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1. Messianic Rabbi: Yeshua, the Light of the World

The Book of Genesis provides in its opening chapters a record of the creation. It begins with one of the most powerful statements in the Bible—not simply because it establishes the creative nature of the ...

Created on 13 June 2022

2. Messianic Rabbi: Don't Let a Bee Get Stuck on Your Face

I believe that G-D created and placed everything on the earth, from the rocks on the ground to the clouds in the sky, not just to function for an existential purpose. Each piece of G-D's awesome creation ...

Created on 06 June 2022

3. Messianic Rabbi: Are You Blinded Simply by What You See?

For years, I have read the narrative of Joseph and his brothers with great curiosity—not doubt, just simple curiosity. I have been especially curious about the part of the story in which Joseph's brothers ...

Created on 31 May 2022

4. The Prophetic Significance of the Jubilee

... hua's words proclaiming liberty that day to become real to you today. Rabbi Eric Tokajer is author of With Me in Paradise; Transient Singularity; OY! How Did I Get Here?: Thirty-One Things I Wish Some ...

Created on 24 May 2022

5. Messianic Rabbi: The Blind Are Still Leading the Blind

Each of us reads the Bible through the lens of our experiences and the experiences of our teachers. These experiences are made up of the things we walk through on our journey, both good and bad, which ...

Created on 16 May 2022

6. Messianic Rabbi: The Difference Between Holiness and Righteousness

A few years ago, I was invited to go fishing with one of my friends. As we drove together to the lake, my friend told me his wife had bought him a new lure the day before. He held up the package and as ...

Created on 09 May 2022

7. Messianic Rabbi: God Gives, He Takes Away, Then He Gives

Each week in synagogues, a parsha, or portion of the Torah is read in a cycle so that each year, in every synagogue, the whole Torah is read. Most of the parashot (plural) are named based upon an important ...

Created on 02 May 2022

8. Messianic Rabbi: 4+1+1 = The Good News

The Bible is filled with stories about people, and each one of those people is an intricate part of the greater narrative that tells the story of G-D's love for all mankind. Some of those people have names, ...

Created on 25 April 2022

9. Messianic Rabbi: Our Exodus Doesn't End at the Red Sea

In this week's blog, I am going to write about something that may challenge your beliefs concerning one of the most foundational doctrines held by those who believe in Yeshua as the Messiah of Israel. ...

Created on 18 April 2022

10. Messianic Rabbi: Why We Almost Stopped Reading the Psalms in Our Synagogue

After much prayer, study and consideration, as a Rabbi who is responsible for what the souls in my synagogue are influenced by, I recently decided that we must ban the reading or reciting of the Psalms ...

Created on 11 April 2022

11. Messianic Rabbi: When Not Even Moses Could Enter the Tabernacle

We are about to celebrate Passover, the festival of redemption. During Passover, Jews and Christians celebrate the deliverance of the children of Israel from their slavery in Egypt, and many families gather ...

Created on 06 April 2022

12. Messianic Rabbi: 'Jonah: Wrong Place, Wrong Time'

The book of Jonah is one of the most loved books in the Bible, especially among parents. What parent or child doesn't love the story of Jonah and the whale? One reason parents love the book so much is ...

Created on 28 March 2022

13. Messianic Rabbi: The Bible Demands Human Sacrifice

As a child, my parents insisted that we watch educational television programs and read National Geographic magazines so we could learn about history and culture. I was very interested in the articles about ...

Created on 21 March 2022

14. Messianic Rabbi: Why the Book of Esther Should Never Have Been in the Bible

Every year in early spring, Jewish people all around the world gather together to celebrate the miraculous victory of the Jewish people over the evil Haman. Without a doubt, the story of Esther is one ...

Created on 14 March 2022

15. Messianic Rabbi: Solomon Was Wrong; There Is Something New Under the Sun

When I was a child, I remember my mother often saying, "There is nothing new under the sun." Whenever an event happened that was shocking or tragic, she would give me a knowing grin and say those words. ...

Created on 07 March 2022

16. Sabbath Isn't Just for Rest; It Is to Remember

Have you ever imagined yourself standing at Mount Sinai among the Israelites and suddenly you hear a voice booming from within the cloud? This voice, although it was heard by all Israel at one time, also ...

Created on 28 February 2022

17. Messianic Rabbi: 'The Other Unforgivable Sin'

Every Shabbat at our home synagogue, we have a class we call Foundations of Messianic Judaism, which is an open forum, question-and-answer session where I welcome questions about Messianic Judaism, Judaism, ...

Created on 21 February 2022

18. Messianic Rabbi Explains Why Anxiety Can Be a Gift and Not a Hindrance

As a rabbi, I can honestly say I have had more anxiety over the past few years than in any previous season of my life. I imagine most of those reading this today, regardless of their vocation, could probably ...

Created on 17 February 2022

19. Messianic Rabbi: Praying for Your 'Saul'—Even When You Don't Feel Like It

One of the most powerfully moving moments shared in the Bible is when Yeshua (Jesus) spoke words of forgiveness from the cross. We find His words in Luke 23:34 (TLV): "But Yeshua was saying, "Father, forgive ...

Created on 07 February 2022

20. Messianic Rabbi's Advice for Facing Fear: Please Don't 'Stand Still and See the Deliverance'

For many years now on Rosh Chodesh (the biblical start of a new month), our synagogue family gathers together for family game night. Our fellowship hall fills with the smell of hot pizza and the sound ...

Created on 01 February 2022