Hebrew Nation Online | Now Is the Time – Steve Berkson

Straight from the mouths of those in the Body of Messiah comes a lively discussion about some of the problems that may be prohibiting the unity in the Body that is so greatly desired. Rabbi Steve Berkson moderates this forum of ideas, encouraging the attendees, both in-person and online with the livestream, to not withhold […]

What is this “yoking” thing about? We see Yeshua telling His followers to take His yoke, we see Paul talk about not being unequally yoked. In this lesson Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches about taking on the yoke–what it meant then and what it means now, and why it is vitally important for you to understand […]

Unity and Division in the Body of Messiah is directly connected to believers growing and walking in maturity. What are the signs of maturity? Of immaturity? What is the “implanted word”? Rabbi Steve Berkson expounds on Deuteronomy chapter 8 and Philippians chapter 2 a bit more than usual in this teaching, helping you understand the […]

Are you the kind of person that God would want to live with forever? Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to the book of James (Ya’akov) to help us understand what it would take to be that kind of person. Why do we have trouble in this life? Why does being Torah observant seem difficult? What […]

There are six things that Yahweh hates, seven that are an abomination to Him – the seventh being he who sows discord among brothers. The elimination of strife and division are vitally important to our Father. Are you the kind of person that Yahweh would want to spend eternity with? What are some of the […]

What does it mean to deceive ourselves? Are you anti-semitic? How does Abba use strivings and contention? How is unity affected by emotional immaturity? In part 1 of Unity & Division in the Body we learned that the prayer and desire of Yeshua Messiah was that His followers would become one, then and now. (John […]

As we progress in this series, Covenant Community 101, we are learning about things that inevitably cause argument and debate among us. So, before moving into more topics, Rabbi Steve Berkson thinks it important that the Body of Messiah should understand what unity looks like, how to achieve it and why we have issues that […]

Yahweh has set times and seasons according to His purpose. In Part 2 of this teaching Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us through how and why we observe these “moadim”, or special appointments. As Rabbi Steve points out, these observances are also set in a specific order so that when understood become a picture of redemption […]

Yahweh has set times and seasons according to His purpose. In this teaching on the basics of this matter, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us through the where, what, who and when of these “moadim”, or special appointments. As Rabbi Steve points out, these observances are also set in a specific order that, when understood, become […]

In part 10, the final part of Discovering Your Identity, Rabbi Steve Berkson moves us from Isaiah chapter 11 to Romans chapter 11 traversing between the TaNaK and the Brit Chadasha. You will learn through the writings of the apostles that they knew and understood the restoration of the two houses. Is favor, or grace, […]

How well do you know and understand the parable of the Prodigal Son? You probably have never heard an explanation of that parable like Rabbi Steve Berkson brings it in this teaching. In Discovering Your Identity, part 9, there are more connecting of the dots as Rabbi Steve again traverses the TaNaK (Old Testament) and […]

What is the “righteousness revealed” of which the prophet Isaiah spoke? (Isa 56). Who is the foreigner who has attached himself to Yahweh? What is the “eunuch” who calls himself a dry tree? Can you fully understand the writings of the Apostles (New Testament) without understanding the Tanak (Old Testament)? If the Jewish people have […]

Rabbi Steve Berkson continues leading us onward to discovering our identity as the people of Yahweh through the writings of the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Zechariah. Did you know Yeshua the Messiah was hidden in the Torah? What was that purpose? What does it have to do with your identity? What do the heavens […]

We have learned what ‘leaven’ is and looked at the examples of hypocrisy, blindness and foolishness in the 23rd chapter of Matthew–now Rabbi Steve Berkson wants us to examine ourselves. Could we be like the Pharisees and scribes who say, and do not do? Are you following Yeshua from a distance like Peter did when […]

Matthew 23:13 gives an account of Yeshua calling the scribes and Pharisees, leaders of the people, on the carpet. He exposed them as hypocritical, blind guides that abused the people for their own greed and power. Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us step-by-step, verse-by-verse to help us understand what Yeshua was saying about them in order […]

Most of us know what ‘leaven’ is when it comes to baking bread, etc., but what about the spiritual meaning? Rabbi Steve Berkson takes you through the scriptures that show where the significance of leaven started, how it relates to the sacrifices and examples of how it ruined a whole system of leadership. Rabbi Steve […]

Ever wondered what it would be like to be a prophet? Consider the prophet Hoshea (Hosea). He was told to marry a promiscuous woman, Gomer, so that Yahweh could make a visual point to his people. Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us through the Book of Hosea to show us that even though His people did […]

In Rabbi Steve Berkson’s last teaching we learned that the inheritance, of which the larger portion would normally go to the “first-born”, was split between two of the sons of Ya’akov, his adopted son Ephrayim and his son Yehudah. Yehudah would receive the authority aspect of the inheritance and Ephrayim would receive the rest. Because […]

In the last teaching, Rabbi Steve Berkson showed us the man called Avraham (or Abraham) who was chosen by Yahweh to enter into a covenant which included certain admonishments and promises. In this lesson we will see this covenant handed down to Avraham’s children, Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 22); and ultimately to all who join […]

Do you need to send your DNA to be tested to discover your identity? Not if you’ve become something other than what you were born. The apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians (2 Cori 5:17) “Therefore, if anyone is in Messiah, he is a renewed creature – the old matters have passed away, see, all […]

Some say that Yeshua of Nazareth cannot be The Messiah because in His lineage there is a Moabite, Ruth the Moabitess. Moabites and Ammonites, the people who descended from Lot through the incestuous relationship with his daughters, are never to be a part of the assembly of Yahweh. Rabbi Steve Berkson delivers a blistering blow […]

What does the Creator actually have to say in His Word about our “Identity Issues”? Are we “Gentile Believers” or something else? Who and what is Israel and what does it have to do with our identity? What was the purpose of Yeshua’s ministry? What is the “Good News” or “Gospel”? What is the “Two […]

At some point in your life you begin the journey toward the Forever Kingdom. How does this journey begin? Does it begin the same for everyone? How do you know you’re on the right path? In this second installment of Covenant Community 101 Rabbi Steve Berkson teaches us about what it was that we felt/sensed […]

Rabbi Steve Berkson introduces a brand new series for the Body of Messiah, Covenant Community 101. Don’t let the title fool you, this series will have an abundance of useful information that not only you who are new to The Way will benefit from, but also for you who have been in The Way for […]

In this the final teaching of The Heart of the Matter series, Rabbi Steve Berkson brings a dynamic conclusion by wonderfully tying together all 64 parts. In this teaching Rabbi Steve goes through Ya’akov (James) 4 examining what this teacher/leader of the twelve tribes of Israel felt was critical to their individual growth and the […]

Completing the Book of Hebrews, Rabbi Steve Berkson takes us to Hebrews 13:7 where he once again points out the author’s emphasis on the need for us to be lead by one who is anointed and appointed; one who is leading by example. We must be careful of those teachers who bring “various and strange […]

Rabbi Steve Berkson continues in the epistle to the Hebrews, chapter four, bringing a recipe for success which is the Word that we have heard, the Good News, mixed with belief (faith) produces an entrance into the “rest” that is the Kingdom of Elohim (Hebrews 4:2). The result of following this recipe for success gives […]

Many feel that the book of Hebrews is too difficult to understand. Biblical scholars debate and are unsure as to who is the author of this significant letter to the chosen people of the Creator. What exactly do you know about Messiah Yeshua? Have you “closely considered” Him and what it is that He accomplished […]

Moving through the Apostle Shaul’s (Paul) letters to Timothy, his disciple, once again we see the need for anointed and appointed teachers as Timothy is instructed to enlist “trustworthy men who are competent to teach.” Shaul uses metaphors such as being a good soldier and a farmer; do you know what these mean? The meaning […]