WILL WE ALL BE SPEAKING HEBREW?
Genesis 1.1 — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In the beginning was the word. The “word” is compromised of letters and numbers since every Hebrew letter represents a number as well. When God spoke with letters he also spoke with numbers. God’s intention is in both. In classic Jewish mystical […]
TRUTH
The Hebrew word for “Truth” is emet (אֱמֶת), which is spelled with “the first the middle and the last” letters of the Hebrew alphabet. אֱ מֶ ת The First the Middle and the Last Briefly speaking, the structure of emet (אמת) can be viewed as three letters representing three aspects: Aleph: The first letter of the alphabet, […]
COVENANTS BEING TESTED
Abraham’s Vision, with smoke and flames passing between animal pieces (Genesis 15:17), John Linnell 1853 In the Torah, there are two covenants that God makes that are not conditional. They are upheld for the sake of God’s great name. Both these covenants are very relevant to today’s world. The First Covenant The first unconditional covenant […]
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES?
Genesis 6.5-6 — Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. Does God make mistakes? This […]
THE FINAL TISHA B’AV
I was asked a question the other day about the timing of the Jewish holidays. This morning I woke up with a thought on my mind which has been on my mind for quite a few years. My thought is captured in an expression. That expression is the title of this blog post, “The Final […]
BLESSING
Let me start by saying something about my process. Blogging for me is a thought process. It begins with a thought, often just a single word. It begins with something I want to think about, rather than something I want to say. For me, when I am blogging (writing an article I intend to post […]
I GIVE THANKS
With my Dad’s first year yarzeit is coming up a week from today, this news was poignant. Dan McGrath, only 61, the Emmy-winning writer and producer known for his work on The Simpsons, King of the Hill and more, died on November 14, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York, after suffering a stroke. Through consistent storytelling, […]
MY PREDICTION IS RIPE
MY PREDICTION IS RIPE November 2011 My predictions tend to be 5 years early. That would suggest that this prediction in November 2021 might be ripe for happening in 2026.This video starts off with the possibility of an economic crisis due to our national debt. That leads to a greater societal crisis which paints a […]
PRIDE – GOOD OR BAD?
Back in May, my wife and I celebrated our 40th anniversary. If I have learned one thing, it’s that men have a problem with pride. We have to be able to kick our pride to curb or it will run us over. And when a woman hurts her man’s pride, that is about the worst […]
GOTTA LOVE 13
GOTTA LOVE 13! The 13th word in Genesis 22.2 is “love: “And He said, “Please take your son, your only ONE, whom you LOVE, yea,” “Yea” is used to affirm, emphasize certainty, and underscore God’s word and obedience to His commands. NOTE: There is another Hebrew word for “one” that is used too through the […]