God’s calling to Godfearers and Converts: The Covenant on the Plains of Moab
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...
Getting up close and personal with Yahveh: Torah & the Sinai Covenant
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...
The Eternal Covenant of the Land: The Covenant with Abraham & the Patriarchs
Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the fourth 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 Abraham, and with the Patriarchs Isaac and Jacob....
The Noachic Covenant: The Righteous, non-Torah Yahwists among the Nations
Shabbat shalom everyone, As part of our custom to look at the seven parts of God’s Covenant in the run-up to Shavu‛ot, today we are looking at the covenant with Noah. This covenant confirms that all life has been given into the stewardship of humanity; it gives...
The Careful Stewardship of the Earth: The Covenant with Adam
Shabbat shalom everyone, In the run-up to the Festival of Weeks (Shavu‛ot), on each Sabbath we are looking at each of the 7 parts of the Covenant. This week, we are looking at the Adamic Covenant – the second covenant which God made with the whole of humanity (the...
The Religion of Heaven, the natural religion of the Human heart, and the Universal Covenant
Shabbat shalom everyone, In just over six weeks’ time, we will be observing the Festival of First Fruits, also known as 'the Festival of Weeks'. In Rabbinic Judaism, it is celebrated as the Giving of the Torah. However, Torah itself says that this took place on the...
Talmidaism and the Importance of Mental Health
Shalom my sisters and brothers, There's one topic I don’t talk that often about, but which is nevertheless an important one for a religious life, and that is mental health. A healthy spirituality and good mental health go together hand in hand. Fundamentalist...
The Exodus for new Converts and Godfearers
Shalom everyone, First of all, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a happy Festival of Unleavened Bread! May you enjoy a joyous and happy Passover Seder! Hag Matzot saméach! The story of the Exodus is the foundational birth-story of the nation of Israel. It...
The Memorial fast tomorrow for the Martyrdom of the Prophet Yeshua (How Talmidaism views the death and resurrection of Yeshua)
Shalom everyone, In the Hasidic Jewish community, each sect celebrates the life and teachings of their respective founding Rebbes, in much the same way as we celebrate the life and teachings of the Prophet Yeshua. If you ever need to explain to other Jews how we, as...
Yeshua’s calling as a prophet, and its relevance today
Shalom my dearest sisters and brothers, At the end of this week, we'll be commemorating the martyrdom of the Prophet Yeshua, so today I thought it a good idea to look at his life as a prophet, and what such a calling might mean to us today. In the Hebrew Bible, some...