Yesterday, November 9, 2019 my wife and I played tourist in our local area. We took a ride on the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, the steepest incline in the world. At the top on Lookout Mountain we walked around looking at the beautiful old houses that overlooked the Chattanooga valley below. We also visited some …
Author: Emuna Trek
Welcome to my blog where I share my spiritual thoughts and studies.
My Loves: My wife of 30 yrs, my 2 daughters
My Work: Derby Chain Solutions - Reach Truck operator
My Likes: I enjoy nature, being on the river and in the mountains, walking on the beach with my wife. I like old Chrysler products; my dream car is 1968-1974 Plymouth Barracuda. I like '40s Chrysler convertibles. Reading and writing.
Favorite Drinks: Ice cold sweet tea, Dr Pepper, Maker's Mark Whisky, The Glenlivet Scotch 12yr, Coke & Rum, Coke & Jack, Coconut Rum
My Hobbies: Reading, writing, photography
My Beliefs: I am a Bnei Noach (Child of Noah. A Bnei Noach is one who keeps the seven laws given by the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob to the non-Jewish nations. The Laws were given from Adam through Noah. Bnei Noach/Noahide are modern terms for the non-Jewish followers of the G-d of Israel. There are a few ancient biblical names, in the Hebrew they are, Yiras Hashem (God Fearers), Ger/Gerim (this term appears many times in the biblical text, depending on the context it can mean a stranger or foreigner who keeps the Bnei Noach covenant.
The Seven Law
1. Awareness of God
a. The belief in the One True non-corporeal God
2. Prohibition of blasphemy
a. The obligation to respect God's Name, to revere and fear God .
b. Prohibition of cursing any of God's Names
3. Prohibition of murder and injury
4. Prohibition of forbidden sexual relations
5. Prohibition of theft
6. Prohibition of eating meat that was separated from a living animal.
7. Establishment of laws and courts.
More info about the life of a Bnei Noach/Noahide can be found at www.asknoah.org and beingnoahide.com
Home Improvement
Rabbi Moshe Shulman made a very interesting statement in his video interview discussing what a Noahide should do. He comments on how, we of the non-Jewish nations are to be practical, making the world a better place to live for all humanity. He goes on and shares what I think is our spiritual duty - …
I took the one less traveled
For several weeks now, I have had the subject of this blog bouncing around in my mind. I even discussed it with my teacher Pesach Sherbow, he even gave me a few more passages to examine. Early on I knew what direction I wanted to take, but how I needed to kick start this subject …
Between The Church and The Synagogue
Somewhere between the church and the synagogue is the path that Noahides walk. This is a path that those in the church and many in the synagogue struggle with understanding it and for the most part there is a large number of Noahides that struggle with understanding it as well. We no longer believe nor …
Joyful Celebration
Intro: Learning my place within the Creator’s will for my life has been a journey to say the least. When I left Christianity I began studying for conversion into Orthodox Judaism. This meant that I began to remove my Christian ways and thoughts and take on the Jewish way of learning and thinking. This process …
State of Confusion
"Danger Will Robinson, danger !" This popped in my mind after seeing what is going on in a Noahide Facebook group. After skimming several threads and even answering some questions I quickly saw that such a page only breeds confusion and thus the birth of this next blog. Disclaimer: For those who do not know, …
Misconceptions Clarified
Below is a link to a video by Rod Bryant of Netiv, A Path for Torah Learning. It is very good and one that has been needed to be done for a long time. Actually the subject has been on my back burner that I have wanted to do. I am so glad Rod done …
