of the trademarks of the Constantinic Era, is that he changed the Scriptural seasons and Feasts to Roman Solar feasts and Holidays. He also set himself to be the head of the State Church. Constantine was a sun worshipper until the day of his death. He was never born again, and yet the whole Church fell into his trap. In the book of Daniel, (Daniel 7:25), we read that the Anti -Christ will change the times and the seasons. Constantine was a type of Anti Christ. He forbade anyone to celebrate Passover and instead instituted Easter, a feast and a name derived from the Babylonian goddess lshtar. He also changed the day of rest to the Sun's day instead of the Shabbat, (Friday night to Saturday night), because he was a sun worshipper that worshipped his "god" the sun on the Sun's day. The Roman never had a seven day week tell it was forced on them. Their calendar had a eight and ten day cycle in it.

The Nazarenes fell into his trap because Constantine, a Sun Worshipper, commanded the persecution against Christians to cease. Until then, believers were being thrown to the lions for their Jewish Faith. Persecution was tremendously fierce during the time of the Roman Empire against every one of the New Jewish Faith. The Sect of the Nazarenes, the followers of the Jewish Messiah, was a Jewish Sect.

So when Constantine declared a "peace treaty", the followers of the Nazarenes, exhausted by the persecution against them, welcomed the "peace treaty" and thus compromised the keeping of the Elohim of Yisrael's Sabbath for the Sunday Worship of Constantine. A compromise that has cost the lives of far more people than if the persecution would have continued against the NazarenesThe Christian's in the Roman Empire departed from being a SECT of Judaism and became a sect of the Pagan Roman Church. All Protestant Churches are sects of the Catholic Church, not the Nazarenes.

The Paganism in Constantine's State Church has affected the salvation of millions in Christianity until this day. It has deceived millions of people into believing that they are still following Jesus Christ of the Jewish SECT of the Nazarenes. When one follows the Religion of the Roman Empire be it Catholic or Protestant, one continues to worship dead saints (all hollows eve), use idols (the cross), observe pagan holidays, and honor the day of the Sun-god. Their Pagan worship their statue of their Virgin goddess Easter continues as before and people also keep all the Babylonian Holidays that honor the Sun, Moon and Stars as gods, just as the ancient Egyptians and Romans did. Christians believe they have salvation from following the tradition of the Pagan Roman Church that became the Roman Catholic Church and her daughters, the Protestant church.

It was Constantine who abolished the 7 Day Worship and instituted Sunday observance in it's place. The Roman Protestants Christians think they are following the Hebrew Bible in their Pagan Sunday Worship of the Roman Empire. The Roman Catholic Church never did accept the TaNaK. They burnt it and any Protestant who was caught reading it in Europe where the State religion ruled the masses, was killed. They give historical prove in all of their writings to discredit their Protestant Daughters who claim that they are not part of her, The Protestants are still truly subordinate to most of the teachings of the Roman Church under Constantine. Such as Sunday and the Roman Pagan Holidays. The Catholic Church has Historical Prove that they changed the Day of Worship from the 7th Day Rest of the Elohim of Yisrael to the Sun's day to Worship on in honor of the Sun God of the Roman Empire.

� "In the Catholic Mirror, Sept. 23, 1983 Cardinal Gibbons stated, "The Catholic Church by virtue of her divine mission changed the day from Saturday to Sunday." The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine, p.50 3rd edition says, "Question 51; Which is the Sabbath Day? Answer 51; Saturday is the Sabbath Day. Question 51; Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Answer 51; We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church, in the Council of Laodicea (AD 336), transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday."

� Henry Tuberville, D.D., An Abridgment of the Christian Doctrine (R.C.), p. 58, "Question: How prove you that the Chruch hath power to command feasts and holydays? Answer: By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of; and therefore they fondly contradict themselves, by keeping Sunday strictly, and breaking most other feasts commanded by the same Church. Question: How can you prove that? Answer: Because by keeping Sunday, they acknowledge the Church's power to ordain feasts, and to command them under sin: and by not keeping the rest [of the feasts] by her commanded, they again deny, in fact, the same power."

� Mgr. Segur, Plain Talk About the Protestantism of Today, p. 213, "It was the Catholic Church which, by the authority of Jesus Christ, has transferred this rest to the Sunday in remembrance of the resurrection of our Lord. Thus the observance of Sunday by the Protestants is an homage they pay, in spite of themselves, to the authority of the [Catholic] church."

� Father T. Enright, C.S.S.R. in a lecture at Hartford, Kansas - also in History of the Sabbath p.802 said, "I have repeatedly offered $1,000 to anyone who can prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to keep Sunday holy. There is no such law in the Bible. It is a law of the holy Catholic Church alone. The Bible says, 'Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.' The Catholic Church says : "No. By my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week.' And lo! The entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the holy Catholic Church70; It's the MARK of our authority to overrule God's law."

� Question Box, by Conway, 1903 Edition, pp. 254, 255, "Question: What Bible authority is there for changing the Sabbath from the seventh day of the week? Who gave the Pope the authority to change a command of God? Answer: If the Bible is the only guide for the Christian, then the Seventh-day Adventist is right in observing the Saturday with the Jew... Is it not strange that those who make the Bible their only teacher should inconsistently follow in this matter the tradition of the Church?"

You must be shocked by reading this short history lesson. Perhaps this is the first time you have read any of the history of your �Christian� faith. You can check any history book on this subject and find out that what you have read is true. What will you now do with the information?

Shalom from the Board of Rabbis-

Recently we have experienced an attempt to reconcile with a "cult" within the Nazarene Movement.We have set the conditions for reconciliation as open public teshuvah for the practice, propagation, teaching, and advocation of what they call "TrueYisraelite Marriage". This is just another name for the practice of polygamy by the males within the group to have plural wives and practice their sexual lusts on as many women as possible. Calling it "Yisraelite" does not make it "kosher" for consumption by Nazarene Yisrael.THERE CAN AND WILL BE NO RECONCILIATION UNTIL THIS SO-CALLED APOSTLE/PROPHET AND HIS CULT LEADERS cease their teaching and practice of polygamy.If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck -it is a duck! This is just a rehash of Mormon doctrine and is being practiced by the members of this cult despite all the laws of the land concerning bigamy and polygamy. IT IS ILLEGAL AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT.The Board of the UONYC and its groups will not have any reconciliation with this leader and his group.Also, the Board wishes to thank all those leaders who have sent e-mails of support concerning our ruling on this matter.It means so much to us that you are standing with us to expose this man and his group for what they are-wolves in sheep's clothing.

Is Monogamy Natural for Man?

Rabbi Levi bar Ido / B�nai Avraham

For those who identify with their old nature set their minds on the things of the old nature, but those who identify with the Ruach set their minds on the things of the Ruach. Having one�s mind controlled by the old nature is death, but having one�s mind controlled by the Ruach is life and shalom. For the mind controlled by the old nature is hostile towards Elohim, because it does not submit itself to Elohim�s Torah- indeed it cannot. Thus, those who identify with their old nature cannot please Elohim. Romans 8:5-8

Marriage is not easy, even for those who understand all the implications of commitments. Very few couples adjust to marriage after being on their own, free, and single. One of the greatest statements of love of one individual to another is the constant ongoing effort to remain loyal, faithful, loving, and caring despite the natural inclination of man to be selfish, egotistical, and sexually promiscuous. Any couple whose marriage comes easy is missing out on the powerful statement to one another-I love you so much and with such commitment that I will transcend my natural desires, lust, sexual impulses and remain totally and faithfully focused on you and you alone. We must make an effort to be loving, caring, and faithful partners, even while we feel a natural attraction to other women or men outside the marriage. MONOGAMY IS NOT A CONCESSION THAT RELIGION ASKS MANKIND TO MAKE IN THE NAME OF HOLINESS AND DECENCY.IT IS THE VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH THE ULTIMATE SEXUAL PASSION CAN BE EXPERIENCED AND SUSTAINED TO MAKE THE MARRIAGE PLEASURABLE, AND HOLY.

So, is monogamy natural? Emphatically NO! Monogamy is as unnatural as the desire to remain hungry constantly. This is the key to a great marriage. This knowledge will keep us alert to protect, guard, and make the marriage work. Torah (the Torah of Moshe and the Torah of Messiah) teaches us that the challenge of being human is to rise above our animal like nature (nefesh) and not allow the evil inclination to control us (the yetzer hara). We have to focus and be vigilant to keep our inclinations aligned and under control.

The fact that your natural desire and lusts lead you astray and cause you to desire other partners is not an excuse for hurting your spouse, emotionally scarring the children, and destroying your marriage. Marriage is a holy institution and we need to be aware of that single word-HOLY (set-apart). MARRIAGE IS NOT A NATURAL INSTITUTION BUT A SUPERNATURAL ONE. Humans do not easily adapt to marriage and monogamy due to their natural lusts and desires of the flesh. These institutions have to be worked at constantly.

Marriage is a sacred commitment to another person for a lifetime. Attached to that commitment is a price tag that one must be willing to pay. One has to be prepared to commit oneself to that other person for a lifetime. The fact that someone is prepared and committed to becoming the planet orbiting our sun substantiates the truth that we have much LIGHT to give that person.

This is not natural or easily accomplished .The aversion man seems to have towards monogamy seems rampant among men today and in other species. Ninety percent of all species and ninety seven percent of all mammals are promiscuous. But, man is not just an animal. He is created in the image of the Creator and has been given the gift of free will. He has the power to rise above his animal-like earth tied soul and transcend his lusts and desires to become holy and unique.

Marriage, commitment, and monogamy do no seem natural or even logical to the natural earthy man. Happiness and contentment in a monogamous marriage requires a great effort. Because marriage is a Divine rather than a human construct it requires the blessings of the Creator and a strong healthy spiritual life to endure and last a lifetime.

UONYC Teaching Letter Message

Shalom-

Thank you all for your emails supported our statement.We need to take a stand for doing what is right in the Exile. We here at the UONYC realize that there are certain laws and conditions found in the Torah that were practiced in the Land or in the ancient Middle Eastern Culture that cannot be practiced in the Exile due to the various countries and laws.
We cannot condone breaking the law of the land in order for a few perverted men fulfill their sexual fantasies. They hold no authority to set halakah for Yisrael and are laughed at by the Jewish rabbis for their calendars and various misinterpretations of Jewish law.They are not Apostles/Prophets as they claim.
The UONYC will not be reconciled to these various groups.We do not want our reputation soiled by being considered in their "camp".
I do not know the motives for this sudden desire by them to be reconciled with us .I have set the conditions for such reconciliation to take place and they do not wish to give up their doctrine of "Yisraelite Marriage." and unBiblical calendar.
For those who have unsubscribed due your disagreement with the Board- we hope you find what you are looking for in some other group.
Rabbi Nydle

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Official Release from the Board of Rabbis of the UONYC

Rabbis Edward Nydle and Tom Mitchell 6/4/11

The UONYC refuses to fellowship or recognize any individual, group, community, or organization that practices, promotes, teaches, or encourages the practice that is called polygamy, plural marriage, celestial marriage, or sister wives. Any individual, community, or group within the UONYC that does so is excommunicated with no recourse.

If any individual, group, community, or group renounces plural marriage and agrees to abide by the law of the land in which they preside by public teshuvah will be considered by the Board of Rabbis for reinstatement of membership after a 6 month probationary period.

The above proclamation also applies to any principle (such as the payment of taxes) that would fall under the teachings of the Master Yahshua in His statement of �Rendering unto Caesar what is Caesars�.�

In Jewish law this is known as �Dina d�malchuta dina� the law of the land is the law. The parts of the Torah that would cause us to contradict the laws of the land in which we live cannot be practiced in the Exile. �Dina d�malchuta Dina� is a Hebrew phrase that literally means �the law of the land is law.� This phrase is a guide to the elders of our congregations as they try to apply Torah to day to day ethical, spiritual and legal conundrums. For instance, Torah states that witches should be killed. However, we are told to �render to Caesar what is due Caesar� (Matthew 22:21) and to �submit to governing authorities� (Romans 13:1) and to be submissive to rulers and authorities (Titus 3:1) In this society in which we temporarily reside in Exile, it is against the law to stone witches. Therefore dina d�malchuta dina applies. Among the Yisraelites in the Exile the practice of witchcraft, though opposed, will therefore not include a capital punishment. The law of the land in which we live rules us as long as it does not ask us to deny YHWH through idolatry or adultery.

Rabbi Edward Nydle
Bnai Avraham
Po Box 556
Ottumwa, Ia 52501
www.bnaiavraham.net

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From: TJM

To: rabbied@qwestoffice.net

Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 4:47 PM

Subject: Commentary

Greetings Brethren. Johanna and I hope and pray that all had a blessed Pesach Seder and following meal and are being blessed during this time of Chag HaMatzah (Feast of Unlevened Bread).

Last Monday evening, right around sundown, we had our Seder on Pal Talk, live from our home Seder table. We had several new people listen in with apparent interest. Let us pray for this aspect of our outreach. We have Pal Talk friends in a number of states, Canada and New Zealand checking into the teachings every Shabbat.

(Let us also pray for our prison ministry outreach. We now have several prisoners at the Albion State Correctional Institution in Albion, Pa. who are sincerley interest in the truth).

Just as a reminder, our Pal Talk teachings begin at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Erev Shabbat (Friday evening), and again at 1 p.m. Shabbat Day. Once you�re signed up for Pal Talk, at the appropriate time (we open our room about 15 minutes early) click on �Religion and Spirituality,� then click on �Other� and look for our room, �Bnai Yeshurun.� All people of good will are welcome.

During this time let us not forget the Counting of the Omer. This is a �Positive Mitzvah� or command found in Vayyiqra (Leviticus) 23:15. Today (Friday evening/Sabbath) marks the Fourth Day of the Omer Count. Rabbi Nydle has e-mail an excellent Omer Count Calendar to everyone on the e-mail list.

There are several methods of Counting the Omer, but if I may, I�d like to share the one we use here at home.

�I am ready and prepared to fulfill the Positive Command to Count the Omer. Blessed are You, Oh Yahweh our Elohim, Who has sanctified us by Your commandments and commanded us to count the Omer.�

Example: �Today is four days of the Omer.�

(You may also say a more elaborate blessing as we do in our home): �Today is four days of the Omer, with 46 days remaining until we commemorate the reiteration of Your Torah on Mount Sinai.�

We are also commanded to count the weeks as well as the days. So, as one example, using the 10^th day, we would add ��Today is ten days, which is one week and three days of the Omer��

Precise wording is not important but counting the days and the weeks is part and parcel of the Mitvah.

According to Jewish tradition, we end our count by reading Tehillim (Psalm) 67. In Hebrew, this Psalm has exactly 50 letters, corresponding to the 50 days of the Omer Count. If I may say so, this is an excellent and inspiring tradition, one in perfect harmony with Scripture.

PASSOVER/CHAG HAMATZAH, 7 days or 8?

Some time ago we sent most of our Pal Talk friends a �Jewish� calendar for the Hebrew year 5771 (and most of the Roman year, 2011).

On that calendar (as in almost every Jewish calendar) you will see that the observance of Chag Hamatzah is an 8-day feast, with the final day starting a sundown next Monday, April 25, making Tuesday, April 26 a High Day.

However, we at Bnai Yeshurun keep a 7-day feast. Therefore our last Holy Day will begin at sundown Sunday, April 24, making Monday, April 25 the High Day (until sundown).

The question often arises concerning why we keep a 7-day observance when Jews throughout most of the world keep and 8-day feast.

The answer is found in Vayyiqra (Leviticus) 23:6 and 8.

23:6 �And on the fifteenth day of this month is the Festival of Unleavened Bread to YHWH � Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.�

23:8b ��On the seventh day is a set-apart gathering, you do no servile work.�

So the question remains, why does mainstream Judaism keep an 8-day feast? The answer was given by Conservative Rabbi Dov, on the Website: Judaism.about.com. Here is Rabbi Dov�s answer to that question:

�The extra days added to Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot are known as �The second day of festival of the Diaspora.� (Diaspora: those Jews living outside Eretz Yisrael). Essentially it derived from an ancient problem of communicating to the far-flung Jewish community exactly when the holiday began. Hence it became a two-day start to be certain that it was observed properly. In Israel there never was such a communication problem. Hence Sukkot and Passover are seven days in Israel as opposed to eight days in the Diaspora and Shavuot is one day in Israel as opposed to two days in the Diaspora.�

So there we have it, the �added� days are sanctioned by Rabbinical decree but not by Scriptural command.

Another controversial issue concerns when do we begin the Omer count. Do we begin one day after the weekly Sabbath, or one day after the first High Day of Passover/Chag HaMatzah. Good question!

To get the complete, and we believe definitive answer to this question you�ll have to tune into our Pal Talk studies this week.

May Almighty Yahweh bless us all, B�Shem Yahshua Meshikaynu, as we seek to serve Him and learn more of His ways. Let us keep the remainder of this Feast, and let us count the days to Shavuot in a manner that is �Kodesh L�Yahweh (Holy to Yahweh).

Questions, comments or criticisms my be addressed to Rabbi Mitchell by e-mail at: yoel@windstream.net

Rabbi Edward Nydle
Bnai Avraham
Po Box 556
Ottumwa, Ia 52501

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From: TJM

To: rabbied@qwestoffice.net

Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 5:25 PM

Subject: commentary

Yahweh's Way, Not Ours

Shabbat Shalom Kol Yisrael. It is our great pleasure to present this week's Torah Parsha commentary by Nazarene Yisraelite Rabbi T. (Mordecai) Mitchell, Rabbi and Rosh Zaken of B'nai Yeshurun Nazarene Yisraelite Synagogue, Kittanning, Pa. and board member of the Union of Nazarene Yisraelite Congregations. This week our Parsha is: Acharei Mot (After the death of) Vayyiqra (Leviticus) 16:1 � 18:30. Our Haftarah portion is: Amos 9:7-15. Our suggested Brit Chadasha reading are Romans 3:19 � 28 and 9:30 � 10:13; I Corinthians 5:1�13; MattithYahu 5:33�37. Please also read Tehillim (Psalms) 131, 133 and 137.

Before we begin, Yohannah and I would like to wish everyone a most blessed and set-apart Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread. It is our hope and prayer that as we prepare for and celebrate the Passover season this year, we may all continue to rid the "leaven" out of our spiritual lives. We also pray that the spiritual leven of confusion, dissention and doubt will be eliminated from Spiritual Israel. May this Pesach and Chag HaMatzah bring healing and rich spiritual blessings upon us all. We will hold our Passover Seder beginning just after sundown, Monday evening. Therefore, Tuesday , April 19 will be the first High Day of Chag HaMatzah. Please don't forget to fulfill the Mitzvah of Counting the Omer beginning just after sundown on Tuesday, that is: at the beginning of 4th day of the week. Amen and HalleluYAH!

Now to our study:

Vayyiqra 16:1 And YHWH spoke to Mosheh after the death of the two sons of Aharon, as they drew near before YHWH and died.

And YHWH said to Mosheh, �Speak to Aharon your brother not to come in at all times to the Set-Apart Place inside the veil, before the lid of atonement which is on the ark, lest he die, because I appear in the cloud above the lid of atonement.

With this Aharon should come into the set-Apart Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.

This Parsha is read twice a year, once Today, and again on Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement.

Aharon's two sons died because they were careless in their approach to sacrificing to YHWH. They went into the innermost part of the Tabernacle, the Holy of Holies, in a state of intoxication.

Although their intoxication was literal, that is induced by alcohol, it was also a spiritual intoxication. We too must take care that we are not �intoxicated� with the spirit of this world, which, like alcohol, can serve to make us careless in our approach to YHWH.

After the death of Nadab and Abihu, Aharon was instructed to offer sacrifices. Sacrifices were and are part of the cleansing process. However, in order to cleanse properly and completely, we must understand what it is that must be cleansed or what we must be cleansed from. In other words, we must be sure to make a distinction, or know the difference between good and evil, sin and righteousness.

During the weekly Havdalah service at the end of every Shabbat, we bless Yahweh for teaching us to make such distinction. The blessing, in English, is as follows:

Blessed are You Yahweh our Elohim, King of the Universe, Who makes a distinction between the Holy and the secular, Light and darkness, Yisrael and the nations, the Seventh day and the six days of labor. Blessed are You, O Yahweh, Who makes a distinction between the Holy and the secular.

Following this blessing, we sing a short song, �EliYahu HaNavi,� (EliYah the Prophet) reminding us that EliYahu will come to restore all things and usher in the age of our returning Messiah, Yahshua, Who will establish the Kingdom of Yahweh on this earth.

As we move from the Holy time of Shabbat into the common work week, Havdalah is a reminder that we must continue to make distinctions throughout the coming week.

Although some (sad to say) reject Havdalah as being �...too Jewish� no doubt they fail to realize that this beautiful and meaningful ceremony is based on Yehezkiel (Ezekiel) 44:23�24.

And they are to teach My people the difference between the Set-Apart and the profane, and to make them know what is unclean and clean.

And they are to stand as judges in a dispute, and judge it according to My Right Rulings. And they are to guard My Torot, My Laws and all My Appointed Festivals and set apart My Shabbats.

As an interesting side note, I'd like to call your attention to the latter part of verse 19. �...And they shall set apart the people in their set-apart garments.

It is interesting that many claiming to believe the Torah reject the idea that we are called to worship Yahweh in Set-Apart garments, which include, head coverings for both Messianic men and women, and the wearing of the Tallith (with 'fringes' or Tzithtzith) for men. (In B'nai Yeshurun we believe it is optional for women to wear the Tallith, but they may do so if they wish).

In Yehezkiel 22, however, we have a picture of priests (leaders, rabbis) who, like Nadab and Abihu, are careless, totally negligent, when it comes to making even the most basic of distinctions. These are the priests of Babylon, those who are intoxicated with the spirit of this world.

22:26 Her priests have done violence to My teaching and they profane My Set-Apart matters. They have not distinguished between the Set-Apart and the profane, not have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean. And they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned in their midst.

Another interesting note is found in Yehezkiel 28:13, speaking of the fall of haSatan:

You were in Eden, the garden of Elohim. Every precious stone was your covering...

Even haSatan had a �covering,� but evidentially he cast it off as he went deeper into unrighteousness (rejection of the Torah). In verse 17 we read that his heart was �...lifted up... (Ego) and his wisdom had become �...corrupted...� haSatan's covering was a sign of his submission to his creator, Almighty Yahweh and as he rebelled, it was cast off.

It is not up to us to judge those who reject the wearing of Holy Garments, but after reading these verses I could not help but make a connection. I must wonder if Nadab and Abihu were properly clad when they went to sacrifice before Yahweh?

Of course proper attire is but one part of careful Torah observance and we must not neglect other, (perhaps 'weightier') matters. We must also realize that we all, in some way or another, have approached Yahweh in a careless manner and have been negligent in worshiping Him the way he ordains. So this is where the �sacrifices� come into play.

Sacrifices were required for the cleansing of the people. Since there is no Tabernacle or Temple today, and since the shed blood of Yahshua is the ultimate atonement for our sins, what sacrifice can we possible offer today?

The answer is found in Hoshea 14: 2 Take words with you, and return to YHWH. Say to Him, �Take away all crookedness, and accept what is good, and we render the bulls of our lips.�

While Scripture reading and study, Psalms and meditation, songs and music and certainly standard prayers from the Siddur must be an important part of our personal devotion to Yahweh, we must not neglect to include personal, heartfelt prayer, prayer that comes from the very depths of our soul. Our inner most thoughts and desires must be poured out to Yahweh in our own words.

In Vayyiqra 16:13 we have an �incense service.� Incense is symbolic of the raising of our prayers and praise to Yahweh. However, it also symbolizes the hiding or shielding of believers from haSatan. Just as Yahweh manifested the cloud to shield the Yisraelites from Pharaoh and his army during their exodus from Mitzrayim, our prayers form an impenetrable barrier between us and evil.

All these are for our cleansing from the intoxication of the spirit of this world and its influence on our lives. These are what helps us make the distinction between good and evil, a distinction that apparently Nadab and Abihu were unable to make.

It is in this Parsha that the collective sins of Yisrael were symbolically sent into the wilderness by symbolic (and real) transference to one of two goats selected by lot. The first goat was an atonement sacrifice offering to Yahweh. But the second goat, called Azazel, was banished. The concept of Azazel is quite interesting and the subject of much speculation. According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, Azazel is interpreted as �Azaz� meaning rugged, or rough, and �el� meaning strong (or a 'mighty one'). The speculation is that Azazel is the �god� of this world, i.e. haSatan. Some Rabbinical sources say that Azazel is another name for (DO NOT PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING NAME) Samael, the (male) prince of demons. (His counter part is, AGAIN DO NOT PRONOUNCE THIS NAME, Lilith, the 'female' demon). Not everyone will accept or understand this, however, I present it here for your consideration. The point is that our sins can be banished to where they belong, back to their source, haSatan.

Next week, Yahweh willing, Chapter 19, K�Doshim (Holy ones) will introduce us to a variety of instruction to guide us to greater holiness. It begins with the admonition to fear (have great respect for) our mother and father in verse 3. What this verse is telling us is that strong and spiritually sound congregations are based on strong family units. Spiritual families bind together to produce spiritual congregations and a strong spiritual heritage that can be passed on to future generations. We must also understand the difference between �religion� and spirituality.

However, what is noteworthy is that K'Doshim follows Acharei Mot. In other words, After the death of (sin and unrighteousness) comes Holiness (doing the Torah as a way of life). The sequence may also implie that after witnessing swift and severe judgement, the people are spurred on to rectify their lives to attain a state of holiness.

The root of K'Doshim is the word K'odesh, translated as �holy.� Kodesh means �set-apart� in the sense that a �distinction� has been made. Again we refer back to Havdalah and the idea that we must first identify what it is we are to cleanse and separate ourselves from.

The �death� that is to take place here is the death of our old nature, or as Rav. Shaul wrote in Romans 6:6, our �old man.�

Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man was impaled with Him, so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, to serve sin no longer.

And too, as we will soon be in the days of the Omer count, a continuation of the Passover season, we must continue the process of eliminating any remaining or hidden leaven in our lives:

I Corinthians 5:7 Therefore cleanse out the old leaven, so that you are a new lump, as you are unleavened. For also Messiah our Passover was offered for us.

Like the Azazel, we must banish the old leaven into the wilderness.

May Almighty Yahweh bless us all as we seek to cleanse our lives and rid ourselves of the intoxication of the spirit of this world, and prepare to ingest the Ruach HaKodesh of Almighty Yahweh.

Please join us for our Pal Talk Bible studies at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time and again at 1 p.m. EDT Shabbat Day. Once in Pal Talk click on �Religion and Spirituality� then on �Other.� Then look for our room, Bnai Yeshurun.

Questions, comments or critisims may be addressed by e-mail to Rabbi Mitchell at: yoel@windstream.net

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Coming Clean, Getting Clean

Shabbat Shalom Kol Yisrael. It is our great pleasure to present this week's Torah Parsha commentary by Nazarene Yisraelite Rabbi, T. (Mordecai) Mitchell, Rabbi and Rosh Zaken of B'nai Yeshurun Nazarene Yisraelite Synagogue, Kittanning, Pa., and board member of the Union of Nazarene Yisraelite Congregations Our Parsha this week is M'tzora (Infected one) Vayyiqra (Leviticus) 14:1 � 15:33. Our Haftarah portion is Melakim Beth (Second Kings) 7:3 � 20. Our suggested Brit Chadasha readings are: MattithYahu 9:20-- 26, and Ibrim (Hebrews) 13:4. Please also read Tehillim (Psalms) 51 and 70.

Vayyiqra 14:1 And YHWH spoke to Mosheh, saying,

2 �This shall be the Torah of the leper for the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought to the priest.

3 and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest shall look and see, if the leprosy is healed in the leper,

4 then the priest shall command, and he shall take for him who is to be cleansed two live and clean birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop,

It is interesting to note that the Parsha continues to describe various forms of leprosy. The dreaded disease can attack the walls of a home, and even clothing. According to some Rabbinical teachings, leprosy first attacks the walls of a home. This is construed as a warning to a person. If the warning goes unheeded it then attacks the clothing. After two warnings the leprosy attacks the person themselves. This should teach us that we must learn to pay close attention to the sometimes subtle clues and signs � warnings -- that Yahweh may send us regarding our personal lives.

�House� may also be an analogy for the spiritual body, our soul. When a house is infected with leprosy (no doubt something akin to common mold) then infected sections of the house (portions of a wall, for example) had to be torn out and replaced with clean, uninfected, materials. However, if the infection was not cured by this method, but continued to spread, then the entire house was to be dismantled and all building materials were to be taken outside of the city and cast into an unclean place (usually a common cesspool or latrine).

Let�s face it. To some degree or another we all have some form of spiritual leprosy in our lives. As we approach the Passover season it is imperative that we do intense introspection to find and cast out anything that makes us �unclean� before Almighty Yahweh and before men.

We must get rid of negativity in our lives � and replace it with good � or we will become totally infected and be fit only for destruction. Moreover, any clothing in an infected house was to be treated as unclean and an attempt was made to cleanse the clothing. The same went for anyone who spent any amount of time in the house � they too became unclean. This means that our uncleanness can �rub off� on others through mere association. We can also become affected in mind and spirit through our association with others. We must remember, we often are who we associate with.

As we read this Parsha we notice that cleansing came about when the infected people appealed to the priest. Moreover, cleansing always called for a sacrifice to be made. The sacrifice was symbolic of the leper's commitment to change once he or she received cleansing and healing. Lepers were always examined outside the camp or village, signifying that any uncleaness must separate us from the body of Israel, the body of Messiah, until we are made clean. Sacrifices signify both a commitment and a desire to change our way of life.

Part of the leper's cleansing was that he not only washed his clothing but shaved all the hair off his body. This of course is symbolic of making a new start both physically and spiritually and breaking all ties with our previous way life.

It is commonly taught that leprosy is the result of laShon haRah, the evil tongue. Speaking evil of others, or engaging in idle gossip is infectious to us spiritually as actual leprosy is to the body. Leprosy is actually a type of skin cancer that gradually eats away at the skin and sinews, leading to a slow and excruciatingly painful death. Leprosy is highly contagious � it is easily spread to others. The Parsha closes with instructions regarding family and personal purity. It is so easy for us to contaminate ourselves that it is inevitable that we sooner or later will. Therefore, we need daily spiritual cleansing.

The message of hope in M'tzora is that cleansing and healing are always available, if we are willing to accept them and follow the instruction of Torah. However, simple ritual keeping of Torah alone is never enough.

Our Yisraelite faith is not �religious� rituals or practices, it is spirituality, true spirituality. Spirituality means close personal contact with Almighty Yahweh through the Living Torah, Yahshua Messiah, through deep, heartfelt personal prayer, and through regular contact with like-minded brethren. One aspect that must not be overlooked when we receive a spiritual cleansing, a healing or forgiveness for sin, is thankfulness. We see this in Luke 17:12 � 19, the story about the 10 leprous men. As we read in this account, although all 10 had been cleansed by their faith in the Word of Yahshua, only one returned, Verse 15: ...praising Elohim with a loud voice, 16 and fell down upon his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him...

I like to say that perhaps more often than not, when we pray, we �...got the gimmies...� �gimmie this and gimmie that, I want, I need, I want...� etc. etc ad infinitum, ad nausem. It's so easy to pray for what we want, but how often do we forget or downplay the importance of thanksgiving and simple praise in our prayers, and, prayers for others. Perhaps the fact that there was only one leper out of 10 symbolizes that 90 percent of our prayers are demands for things we want and 10 percent (or less) are prayers of simple praise and blessing. This is one reason why the traditional Hebrew blessings are so important. They rarely ask for anything. They are designed to give thanks and to bless Yahweh.

On a final note, we cannot always expect that although we may have forgiveness of sin as evidenced by healing or cleansing, that we can expect to escape all the consequences of our sins. This is borne out in one of the Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming the Sabbath) Psalms, Psalm 99:8 You answered them, O YHWH Elohim. You were a forgiving El to them, though You took vengeance on their deeds.

May Almighty Yahweh bless us all as we seek to serve Him and learn more of His ways.

Please join us for regular Bible studies on Pal Talk. Once in Pal Talk, click on �Religion and Spirituality,� then click on �Other.� Our room is B�nai Yeshurun. Our room is open at 8 p.m. EST Erev Shabbat (Friday Evening) and again at 1 p.m. Shabbat Day. All people of goodwill are welcome.

Comments or questions regarding this Parsha may be addressed to Rabbi Mitchell via e-mail at: yoel@arm-tek.net Also, please e-mail us your prayer requests so that we may develop a written prayer list.

Thank you for your prayers for my continuing recovery and your expressions of condolence regarding the recent death of my grandson Alex Messner, age 14. My own healing progress is slow but progress none-the-less is being made. Baruch HaShem Yahweh b�Shem Yahshua Meshikaynu. Amen and HalleluYAH!

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Separate and Separating

Our Parsha this week is Tazria, Vayyiqra (Leviticus) 12:1 – 13:59. Our Haftarah portions are: Melakim Bet (2 Kings) 4:42 – 5:19 and 7:3 – 20. Our suggested Brit Chadasha readings are: Luke 17:12-19 and MattithYahu 8:1-4; 9:20-26. Please also read Tehillim (Psalms) 51 and 6.

Please note at end of commentary: Monday evening, April fourth, marks the Rosh Chodesh (New Moon – New Month) Nissan (Aviv). Therefore, Tuesday, April 5 is a New Moon Day.

Vayyiqra (Leviticus) 12:1 And YHWH spoke to Mosheh, saying, “Speak to the children of Yisrael saying, 'When a woman has conceived, and has given birth to a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days, as in the days of her monthly separation she is unclean.

There are several way to view this verse from a Sod level. First, giving birth, although a traumatic experience, is a time of great joy. However, that joy is preceded by a period of discomfort (the latter months of pregnancy) and that is followed by a relatively short period of pain, often intense pain. However, in the days following birth, the pain is all but forgotten and is replaced by joy and gladness and sharing.

After every great event there can often be a “down time,” emotionally speaking, and this is symbolized by the woman's period of uncleanness.

Now if we will have it, the “woman” in this verse, is Israel and her birth trauma is symbolic what we term “birth pangs of the Messiah.” When we read that the woman “...has given birth...” we should understand that Scripture is hinting (a Remez) at a future redemption. On the eighth day, the child is circumcised. Circumcision is regarded by the Rabbis as the removal of the “final barrier” that stands between us and Elohim. Circumcision is a part of the process of “refining the vessel,” the vessel of course, being our body and our soul.

Circumcision is meant to make a difference in the life of a believer. It represents the “Then and the now,” or a transition from physical to spiritual. Like birth, the actual circumcision process involves a period of pain that precedes what should be a marked difference in the life of a believer. Both birth and circumcision are short times when we are of necessity, separated from the community of faith, but having the expectation of soon return.

A man recently told me how, because of his learning and accepting new truth, he was put out of his “church.” He underwent a period of both forced and self-imposed withdrawal, at least until he found fellowship with like minded believers. As I thought on this, I couldn't help but view his situation as not only his own personal exodus from the “Egypt” of false doctrine, but also as his period of “recuperation” or rest as would be necessary after a circumcision

Eight of course, is the number of a new beginning, or, the end of one cycle and beginning of another, as symbolized by the actual number “8,” a continuum.

(In order to give a proper understanding of what we have said thus far, it is necessary to delve a bit into next week's Parsha, Metzora, “Infected one”).

Sometimes our separation from our brethren, or worse yet, separation from Yahweh, is due to outright sin. Such is the lesson of the next Parsha, M'tzora, meaning “The infected one,” or a “leper.”

The important thing to keep in mind is that physical leprosy manifests itself in the flesh and is relatively easy to detect. However, as we continue through our study, let us consider that there is also “spiritual” leprosy. Spiritual leprosy is inside the soul, the heart and mind,and may often go undetected for a long period of time. If we are honest with ourselves we all have spiritual leprosy to some degree. However, through intensive soul searching and heartfelt repentant prayer we will be able to see and cast out any traces of spiritual leprosy that may affect us in any way.

When a person was suspected of having leprosy, they were separated from the community to avoid spreading this highly infectious, contagious disease. Thedanger in spiritual leprosy is that we may be separated from Almighty Yahweh, andfrom our brethren, and not even realize it.

Leprosy is a spreading disease. If left unchecked, it will affect the clothing, and eventually the very walls of a house (perhaps most often as mold) not to mention anyone who comes into contact with the infected one. However, if caught in its early stages, the leper could go through a cleansing or purification process, and perhaps rid himself of the disease. Keep in mind that spiritual leprosy spreads as does physical leprosy. Negative attitudes or evil speaking can have a great affect on new brethren or brethren who are still somewhat weak in the faith.

According to Rabbinical understanding, every disease suffered by the human body has its roots in a spiritual defect. Leprosy, and we might add virtually any type of skin disease, is no exception. The Rabbis teach that leprosy comes about for two related transgressions, “LaShon HaRah,” (The evil tongue) and for “Rechilis” (Tale bearing).

LaShon HaRah is in essence, speaking in a derogatory manner against anyone, even if what is being said is true. While there are times that we must speak words of warning to people about certain persons, before we speak ill of anyone we must ask ourselves: Is this necessary?

Some years ago I met a prominent man in the community who took it upon himself to warn people in his neighborhood that a certain individual was a pedophile. As it turned out, his allegations were correct, as several months later the man he warned about was arrested and convicted of child molestation. No doubt, his words of warning served to save a number of children from being victimized. However, such cases are extreme and rare. The key question that must be answered before speaking out against anyone is: Is it necessary? In the case just cited it was most necessary, but in the majority of cases there is no need for evil speaking about others.

The same goes for ridicule or “practical jokes.” Such behavior often hurts someone deeply and if we engage in such, we are guilty of LaShon HaRah.

Tale bearing is related to LaShon HaRah and simply put, it's repeating gossip. Several years ago, I began to wonder about what I call “Ozeh HaRah,” or the “evil ear.” It seems that some people are not only willing to listen to gossip, but they are eager to hear it and often want to know even more “juicy” details.

Lepers were sent to the priest for examination. According to several Rabbinical commentaries, one of the qualities of Aharon was that he was a man known to make peace between people. Revelation 5:10 and Daniel 7:18 tells us that we will all be priests in Yahweh's Kingdom. Therefore we all have the responsibility to make peace, by speaking words of peace as much as possible.

In Luke 17:12-19 Yahshua is met by ten lepers who stood at a distance. The “ten” of course represents the ten Ephraymite tribes of the dispersion, or “Lost Yisrael.”

Today the vast majority of Yisrael is sick with spiritual leprosy. They are in need of a cleansing. They must show themselves to the true Cohen HaGadol, our High Priest, Yahshua Messiah, and appeal to Him for a cleansing.

However, we to must at times “show ourselves” to our Cohen HaGadol. Showing ourselves means to reveal to Him what He already sees, our own personal uncleanness. The first step to effecting any cure is to admit that there is an illness in the first place. We must strive to see ourselves as we really are, as Yahshua sees us, and not as we would like to see ourselves or as we would like others to see us.

There is one final consideration to “Rechilis” (Tale bearing). That concerns the matter of spreading false doctrine. Today much of our attention to spiritual matters is being diverted by false doctrine. One of the areas of contention that I personally find most disturbing concerns the Sabbath. We have not only the so-called lunar sabbath issue but now this so-called ”Boker to Boker” (morning to morning) sabbath. Yahweh willing we will discuss the Boker to Boker sabbath issue on Pal Talk Friday evening. For now, however, suffice it to say that all such issues have cropped up rather recently. Why is this so? Again, in my opinion, all such strange doctrines spew forth from the mouths of what I term “Johnnie-come-latelys.” Such people may learn a little Hebrew (but rarely do they master the language and suddenly they are “instant experts” ib everything. Most of these people whom I have met personally also seem to have a huge ego problem. Such individuals profess light but promote darkness. Three verses from Yehudah (Judah or Jude) come to mind: 8. In the same way, indeed, these dreamers defile the flesh, and reject authority, and speak evil of esteemed ones.

16. These are grumblers, complainers, who walk according to their own lusts, and their mouth speaks proudly, admiring faces of others for the sake of gain.

19. These are the ones who cause divisions, not having the spirit.

What is to be done with such promoters of false doctrine? We can with all justification class such people in the category of Rechilis (Tale Bearing – false doctrine is a form of tale bearing). Therefore, they must be put outside of the camp – that means they must be shunned – totally and completely – no “ifs” “ands” or “buts.”

Perhaps we could add to this those who separate themselves from fellow believers for no sound reason. If there should be a sound reason for separating ourselves from the fellowship of others we must be sure to follow MattithYahu (Matthew) 18, and go to those involved and express our reasons for leaving or the reason(s) for our dissatisfaction. If a group is teaching or practicing false doctrine then we have a Scriptural obligation to tell them so. In Matthew 18, the word “go” is not a suggestion, it is a command.

This Shabbat we are just two weeks and two days from Pesach and Chag HaMatzah (Passover and the Day of Unleavened Bread. Each day from now to Pesach eve should be a step toward greater personal perfection, each day an additional casting out of any spiritual leaven that might remain in our lives. Pesach eve is (on the Roman calendar) Monday, April 18. (More details later).

Monday evening, just after sundown, April 4 is the Rosh Chodesh (New Moon) Nissan (Aviv). Let us bring in the new month with praise and prayer to Almighty Abba Yahweh. May this month be a month of blessing and peace to Kol Yisrael.

May Almighty Yahweh bless us all as we meditate on this week's readings and may these words of Scripture enlighten, strengthen and encourage us all to serve Almighty Yahweh as he commands.

Again, please join us for our Pal Talk Bible studies. Once on Pal Talk, click on “Religion and Spirituality” then on the subdesignation “Other.” Our room is Bnai Yeshurun. We are on at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight time Erev Shabbat (Friday Evening) and again at 1 p.m. EDT Shabbat Day.

Questions or comments about this week's commentary my be addressed to Rabbi Mitchell by e-mail at: yoel@windstream.net.net

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