"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" Chinese Proverb My last blog ‘QC’, https://emunatrek.com/2021/01/31/qc/ introduced the topic of mussar. “Mussar is typically defined as ethical teachings. That is, the field of mussar is devoted to character and behavioral improvement.” Rabbi Ephraim D. Becker, Ph.D. This series will be more of a …
This will be my first blog after moving into our new home. The subject of this writing has been on my mind for weeks now. In trying times be it personal, communal or even national, one of the cries of the religious community is, that we the people and we as a nation needs to …
One of the loves of my life is being a student of the Hebrew Scriptures. A part of those studies includes meditation, a time of mentally chewing and pondering something I have read or a new understanding of a Hebrew word or passage, this meditation may go on for hours, days and even weeks. In …
Throughout the history of man, man has developed many different tools for navigating the earth. Examples are the compass, astrolabe, sextant and maps. These instruments have not only helped people navigate to a particular destination, they can be used to help you if you become lost, they will help you find the right path to …
I just finished watching Mars, a two series docudrama on Netflix. I first started watching it because I love shows about Outer Space, I was unaware at the time that this was a docudrama. After the first coupe of episodes, I found myself drawn in and binged the whole series. For people like me who …
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 …
We all have seen the commercials for those ancestry sites, people looking to find out where they come from and who they are. This blog is like one of those commercials, but there is a difference, it will take you back further than any of those site will using the DNA of your body - …
How many remember the bumper stickers or tee shirts of the image above from the 1970s? Over the past few weeks I have been pondering a passage out of Genesis 8 again. I think I may have written on this in the past but I wanted to write something fresh on the subject. Lets look …
Over the past few months as I have sought to venture further away from the bubble I was raised in, I have not only sought to take a closer examination of the world around me, but also get more involved in it. In doing this, I have experienced joy, frustration and some heartache in what …
Proverbs 3:18 It is a tree of life to those who hold fast to it, and its supporters are praiseworthy’. In this short blog, I am posting a few quotes for Noahides and their share in the Feast of Shavuot, they are by no means intend to be a complete study of the subject. These …
