Shalom everyone, In the Talmidi and Karaite communities, Yom Truah is our Simchat Torah – Rejoicing in God’s Torah. Whenever we come to discuss Torah, our community’s history inevitably means that we have to address the elephant in the room. What Torah is not Through...

Shabbat shalom everyone, I had an after-thought, that my Shabbat commentary on the Yahwist theology behind the sin-offerings (in Lev. chapter 4) might have been a bit too much for those who are not familiar with pre-Christian, pre-rabbinic, biblical Israelite...

The teachings of the Prophet Yeshua is the lens through which Talmidis understand Torah It needs to be stated, right at the very start, that it is fundamental to the Talmidi Israelite faith, that we tend towards the compassionate interpretation of any commandment....

Shalom everyone, The month of Av is for remembering the joy and sadness of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem – joy over its existence, and sadness over its destruction. The loss of the Temple is commemorated by the Fast of Tisha be'Av (the 9th of Av – see Jer 36:9)....

Shalom everyone, If you have been brought up in a Christian environment, you have probably been taught that religion and politics don’t mix. You have probably also been taught that a religious minister or leader should not criticise the government, and that meddling...

Shalom everyone, First of all, my apologies that I haven’t written anything in a while. This article is going to be a little different. I normally don’t focus on myself, because my job is to direct you all towards Yahveh, and Yahveh’s values. However, there have been...

Shalom everyone, Some of you might be aware that I have had an ongoing project since 2005, which I have called, ‘The Original Israelite Bible Project’. Thanks to the existence of four different versions of the Torah, it’s possible to bring together and reconstruct the...

Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the seventh Sabbath of the Omer-counting period, so we are going to be taking a look at the seventh and final part of God’s Covenant. It is the fourth covenant with the Assembly of Israel (after the one with Abraham and the Patriarchs,...

Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the sixth Sabbath of the Omer-counting period, so we are going to be taking a look at the sixth part of God’s Covenant. It is the third covenant with the Assembly of Israel (after the one with Abraham and the Patriarchs, and the Sinai...

Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the fifth Sabbath since the waving of the Omer, so as with our tradition, we are looking at another part of the Covenant. This week, we are examining the covenant sworn by God with the people of Israel at Horev, the holy mountain in...