[First posted in 2012, part of the Exodus series. Translation: The Five Books of Moses by Everett Fox “EF”; where text is unclear, it will be supplemented by AST/Artscroll Tanakh and Robert Alter’s The Five Books of Moses. The commentary are from S6K and AST and EF.–Admin1] ——————————————– Exodus/Shemoth Chapter 20 God spoke all these statements, saying: S6K: […]
Read more[ Back in year 2014, after much study and discussion of the seven “My feasts” commanded in Leviticus 23, Sinaites arrived at an understanding of which of the feasts apply to non-Israelites, that is, Gentiles like ourselves. While all of the seven are in Israel’s national experience and historical roots, three of them are in the […]
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[The Sinaite’s’ musical liturgy borrows music from Christian hymnody but our lyrics revision reflect our Sinaite creed. Imitation is the best compliment; so we salute the composers of Christian hymns; no doubt they were inspired by the God they love and serve, just as we are inspired by the God we have chosen to follow, to serve and to worship: His Name is YHWH. […]
Read more[First posted in 2013; Source: Must Own: AMEN – Prayers and Blessings from Around the World – 1. Do we need prayers for peace? ALL THE TIME! And the human spirit constantly yearns for peace, for peaceful relationships between people, whether it be married couples, family, friends, enemies, communities, nations! These are samples of prayer traditions […]
Read moreAbout Us HISTORY of SINAI 6000 Sinai 6000 emerged as a faith community in Tishrei 5772. The year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar, was marked by a series of “awakenings” about the foundations of Christianity to which most— if not all— of our affiliates were exposed through books and articles, information never before […]
Read more[This was first posted in 2013; we are revisiting as a result of many searchers interested in The Jewish Mystique by Ernest Van Den Haag. Sharing Chapter 5 of this MUST READ book. For visuals connected to this topic, check this link: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/155833/postcards-anti-semitic—-Admin1] ————————– WHY ANTI-SEMITISM? Jews “cause” both anti-Semitism and pro-Semitism; […]
Read more[First posted in 2014. Mother’s Day follows Labor Day —- wonder if the holiday planners made an unconscious connection between the two? We are resurrecting this post which analyzes how women in scripture fared in their roles as individuals with free choice, as wives, as mothers, and other roles they were limited to in their […]
Read moreKINDLE THE SABBATH LIGHTS O CREATOR of LIGHT, in the meaningful family tradition of Your chosen people, the matriarch of the family kindles the Sabbath lights and recites the blessing: Blessed art Thou, O LORD [YHWH], our God, King of the Universe, Who hast sanctified us by Thy commandments and hast commanded us to “kindle the […]
Read more05/31/18 – It’s goodbye May today, not much activity on this blog since it’s dependent on “search terms” which we no longer have too many of, unlike in previous years and particularly at the creation of this post. Meanwhile, lots of happenings worldwide which we could have commented on but perhaps, we will do that […]
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