Messianic Torah Observant Israel

In John 11:4 we see the event where a friend of Yeshua, Lazarus, is on his death bed and Yeshua says that His Father will receive honor in what happens. Rabbi Steve Berkson brings this event into your life today by pointing out that something you may be going through looks to be hopeless, but to hang on and stay strong, for when you come out of your situation you’ll be able to bring honor to your...

Some of the topics covered are: • The concept of “above” and “below” • The supernatural and demon possession • Was Yeshua a Kabbalist? … 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 your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching...

What qualified Yeshua to be able to teach with authority? Under who did He disciple? This is the question that the First-Century religious authority asked Yeshua right after He healed someone in a synagogue on Shabbat, as we find in the book of John chapter 7. Yeshua informs them that He has been discipled of His Father, something they could not understand or accept. They then attempt to publicly...

Some of the topics covered are: • More on Yeshua’s statement, “I do not receive honor/esteem from men” • Judgment or judging? … 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 your body consumes afterward. The same could be true as you build up your spiritual self. After an intense teaching session,...

Why did Messiah Yeshua say, “I do not receive honor/esteem from men”? Rabbi Steve Berkson brings some understanding as he relates from John chapter 5 the heated interaction between Yeshua and the religious authority at that time. Don't miss out on new teachings every week. You are welcome to post your comments and please click on the "LIKE" button if this teaching has been a blessing to you. For m...

Some of the topics covered are: • How to function in a group/assembly honorably as a person in the middle • More about the “Third Element” • Where is Yeshua in the line of receiving honor? How much honor? • Is there “false shame”, i.e., self-imposed? • Messiah Yeshua died for “certain aspects” of our sin? … and much more! Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, sim...

There are others who teach this subject from a historical perspective, but what does the concept of honor and shame mean to you today? When you interact with others, do you even think about what is honorable or shameful? How can you apply honor and shame when in this Western Culture morality has taken such a beating. The definition of right and wrong, good and bad, honor and shame seems to be shif...

Song for Noach

Some of the topics covered are: • Hebrews 9:14; the connection of service to Elohim and a clear conscience • How does one forgive themselves? • How does one who struggles with addiction cleanse the conscience? … 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 your body consumes afterward. The same co...

He thought he had finished the teaching on The Covenant in the last episode, however, Rabbi Berkson felt there were still some things that needed to be talked about. He points out that at first glance what is going on in chapters 9 and 10 really don’t affect our walk, but after a prompt from his Boss to double-check those chapters, here we are! If you’ve ever been told that the Book of Hebrews is...

Permission by Bim Bam

Some of the topics covered are: • Do the prophets come under the definition of Melchizedekian Priesthood? • Will the Levitical Priesthood be reactivated during the Millennium? • Speaking in legal terms, are we talking about an addendum to the original contract/Covenant? • If we are to one day become priests, would that be in the Melchizedekian Priesthood? • What’s wrong with the Melchizedekian doc...

Moving into the letter to the Hebrews chapters 7-9, a comparison or contrast of not only the two priesthoods, Levitical and Melchizedekian, begins to be made, but also a comparison of the two temples–earthly and heavenly. Then, arriving at the key verse that has to do with the Covenant, 7:22, Rabbi Steve Berkson proposes a better, more understandable translation and interpretation of the Greek beh...

Some of the topics covered are: • More thoughts on how you are the tiller of the ground • Is the Melchizedekian Priesthood higher in authority than the Levitical Priesthood? • What is the “Heavenly Gift” mentioned in Hebrews 6:4? • Heros and victims Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body consumes...

Continuing the journey in the Book of Hebrews towards the key verse, chapter 7, verse 22, where it talks about Messiah Yeshua being a guarantor of a “better covenant”, Rabbi Steve Berkson begins this episode in chapter 6 to provide more context building up to the understanding of The Covenant. Picking up from where he left off in the last episode, 6:4-6, Rabbi Berkson finds a nugget of gold in ver...

Some of the topics covered are: • Why do some in the Torah Observant community disregard the book of Hebrews? • More thoughts on the unadulterated milk of the Word of Yahweh • In Hebrews 5:12–to what do the “first elements of the Words of Elohim” refer? Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise, the more oxygen your body cons...

In the last episode Rabbi Steve Berkson unpacked more of the nuances of being in covenant by diving into the letter to the Hebrews, the Book of Hebrews. He moved at record pace going through the first four chapters in one setting. Now we understand and should try to relate to the First-Century audience as the author of the letter makes the case for Messiah Yeshua’s place in the “big picture” and i...

Some of the topics covered are: • Why did Messiah Yeshua have to come as a human-being? • More about coming boldly to the throne of favor • Do we know what happened when Yeshua died and when was the temple destroyed? • How is it that Messiah Yeshua was “apart from sin”? (Hebrews 4:15) Afterburn: also known in the world of fitness as the “afterburn effect”, simply put; The more intense the exercise...

This exciting episode begins the letter to the Hebrews. The goal of going through this letter is to get to chapter 7 and verse 22 where it speaks of Yeshua being the guarantor of a “better covenant”. What does this mean and hasn’t it caused a lot of trouble due to mainstream Christianity’s interpretation of this verse? But, in order to do that, Rabbi Steve Berkson starts us on the journey from the...

Some of the topics covered are: • Listening to various “teachers” and finding your teacher • How is the “unmerited grace” that happens before the calling different from mercy? • Paul says “not everyone does this.” …? • Is Ephesians 2:6 talking about going to heaven? Related Teachings can be found here, http://mtoi.org/learn_with_us/learn_with_us.shtml • INfocus: Messi-Mutt https://youtu.be/pL4EeaQ...