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Bless the Lord!Bless the Lord who is worthy to be praised

for all eternity!

Roni Bat Tziyon

Roni, roni bat Tziyon! (sing joyfully daughter of Zion)Hariu, Yisrael!(shout aloud, Israel)Simchi v’alzi b’chol lev,(be glad and rejoice with all your

heart)Bat Y’rushalayim.(daughter of Jerusalem)

Hesir haShem mishpatayich, pinah oivechMelech Yisrael, Adonai b’kirbech, al tira’i

Roni, roni bat Tziyon! Hariu, israel! Simchi v’alzi b’chol lev,Bat Y’rushalayim

Bayom hahu ye’amer li Y’rushalayimAltira’I, Tziyon, Tziyon. Alirpu adayich.


Adonai Elohayich b’kirbech gibor yoshia.Yasis alayich b’simchahYagil alayich b’rinah


Shema

Shema Israel, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai

Echad.Baruch shem k’vod

malchuto l’olam va’ed.

Shema

Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the

LORD is One!Blessed be the name

of His glorious kingdom, forever and

ever. Amein.

Matthew 21:28-32

Yeshua continued, “What do you think about this? A person had two children, and he went to the first and said, ‘My child, go and work today in my vineyard!’

“‘I will not!’ he answered, but afterwards regretted it and went.

“He went to the second and said the same thing. And he answered,

‘Yes sir!’ but he didn’t go.

The Source with Hebraic adaptation by Rabbi Lutton

“Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first one!” they answered.“Tax Profiteers and prostitutes will enter

Heaven’s Realm before you do,” Yeshua pointed out. “John’s character was one of justice. You didn’t believe him, but Tax Profiteers and prostitutes believed him! Even when you saw that, you didn’t regret it afterwards and believe him.

Mark 12:1-12

Yeshua began speaking to them in examples: “A person planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine vat and built a tower. Then he leased it to some farmers and went to a far away

country. At vintage time he sent a slave servant to the farmers to collect some of the vineyard produce from the farmers.

The farmers grabbed him, tanned his hide and sent him packing, empty handed. So the vineyard owner sent another slave servant. They banged him on the head, insulted him and sent him packing.

“Again he sent another slave servant, and they killed him. He sent many more slave servants, and they killed some and beat the others up.

Now he still had one son whom he loved. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, ‘They will respect my son!’

But the farmers said to each other, ‘This is the heir – come on, let’s kill him, and then we’ll get the inheritance!’ So they grabbed him, murdered him and hurled him out of the vineyard. So what will the vineyard owner do? He will have the farmers put to death, and give the vineyard to other people.

Haven’t you read the Scripture, ‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This was done by the Lord, and it is wonderful to see!’”

They looked for a way to overpower Yeshua, as they realized that he had addressed this example to them, but they were afraid of the crowd’s reaction. So they gave up and left.

Luke 20:9-16

Yeshua went on to tell the people this example: “There was a certain person who planted a vineyard, then rented it out to some farmers and went away from home for a long time. At harvest time the owner sent a slave servant to the farmers to collect some of the vineyard’s produce.

But the farmers beat him up and sent him away empty-handed. So he sent another servant, but they also beat him up and insulted him and sent him away empty-handed. Then he sent a third servant, but they injured him and threw him out. Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What am I going to do? I’ll send my own dear son, perhaps they will respect him!’

“But when the farmers saw him, they discussed the matter. They said, ‘This is the heir – let’s kill him, then the inheritance will be ours!’

“So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. So what do you think the vineyard owner will do to them? He’ll come and have the farmers put to death, and give the vineyard to others.”

Luke 20:16-18

When the people heard this, they exclaimed, “Let’s hope this never happens!”

Then Yeshua looked straight at them and said, “So then what is the meaning of the Scripture:

‘The stone which the builders rejectedHas become the cornerstone?’

“Everyone who falls on that stone will be smashed to pieces, and anyone on whom it falls will be crushed to powder!”

Matthew 21:33-41

“Listen to another example. There was a certain person, a landowner, who planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it and built a tower. He leased it out to farmers and set out on a journey. When vintage time got close, he sent his slave servants to the farmers to collect its fruit. The farmers grabbed his slave servants, beat one, killed one and stoned another.

“Next he sent other slave servants, more than the first, and they did the same to them. Last of all he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son!’ he said to himself.

“But when the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir! Come on, let’s kill him and get the inheritance!’

Matthew 21:42-43

Yeshua said to them, “Haven’t you ever read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, Has become the cornerstone; This was done by the Lord

And it is wonderful to see!”“This is why I say to you that Heaven’s

Realm will be taken from you and given to a nation that will benefit from it.”

Matthew 21:45-46

Upon hearing his examples, the chief priests and Pharisees realized he was talking about them. They fully intended to arrest him, but they weren’t able to carry it out. They were afraid of the crowds’ reaction, as the crowds took him for a prophet.

Matthew 22:1-6

Yeshua responded by speaking again in examples. “This is a story about Heaven’s Realm. It is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,” he explained. “He sent his slave servants to call the invited guests to the wedding but they didn’t want to come.

Next he sent other slave servants with the instructions, ‘Tell the invited guests, “I have prepared the feast – all the meat is ready! Everything is ready! Come to the wedding.”’

“But they couldn’t care less and they went away. One went to his own farm, another went to his business, but the rest of them grabbed his slave servants and beat them up badly, killing them.

Matthew 22:7-14

“The king was furious and sent his armies. They destroyed those murderers and burned down their city. Then the king said to his slave servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but the invited guests weren’t worthy of the honor. So go out to the highways and invite anyone you find to the wedding.’

“The slaves went out to the highways and collected everyone they found, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests reclining at the table. But when the king came in to see the guests reclining at the table, he came across a person who wasn’t wearing wedding clothes.

“‘Friend, why did you come without wedding clothes?’ the king asked, but the person was muzzled and didn’t say a word.

“Then the king said to his servants, ‘Tie up his hands and feet, throw him right out into the dark - there will be great sorrow, pain and anguish!’ “Many are invited but few are chosen!”

Mark 12:13-17

They sent some Pharisees and some friends and supporters of Herod Antipas to Yeshua, to bait a hook for him on what he said. When they arrived, they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you’re sincere and don’t concern yourself about anyone’s opinion as you don’t go by outward appearances, but teach the way of God with all sincerity. So, is it legal to pay the Roman poll-tax to Caesar or not? Are we to pay, or not to pay?”

But Yeshua, knowing they were overly critical, hair-splitting, pedantic religious types, asked, “Why are you putting me to the test? Bring a Roman coin for me to look at!”

So they brought it, and Yeshua asked, “Whose portrait is this? Whose inscription is it?”

“Caesar’s!” they said.

“Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar,” Yeshua remarked, “and give back to God what belongs to God.” And they were completely shocked by him.

Luke 20:19-22

The Bible scholars and the chief priests searched for a way to arrest him at this very moment, because they knew that he had addressed this example to them. However, they were afraid of the crowd’s reaction as the crowd favored Yeshua so highly.

So they kept a close watch on Yeshua, and sent spies who pretended to be for real. They were trying to catch Yeshua out on something he said so they could hand him over to the Governor’s jurisdiction and authority.

So the spies put a question to him, “Teacher, we know what you speak and teach is correct, and that you don’t take people on face value, but teach the truth about God’s way. So is it legal to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

Luke 20:23-26

Yeshua saw through their cunning and said, “Show me a silver coin. Whose face and inscription are on it?”

“Caesar’s!” they answered.“Give back to Caesar what belongs to

Caesar,” Yeshua said, “and give back to God what belongs to God!”

So they weren’t able to catch him saying anything wrong in front of the crowd. They were amazed at his answer and kept quiet.

Matthew 22:15-20

Then the Pharisees plotted to trick Yeshua by catching him out on something he said. They sent their disciples, along with Herod’s followers and supporters to ask, “Teacher, we know that you’re sincere and teach God’s way accurately, and that you don’t care about anyone’s opinion, and you don’t play favorites. So tell us, what’s your opinion? Is it legal to pay the Roman poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

Yeshua knew their evil. He said, “Why are you hassling me, you overly critical, hair splitting, pedantic religious types? Show me the tax money!”

They brought him the Roman coin.“Whose portrait is this?” Yeshua asked

them. “Whose inscription is it?”

“Caesar’s!” they replied.

“Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar,” Yeshua said, “and give back to God what belongs to God!”

When they heard this they were amazed. They left him and took off.

Mark 12:18-27

The Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, went to Yeshua. They posed the question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that brother must marry the widow and have children for his brother. Now say there are seven brothers.

The first gets married and dies with no children. The second one marries the widow, but he dies too without having any children. The same happens with the third. In fact none of the seven had any children. Finally the woman dies too. At the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

Yeshua said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken on account of the fact that you don’t know the Scriptures or God’s power? When the dead bodies rise they don’t marry, but they are like the Messengers in heaven. Now about the dead bodies being raised – haven’t you read the passage about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, where God said, ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead but the living! You are badly mistaken!”

Luke 20:27-33

Some of the Sadducees who say there is no resurrection came up to Yeshua and put the following question to him. “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. Now, let’s say there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.

The second and then the third married her. The seven of them all died in the same way, leaving no children. Finally, the woman died too. Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven of them were all married to her?”

Luke 20:34-38

“The people of these times marry and are given in marriage,” Yeshua answered. “But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection of the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, nor can they die anymore, as they’re like Messengers.

They are God’s people, since they are associated with the resurrection. But in the account of the bush, Moses clearly showed that the dead do rise, because he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.’ He is not the God of dead bodies, but the living. Everyone is alive as far as God is concerned.”

Luke 20:39-40

Some of the Bible scholars said, “Well said, teacher!” No one else dared to ask him any more questions.

Matthew 22:23-28

On the same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, went to speak to Yeshua. This is the question they put,

“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If someone dies childless, his brother must marry his widow and produce children with her.’

“Let’s say there were seven brothers. The first brother married and died. As he’s childless, he leaves his wife to his brother. The second one dies in the same way, so does the third. This keeps happening right up to the seventh brother. In the end the woman dies too.

“So in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven brothers is she going to be? They all had her!”

Matthew 22:23-28

Yeshua answered, “You are wandering off the right track because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God! In the resurrection they don’t marry or get married, but they’re like Messengers in heaven.

“But about the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, he is the God of the living!”

Upon hearing his teaching the crowds were beside themselves with amazement.

Mark 12:28-34

One of the Bible scholars who had come and been listening to their dispute, saw that Yeshua had answered them well. “Which is the most important of all the commandments?” he asked.

Yeshua answered, “The most important one is this, ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, is the only Lord. You are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your understanding and all your strength’.

This is the second most important: ‘You will love your neighbor like you love yourself.’ There are no commandments more important than these.”

“Well said, teacher!” the Bible scholar exclaimed. “You are right in saying that God is the only Lord and there is no other but him!

To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor the way you love yourself is far more far-reaching than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

When Yeshua saw that he had answered intelligently, he said, “You are in reach of God’s Realm.” And no one dared ask him questions any more.

Matthew 22:34-40

But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they held a meeting. One of them, a lawyer, asked a question, trying to trap him: “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the Law?”

He answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your understanding.’ This is the great first commandment. The second most important is like it: ‘You must love your neighbor in the same way you love yourself.’ The Law and the Prophets depend on these two commandments!”

Mark 12:35-37

While Yeshua was teaching in the temple, he asked, “Why do the Bible scholars say that the Anointed One is David’s descendant? David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said to my master, ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ “David himself calls him ‘master’, so how then can he be David’s son?”

Luke 20:21-24

Then Yeshua asked them, “Why do they say that the Anointed One is David’s descendant?” “David himself says in the Book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my master, sit here in the place of honor at my right side, until I put your enemies under your feet.’

“So then since David calls him ‘master’, how can he be David’s descendant?”

Matthew 22:41-46

While the Pharisees were assembled, Yeshua asked them, “What do you think about the Anointed One? Whose descendant is he?”

“David’s descendant,” they answered.“Well,” Yeshua began, “how can David call

him ‘master’?

He said by the leading of the Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my master, Sit here in the place of honor at my right side, until I put your enemies under your feet.”

“So then if David calls him ‘master’, how can he be David’s descendant?”

No one could come up with an answer to this, and from that day forward no one dared question him any more!

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