KINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O YHWH, Creator God, You light up our life in awesome ways; with the first sighting of Your moon that orbits our planet, that is our cue that another month begins another cycle in our measured earth-time. For You spoke— “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O Source of Light, YHWH our God– Before You created the heavenly lights, the sun, moon and stars, Your LIGHT shone in the dark emptiness of space. Then You spoke LIGHT into existence in words that reverberate from Day One of Creation through the ages, on to our time: “Let […]
Read more[First posted in 2012. Reposted on Israel’s celebration of its independence day this year, April 19, 2018. We are reposting at this time because of the recent uproar caused by the moving of the US Embassy from Tel-Aviv, where most foreign consulates and embassies are based, to Jerusalem. It was a decision previously approved by the US […]
Read more05/22/18 – “david star” Revisit: Ever wonder about the Star of David symbol? 05/15/18 – “Creation-Day-4” –Another image checked out by a searcher; click it and be surprised! 05/15/18 – “d2323d058926bbdd942bf7c8df169c4a” – This is a web-borrowed “Shabbat shalom” greeting we used in a Sabbath Liturgy; click it and see what shows up! […]
Read more[This was first posted in 2012. Reposting on the celebration of Shavuot which falls on May 20,2018.—Admin1]. ——————– On Shabbat May 26, [2012]. we devoted our Torah Study time to SHAVUOS ROADMAP, issued by Torah Mates: Exploring Judaism Together. If Jews today identify with the Israelites of that generation who left […]
Read more[This was first posted in 2012. Reposting on the celebration of Shavuot which falls this year on May 20,2018.—Admin1]. ——————– On Shabbat May 26, [2012]. we devoted our Torah Study time to SHAVUOS ROADMAP, issued by Torah Mates: Exploring Judaism Together. If Jews today identify with the Israelites of that generation who left […]
Read more[Resurrecting an article from 2013, by Sinaite VAN (In Memoriam), on the occasion of the universal celebration of Shavuot/Pentecost which is not for Jews only, but for Gentiles as well. As we keep reiterating, LAW or the Torah is not obsolete nor passe; in fact, contrary to some teaching that we are no longer under […]
Read more[First posted in 2013; contributed by BAN@S6K. Translation is EF/Everett Fox, The Five Books of Moses. For two other excellent articles, please go to this links: Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo: Why the giving of the document that would permanently change the world could only be done in desolation ARTICLE: Israel’s Wedding – Thoughts on Shavuot from Chief Rabbi […]
Read more[First posted in 2014, this article is the most frequently clicked of our over 1000+ reading list. It is the last in the series from the book authored by Robert Schoen. Earlier posts include: Must Read: Robert Schoen – 5 – Jews, Jesus, and Christianity/Judaism Must Read: Robert Schoen – 4 – Going to Church: […]
Read more[First posted in 2014, part of our series of commentaries on Torah, specifically the book of Exodus. When we were Christians, we were taught that Christians are under “grace, not “law” because of what the Christian Savior — God Himself as Son-Man, Jesus the Christ — had accomplished on earth. What accomplishment is that? Obeying […]
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