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10/13/2026

What happens when one chapter of life comes to an end? Could God already be preparing something new?

In this week's Torah Reading, V’Zot HaBerachah (Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12), we reach the final portion of the Torah and the closing chapter of Moses' remarkable journey.

Before his death, Moses blesses the tribes of Israel, reminds them that the eternal God is their refuge, and looks upon the Promised Land from Mount Nebo. His journey ends, but God's purposes continue as Joshua prepares to lead the next generation.

One chapter closes. Another begins. And God remains faithful through it all.

In this special Simchat Torah teaching from Israel, Pastor Israel Pochtar explores:
• Why Moses' final words were words of blessing
• What V’Zot HaBerachah means
• How the eternal God remains our refuge and strength
• Why faithfulness matters even when we don't see every promise fulfilled
• What Moses teaches us about finishing well
• The importance of preparing the next generation
• How Jesus demonstrated perfect faithfulness and entrusted His mission to His disciples
• Why the end of the Torah cycle is also a new beginning

Moses did not personally enter the Promised Land, yet he faithfully completed his journey. Joshua would continue leading Israel forward, reminding us that God's purposes are greater than any one person or generation.

We see this same principle in Jesus (Yeshua), who faithfully completed the work given to Him by the Father and commissioned His disciples to carry the Good News to the nations.

As we celebrate Simchat Torah and complete another cycle of reading God's Word, we are reminded that our journey of faith never truly ends. We continue learning, growing, and passing His truth to those who come after us.

The final words of Deuteronomy lead us back to the opening words of Genesis:
“In the beginning…”

May we finish faithfully, bless the next generation, and never lose our hunger for God's Word.
The Torah cycle ends, but our journey with God continues.

Torah Reading Week 53 | V’Zot HaBerachah / Simchat Torah Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12

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10/12/2026

Nearly 2,000 years after Jesus ministered along the Sea of Galilee, 200 Israelis gathered at Magdala to hear about Him. What happened next was deeply moving.

Our ministry partners at Beit Hallel Congregation recently organized a special evangelistic outreach to Magdala, the ancient hometown of Mary Magdalene, where Jewish people had the opportunity to explore their biblical heritage and hear the Good News of Jesus, their Jewish Messiah.

After visiting the archaeological site, including its first-century synagogue, the group gathered overlooking the Sea of Galilee, where Pastor Israel Pochtar shared the Gospel.

He spoke about God's promises to Israel, His love for the Jewish people, and the forgiveness and new life we can receive through Jesus.

Then something beautiful happened.

When Pastor Israel invited everyone to pray for their loved ones, people who had never prayed before began calling upon God. Some held hands, others bowed their heads, and many opened their hearts in prayer.

Later, as Pastor Israel invited those who wanted to receive Jesus to pray with him, voices could be heard throughout the gathering asking Jesus for forgiveness and inviting Him into their lives.

Two thousand years have passed, but Jesus has not stopped reaching out to His people.

Through Voice of Judah Israel, you can stand alongside our ministry partners in Israel as they share the Gospel, disciple new believers, and bring practical help to Jewish families in need.

Please pray for the 200 Israelis who attended this outreach, especially those who responded to the Gospel.

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10/09/2026

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Mary Magdalene encountered Jesus, and her life was forever changed. Now, in the very town she once called home, 200 Israelis are preparing to hear about the same Messiah.

What makes this gathering so meaningful?

In this special Shabbat message, Pastor Israel Pochtar takes us to the ancient Jewish town of Magdala, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where archaeologists have uncovered a first-century synagogue dating to the time of Jesus.

Mary Magdalene, whose Hebrew name was Miriam, was delivered from seven demons and became a faithful follower of Jesus. Her testimony has reached people across the world for nearly two thousand years.

Today, the Good News is being shared once again in her hometown.

Through our ministry partners at Beit Hallel Congregation, 200 Israelis, including many new Jewish immigrants, will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel, ask questions, and discover Jesus as their Messiah.

Pastor Israel also shares an important truth from Romans 11: the Gospel that first went out from Israel to the nations is now being carried back to the Jewish people through the prayers and generosity of believers around the world.

And you can be part of that continuing story.

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Pray for the 200 Israelis attending this special gathering in Magdala. Ask the Lord to prepare their hearts, guide every conversation, and reveal the truth of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit.

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10/07/2026

Three years have passed since October 7, 2023, but the pain of that day remains deeply felt across Israel.

Today, we remember the lives that were taken, the families forever changed, and all those who still carry the wounds of that terrible day.

We stand with the people of Israel as they remember, mourn, and continue the long journey of healing.

“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18

May the God of Israel draw near to every broken heart and bring comfort, healing, restoration, and peace.

October 7. We remember.

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10/06/2026

Where do we find security when so much around us can change?

The biblical Feast of Sukkot, or the Feast of Tabernacles, gives us a powerful answer.

In Leviticus 22:26–23:44, Israel is commanded to rejoice before the Lord and dwell in temporary shelters, remembering how God sustained His people through the wilderness.

The sukkah reminds us of a simple truth: our security is not ultimately found in what surrounds us, but in the God who is with us.

In this week's Torah Reading from Israel, Pastor Israel Pochtar explores:
What Sukkot teaches us about God's provision and presence
Why God calls His people to rejoice
How remembering God's faithfulness strengthens our trust
What Bitachon (בִּטָּחוֹן) teaches us about confidence in God
How Sukkot points us toward Jesus

During Sukkot in Jerusalem, Jesus invited those who were thirsty to come to Him and drink. John also tells us that the Word became flesh and “dwelt” among us—a beautiful picture of God's desire to draw near to His people.

The things we depend upon in this world can change. God's faithfulness does not.
Sukkot invites us to remember His provision, rejoice in His goodness, and ask ourselves:
Where is my security?

Our greatest security is not what we have around us, but the God who is with us.

Torah Reading Week 52 | Sukkot Special Reading
Leviticus 22:26–23:44

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10/02/2026

What can a temporary shelter built thousands of years after Israel wandered through the wilderness teach us about trusting God today?

During Sukkot—the Feast of Tabernacles—Jewish families build temporary shelters called sukkot, gather inside them for meals and prayer, and remember how God provided for the people of Israel in the wilderness.

In this special teaching from Israel, Pastor Israel Pochtar invites you inside his family sukkah and shares some of the traditions and symbols surrounding this biblical Feast.

The grapes, olives, pomegranates and fruits of the harvest remind us of God’s blessing and provision. But the sukkah itself carries an even deeper message.

We spend much of our lives trying to create security. We work, save, plan and prepare for tomorrow. Yet Sukkot reminds us that our ultimate security was never meant to rest in what we own or what we can control.

Israel learned this in the wilderness one day at a time. God provided food. He provided water. He led His people and remained with them. The God who provided yesterday had to be trusted again tomorrow.
And that same truth speaks to us today.

Perhaps you are waiting for provision, carrying an unanswered prayer or facing something you cannot control. Sukkot reminds us to look again at the faithfulness of God—not only in the extraordinary miracles, but also in the blessings that have become so familiar that we sometimes stop noticing them.

As Deuteronomy 16:15 says:
“The Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice.”

Sukkot also points us toward the coming Kingdom of God and reminds us that what surrounds us today is temporary, but His promises are not.

Through Jesus, we have the assurance that God has not abandoned us and that everything He has promised will ultimately be fulfilled.

What surrounds us is temporary. The faithfulness of God is not.

Chag Sukkot Sameach and blessings from Israel!

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09/29/2026

Have you ever drifted from God without realizing how far you had moved?

In Parashat Ha’azinu (Deuteronomy 32:1–52), Moses delivers one of his final messages to Israel—a powerful song calling God's people to remember His faithfulness, examine their hearts, and recognize the danger of forgetting Him.

Ha’azinu is associated in this Torah cycle with Shabbat Shuvah—the Sabbath of Return, a time centered on repentance, reflection, and returning to God.

Its message remains just as relevant for us today:
Remember. Examine. Return.

In this week's Torah Reading from Israel, Pastor Israel Pochtar explores:
What Ha’azinu (הַאֲזִינוּ) teaches us about truly listening to God, Why Moses describes the Lord as our Rock, How remembering God's faithfulness strengthens our faith, The danger of spiritual complacency, What Teshuvah—return or repentance—really means, How God's Word should shape more than what we know, Why Yeshua calls us not only to hear God's truth, but to respond to it, The hope of forgiveness, restoration, and renewed relationship with God
Moses calls God Tzur (צוּר)—the Rock. His work is perfect, His ways are just, and His faithfulness does not change.

Yet Israel's story also gives us a warning. After experiencing God's provision and blessing, the people became comfortable and began to forget the One who had rescued and sustained them.

The same thing can happen to us.

We don't always make a deliberate decision to walk away from God. Sometimes we simply drift. Our attention goes elsewhere. Prayer becomes less important. God's Word moves further from the center of our lives. Before long, we may realize that our hearts are not where they once were.

But God calls us to return.

The Hebrew word Teshuvah (תְּשׁוּבָה) carries the idea of turning back. Biblical repentance is more than regret. It means recognizing where we have wandered, turning away from it, and turning our hearts toward God again.

This is also at the heart of Jesus' message. He called people to repent and return to God, offering forgiveness and restoration to those who came to Him. Through Jesus, repentance is not a road toward hopelessness or condemnation. It is an invitation to forgiveness and renewed fellowship with God.

Ha’azinu leaves each of us with some important questions:
What has captured my heart?
Where have I drifted?
What is God asking me to return from—and return to?
Remember the God who has carried you.
Examine your heart.
And return to the Lord who remains your faithful Rock.

Torah Reading Week 51
Parashat Ha’azinu / Shabbat Shuvah
Deuteronomy 32:1–52
Theme: Remembering God’s Faithfulness and Returning to Him

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09/25/2026

There is a Sukkot—the Feast of Tabernacles—that none of us has ever celebrated.

I think about this every year as Sukkot approaches here in Israel. Almost overnight, the country begins to look different. Temporary shelters called sukkot appear on balconies, beside apartment buildings, in gardens, and wherever families can find enough space to build one. Children bring home decorations, branches are laid across temporary roofs, and meals move outside. For seven days, something God commanded Israel thousands of years ago becomes part of ordinary life again.

For Jewish people, Sukkot reaches backward. The temporary shelter reminds us of Israel’s journey through the wilderness and of a generation that had to depend upon God for everything. But the Bible also gives Sukkot another direction.It points forward.

The prophet Zechariah describes a future unlike anything we have yet seen. He speaks of a day when people from the nations will come to Jerusalem—not simply to visit the city or observe a Jewish celebration, but to worship the King:“Everyone who is left of all the nations… shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.” — Zechariah 14:16

I find that remarkable. Every sukkah being built across Israel today carries an ancient memory, but it also points toward something still ahead of us. The Feast remembers God’s faithfulness in the past while directing our eyes toward the Kingdom that is coming. And perhaps the sukkah itself helps us understand why.

A sukkah is deliberately temporary. It is not supposed to feel like a permanent house. You sit beneath branches. You hear the neighbors. The evening air finds its way through the walls. Families fill these little spaces with meals, laughter, children, and conversation, and then, when the Feast is over, everything comes down again. There is a lesson in that which reaches far beyond Sukkot.

We spend much of our lives trying to make things permanent. We make plans for the future, build careers, save money, establish homes, and try to create some sense of security around ourselves. None of those things are wrong. But life has a way of reminding us that circumstances can change very quickly. Things that seemed certain yesterday may look very different tomorrow.

The sukkah quietly reminds us not to confuse what is temporary with what is eternal.
Then Zechariah shows us what will remain. There is a Kingdom that will not disappear when circumstances change. There is a King whose authority does not depend upon governments, economies, generations, or anything else we normally depend upon for stability. And this is where I believe prophecy needs to become personal.

It is very easy to become fascinated with biblical prophecy. We want to know when things will happen, what events will come first, and how everything will unfold. But sometimes our interest in the future can distract us from the question God is asking us today. We can believe that Jesus will one day reign as King and still keep parts of our lives away from Him.

Perhaps we say, Lord, You can have this part of my life—but not that decision. Not that relationship. Not my plans for the future. Not this situation I am still trying to control. So when I read Zechariah’s picture of the nations coming to Jerusalem to worship the King, I find myself asking a much simpler question: If Jesus is the coming King, is He already King here?

Moses said concerning Sukkot, “Seven days you shall keep a sacred feast to the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 16:15). Those words are easy to overlook: to the Lord. Before the traditions, before the meals, before the decorations and family gatherings, the Feast belongs to Him. And perhaps this Sukkot there is something in our lives that needs to belong to Him again too.

Maybe it is a decision you have been protecting. Maybe it is a future you have been trying to arrange yourself. Perhaps it is a relationship, a fear, or a situation you cannot control but have struggled to surrender.

We do not have to wait for the Kingdom Zechariah describes before we bow to the King.
Soon Sukkot will end here in Israel. Families will finish their meals, decorations will come down, branches will be carried away, and balconies will return to normal. Another Feast of Tabernacles will become a memory.

But according to Zechariah, there is still a Sukkot ahead of us. One day the nations will come to Jerusalem to worship the King. What we now read as prophecy will be something people are living. Sukkot will no longer be pointing toward that day because that day will have arrived.

Until then, every temporary sukkah can remind us to look beyond what will pass away and place our confidence in what will remain. The King is coming. Let us make sure He already has His place in us.

“And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations… shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.” — Zechariah 14:16

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sukkot Sameach—Happy Feast of Tabernacles,
Pastor Israel Pochtar

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09/22/2026

Have you ever waited so long for something that you began to wonder whether God had forgotten?

The special Torah reading for Rosh Hashanah takes us to Genesis 21, where two very different stories are connected by one powerful truth: God has not forgotten.
Sarah had waited for years for the son God had promised. When Isaac was finally born, what once seemed impossible became a testimony of God’s faithfulness.
Then we follow Hagar and Ishmael into the wilderness. Their water is gone and Hagar cannot see a way forward. Yet when everything appears hopeless, God hears their cry and opens Hagar’s eyes to the provision that was already near.
In this special Rosh Hashanah Torah teaching from Israel, Pastor Israel Pochtar explores:
Why God’s timing does not change His faithfulness The significance of Pakad (פָּקַד) — God remembering with action How God can turn seasons of waiting into joy Why God hears us in our wilderness seasons What Hagar’s well teaches us about recognizing God’s provision How these themes ultimately point us toward Yeshua Why we can enter a new season trusting the Everlasting God Genesis 21 also points us toward the larger story of redemption. Isaac was a son of promise, born when fulfillment seemed humanly impossible. His birth reminds us that God is able to accomplish what He has promised in His appointed time.

That same faithfulness unfolds throughout Scripture and ultimately leads us to Yeshua, the promised Messiah. Through Him, God has brought salvation, forgiveness, and the hope of eternal life.

We also see the compassionate heart of God in the wilderness. God hears Ishmael’s cry and provides water when Hagar can see no way forward. Yeshua revealed this same heart—hearing those who cried out to Him, drawing near to the overlooked, and offering living water to those who thirst.

As we enter a new year, Genesis 21 gives us a beautiful reminder:
God remembers. God hears. God provides. God keeps His promises.
Maybe you are still waiting for an answer. Maybe you are entering a new season without knowing what lies ahead. Or perhaps, like Hagar, you simply cannot see the provision yet.

The circumstances may change, but El Olam (אֵל עוֹלָם) — the Everlasting God — does not.

The God who was faithful yesterday is still faithful today.

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09/19/2026

In the far north of Israel, near the foot of Mount Hermon, lies Tel Dan. Today it is one of Israel’s most beautiful nature reserves, filled with rushing water, ancient trees, and the remains of a city whose story reaches deep into the Bible.

But among these beautiful surroundings are the remains of something that tells a much more serious story.

After the kingdom of Israel was divided, King Jeroboam feared that his people would continue traveling to Jerusalem to worship.

So he established new places of worship at Bethel and here at Dan, setting up golden calves and telling the people, “Here are your gods, Israel.” (1 Kings 12:28)It was easier. It was closer. It was convenient. But it was not what God had commanded.

Standing at Tel Dan today, you can still see the remains of the ancient worship complex. It is a powerful reminder that we can never reshape God around what is comfortable for us.

Yeshua later said, “The true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.” (John 4:23)

True worship is not about convenience, tradition, or simply doing what feels right. It begins with knowing God, listening to His Word, and surrendering our lives to Him.

Tel Dan asks us a simple but important question: Are we worshiping God as He truly is—or as we would like Him to be?

“The true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth.” — John 4:23

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