[First posted in 2014. This is an introduction to another introduction—- there are two articles with this title Who am I? and its sequel Who am I – 2. Who is the “I” in this article? The one who has chosen the journey on the road to Spiritual Sinai to meet the God Who revealed Himself and His […]
Read moreDear God, they say that you give burdens to those you love, but sometimes I feel that you must love me too much. Dear God, they say you want me to be patient but sometimes I wonder how long do I have to wait for a miracle to save me? Dear God, […]
Read more[First posted December 28, 2018. Who was Moses Maimonides? Find out.—Admin1] ————————– “From Moses [of the Torah] to Moses [Maimonides] there was none like Moses.” Who was Maimonides? “If one did not know that Maimonides was the name of a man, Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote, one would assume it was […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. The original title was: “Who is the Shepherd in Tanach?” and then it was changed to “Who is your Shepherd?” Does the current title reflect what this post is about? We have updated the message —please read the Postscript for the update. —Admin1.] ———————————- The shepherd is one of the endearing metaphors that […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. Has God ever described Himself ? Would not the Source of LIGHT and spiritual illumination, the Creator, reveal what He is like and what is His will for the only creature made in “our image” and “likeness”? He has done so to the custodians of His revelation, whose scriptures are used as prequel […]
Read more[First posted in 2014. Despite attempts of commentators to explain this chapter, for us these questions remain unresolved: How does a man ‘wrestle’ with a ‘Divine Being’ and ‘prevail’? Is the ‘Divine Being’ here a messenger/angel . . . or God Himself? Is this image of two beings (human and divine) a physical wrestling […]
Read more[First posted in 2015. This chapter in Jon D. Levenson’s SINAI and ZION, is on the same page, so to speak, with Sinai 6000. This discussion validates Sinaites’ raison d’etre as the non-religious ‘movement’ for Gentiles who are seeking or are in transition, who do not wish to affiliate with any of the three major world […]
Read more[First posted in 2013. Since this chapter is a crucial one, we will quote in toto the commentary of our MUST READ/MUST OWN Pentateuch & Haftarahs, not only the Introduction but the comment for specific verses. Commentary is enclosed in [brackets]. Highlighting and reformatting have been added.—Admin1.] ———————- CHAPTER XIX. A MANUAL OF MORAL INSTRUCTION […]
Read more[Reposting at a time when abortion, throwaway unborn fetuses and unwanted born babies have become connected with “Women’s Rights”. Whaaatttt? Where? In a country where women are supposedly so liberated, they can be as sexually active as they choose to be, in and out of marriage, because contraceptives are accessible and aplenty, guess where? If […]
Read more[First posted in 2014; revived for our series on “The Outsiders”/”the Other”/the “UNchosen”. Who? Those who were not among the “chosen” or specifically the line of Abraham-Isaac-Jacob but were just as loved by the Creator/Revelator. Related posts: The UNchosen – Esau/Edom – A Second Look The UNchosen: What if you were a gentile […]
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