One of the Names of G-d is Emes/Truth, by taking a closer look at this wonderful name we can gain a deeper understanding in how we communicate with out Creator. Tehillim 145:18 Near is the Eternal to all that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth. We are told here that …
Tag: Hebrew
Israel in The Beginning
The world is in turmoil once again one nation rising up against another. As Israel seeks to defend itself many people and nations speak out not only Israel’s right and obligation to defend itself against terrorist and oppressors but against those who do not believe it has a right to exist as a nation on …
Avodah Zarah
Avodah Zarah is the Hebrew term that is translated as, ‘idolatry’ in the English; it literal translation is. ‘Strange worship’ or ‘strange service’ Most people associate idol worship with ancient pagans bowing down before a wood or stone object. Today many in this modern world especially in Christian America would not consider pagan idolatry to …
Propelled Upward
Recently my wife and I visited the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Since I was a child in grade school I have had a fascination with outer space, planets, stars, and so on. I have long dreamed of standing on the bridge of the Enterprise giving the command to, ‘Engage’, to go …
Set Yourself Free
The trap of sadness Sadness and despair of our past traps us. When we fail G-d the worst thing we can do is to tear ourselves down. The Yetzer Hara or Evil Inclination comes to us in the time of our fall and begins to work on us to keep us enslaved in our fall …
Does God Change You?
When talking to people when they believe they have come to God that He has changed their lives. They confess that they were this or that or that they used to do this or that and now God changed them and they are not the same person. Does God change you or do you change …
Noah’s Halaka
The second parsha of the book of Bereishis/Genesis is Noach. At the beginning of the parsha we are told that Noah walked with G-d. Bereishis 6:9 Noah walked with G-d There is so much that is lost in translation, when we venture back into the original language we find wonderful details that is lost to …
Restoring the Soul
Tehillim 19:8 The Torah of HASHEM is perfect, it restores the soul; As of the writing of this blog it is the beginning of the reading of the Torah for the New Year 5773. The Torah of HASHEM is perfect because it comes from the Perfect One, our Creator. He wrote in his Torah that …
Righteous Not Religious
At one time I too was against the 7 Laws of Noah until I began to research them. In my research and meditations of the 7 Laws it became clear that they were not given by G-d to make a person religious but righteous. Ask yourself, how was Adam, Abel, Enoch, Noah, Shem, Abraham, Isaac …
Your Only Choice
He (Rabbi Elazar HaKappar) used to say: “-- for against your will were you created, against your will were you born, against your will do you live, against your will will you die, and against your will will you stand in judgment before the King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He." Avos 4:29 …
Emuna Trek 