Messianic Torah Observant Israel

Of what importance to you is the title that someone has? Do some claim authority on their own and title themselves? If it is your responsibility to find a teacher/mentor, how do you do that? What’s the process of vetting someone to be that to you? How does ‘worry’ relate to Yahweh’s vertical authority structure? What does it mean to “be sober and watch”? Wrapping up the topic of ‘worry’, Rabbi Ste...

AFTERBURN: Some of the topics covered are: • Is Matthew 13:23 connected to the “talents” in Matthew 25? Is the “Word/Seed” like the talents? (1:33) • What is a teacher’s role in the preparation of your “soil”? (2:35) • To what does the word ‘yield’ in Matthew 13:23 refer? (8:51) • What’s a proper definition of ‘gentleness’ (Philippians 4:5)? • What does Philippians 4:8, “think on these”, look like...

What is the source of our peace? Messiah Yeshua said, “My peace I leave with you, not as the world gives I leave with you.” If He is the word (John 1:14) then it’s the Word of Elohim that brings peace to us. What can cause the Word to not take root in the soil of our lives and block the peace that it could bring? Starting this teaching in Matthew 13:18, Rabbi Steve Berkson breaks down Yeshua’s par...

AFTERBURN: Some of the topics covered are: • What does it mean to “seek first the kingdom of Elohim and His righteousness”? • Matthew 6:7; when praying, don’t keep on babbling–what does this mean? • Matthew 6:24; what did Yeshua mean when He said you can’t serve both God and mammon? • Sometimes I feel callous in my response to traumatic events… • Free will and the total control of Yah… • More on h...

“Our peace comes from our expectation of the future, our understanding of the past and our embracing of what He has given us today.” What could bring any more peace to our hearts and minds than knowing how all this is ultimately going to end? Not just end, but transition to a new beginning. Meanwhile, the prayer of Messiah Yeshua is that we are not taken out of the world, but that we are kept from...

AFTERBURN: Some of the topics covered are: • Is it committing a sin to put blood on your doorposts and lintel for Passover? 03:56 • There’s nothing wrong with tradition, unless… 05:59 • What about dealing with the change in family relationships after becoming Torah-Observant? 20:44 • Isn’t Yeshua Messiah also true Elohim? 24:05 • Is there anything we can do individually to foster unity in the Body...

Can peace and joy spring forth from tragedy? In his opening comments Rabbi Steve Berkson describes how Passover which coincides with the death, burial and resurrection of Yeshua Messiah that, although tragic at the time, provide a memorial for us today that can allow for peace and joy to enter into our lives. This teaching covers John 16 & 17 as Yeshua Messiah is giving final instructions and...

Some of the topics covered are: • Is John chapter 15 for everyone? 01:19 • Is John 15:1 the foundation that the Father is giving for His taught-ones? 05:58 • What exactly is the “fruit” being talked about in John 15:2? 06:36 • Does “pruning” refer to the Baptism of Fire–tests and trials? • Can John 15:16 be compared to Jeremiah 1:5, and then be applied to us as the Father opens our eyes? 13:46 • H...

In John 15:1 Yeshua is talking to his disciples, saying, “I am the true vine…” If He is the “true vine”, then what would He be warning His disciples of? If one is a part of the true vine, what is one expected to produce? What happens to one if one doesn’t produce what is expected? Who is the “gardener”? What is pruning, as applied to growing plants? How is it applied to humans in a spiritual sense...

AFTERBURN: Some of the topics covered are: • Being a copy of an imperfect copy – Discipleship… • Does the word ‘greater’ in John 14:28 simply mean ‘older’? • Would a notable increase in peace be an indicator of us being in right-relationship with the Father? • Who is the “ruler of this world” in John 14:30? • Am I cold-hearted? • How can people who suffer with extreme physical pain on a daily basi...

If you walk out Torah on some level, but still are afraid, if you panic or have anxiety, if you still worry or are depressed (not clinically), there’s something missing in your walk…what is it? Rabbi Steve Berkson brings into the spotlight how throughout our Bible we are encouraged to have peace. But how? Why do some of us find ourselves lacking peace? In John 14:27 Yeshua makes a statement of enc...

AFTERBURN: Some of the topics covered are: • What does it mean to “inconvenience yourself to benefit another”? • What’s the biggest problem in the U.S.? • He/She made me do it… • It is not necessary for you to get involved in everything that happens around you… • How does one live with a narcissist? • Is the only “unforgivable sin” blaspheming the Ruach, if so, how do we avoid this? • What is the...

“What has been resolved has to be released.” In this the final episode of Forgiveness, Resolution, Reconciliation & Restoration, Rabbi Steve Berkson gives a more detailed review of everything that’s been taught up to this point. He then moves into consequences incurred and consequences removed. What’s the beauty of our relationship with our Creator? Rabbi Berkson takes us to 2 Chronicles 7:13-...

Some of the topics covered are: • Being present in the now… 5:11 • The death of your future is at stake… 11:46 • It may take time to demonstrate repentance… 17:07 • Releasing the negative emotions… 20:19 • What about the physiological effects of negative emotions? 24:49 • Having peace with your choice… 30:38 • What I don’t want to do I do, and what I want to do I don’t… 35:37 • You know if you’ve...

In this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson focuses on what comes after forgiveness, which is what we are all seeking for when we get down on our knees before the Father after we’ve trespassed against Him. As he takes us to the first of the passages in this teaching, Luke 23:33, we see Messiah Yeshua as He is being crucified by the hands of the Romans crying out to His Father to forgive them…they don’t u...

Some of the topics covered are: • If we are to be a “sweet-smelling fragrance” to Yah, before you do anything, ask yourself, “What is it that I’m hoping will happen?” 5:24 • Are the rabbinical 613 commandments actually Torah? 7:52 • You don’t know what they deserve… 20:50 • Are the words debt and transgression interchangeable? 22:12 • Does trespassing against others result in trespassing against Y...

How important is forgiveness? Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Matthew chapter six where he shows us the “model prayer” given by Yeshua when His disciples asked how they should pray. In the prayer, which is just an outline for how to pray, Yeshua hits the issue of forgiveness, from the vertical, the Father, and also on the horizontal, between ourselves. Are you willing to do for your brother or sis...

Some of the topics covered are: • Is there a certain timing expected to go through the aspects of forgiveness? • If you lose a spouse… • Past trauma projected into your present relationships… • Choice advice for retirees and those advancing in years… • When you want horrible things to happen to someone who wronged you… • Judging others in the present according to their past… Can people turnaround?...

Regardless of what others may teach about this subject, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a more comprehensive approach to this vital subject. • What are the two things that you MUST do when you’ve been wronged by someone? • Does the other person have to apologize before you forgive? • Does forgiveness always include reconciliation or restoration of relationships? • What does “trespass” mean? Don't miss...

Some of the topics covered are: • Bringing the Torah to life? • In Matthew 7:23, why did Yeshua say, “I never knew you”? • Yeshua was just a vessel? • How does one relinquish self-sovereignty? What actions make this happen? • When sovereignties clash with each other • If atonement for sin a “burnt offering,” why wasn’t Yeshua burnt on the cross? • Is the command “fresh” or not? (1 John 2:7-8) • Is...

As he begins the text for this teaching in 1 John 1:1, Rabbi Steve Berkson points out that the apostle John confirms all the scriptures that refer to Messiah Yeshua as the Word, and from the mouth of Yeshua as He refers to Himself as the Life, when he says he has looked upon and handled the Word of Life–he was there as the Messiah walked on this earth. As Rabbi Berkson points out, the apostle John...

Some of the topics covered are: • Thoughts from her time at the gym... • Is 1 Peter 1:3 a factory reset? • What is the “inheritance” for which we have a “living expectation”? • Can 1 Peter 1:7 be connected to Daniel 3:16-18? • Who is it that has a life without trials? • DNA/Generational Curses/Mindsets are learned... … and much more! Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn...

“One thing that is vital, but missing in a lot of the teachings that you’ve learned from all of your life, is the strength of context.” –Rabbi Steve Berkson The topic of this episode of Darkness & Light is, “being called out of darkness, into His marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9), one of the few real status changes–coming into Light beyond human comprehension. • How does one come out of darkness...

Some of the topics covered are: • What is “Spiritual Slaughter”? (1 Peter 2:5) • Kidney testing? • Letting go and becoming as a newborn babe • Why was the YouTube Chat shut down? • Ideas for teachings that are coming soon • Triggering your trauma? … and much more! Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen you...

How does your behavior relate to Darkness and Light? This is the theme as Rabbi Steve Berkson takes you into 1 Peter chapter two, the letter from Peter to the “Strangers of the Dispersion.” • Who are these “Strangers of the Dispersion”? (1 Peter 1:1-2) • What did the apostle mean when he called them, “set apart by the Spirit unto obedience”, and “newborn babes”? • What is the “unadulterated milk o...