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 …
Tag: Life
The Falsehood of Ownership
There are many lies that this world spreads to its inhabitants. So many trails that lead to nowhere, one of these lies and dead end trails is the falsehood of ownership. We work many long hours and years to make money so that we can have a piece of the pie but this pie is …
Got Your Ears On?
“Got your ears on?” is CB/Citizens Band Radio slang for, “Are you listening?” Today the world seems to be in turmoil, there is devastation and harsh violence all around us. Just recent in the USA alone there has been hurricanes slamming into areas where it is not normal; crazed people with guns shooting up schools, …
Lesson From The Kiddush Cup
A Kiddush cup is a special cup that is set aside for a specific purpose. Israel is commanded by G-d to be holy as He is holy. The word holy in Hebrew is, kadosh, it means to be set apart – not for common use. The kiddush cup is a holy vessel. It is used …
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 …
His Name is Emes
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 …
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 …
Emuna Trek 