Torah Focus

Torah Focus – with Dr. Walter Oakley

Perkei Avot

We begin this class by looking at the opening chapter of Perkei Avot.  Perkei avot teaches us a great deal about the transmission of the Torah and the teacher student relation.

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Midrashim – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Tuesdays on ARBA4

Program #63 – Genuine Spirituality #6

Spirituality, The Apostolic View

We have looked at the fact that Shaul defines spirituality as Torah observance.  This allows us to understand the view of spirituality from the view of the Tanach.  However, what is the view of spirituality held by Yeshua’ talmidim?  Is their view abstract of different from the views we have delineated so far?

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A Taste of Hebrew – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Mondays on ARBA4

A Taste of Hebrew #42 – Tavek

This program continues our work on the sixth verse of the first chapter of Bereshit.

I work on the phrase “in the midst” (b’toch) explaining the word “tevek” which appears only a few times without a prefex.  In our contemporary phrase the word appears as a phrase with a prefix.

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Sin and the Torah

I look at Romans chapter 8 in brief review of Shaul and the Torah.  Then we begin to take a lexical look at the words sin and torah.  In the conclusion of this program I look at Romans 10:4 where it discusses Messiah as the “end” of the Torah (Law). What is the Greek word for “end”?  I define and clarify this concept in relation to Messiah, sin and the Torah

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A Taste of Hebrew – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Mondays on ARBA4

A Taste of Hebrew #41 – Rakia

This program starts our work on the sixth verse of the first chapter of Bereshit.  The opening phrases have already been discusses. Therefore, I begin this verse with a study on the word “Rakia” which is usually translated “firmament.”

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Torah Focus – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Counting the Omer – Keys to Spirituality

In this class we look at the Counting of the Omer from Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:15ff as a means of understanding the process of spiritual growth and maturity.

We contrast Peasch and a picture of being born into the Kingdom with Shavout (Pentecost) the receiving of the Torah at Sinai. Pesach teaches us to come to faith in G-d through Messiah.  Sinai teaches how that those who have come to faith should conduct themselves.

This is a positive class with a positive view of how the Torah is supposed to affect the life of the Believer.

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Torah Focus – with Dr. Walter Oakley

The Seder and the Haggadah

In this class we look at the Seder and explain the Messianic aspects of the Haddadah.  We look at the final parts of the Hagaddah such as the Maggid, Ha Lachma Anya, the Mah Nishtanah and the rest of the Seder.

This lesson is illuminating and gives powerful  insights to Messiah.

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Midrashim – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Tuesdays on ARBA4

Program #61 – Genuine Spirituality #4

Shaul and Torah

I look at Romans chapter 8 in brief review of Shaul and the Torah.  Then we begin to take a look at the words how Shaul looks at the Torah.   We develop the idea of Genuine spirituality as a means of living out the Torah.

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Taste of Hebrew – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Mondays on ARBA4
A Taste of Hebrew #40 – The Biblical Day Part2

In this program I initiate the second part of  the discussion on the Biblical day. I begin to elaborate on the phrases that have been used to describe the creative process of the Biblical Day.  I look at the vocabulary of the final verse (5) as a means of knowing that the idea of evolution could never be true.   I finalize the idea of the creative process by looking at the words “erev” and “boker.”

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The Blessing of the sun which we discussed in our class previously which takes place once every 28 years will take place tomorrow morning at sunrise.  I am posting a link to the Artscroll site with a PDF version of the service and blessing so that you can look at the data for yourself.

Click here (Sun Blessing)  to go to the Artscroll site.

Have a blessed Seder.  There will be no Thursday evening class due to Pesach.

Chag Sameach

Midrashim – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Tuesdays on ARBA4

Program #60 – Genuine Spirituality #3

Shaul and Spirituality, Shaul and the Torah

What was Shaul’s definition of Spirituality?  How did Shaul really see the Torah.  What was Shaul’s message to the Gentiles?  I look at these questions as a means for understanding and defining true spirituality.

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A Taste of Hebrew – with Dr. Walter Oakley
Mondays on ARBA4

A Taste of Hebrew #39 – The Biblical Day Part 1

In this program I initiate a two part discussion on the Biblical day.  The Hebrew test is used to elaborate on the constructive mechanism of the creative process.

We begin to look beyond the pure lexical definitions of the words and loog at the Hebrew sentences as concepts of creation.

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We have begun of classes on Pesach (Passover)

The following class is an overview of and introduction to the hagaddah

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