The Man Who Brought Hebrew to America
William Bradford – A True Pilgrim’s Progress On the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts, waves lap near a famous rock inscribed “1620”. Not far away, another [...]
Prayers that Move the Heart of Adonai
Torah Portion Toldot (Genesis 25.19- 28.9, Malachi 1.1-2.7) “Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife [...]
When Enough is Not Enough
Torah Portion, Vayeira, (Genesis 18-22.24, II Kings 4.1-27) In preparation for this week’s Torah Portion I asked my wife if she had heard about [...]
Who Told You that Your Were Naked?
Parashat Berasheet, (Genesis 1.1-6.8, Isaiah 42.5-43.10) I made my way through the dusty, 1930s era museum and peered into antique display case to see ancient [...]
The Mystery of God’s Love
V’Zot HaBrachah, Deuteronomy 33. 1 - 34.12, Joshua 1. 1-18 “Yes, He loves the people; All His saints are in Your hand; They sit down at Your [...]
Who Sent a Worm to my Sukkah
“So Jonah went out from the city and sat east of the city. There He made a sukkah and he sat under it, in the [...]
Honey from the Rock
Parshat Haazinu, (Give ear, listen) Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 32:1–52 “He made him draw honey from the rock, And oil from the flinty rock” Deut. 32.13 [...]
The Forgiveness Code In Yeshua’s Prayer
“Give us this day our daily bread. (LeHeM) And forgive (MaHaL) us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Mat. 6. 11-12 TLV [...]
On Being an “Am Segula” Peculiar People
Parashat Ki Tavo Deuteronomy. 26: 1-29: 8, Isaiah 60:1-22 “Now today Adonai has affirmed you as His treasured people, as He promised you; that you are to [...]
The Messianic “Mem” and Messiah’s Miraculous Birth
Could there be a mysterious textual variant within the Hebrew Bible that speaks to the birth of the Messiah? For to us a child is [...]