JEWS AND ISRAEL ARE DONE RUNNING!!
It is a miracle that Jews have survived, let alone thrived. The modern State of Israel is truly a miracle. Our history has both strengthened us and it has also scarred us. 4000 years of traumatic events is encoded in our DNA. Today, we are fighting a war on 7 fronts. United Nations around the […]
CURIOUS FINDING
At services the other day I had a thought. I realized that both Jews and Christians have a practice of publically reading the scriptures. Also, they both have a practice of praying before and after the reading. I wondered when these two religious practices began. The practice of public Torah reading was established by Ezra […]
FEAR OR PHOBIA?
Below are questions I posed to Perplexity AI and the shortened responses:. Q. If Jews are not safe from radical Islam in places, is it reasonable and rational for Jews to have some level of fear? Yes, it is reasonable and rational for Jews to have some level of fear regarding radical Islam in Europe […]
SEEKING DIVINE UNDERSTANDING
The Hebrew word for seek/demand/require is darash” (דָּרַשׁ). The word has a strong emphasis on careful and diligent search or inquiry. The first verse and the torah where we see this word is Genesis 9:5, where is appears three times! Genesis 9:5 — But your blood, of your souls, I will demand [an account]; from […]
FEAR
Deuteronomy 31:8 — “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Fear is a subject that has been relevant to intelligent life since the beginning of creation. This video showed up, you know how that happens, […]
THE GIFT OF REST
When you think of rest do you think of it as a gift? Do we recieve rest? As I always do on my blog, I am writing to think about that. Please join in. In order to “rest” we need to cease from “something” we are doing. The more meaningful the “something” that we are doing, the […]
REMEMBER THIS
“Remember this and stand firm…” Isaiah 46.8 And remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish […]
OY
One of the most common Jewish expressions is “OY.” If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it a thousand times. It is overused–oy this, oy that. The Hebrew word for “woe” is אוֹי. It is pronounced “OY.” It is an exclamation used to express grief, despair, or a lament. Biblically speaking, “Oy” has greater significance. Biblical “woe” […]
Be Not Afraid
My mother-in-law passed away in 2011. Her funeral was at a small Catholic Church she loved. Being Jewish, and having no belief in Jesus, I found the cross, the liturgy, communion and other aspects of the church odd, for lack of a better description. I was not prepared for the extordinary unmatched spiritual experience that […]
PART 3. JEW OR ISRAELITE
Jacob blessing his sons This is part three of a three part blog article. Links to the other parts are listed at the end. This gets confusing but I think it makes sense in the end.Jacob’s twelve sons became the founders of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, each tribe named after one son-Reuben, Simeon, Levi, […]