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 …
Tag: Commandments
Adorned In Mitzvot
This past week a dear Jewish friend sent me a picture of him during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. I cherish pictures like this that he sends from time to time, they have a way of capturing my soul - my soul rejoices when I witness a Jew preforming their mitzvot. (Check out the Glossary …
A Sweet Aroma
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 …
A Conversation With God
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 …
Navigating Earth Pt. 1
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 …
Hidden Dangers
“He who is commanded and does stands higher than he who is not commanded and does.” Avoda Zara 3a There is a hidden danger within the Noahide movement that concerns me so much that the subject is on my radar all the time. Just last night as I pondered aspects of it, another danger came …
Battle Scars
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 …
Eitz Chaim – Tree of Life
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 …
Why The Nations Said No
One of the things you learn when studying the Hebrew Scriptures and related materials is, that God offered the Torah to the nations first but they said no and Israel basically said yes. For over ten years I have been wondering why the nations said no and now I have learned something that sheds some …
Noahide Fundamentalist
For some time now I have been involved with various Noahide groups and discussion formats. People from all over the world with varied backgrounds and spiritual journeys are returning to the Creator and His original instructions to mankind. I am currently working on a book telling my spiritual journey, but here is a little for …
Emuna Trek 