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Liberate my eyes and I shall focus on the mysteries of your Torah: Tehillim (Psalms) 119:18
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Shabbat Zachor 5772

‍‍20 Adar 5772 - March 13, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Shabbat Zachor 5772

This week’s Torah Focus looks at the overwhelming problem of the Amalek. Who are the Amalek and why does G-d say that they must be dealt with in each generation? What happens when we read the name “Amelek” in Greek? Does reading the name Amalek in Greek reveal the hidden nature of the Amalek.  This class is very revealing.

Shalom

Adar 08, 5772 MOM 145

‍‍14 Adar 5772 - March 07, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, SyndicateA4, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 145

This Torah Focus begins with a look at the Torah in Time. How accurate is the Triennial Torah Reading Cycle. Watch this program and see.

We look at the translation of Mark which discusses the “handling of snakes and drinking poison. Should we “take up serpents” and “drink poison”?

What did the men who built the tower of Babel want to do and what was their key motivation?


Mesorah of Mark 145

‍‍8 Adar 5772 - March 01, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 145 – Adar 02, 5772

This weeks Torah Focus will look at the Torah Seder “HaAzinu HaShamayim” – “Give ear you heavens.” We will look at the amazing connection to the Torah in time where we left off in our last class.

This week’s Mordechai (Mark) incorporates some fascinating insights into picking up serpents and drinking Poison.  What do these texts really say? And what do they really mean?

We will discuss this and more in tonight’s Torah Focus.

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Mesorah of Mark 143-144

‍‍28 Shevat 5772 - February 20, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 143-144

Torah in Time

There is little discussion that the Torah Should be read according to some schedule. And, there are a great number of schedules whereby one could read the Torah. Why do we read the Torah according to any schedule at all? Can we read the Torah any time we want? What happens when we read the Torah according to the Triennial Torah reading cycle?

How does all of the relate to me personally?

This class looks at the Torah in relation to time.

Many of the above questions will be answered in this class.

Mesorah of Mark 143-144

TNL Mesorah of Mark 143-144

‍‍24 Shevat 5772 - February 16, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 143-144

How does the weekly Nazarean Codicil’s readings match and amplify the weekly Torah Reading?

Does the opening pericope of the Torah readings teach us how to read the Nazarean Codicil?

What is the weekly prophetic message from the Torah and its associated readings?

Does the Nazarean Codicil reinforce the Torah’s weekly thoughts?

Are there any mitzvot that we can learn from the Nazarean Codicil?

We will look at these questions and more on tonight’s Torah Focus.

Mesorah of Mark D’barim 28:1-29:8

‍‍23 Shevat 5772 - February 15, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

How does the Resurrection of Yeshua relate to the Torah

D’barim 28:1-29:8

This Torah Focus will looked at the resurrection of Yeshua and the Torah passages and associated readings above to see what is revealed about the resurrection.

We asked address some of the following questions.

When did Yeshua rise from the dead?

Why did Yeshua appear to Miriam Migdalah (Mary Magdalene) first? (Answer in So’od)

Why does Hakham Tsefet “RUN” to the tomb of Yeshua?

How does all of this relate to the passage of Romans assigned to the reading of the Torah and Mark?

Yeshua’s Resurrection and the Torah

‍‍17 Shevat 5772 - February 09, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

How does the Resurrection of Yeshua relate to the Torah

D’barim 28:1-29:8

Tonight’s Torah Focus will look at the resurrection of Yeshua and the Torah passages and associated readings above to see what is revealed about the resurrection.

We will address some of the following questions.

When did Yeshua rise from the dead?

Why did Yeshua appear to Miriam Migdalah (Mary Magdalene) first?

Why does Hakham Tsefet “RUN” to the tomb of Yeshua?

How does all of this relate to the passage of Romans assigned to the reading of the Torah and Mark?

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Mesorah of Mark D’barim (Deut) 24:19-27:26

‍‍10 Shevat 5772 - February 02, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

D’barim (Deut) 24:19-27:26 – When you reap (Ki Tiq’tsor)

Tonight’s Torah Focus will look at the Torah portion of D’barim (Deuteronomy) 24:19-27:26 and related readings. We will look to see if we can find the central theme for all the readings and see how all of these things effect the Nazarean Codicil.

We will deepen out look at the Nazarean Talmud to see how all of these materials relate to the designated Torah portion and it readings.

Class Materials below

Mesorah of Mark 136-139

‍‍8 Shevat 5772 - January 31, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Mesorah of Mark 136-139

A preview of the Nazarean Talmud

This Torah Focus will looked at the typical connections between the Torah Readings and the book of Mark. We asked the following questions, why Mordechai mentions Miriam Migdalah and Miriam the mother of Yaa’qov abd Yosi?

We will also looked at the construction of the Nazarean Talmud up close and personal as it is laid out in the present readings.  Then we asked how Hakham Shaul (Paul) makes his connections with the reading of Mordechai (Mark) and the Torah readings himself?

This was a very insightful look at the core intention of the Shalichaim (Apostles) and Talmidim of Yeshua.

Class Materials MOM 136-137

Mesorah of Mark 136-137

‍‍3 Shevat 5772 - January 26, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

A preview of the Nazarean Talmud

Tonight’s Torah Focus will look at the typical connections between the Torah Readings and the book of Mark. We will be asking why Mordechai mentions Miriam Migdalah and Miriam the mother of Yaa’qov abd Yosi.

We will also look at the construction of the Nazarean Talmud up close and personal as it is laid out in the present readings.  Then we will ask how Hakham Shaul (Paul) makes his connections with the reading of Mordechai (Mark) and the Torah readings himself.

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Class Materials MOM 136-137

Shalom

Mesorah Of Mark 129-132

‍‍29 Tevet 5772 - January 23, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua’s Final Words

This class starts by looking at the statement made by the centurion “this man was god’s son.” What do these words mean as they proceed from the mouth of a Roman centurion?

We then discussed the veil (curtain) that was torn from top to bottom. Which curtain was torn and what implications does this have as we read it from the Markan text?

We discuss the time of day as recorded in the Markan text and its relation to the words of Yeshua on the cross. (executioners stake).

We conclude with the question; What were the final words of Yeshua as stated in the Book of Mark?  In this class we will looked at the final words of Yeshua as they were spoken in Aramaic. We asked the Question: What do the final words “Eil, Eil, Lemana Shabaqthani” really mean?

We discussed these things and more in this Torah Focus.

Mesorah of Mark – Yeshua’s Final Words

‍‍25 Tevet 5772 - January 19, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua’s Final Words

What were the final words of Yeshua as stated in the Book of Mark?  In tonight’s class we will look at the final words of Yeshua as they were spoken in Aramaic. What do the final words “Eil, Eil, Lemana Shabaqthani” really mean? We will be discussing these things an more tonight on Torah Focus.

Class Notes at Tebet 19,5772

Shalom

Yeshua Ezra and the Sanhedrin of the Great Assembly

‍‍17 Tevet 5772 - January 11, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua, Ezra and the Sanhedrin of the Great Assembly

Updated

This Torah Focus looked at the the result of Ezra and the Men of the Great Assembly on the period of the First Century. We also looked on the lasting and far reaching changes brought about by Ezra and the Men of the Great Assembly.

This class is a positive review of the lasting result of the Men of the Great Assembly

Yeshua and the Educational System of the 1st Century Prt #2

‍‍11 Tevet 5772 - January 05, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, Thursday Night Live, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua and the Educational system of the first Century Prt #2

Tonight’s Torah Focus will pick up where we left off last week. We will also try to incorporate some of the weekly Triennial Torah readings into the class as an example of the educational system of that era.

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Yeshua, & the Educational System of 1st Century

‍‍10 Tevet 5772 - January 04, 2012 By: Dr. Walter Oakley Category: Mesorah of Mark, Midrashim, SyndicateA4, Thursday Night Live, Torah, Torah Focus, Triennial Torah Reading

Yeshua, the Rabbis and the Educational system of 1st Century

This Torah Focus looked at some of the educational systems of the 1st Century. We also looked at Yeshua within the Rabbinic mindset and framework. We took an informal approach to these subjects seeing what we can learn about Yeshua, the Talmidim and the Rabbis of the 1st century.

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