Israelite Mysticism: The Anatomy of the Human Soul

Shalom everyone, Becoming aware of the anatomy of your soul is analogous to suddenly becoming aware of the complex biome of tiny creatures, bacteria and fungi that live on the outside of your body, as well as the bacteria and fungi that live inside your body. All...

Returning to Eden: Theophany Day & the Meaning of Salvation

Shalom my dearest sisters and brothers, We will soon be coming up to Theophany Day, when we celebrate nothing less than the manifestation of the Glory of God on Mt Horeb (‘the Theophany’), and the giving of the Torah. This year, it is due to fall on the 9th to 10th of...

What’s bigger than ‘Jesus’?

Shabbat shalom everyone, Did any of you see the 1998 film ‘Godzilla’, with Matthew Broderick? There is one scene near the beginning, where he is told that he is standing in the sample he is supposed to examine. His reaction is, “I don’t see it! Where is it? I don’t...

Shavuot as a Celebration of the Blessings of the Covenant

My dearest sisters and brothers, This coming Sunday is when Talmidis, Karaites and Samaritans all celebrate Shavuot. So in the run-up to Shavuot, why have we been remembering the 7 parts of God’s Covenant over the last few weeks? When I was going through my...

Why did God create the Universe?

Shalom everyone, This blog post is about the question, “Why did God create the Universe and the Earth”?  Or put another way, “Why is there something as opposed to nothing, other than God?” My gut-feeling is that the answer to this question is ultimately known...

The Passover Seder: Participating in Israel’s Birth

(message put out to the group Thurs 6th Apr 2023) Shalom everyone, This evening, we hold our Seders, when we remember the story of the Exodus. One of the purposes of retelling the story, is to enable us to feel as if we came out of Egypt ourselves. This aspect of the...