Yeshua Centered Judaism

Lessons in Christian Repentance on Yom Kippur

Originally posted on Morning Meditations:
Adam trudged past the gates of Eden, his head low, his feet heavy with remorse and pain. Then he stopped, spun around and exclaimed, “Wait a minute! You had this all planned! You put that fruit there knowing I would eat from it! This is all a plot!” There was…

Three Questions Posed to Hillel

Aseret Yemeh Teshuba- The Three Questions Posed to Hillel The Gemara in Masechet Shabbat (31a) tells a remarkable story of two men who wagered a large sum of money to be awarded to the one who could get Hillel angry. Hillel, the leading Rabbi of his time, was known for his extraordinary patience, and the…

TRANSMISSON OF THE TORAH

Torah Reading: VAYELECH: Deuteronomy 31:1-30. VEYELECH – THE TRANSMISSON OF THE TORAH With the Torah almost complete except for the concluding Song (HA’AZINU) and Moses’ Blessings (VE-ZOS HABRACHAH), it was necessary to ensure the transmission of authority from Moses to his divinely-appointed successor, Joshua and the transmission of the Torah to the nation as a…

The Danger of Messianic Karaitism

Mark 6/John Hagee Denies Yeshua as Messiah/The Danger of Messianic Karaitism This Week’s Podcast Update Shalom Everyone, Here is this week’s Rabbinic Gospels update: Christopher gives an update on the Rabbinic Gospels, upon completing Chapter 6 of the Gospel of Mark, one of the footnotes of verse 50 Christopher discusses in relation to John Hagee…

The 3 signs of apostasy

The 3 signs of apostasy, and how to deal with doubt in your life Are there signs in a person’s life that they are headed towards apostasy, loss of faith? What can a person dealing with doubt do to renew faith and grow stronger? What can a man do to initiate again that growing edge…

Customary Order of Rosh Hashanah

Originally posted on Sefardi Beit Sefer:
It is customary to eat certain symbolic foods during the two nights of Rosh Hashanah which signify good fortune for the entire upcoming year. It is therefore customary to eat black-eyed peas, pumpkin, leek, spinach, dates, pomegranates, apples dipped in honey, and meat of a sheep’s head on the…

Parashat Vayeilech / פרשת וילך

VAIYELECH DEUTERONOMY 31 (ONKELOS) — 1 And Mosheh went and spake these words with all Israel. 2 And he said to them, I am the son of a hundred and twenty years this day. I am no more able to go out and to come in; and the Lord hath said to me, Thou shalt…

Reality

Reality of Realities Everybody knows that there are tens days of repentance that beginning form the first two days of Rosh HaShana and concluding with the Yom Kippur! We might wonder aloud, if that’s allowed, why there are exactly ten days set aside for this process!? The Sefas Emes makes a genius connection that brings…

Parshas Netzavim

Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. It’s about time we stopped making excuses and took responsibility for who and what we are. It’s long overdue….

Mathew 25

1. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. [Ten virgins.] The nation of the Jews delighted mightily in the number ten, both in sacred and civil matters: A synagogue consisted not but of ten at the least: which we have…

Rosh Hashana- The Power of Shofar

We find an allusion to the Misva of Shofar in Parashat Nisavim, where the Torah warns, Pen Yesh Bachem Shoresh Poreh Rosh Velaana Lest there is among you a root of evil of rebellion (Debarim 29:17). The first letters of the phrase, Shoresh Poreh Rosh Velaana are Shin, Peh, Resh and Vav the…

Parsha Summary Netzavim – Vayeilech

Originally posted on Yeshua Centered Judaism:
Note: The Shabbos Torah Reading is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading. It’s about time we stopped making excuses and took responsibility for who and…