First, we journeyed to pick up our friends, Paul and Jan..... then, on to Kfar Saba for a Torah Celebration! Our dear friend, Rabbi Itzhak Shapira, visited to bless the arrival of a…
Lesley and Petra were hoping to become acquainted with their neighbors...their first sukkah made the connection for them! The morning was full of anticipation! Petra and Lesley were ready to make…
We traveled to a famous ancient city on top of a mountain, where the Zoar (book of mysteries) was written. It has been a center of Jewish thought and mysticism, the city…
We spent Shabbat at Kehilat HaCarmel, where David and Karen Davis lead the congregation. The building felt joyful, open, and bright, and in the congregation we noticed some of the friends we had…
Anti-Semitism is more than a mere human social, economic or political phenomena focused on the persecution or destruction of the Jewish people, it is a demonically inspired strategy to prevent the…
As Christians we find that instructions and truths given in the New Testament always parallel and restate what was given in the Old. One example of this are the gifts…
In Matthew 6:19-34 we find Jesus expounding the heavenly philosophy regarding wealth and worldly possessions in his famous Sermon on the Mount. Yet, close examination of these verses presents a…
In this writing we will continue our exploration of insight that may be gained into the scriptures by application of Hebraic thought, culture and imagery. In Matthew 11:12, during a…
Becoming increasingly prevalent among bible students is the realization that the key to proper interpretation of the scriptures is found in understanding the Hebraic nature of the accounts themselves. When…
While in Kusadasi, Turkey my wife, Renee, and I made a visit to the nearby ruins of Ephesus. It was here in Ephesus, at this chief province of ancient Asia…