Moments in the Upper Room

    Wind and Fire

    Writing from a Messianic synagogue in Manhattan — the feasts as they come, the weekly Torah portion, and the questions people actually arrive with.

    A painted illustration of a barley field at dusk with a single sheaf left standing at the edge

    Torah Portion

    Ki Teitzei and the Sheaf You Forgot

    This week's portion contains a law about harvesting badly on purpose — and leaving what you drop where it fell.

    Upper Room NYC · August 9, 2026 · 3 min read

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