This Week’s Torah Portion – Prophetic Whirlwind

Torah Portion Balak Numbers 22:2-25:9

Posted June 24, 2018November 8, 2018 Onleilove AlstonPosted in Whirlwind

🌬This is actually last week’s Torah Portion but it still brings up an interesting paradox we should be mindful to pay attention to. As I was reading the Torah Portion reflection by First Fruits of Zion I read: “Sprinkling of the ashes of the red heifer purified the unclean, but […]

Torah Portion January 6, 2017

Posted January 15, 2018November 8, 2018 Onleilove AlstonPosted in Uncategorized

As you read this week’s Torah portion I want you to think about all the ways in which the Black community has been systematically controlled-slavery, Jim Crow, The New Jim Crow (Mass Incarceration), medical experiments, colonialism, food deserts in our communities, the list goes on and on. Those who oppress […]