As we approach Rosh Chodesh Sh'vat next Thursday evening, I want to discuss a topic that has been on my mind concerning the traditions surrounding the observance of the "New Moon" as it is often translated. Rosh Chodesh, the day that celebrates the arrival of the new Hebrew month has long been recognized as a woman's holiday …
Category: Thoughts and Reflections
Tzitzit – Do you wear them?
Numbers 15:38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: This command was given on the heals of event that had the whole congregation of Israel …
Take up your Cross…
Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. What does it mean to take up your cross? Seriously? In the western Greco-Roman church mindset, what does that statement even mean? We don’t crucify people these …
Where do you go to “church”?
As I encounter people I often get asked "Where do you go to church?" The grimaces that I receive in return as I explain that we don't go to "church", but that we have a home fellowship that we host are often hilarious. You can almost see them squirming in their skin as I attempt …
Should we Obey?
When I first came to understand that Torah is still relevant for believers today, I was immediately confronted by several naysayers who tossed out the typical verses in the Apostolic Scriptures that, on the surface appear to say that the “Law” had been done away with. The same individuals also felt the need to recite …
Torah is Light 