This past weekend, my wife and I was blessed to be able to fulfill one of our bucket list dreams, to stay at the Jekyll Island Club House. It was built in the 1880s, a playground for the late 19th and early 20th century American wealthy, with the likes of J.P. Morgan, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt …
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Sheva Mitzvos A Kingdom Mentality
Here I am, away on a personal holiday with my wife. We have taken a small weekend trip to visit one of our favorite destinations, the Golden Isles off the coast of Georgia, Jekyll Island to be exact. It is 5:30 am and I am up, awake and what is on my mind? The Sheva …
ben Noach?
One morning this past week on my way to work I got to pondering about what it meant to me to be a ‘ben Noach’. For those who may be new to my blogs, ‘ben Noach’ is Hebrew for ‘son of Noah’. What is so special about that designation? What does it mean? Why would …
Emuna Trek
Emuna is the Hebrew word that is translated into English as ‘faith’. Trek on the other hand is a slow arduous journey, thus Emuna trek is the slow struggle and laborious journey to discovering true biblical faith. When I created the name of my blog, I initially chose two words from the two subjects that …
I Don’t Seek Heaven – I Seek The Creator
I love our third floor apartment, built on top a large hill, our apartment's view faces east overlooking the foothills of the great Smokey Mountains. The sunrises are awesome and breathtaking. It in this setting that I spend time in reflecting on my studies and personal communication with the amazing Creator of the view I am blessed …
Nineveh – A Lesson for America
There is a Jewish and a non-Jewish side to the story of Jonah. The story for the most part has been turned into a cute child’s tale about a man and a whale. When in all actuality it is not about a whale for the species of the great fish is not given in the …
Returning to the Tents of Shem
There seems to be a general disconnect when reading the book of Genesis. To the average reader of the Bible it has become more of a story book for children in Sunday school; it is seldom studied in depth from the perspective that it is an instructional book from the Creator. There seems to be a general disconnect when reading the …
Pursuing Your Divine Birthright Pt 1
Have you ever pondered what the first moments of Adam’s life must have been like? Here he was a newly created being fresh from the Maker’s hands. What must the first hours been like? The conversation he had with his Maker. Have you ever thought about that the Creator just did not turn him …
“Only…”
Everyone has hopes, dreams, desires and big plans for the future, setting their sights on goals that they want to reach at certain points in their life. Have you ever stopped and taken note of the goals and dreams you have, to see where their origin comes from? Maybe it is from a person or …
The Journey is the Destination
One day while picnicking up on the Ocoee River we journeyed over to the Whitewater lodge and was browsing around the gift shop, when I came across a tee shirt with the quote “The journey is the destination”, ever since the it has become one of my favorite quotes. It has become the prime statement …
Emuna Trek 