The other day while preparing for this past Sabbath’s drash, I came across something which was—at least for myself—very exciting. I discovered a midrash of Yeshua of which I had not known. Although my entire life I have been very familiar with Yeshua’s words in Matthew 4:19 in which he calls his disciples to be …
“So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the Law (Torah) of liberty.” (James 2:12) “R. Elazar said further: “It is written [Exod. 32:16]: ‘Engraved upon the tables,’ which means, that if the tables had not been broken the first time, the Law (Torah) would never have been forgotten by …
We have a mid-week study by which we are going through Torah Club Volume 4 (available through FFOZ – it is a year-long study through the Gospels, plus Acts). This week’s study was on Acts 10-12. In it Peter has his encounter with Cornelius and his household. When Peter recounts his experience with Cornelius to …
Last night I was reading to my children from the Gospel of Matthew a few mishnayyot of Yeshua in order to get across the point of how to deal with a person who is acting poorly (such as demanding, hitting, or wanting something you have). I read to them Matthew 5:39-42, after which we had …
This little phrase from the Haftarah of Va’etchanan (Isaiah 40:1) has become the focus of my attention this last week and a half. It has drawn me into a world of understanding the work of Messiah for which I have only seen glimpses. At this point, being able to express my research has turned into …
