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“Behold, days are coming, says the L-rd, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Yisra᾽el, and with the house of Yehuda… but this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Yisra᾽el after those days, says the L-rd; I will put my Torah in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their G-d, and they shall be my people…”
-Jeremiah 31:31, 33
“Rabbi Elazar says: Be diligent in learning Torah, and know what to respond to one who denigrates the Torah. Know before Whom you labor–the Master of your work is trustworthy to pay you the wage for your activity.”
-Pirkei Avos 2:14
“While writing this commentary of the New Testament, I had no other goal, as I have said in the first volume, but to reconcile these two enemy sisters: The Church and the Synagogue… to show everyone that the New Testament only comes to show that the root of existence is in the unity of G–d (ahdut ha-Bore) … and also to strengthen the law of Moses (Torat Moshe)… I publish this commentary (to Matthew) in Hebrew for Jews, to introduce them to the New Testament who, until now, have not recognized its beauty (eynam makirim ’et yofya)… Notwithstanding the contrary misconception, the New Testament is in no manner contrary to the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) or to the Talmud.“
-Rabbi Eliyahu Tzvi Soloveitchik, Kol Kore
Waykeeper Principles #6 & #8
6. The Jewish writings called, “the New Testament,” are not equal, but are subordinate to the Torah given by G-d at Sinai (and therefore not a Halachic authority).
8. We do not yet have a kosher translation of the “New Testament,” but its general teachings align especially with Hasidic Judaism.
Based on the Weekly NT Schedule…
Sunday (1):
,Matthew 25:31 → Matthew 25:46 (16)
Jewish Commentary:
“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Yehoshafat, and will enter into judgment with them there for My People and for My Heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and have divided up My Land. And they have cast lots for My People…”
-Joel 4:1-3
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? Or when did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’
“Then he will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’
“Then they also will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
-Matthew 25:31-46
“For you are a holy people to the L-rd, your G-d; the L-rd, your G-d, chose you to be for Him a treasured people from all the peoples that are on the face of the earth. Not because of the multitude your population beyond all peoples did the L-rd desire you and choose you; for you are the least of all the peoples. Rather, out of the L-rd’s love for you and out of His keeping the oath that He swore to your forefathers did the L-rd take you out with a strong hand, and did He redeem you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. You will know that the L-rd, your G-d, is the G-d, the trusted Almighty, who keeps the covenant and the kindliness for those who love Him and for those who keep His commandments, for a thousand generations. And He pays His enemy to his face to destroy him. He does not delay for His enemy—to his face does He pay him. You are to guard the commandments and the statutes and the laws that I am commanding you today, to fulfill.”
-Deuteronomy 7:6-11
Monday (2):
Matthew 26:1 → Matthew 26:18 (18)
Jewish Commentary:
Matthew 26 – “a time To Hate”
“Now the chief priests and all the council sought false testimony against Yeshua to put him to death…”
-Matthew 26:59
“As for David’s [subordination] to Saul, we have a tradition: Whoever is anointed from a cruse of oil, his royalty will not be prolonged, but whosoever is anointed from a horn, his royalty will be prolonged. Although [David] knew that eventually he would become king, he would not tell [Saul for fear of] pushing him aside.”
-Talmud Bavli, Kallah Rabbati 3:18 (Araha, Cohen, Soncino Press, 1965)
Tuesday (3):
Matthew 26:19 → Matthew 26:39 (21)
Jewish Commentary:
Wednesday (4):
Matthew 26:40 → Matthew 26:61 (22)
Jewish Commentary:
Thursday (5):
Matthew 26:62 → Matthew 27:10 (24)
Jewish Commentary:
Matthew 27 – “a time For War”
“Then the soldiers of the governor took Yeshua into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed the knee before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him, put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.”
-Matthew 27:27-31
Friday (6):
Matthew 27:11 → Matthew 27:31 (21)
Jewish Commentary:
Shabbat (7):
Matthew 27:32 → Matthew 27:49 (18)
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