Bigotry and Counter-Bigotry

Shalom everyone, Before I begin, first a little about my own ethnic background. I was born in Sri Lanka – the non-Asian side of my family have been there for about 500 years. In addition to my Jewish ancestors, I also have ancestors from various countries in South,...

The Earliest Unnamed Sects of the Congregation of the Way

Shalom everyone, Most of what I am about to discuss is admittedly based on my own hypotheses, my own musings. Having an amateur detective-like suspicion of plots, storylines and motives, I have looked at certain elements that are written in the NT, and which have been...

What was the original intent and meaning of Yom Shmini ha-Atzéret?

Shalom everyone, Yesterday at sunset began the day which rabbinic Judaism knows as ‘Simchat Torah‘ (‘Rejoicing of the Torah‘), but which the Torah itself refers to as Yom Shmini ha-Atzéret (Eighth Day of Closed Assembly) – you will soon find out that they are not...