PART 2. NO TORAH, NO JEWS
No Tanakh, no Israel and Jews today. Thus, no Jew hatred. Something predates every society, but simply having earlier customs or ancestors does not guarantee the later existence of a particular nation or identity. In the case of the Jews and Israel, while there were people and traditions in the region before the Tanakh (Hebrew […]
LET’S GO FISHING
Note: This post is still in process. It will likely be some time before it is complete. Uncle Kenny and Me (20’s) When I was a young boy, my beloved uncle Kenny, my mother’s twin brother, took me fishing many times. He would rent a tiny wooden rowboat with rickety painted oars that squeeked as […]
PART I. WHY DO WE SAY “ANTISEMITISM?”
This is part one of a three part blog article. Links to the other parts are listed at the end. According to the biblical account in Genesis 10, Noah had three sons and their descendants repopulated the earth after the Flood: Ham, Japheth and Shem.Shem is traditionally considered the ancestor of the Semitic peoples, including […]
לג – 33
First thing this Saturday morning I heard the number 33 mentioned at the start of a sermon. It captured my attention and as much as I tried to focus on the rest of what was said, my mind moved to what the Spirit wanted me to see. This post is about 33. The phrases “thirty […]