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 …
Tag: soul
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 …
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 …
“Let Us Make Man…”
I have edited and reproduced this article that I wrote several years ago and I am posting it just before Rosh Hashanah 5773 in honor of the celebration of the creation of man. The following blog was inspired by a teaching by Rabbi Freundlich of Atlanta Scholars Kollel. The following is taken from my notes …
Sinless Messiah?
Does the Hebrew Scriptures foretell of a sinless messiah that’s purpose is to take away the sins of the world? What is a messiah? Where does the idea of a messiah come from? First you need to know that the English word, messiah is translated from the Hebrew word, mashiach which means, anointed one. The …
Trading Abominations?
This is an open letter to all Christians from all sects. Please take the time to read this in its entirety before responding. There is nothing wrong with having a desire to connect with the One Who created you. This is the natural draw of your soul, to reconnect with its source. Every human being …
The Journey Home Pt. 5
The Challenge & The Quest After the closing of the small Messianic congregation’s door, again my phone began to ring. I told people that we could get together but we were not interested in forming any congregation. This time we were not just going to have the studies at my house. We rotated it …
The Path of Return
Path of Return This paper is a continuation of, The Teaching of Abraham. As we discussed in the former lesson the Path of G-d is found in doing, tzedakah – righteous giving [taking that which G-d placed in our care and putting it to proper use.] and mishpot – the laws that are incumbent upon …
Emuna Trek 