Finding Peace in the Tumult
Our world is is tumultuous times.
- War
- Loss
- Mourning
- Economic crisis
- Natural disasters
- Pandemic
Emunah in the Face of Fear
In a world where we have been in crisis mode over a pandemic for more than two years, we need to stop trying to define the “new normal” and move forward with looking at an acceptable risk level in our lives. In essence, we need to overcome the meshugas of coronavirus.
Read More »Emunah in the Face of FearThe Miracle of Chanukah – The Real “Reason for the Season”
It’s the winter holiday season again in the world. For most, Chanukah is simply a blip on the radar. For others, it’s a Jewish holiday that’s like the other days (that one with the man in the red suit, for example). It seems that a majority fit in this second category.
Then there’s another group that looks to history to understand the present holiday, and from there we have an entirely different concept behind this holiday.
Read More »The Miracle of Chanukah – The Real “Reason for the Season”Cast Away Your Sins
כִּֽי־בַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֛ה יְכַפֵּ֥ר עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם לְטַהֵ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם מִכֹּל֙ חַטֹּ֣אתֵיכֶ֔ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה תִּטְהָֽרוּ׃
Vayikra 16: 30
For on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse you of all your sins; you shall be clean before HaShem.
Every year it’s the same story. The same machzor. The same prayers. The same pleading, beating of the chest, and bowing in broken humility. The same fear, dread, and desire to not die a horrible day. Not by fire. Not by water. Not by strangulation. Or is it?
Read More »Cast Away Your SinsThe King is in the Fields
Welcome to the month of Elul. This last month of the Jewish calendar marks the King being in the fields. He is close, wanting us to connect and cleave to Him.
Read More »The King is in the FieldsLet’s Stop Evangelizing Already
TLDR; Jesus isn’t the Jewish messiah. He never was and never will be. It’s been extensively covered by great rabbis and addressed in my dissertation.
Read More »Let’s Stop Evangelizing Already