Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah)

We are currently in the 6th month of the Hebrew calendar awaiting reports of the new moon sighting in Israel. This sighting of the first sliver of the new moon will kick off the 7th Hebrew month as well as…

Carefully Obey Elohim’s Torah

And Moses summoned all Israel and said to them, “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and the rules that I speak in your hearing today, and you shall learn them and be careful to do them.

Defending Ourselves & Others Against Violence

With so much chaos happening in the world today one may be wondering what the Torah instructs us to do in certain dangerous situations. In the past year, more people than usual have been…

Love the Foreigner as Yourself

All throughout history, foreign people (or sojourners) have always been a part of society. The people of Israel themselves were foreigners in Egypt, albeit under rather unpleasant circumstances. Because…

Worshipping in Spirit & Truth

Most everyone is familiar with the account of Yeshua speaking with the Samaritan woman at the well found in the Gospel of John. It’s an interesting encounter as Samaritans and Jews were considered…

Can we wear clothes made of mixed threads?

I’ve heard others expressing concern about Elohim’s prohibition on mixing certain materials in our clothes. In fact, some will use such a so-called “ridiculous prohibition” when trying to convince others that…

Should We Bless Our Food?

Everyone is familiar with the idea of saying grace over meals. This is how one can show appreciation to Elohim for the provisions He provides for us. But have we been doing it wrong all this time? In this post, we’re going to…

What the Torah Says About Gossip & Rumors

This post addresses a topic that hits close to home for many people including me. Negative speech against others seems to really run deep in human behavior and our culture is certainly…

Shema Israel

Shema Israel (or the Shema for short) is a prayer that is to be recited at least twice daily and is made up of certain verses of scripture from…