Today's Torah Reading with Nita Luttrell

This episode explores the Torah portion Vayigash, focusing on Joseph's reconciliation with his brothers and its foreshadowing of Messiah Yeshua's role in preserving a remnant and bringing deliverance.

Vayetze means "and he departed." The host walks through Jacob's strained household, with Rachel's favored place, Leah's rivalry, and the maidservants drawn into the struggle over sons, then reflects on how the children of a far-from-ideal family were still the children of Israel.

This episode explores the Torah portion Vayigash, focusing on Joseph's reconciliation with his brothers as a foreshadowing of Messiah Yeshua's role in preserving a remnant and bringing deliverance.

This episode explores the Torah portion Miketz, drawing parallels between Joseph's concealed identity in Egypt and the Jewish perspective on Jesus as the Messiah.

The program opens by naming Shemini as the week’s portion and explaining that the word means "eighth." It identifies the Torah, Haftarah, and Renewed Covenant readings before asking why God gave kosher laws.

This episode explores the meaning of Deuteronomy 29:29, discussing how God handles secret sins versus revealed transgressions and touching on deeper theological questions about divine justice and human understanding.

This episode explores the Torah portion Mishpatim, examining its laws and commandments while addressing common Christian misconceptions about grace versus law.

Nita Luttrell opens with Zechariah 14:8 and Ezekiel's temple vision to explain why "living water" is tied to Sukkot, citing the Talmud's "house of the water drawing" and John 7:37-38.

This episode explores the spiritual meaning behind the biblical laws of leprosy in Leviticus, connecting them to the sin of evil speech (Lashon hara) through rabbinic interpretation.

This episode explores the Torah portion Shemini, focusing on the kosher laws in Leviticus 11 and explaining that avoiding unclean animals is about ritual fitness for worship rather than personal taste or health reasons.

This episode explores the Torah portion Shemini, focusing on the kosher laws in Leviticus 11 and explaining that avoiding unclean animals is about ritual fitness for worship rather than personal taste or health reasons.

This episode explores the biblical distinctions between Passover and Easter, examining how early followers of Yeshua celebrated the resurrection within the context of Passover rather than a separate Easter festival.

This episode explores the distinctions between Passover and Easter in biblical context, examining how the terms are used in the Torah and New Testament.

The host opens with Shabbat Shalom.

Nita Lutra opens with Zav, and the program comes to you by First Fruits of Zion.

Nita Luttrell's Vayikra reading centers on Leviticus 1:1-5:26, Isaiah 43:21-44:23, and Matthew 5:23-30, then asks why God would delight in animal sacrifice.

Nita Luttrell frames Vayikra, Leviticus 1:1-5:26, alongside Isaiah 43:21-44:23 and Matthew 5:23-30.

The program opens with a double parashah.