The Eternal Creator is beyond our ability to comprehend Him. He is infinite and we are so finite and yet we do our best to describe Him using human terminology; He is the source of all that is created and is above and beyond His Creation. All we have at our disposal is the creation …
Author: Emuna Trek
Welcome to my blog where I share my spiritual musings and studies.
* My Loves: My wife, daughters and two cats.
* My Work: Parts Specialist at Lexus of Chattanooga.
* 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, writing, Star Trek, British detective shows, history.
* Favorite Drinks: Ice cold sweet tea, Dr. Pepper, whisky, scotch. and Mexican beers.
* My Hobbies: Reading, writing, and studying the Hebrew Scriptures.
*My Beliefs: I am a Ben Noach (son of Noah), one who observes the Seven Laws of Noah.
The Seven Law
1. Prohibition of idolatry.
2. Prohibition of blasphemy
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. Justice
More info about the life of a Bnei Noach/Noahide can be found at www.asknoah.org and beingnoahide.com
The Source
This blog was inspired by Rabbi Lazer Brody’s Cd, Dollars and Sense. Even though the Cd is directed to a Jewish audience, I was instructed that non-Jews have to do some editing to apply Jewish resources to our lives. At this time there are not many resources out there for the righteous gentiles of the …
Lost & Found
On the heals of my last blog discussing virtues and values, I had a great sharing opportunity. A lady I know found a dime and asked me if it was mine. I told her no but I did have a charity box I could put it in. I then went on to tell her that …
Eye Of The Tiger
The other morning, while listening to the radio on the way to work one of my favorite songs from the Rocky movies came on. As I sang along with the radio some of the words of the song took on a different meaning to me. Coming from a background of studying for Orthodox Jewish conversion, …
The Power of Kindness
“There is no hope of joy except in human relations.” Antoine De Saint-Exupery I began this blog from a thought I had when I read a statement in a Facebook thread I was following. A day later I saw a book on my shelf that I had not yet read, the subject of the book …
ASHREI – HAPPY
Psalm 146: 5a Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob, (www.mechon-mamre.org) The first Hebrew word of this verse is ‘Ashrei’, it is translated into the English as, happy, praiseworthy or praises. When I read this verse the other day, it has been in my thoughts now for days. I knew from …
Taking A Closer Look
Here recently I have begun to take a closer look at what is being said in Genesis 9 and the Seven Commandments of the Creator. Sometimes I find myself lost in the world of one word or phrase of a verse. I am one who will dig the meaning of things out; I have many …
A Question We All Should Ask
In my personal reading I came across a verse of scripture that has caused me to ask a question. Personally, I think that every person of the non-Jewish nations should ask. In truth, there are several verses that fall in a similar situation; but, for this blog, I will deal with the one verse. Let …
Psalm 145
Everyone that knows me, knows that Psalm 145 is one of my favorite chapters. For me it says it all and I go back to it very often. In the Hebrew it contains 150 words, it is a culmination of all the Psalms. The tenth verse of this Psalm has been on my mind lately. …
Baggage
This morning I began the study of a book I was recommended by a friend, ‘The Introduction To The Talmud by Maimondides’ translated by Zvi Lampel. In the translator’s Preface is found a statement that I found myself pondering on all morning, “...by peerless, earnest toil, in an attempt to understand the will of Hashem.” …
Emuna Trek 