Many of my readers know that I spent 6+ years studying Orthodox Jewish conversion and right at the time I was about to move to a Jewish community, I asked myself that question that everyone going through the proses asks or is asked, “Why are do you want to convert?”. For those wondering I did …
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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 …
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 …
Christianity is not a Jewish Idea Pt 2
Torah Prayer vs New Testament Prayer Pt 2 “Who is the person who desires life? Who is truly concerned about himself? Who is the one who wishes to be worthy of serving God through prayer, which is a person’s main source of life, as it is written, “Prayer to God is my life” (Psalms 42:9). …
Christianity is not a Jewish Idea Pt 1
In this new series I have partnered up with Jim Busch from the Facebook group Following God out of Christianity. I am researching a series of subjects for him to write on and post in his group. We then will take the info from these blogs and do a series of videos that he will …
Reclaiming Your Bnei Noach Birthright: Pt. 5
The Bnei Noach Goal What is the ultimate goal of the Bnei Noach? What is the birthright all about? The Bnei Noach Laws are only part of and not the conclusion of the birthright given to all peoples at birth. The answer to these questions is also found within the same Torah text that our …
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Reclaiming Your Bnei Noach Birthright: Pt. 4
The House Rules is not a religion: “The Creator, in His compassion, gave mankind the means to know the behavior He desires, and that He hates.” Rabbi Michael Shelomo Bar-Ron There is beauty, joy and peace in knowing what the Creator expects of you as a human being. What you will discover in reclaiming your …
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Reclaiming Your Bnei Noach Birthright: Pt 2
Awakening There may be some that are reading this blog series that are not familiar with the Bnei Noach Laws that one is born into. I will be writing on them later on in this blog series. For the purpose of continuity before we get into the laws themselves, I want us to slow down …
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The Goal of Emuna
Everyday life can pull us in so many directions. A single day can have multiple issues tugging at us all at once. Our minds are consumed with so many worries about our jobs, families, house, car, food, pay check, health and the list can just go on. Without even thinking sometimes when the pressures of …
My G-d The King
Tehillim/Psalms 145 known also as the Ashrei prayer opens up with a statement by King David, “I will exalt You, my G-d the King…” In the Hebrew the word for “my G-d” is from the first Name of G-d that we are given in the opening passage in the Torah, Bereishis/Genesis 1:1 “E-l-o-h-i-m” This Name …
Emuna Trek 