Monday, January 17, 2022

CHUCK KOLB

 


Shabbat Shirah Shalom - Parasha Beshalach (When He Let Go) - Taking the Long Way Home !!!

We celebrate our freedom from evil ...
אליחנה ״שירת הים״ (שמות פרק טו) Elihana "SONG OF THE SEA"
Exodus 15 שיר חדש לפסח !!!!
vid> https://youtu.be/_SncE_dC2Ko (4:36) Elihana Elia 4/13/17
https://www.youtube.com/c/ElihanaElia/videos


Tu Bishvat, or Tu B'Shevat, is the New Year of The Trees.
The 15th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar—celebrated this year on Monday, January 17, 2022
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/tu-bishvat/ 

YHVH - Scroll of DNA ...
Divine Image Destroyed - Chistine Beadsworth
vid> https://www.bitchute.com/video/9TAcXfP94aF2/ (15:24) 12/16/21
CentroArenys - https://www.bitchute.com/channel/centroarenys/
Fresh Oil Releases > http://67.211.218.91/divine-image.php

Previously posted ...
Shabbat Shalom - Parasha Bo (Come) - Plagues, Freedom and Redemption !!!
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/01/chuck-kolb_8.html
God’s Power Will Prevail - 1/8/22
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/01/sermon-gods-power-will-prevail.html
Pentagon Papers Show COVID Is Bioweapon - Fauxi Wok Fried - Made in China
https://conpats.blogspot.com/2022/01/chuck-kolb_12.html
 
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world
ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Luke 12:37
The war against Truth has been raging ever since
evil was expulsed from the realm of Heaven.  
God instructed Pharaoh, "Let my people go."
God instructs us, "Let my people know."
Shema Y'israel - Maranatha !
Na'aseh V'nishma
  
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כבוד שם יהוה Baruch Hashem Adonai  
#ShabbatShalom - Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion), which is called Beshalach (When He Let Go).
This is the portion of Torah that will be read in synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service. 
We know you will be blessed as you read along today.  Enjoy!

In last week’s study, Parasha Bo, after the last and most devastating of the Ten Plagues (Death of the Firstborn), Pharaoh finally relented in letting the Israelites go free. This week, however, in Parasha Beshalach, Pharaoh changes his mind and races after them to bring them back into slavery. Thinking they are lost in the wilderness, Pharaoh seemingly traps them against the Red Sea, no escape. God miraculously splits the waters so His people pass through on dry land, while the Egyptians drown behind them.
 "I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD." - Exodus 12:12 - Halleluyah !

You can view this Parasha on our website complete with embedded links ...
Beshalach (When He Let Go): Taking the Long Way Home

https://free.messianicbible.com/parasha/beshalach-when-he-let-go-taking-the-long-way-home-5782/

The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Aleppo Codex: Bible Proof and Promise
The providence of God in the history of two of the most ancient and sacred texts known to Judaism
— the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Aleppo Codex — and two foundation texts of the Messianic Prophecy Bible, which we are creating.
Pt 1) https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/bible-proof-promise-dead-sea-scrolls-aleppo-crown-return-israels-national-treasures/
Pt 2) https://free.messianicbible.com/feature/the-dead-sea-scrolls-and-the-aleppo-codex-bible-proof-and-promise-part-2/


Revelation and Na'aseh V'nishma

https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/11880
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/do-first-understand-later/
We will do and we will listen to all that God has declared. Exodus 24:7


When to Celebrate Yeshua HaMashiach's birthday ...
The Joy of Tabernacles when Jesus was Born

http://conpats.blogspot.com/2019/10/chuck-kolb-10142019.html
How Yeshua was born on the Feast of Tabernacles by Rabbi Isaac
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/how-yeshua-was-born-on-the-feast-of-tabernacles/

A Living Library of Jewish Texts in Hebrew and English translation.

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Torah Teasers Parshat Beshalach by Moshe Erlbaum
https://www.aish.com/tp/i/teasers/Torah-Teasers-Parshat-Beshalach.html

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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.  2 Timothy 3:16


Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Ralph Messer ...
Simchat Torah Beit Midrash - Joy of God’s Teaching and Instruction
What Does It Mean to Choose Life? Every decision you make can be made in a way that you are “choosing life.”
The Torah is God’s constitution; it is His teaching and instruction; it is eternal and it is life.
His Spirit is pure Light, abundant with untouchable, supreme, sovereign power.
God is the Source of all life.  


בְּשַׁלַּח  Beshalach means “when he sent”
—and contains an incredible story of leadership and heroism.
As 2–3 million Jews watched, Nachshon stepped deeper into the water, as it covered his mouth and went up to his nostrils.  Then and only then, at the final moment before the water would have swallowed him whole, God intervened, and the Red Sea split. Nachshon’s brave actions allowed the Children of Israel to pass through on dry land. Adversity teaches you to listen and find solutions.  When adversity occurs in your life, your reaction determines whether it is a barricade or a bridge to your future.

https://stbm.org/beshalach/ 

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Todah Rabah - Dr. Gary Hedrick ...

Reaching the Jewish people with the Gospel
https://www.cjfm.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/
Charles Halff - What It Costs a Jew to Become a Christian
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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Yitzchak ...

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The Importance and Beauty of Tzitzit
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The Hidden Beauty of the Holy Name of God - YHVH
vid> https://youtu.be/dbb45zmkli4 (20:59)

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https://www.templeinstitute.org/ w Weekly Newsletter - 34 years
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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Chaim Jachter ...
Kol Torah Academy of Bergen County 
BeShalach - Shevet 12, 5782 - January 14, 2022
https://www.koltorah.org/articles/?category=BeShalach
https://www.koltorah.org/by-parashah https://www.koltorah.org/about-us
https://www.koltorah.org/rav-jachters-halachah-files
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Parshat Beshalach

https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/3262/jewish/Beshalach-in-a-Nutshell.htm
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/default.asp?tDate=1/15/2022  
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/month_cdo/jewish/Jewish-Calendar.htm
https://www.chabad.org/calendar/converter_cdo/aid/6225/jewish/Jewish-Hebrew-Date-Converter.htm

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Todah Rabah - beloved Rabbi Naphtali “Tuly” Weisz ...  

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The Portion of Beshalach
https://theisraelbible.com/beshalach/

Hamas meets with Iran; Calls on all Muslim, Arab countries to unite in war against Israel

by David Sidman
https://www.israel365news.com/265205/hamas-meets-with-iran-calls-for-all-islamic-arab-countries-to-unite-in-war-against-israel/

ISIS conducted 2,700-plus attacks worldwide in 2021

by JNS
https://www.israel365news.com/265256/isis-conducted-2700-plus-attacks-worldwide-in-2021/

Biden accused of creating database of Americans seeking religious exemption

by David Sidman
https://www.israel365news.com/265219/biden-accused-of-creating-database-of-americans-seeking-religious-exemption/

Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United States.
Stand with 100,000+ people who stand with Israel.
https://www.israel365.com/the-israel-covenant/

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President Trump Save America Rally  
Florence, AZ - Canyon Moon Ranch
Sat, January 15, 2022 > 2pm > 7pm (MST)

https://saveamerica.nucleuspages.com/events/save-america-rally-in-florence-az
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/save-america-rally-in-florence-az
https://t.me/real_DonaldJTrump/14416

Conroe, TX - Montgomery County Fairgrounds
Sat, January 29, 2022 > 2pm > 7pm (CST)

https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/save-america-rally-in-conroe-tx
https://saveamerica.nucleuspages.com/events/save-america-rally-in-conroe-tx
https://t.me/real_DonaldJTrump/14424

Truth Social online 2/21/22 

https://secure.winred.com/nrsc/trump-social-media-date-tst
https://truthsocial.com/   

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Good News From Israel - Achievements and Heartwarming Stories
In the 9th Jan 22 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
https://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/2022/01/israels-good-news-newsletter-to-9th-jan.html
http://verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com/

Mishpacha Jewish Family Weekly
https://mishpacha.com/  

Tell It Like It Is
by Alexandra Fleksher
Hollywood is full of examples that peddle stereotypes,
tropes, and inaccuracies about Orthodox Jews.

https://mishpacha.com/tell-it-like-it-is/
 
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Todah Rabah - beloved Ted Belman writing from Jerusalem, Israel for 20+ years ... 
THERE IS NO DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION 

Israel Should Declare Three Nos
No to a nuclear Iran, No to the Two State Solution, No to a bi-national state.
by Ted Belman
The Arabs had hoped to destroy Israel and “drive the Jews into the sea”.
https://www.israpundit.org/israel-should-declare-3-nos/

Dr. Malone: We Are Watching The Mass Murder Of Millions 
https://www.rwmalonemd.com/
vid> https://freeworldnews.tv/watch?id=61de1fa6d944506aa7f5bf56 (39:47) 1/11/22
Kristi Leigh - https://freeworldnews.tv/channel/kristi-leigh-tv  https://www.kristileightv.com/
https://www.israpundit.org/dr-malone-we-are-watching-the-mass-murder-of-millions-warns-dr-malone-in-exclusive-interview/

Politicizing COVID-19 from the start
by Victor Davis Hanson - JWR
From the moment COVID-19 appeared, the pandemic became inseparable from politics.

https://www.israpundit.org/politicizing-covid-19-from-the-start/
https://jewishworldreview.com/0122/hanson011322.php

Fauci & the COVID Narrative Are Imploding in Front of Our Eyes - Rand Paul
vid> https://youtu.be/Rd7LA15z90o (18:00) 1/12/22
The Rubin Report - https://www.youtube.com/c/RubinReport/videos
https://www.israpundit.org/fauci-the-covid-narrative-are-imploding-in-front-of-our-eyes-rand-paul/

NATO Won’t Let Ukraine Join Soon. Here’s Why
by Edward Wong and Lara Jakes - NYT
Ukraine, with Russian troops on its borders, is pressing for membership.
But President Biden and European leaders are not ready for that step.

https://www.israpundit.org/nato-wont-let-ukraine-join-soon-heres-why/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/us/politics/nato-ukraine.html

>> The Jordan Option, plain and simple
https://www.israpundit.org/the-jordan-option-plain-and-simple/
>> The Jordanian Option is the only game in town
https://www.israpundit.org/my-jordan-option-is-the-only-game-in-town/
>> The Ultimate Alternate Israel-Palestine Solution by Ted Belman
https://www.israpundit.org/the-ultimate-alternate-israel-palestine-solution-3/
 
Kindly donate to support the work I do
by Ted Belman
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https://www.israpundit.org/my-half-yearly-appeal-for-donations/

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Quest For The Lost Tribes - Full Simcha Jacobovici Documentary 

vid> https://youtu.be/S0QCPXnAPNA (1:37:08) Syndicado TV 1998
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Jacobovici
12 Tribes of Israel: The Shevatim
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3798842/jewish/12-Tribes-of-Israel-The-Shevatim.htm
https://www.jewishvoice.org/read/blog/who-are-tribes-judah
 
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In Parshat Beshalach

time is running out. Pharaoh and his army are chasing after the Israelites and they stop at the edge of the Red Sea.  There is no place left to go.  After witnessing the miraculous signs and wonders that brought Egypt to its knees, fear and doubt begin to consume the former slaves.  After Hashem chastises Moses for timidity in the face of adversity, Moses bravely raises his hands. The waters split and we cross a free people, while Pharaoh and his army drown in the sea. This parsha is all about water – an element bringing salvation and destruction.  As the Israelites continue in the desert, bitter waters are transformed and made potable.  Then later, hunger and thirst overtake the Jews and their complaints lead Moses to strike the rock, a transgression that will ultimately cost him a chance to lead the Jews to the Promised Land. With this week’s Shabbat menu, we celebrate water, but we don’t forget to include a little bitterness, a reminder of our journey a long time ago.
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/a-winter-asian-shabbat-menu/

Moses raises his staff and the waters split in two.
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/shabbat-menu-split-pea-soup/

Tu B'Shevat is this Sunday night!
Seven-Species Harvest Chicken
wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/seven-species-harvest-chicken/
How to have a Tu Bishvat Seder
https://jamiegeller.com/holidays/celebrate-tu-bshvat-seder-style/

4 Israeli Desserts Inspired by The Shuk in Jerusalem
https://jamiegeller.com/browse/4-israeli-desserts-inspired-by-the-shuk-in-jerusalem/

Butternut Squash Turmeric Soup
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/butternut-squash-turmeric-soup/

A Taste of Cholent Plus 15 Different Cholent Recipes
https://jamiegeller.com/blogs/cholent/

How and Why To Braise with Beer
https://jamiegeller.com/guides/beer-braised-brisket/   

Kasha Knishes
vid> https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/7YfO9U3C-FSMnt4zj.html (2:04) JewLish
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18 Excellent Eggplant Recipes & Prepping Tips
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/18-excellent-eggplant-recipes-and-prepping-tips/

Slow Cooker Three Bean Vegetarian Chili
https://jamiegeller.com/recipes/three-bean-vegetarian-chili/

My 21 Top Recipes from 2021...
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Support Our Farmers
To keep the biblical mitzvah of shmitah.  
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vid> https://player.vimeo.com/video/660942292 (10:42)
FREE Farmers-Guide-for-Produce (7 page pdf)
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Meir Panim helping Israel’s impoverished
https://meirpanim.org/end-of-year-2/

Aish annual $100,000 Sweepstakes - 2/15/22
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Free Hebrew course Aleph Bet
This entire four-lesson course in 30 minutes.
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AISH DESTINY, the life changing women's mission to Israel
The Aish Destiny Women’s Mission - Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2022
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Jamie's Quick & Easy Shabbat Menu App
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Simchat Torah Menus
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Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines,
although that was near; for God said, 'Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.
Exodus 13:17


Shabbat Shirah Shalom - Parasha Beshalach (When He Let Go) - Taking the Long Way Home !!!
 
Welcome to this week’s Parasha (Torah Portion), which is called Beshalach (When He Let Go).
 
Shabbat Shalom
 
This is the portion of Torah that will be read in synagogues around the world during this week’s Shabbat (Saturday) service.  We know you will be blessed as you read along today.  Enjoy!
 
Beshalach (When He Let Go)
Exodus 13:17–17:16; Judges 4:4–5:31, Ashk. (Judges 5:1–31, Seph.); 2 Peter 1
 
“Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, 'Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.'”  (Exodus 13:17)
 
Carrying the Torah at the
Western Wall.
 
In last week’s study, after the last and most devastating of the Ten Plagues (Death of the Firstborn), Pharaoh finally relented in letting the Israelites go free.
 
This week, however, in Parasha Beshalach, Pharaoh changes his mind and races after them to bring them back into slavery.
 
Thinking they are lost in the wilderness, Pharaoh seemingly traps them against the Red Sea.  There is no escape.
 
But God miraculously splits the waters so that His people pass through on dry land, while the Egyptians drown behind them.
 
In relief and thankfulness to God for this amazing victory over those who wished to enslave them, Moshe (Moses) and the Israelites sing a beautiful song called Shirat haYam (שירת הים)‎, the Song of the Sea.  Some also call it Az Yashir Moshe (then Moses sang), which are the first words of the Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1).
 
This song is recited daily as part of the
 Shacharit (morning prayer service).
 
It is written in a unique wave or brick-like pattern in the Torah scroll and is recited in regular chant and traditional melodies.
 
The Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1–18)
The Song of the Sea
(Exodus 15:1–18)
 
In true humility, this song gives no glory to the leadership of Moses or praise to the people for the faith it took to walk between walls of water, but totally gives the glory and praise to the Lord.
 
“I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted.  Both horse and driver He has hurled into the sea.”  (Exodus 15:1)
 
This song of Moses is, perhaps, also mentioned in the Brit Chadashah (New Testament) as a song that will be sung by those who defeat the beast in the end times.  However, this time they will be singing by the sea of glass instead of the Red Sea and holding harps instead of tambourines:
 
“Those defeating the beast, its image and the number of its name were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps which God had given them.  They were singing the song of Moshe, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:  ‘Great and wonderful are the things you have done, Adonai, God of heaven’s armies!’”  (Revelation 15:2–3)
 

The Song of Miriam,
by Paulo Malteis
 
Moses’ sister, Miriam, also goes out with the maidens, and they dance for joy with tambourines.
 
Because of these songs, this week’s Parasha is also called
Shabbat Shirah 
(Sabbath of Singing).
 
Besides reading the Song of the Sea and the Song of Miriam on Shabbat Shirah, some have the custom of feeding the birds, in honor of the beautiful melodies that they sing and, perhaps, the manna that was found on the ground by the Israelites in this reading.
 
This is, of course, unusual in that wild birds are generally not fed on the Shabbat; only domesticated birds such as geese and
chickens may be fed.
 
The Talmud explains that the Shabbat should not be broken by feeding animals that can fend for themselves, although there is a responsibility to feed the pets and domesticated animals that are under your care.
 

A parrot is fed at the zoo
in Jerusalem.

Haftarah Reading: The Song of Deborah
Both the Torah portion and the Haftarah (prophetic portion) of this week’s study contain victory songs by God’s people.
 
In the Parasha, the Israelites sing the Song of the Sea, extolling and honoring God for delivering them from Egypt.  In the Haftarah, the Song of Deborah is sung when God gives them victory over General Sisera and the Canaanites.
 
“Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying: ‘When leaders lead in Israel, when the people willingly offer themselves, bless the LORD!  Hear, O kings!  Give ear, O princes!  I, even I, will sing to the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel.’”  
(Judges 5:1–3)
 
In the Song of the Sea, only God receives praise and glory while in the Song of Deborah, the actions of valiant men and
women are also praised.
 

A Jewish man wearing a tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries)
prays at the Western (Wailing) Wall 
in Jerusalem.
 
There are several other connections between the Torah portion and this prophetic portion from the Book of Judges.
 
In both accounts of Israel’s victories, their enemies had assembled against them in chariots, but God threw their enemies into a panic.
 
Also, in both the Parasha and Haftarah, Israel’s enemies were swept away in water, and the women celebrated by singing and dancing.
 
Music is a beautiful, God-given gift to His people.  Sadly, many in the world misuse this gift to glorify the powers of darkness with vulgarity and promiscuity or the promotion of violence and death.  However, we can use the gift of song to praise Adonai for His goodness and mercy.
 
Our response to the victories that God brings us in our lives can be freely expressed with rejoicing, with singing and with dancing, just as Moses, Miriam, and Deborah did:
 
“Awake, awake, Deborah!  Awake, awake, sing a song!  Arise, Barak, and lead your captives away, O son of Abinoam!”  (Judges 5:12)
 

Two women joyfully dance on Jerusalem day to celebrate the miracle of
the rebirth of the independent state of Israel.

The Long Way Home
The Hebrew word Beshalach (בְּשַׁלַּח), the name of this Parasha,
means when he sent.
 
Pharaoh didn't simply let the people go; he sent the Israelites away.
 
When he did, God did not lead them on the straightest, most direct route to their Promised Land, which would have taken them through Philistine territory and into certain battle.  Instead, He led them around and through the Red Sea or Yam Suf (literally, Sea of Reeds).
 
Why didn’t God take them on the quickest route and into battle?
 
The Rabbis answer this with a story of a man who purchases a cow and takes her home to produce milk for his family, not to kill her for her meat.
 
Because the slaughterhouse is on the path to his home, he takes her on a longer, more roundabout route so that she will not smell the blood from the slaughterhouse and try to escape his care.
 
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