10th October, 2014 Dear “CP”, Further to my letter of the 1st October, here now is my response to your item 7 regarding: “a rabbinic tradition that 40 years before the destruction of the Temple, God no longer accepted sacrifices in the Temple. Why? Because Messiah had already died on the cross.” […]
Read more[This is the sequel to the opener post: Discourse: Sinaite and Christian Pastor– 1 referred to as “CP.” Please read that if you haven’t yet done, so you can understand Sinaite VAN’s response here. A discussion between two ‘friends’/colleagues where each one shows respect for the other’s opinion while defending each one’s faith/belief is educational for those […]
Read more[For this season of restrospection and renewal, there are many articles to read in the Jewish websites. Of all the readings S6K checked out, we picked 3 that were a bit different from the usual; all from one source: the JTS/Jewish Theological Seminary (http://www.jtsa.edu). Please check out their website for so many more readings. Reformatting […]
Read more[Sinaites VAN and BAN, husband and wife, used to be active members in a huge and successful Church ministry . Recently, the ‘Head Elder’ [HE] of this church invited this couple for a get-together during which time he requested them to reconsider their current faith choice and reminded them of the fate of all who […]
Read more[NASB] And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel. [AST] I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will pound your head, […]
Read more[The last installment for Chapter 3 of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ book—a most interesting read, that’s why I bother to type its long chapters. If you haven’t done so yet, please secure a copy of his book; downloadable on kindle from amazon.com. Also, if you haven’t done so yet, read the previous posts leading to this […]
Read more[This continues the series on our current MUST READ and MUST OWN, featuring Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. This is the continuation of Chapter 3: Diverging Paths where Rabbi Sacks narrates his journey of faith toward Judaism and the Truth it upholds in the Hebrew Scriptures. But he also gives a perspective to Judaism and Jewish rabbis which/who respect […]
Read more[Please read the introduction to this post: Must Read: The Great Partnership: Science, Religion, and the Search for Meaning. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has his own website at http://www.rabbisacks.org. Reformatted for this post is the whole Introduction that explains what to expect in every chapter; initially I intended to pick out only excerpts but while following […]
Read more[We have just added this book to our Sinai 6000 library —by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, our third favorite resource person. As it is our practice, to encourage our website visitors to get a copy of books we recommend not only as MUST READ but MUST OWN, we feature key chapters from the book, usually Introduction […]
Read more[The 1st of September 2014 in the Gregorian calendar is the 6th of Elul 5774 in the Hebrew calendar. For insights into the significance of Elul, please go to this link: http://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/holidays/abcs-of-elul/2014/09/01/?src=ataglance. This post is intended to aid searchers whose search terms land on this website; this directs you to articles that address your query. Thank […]
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