The section of the Jewish prayer book that this series of blogs will be examining is, Pesukei D’Zimrah. “Pesukei D’Zimrah is translated as ‘Verses of Praise’. However, many commentators relate ‘zimrah’ to the verb ‘tizmor’ - ‘prune’ (Leviticus 25:4). In this view we recite ‘Verses of Pruning’, which are designed ‘to cut away’ the mental …
One of the most commonly asked questions among those who have left the religions of this world and have turned to the God of Israel is, “How do I pray?” Those of us on this journey have followed the pattern of prophecy, we have sought out the Jew to learn how to know and serve …
It is funny, I set out to write a post in a Facebook group and it turned into a blog. What I am about to write will most likely surprise the majority of you. This past week in an online meeting, the season we are in came up like it does every year. I was …
I dedicate this blog to those who took the courage to step away from Christianity and any other religion, to seek and cling to the Creator - the God of Israel. I am one of those as well, it has been around 10 years for me now. If you are contemplating it or just have …
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 …
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 …
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 - …
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 …
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 …
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 …
