The Baal Shem Tov is attributed to saying, “A person is where his thoughts are.” There is a set of passages early on in the Torah that is overlooked as instruction and is only seen as part of a story. These passages are given to us by the Creator early on in human history to …
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In The Shadow of Giants
I originally wrote this in 2011 Honor, privilege, and responsibility are three words that come to mind when I think about what it means to take on the status of becoming a Ger. What is a Ger you may ask? The word ‘ger’ is the Hebrew word that is usually translated as ‘stranger’; today the …
Whack – A – Negative Trait
Have you ever played the arcade game Whack – A – Mole? It is a game where these little moles head pop up out of a hole at random intervals and speeds and you have to whack them with a hammer. Here recently I have taken on working on a particular negative trait and …
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 …
The Journey Home Pt. 3
I sat there staring at my computer amazed at what I was reading. I had no clue this stuff was out there. After reading for a few hours I called my wife into my study and began to show her what I had found. Here before us was everything that we were raised in but …
The Journey Home Pt.1
My favorite quote is, “The journey is the destination.” I do not know who wrote it, I seen it on a tee shirt in the Whitewater Lodge on the Ocoee River. But it has become the quote that best describes my life. For the sake of this blog about my journey being so long, it …
Emuna Trek 