As we approach Yom Kippur, we are all doing our most intense introspection. We are also making amends with anyone whom we've hurt. Have you been taught that you are to freely forgive? No matter the responsibility of the other party, do you feel as though you are required by God to forgive them even if they don't deserve it? In this episode we're going to look at the teshuvah process and what Biblical forgiveness looks like.

We are in the most intense season of the year as we prepare ourselves for the Fall Feasts of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. In this episode, we want to take a short break from life and situate ourselves so that we don't miss anything that God has for us in this season.

Faithfulness is possibly the most important part of our lives with God. It is one of the most mentioned commands in Scripture. Every believer has a strong desire to consistently become more faithful, but how? In this teaching, we talk about a strategic plan to increase our faithfulness using one of God's creation that you might not think of... science!

In last week's episode, we looked at holiness through a Temple-focused, ritualistic lens. In this week's episode, we want to take a look at the prophets and the lens through which they view holiness. 

Holiness. A word that has bewildered believers for a very long time. We severely lack a deep and thorough understanding of holiness all the while it is the foundation of God’s expectations of us. The Sages of Israel teach that when the Shekinah left the land of Israel just before the Babylonian Exile, it left in 10 stages. How does understanding these 10 levels of holiness help us to understand what God expects of us?

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In Parsha Bo, we see the continuation of HaShem’s using nature to inflict His will on the Egyptian Pharaoh. Have you ever thought critically about how involved HaShem is in nature? Whether back then or today, how do we think about this relationship? In today’s episode we’re going to talk about 6 types of responses, 3 types of people who disbelieve in HaShem and 3 types who believe. Which one are you? More accurately, how much of each type are you?

Are you, or have you run into “new to Torah” folks who are incredibly annoying, disrespectful, and arrogant in their new-found knowledge? Did you know this is a natural phenomenon that we can study so that we better know how to navigate it? It’s called the Dunning-Kruger Effect and it’s what today’s episode is all about.

In this week’s episode, we delve into this week’s Parsha and the story of Jacob and Esau. Why is this story so contentious? It’s a story of Ikar, Tafel, and what is the priority.

As the feast of Sukkot concludes and before we move on in our minds to the next Feast, we want to examine what Sukkot means and how we should carry the truths and experiences of Sukkot ahead, building our growth and maturity.

In this week’s episode, we take a look at Yeshua’s declaration that we are the “salt of the earth”. We have many lessons and sermons on this Scripture, but how deeply have we looked into this from a Temple perspective? “Salt of the earth” could mean a very specific thing that we’ve not seen before.

In this week’s episode, we are in Parsha Eikev and dealing with the question, “What does your God require of you?”

Shalom everyone! In this episode of IBR, we are talking through the beginning of Parasha Pinchas. How is it that Pinchas gets to basically get away with wanton murder? Some new information may help us solve this perplexing question. Also, can we take from Pinchas’ lead and take matters of judgement into our own hands? We’ll answer all these questions in this week’s episode.