I want to thank my wife for the inspirational input she gave me for this blog. We have been discussing the current events like many others. I have been wanting to write a piece about something I saw happing among the many who was voicing their feelings over the current events here in the USA. …
This blog was inspired by a discussion we had during our Torah For The Nations Zoom class. Our classes are more like family discussions, we may start out with a specific topic it seems to always lead us into a discussion of other subjects. Our rabbi, Rabbi Pesach Sherbow desires his classes to revolve around …
Man's quest to inhabit the earth has taken him on a journey across many lands and seas. As he trekked through unfamiliar territories and sailed across the oceans, there became a need to develop navigational tools; examples of these tools are, the compass, astrolabe, sextant, maps and now the Global Positioning System (GPS). Not only …
This latest blog was birthed from the inward struggle of being a human trapped in a real life situation and trying to hang on to the Creator while the storm winds are blowing. As the quote ‘Pandemic’ has swept across our country, over time many contradiction have come to light and in the wake of …
Time has come for me to step up and write on the subject of Noahide frustration. That being said, there are several issues that cause a non-Jew seeking the God of Israel to become frustrated in his or her journey. This blog, will be dealing with one of the issues of Noahide frustration, it frustrates …
Halleluyah Psalm 146 This psalm is a song of hope and encouragement for the oppressed. The Psalmist in verse 2 shows us that the Creator endows every person with two gifts. Psalm 146:2"I will Praise Hashem while I live, I will make music to my God while I exist." First, He gives life, the basic …
Ashrei - Praiseworthy Psalm 145 Many of my readers know that I spent 6 + years studying and preparing for Orthodox Jewish Conversion. During that time, this particular psalm became my favorite for many reasons. It is the inspiration of the ‘Blessing before meals’ that I recite in thanking the Creator for His provision of …
A Psalm of Thanksgiving Psalm 100 The introduction to this psalm in the Artscroll Tanach Series Tehillim/Psalms, gives us interesting history and background information. “This psalm was sung in the Temple during the service of the Thanksgiving offering, an offering that one would bring in thanksgiving after having survived great danger.” It is suggested that …
As we begin our journey into the body of the Verses of Praise and Pruning. One or all of these passages can be recited to help aid you in approaching the Creator with the rest of your heart felt prayers. The first set of verses are found in the book of 1 Chronicles. In the …
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 …
Emuna Trek 