by Shmuel Parzal | Jul 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
IMPORTANT ADVISORY: In Jewish culture, beliefs about the afterlife are personal to the individual; this article is solely about what I have personally come to believe about the afterlife. Whatever may be your own personal beliefs about the afterlife, they should make...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jul 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
It is indeed heart-breaking to see pictures of innocent children starving in Gaza. I have lived long enough to remember decades’ worth of such images from every country around the world caught up in war. The fault lies with the far-right Israeli government and with...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jul 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shabbat shalom, my dearest sisters and brothers, When there are more Sabbaths than there are assigned Torah portions for any given month, we re-read the second half of the previous week’s portion (Ex 34:10-28). I therefore didn’t just want to repeat last week’s...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jul 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, Talmidaism’s rejection of the Oral Law does not mean that we reject ALL human interpretation outright – after all, there are definitely things in Torah which are unclear and ambiguous, and we would agree with the rabbis in that respect. Yeshua’s...
by Shmuel Parzal | Jul 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, Is the vocalisation of ‘Yahveh’ or ‘Yehovah’ correct? The answer is: both are correct. I’ll explain more a bit further on. But before I begin, I need to say that I personally LOVE the Holy Name! Christians have a deep and emotional connection with the...
