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Gentiles Studying Torah for the Sake of Doing
Although the word “chassid” is generally translated to mean exceedingly pious or devout, conjuring up visions of fasting, prayer, and religious zeal, its origin is in the concept of “chesed,” giving...
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The Yoke We Must Bear
An implement taken from the pastoral life served as a metaphor in rabbinic literature, itself the product of city life. That implement was the yoke, which in linking animals to the plow and to one...
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Search for God and Find Yourself
God called unto man [Adam] and said to him, “Where are you?” –Genesis 3:9 We read in Genesis that after Adam sinned, he tried to hide in the Garden of Eden. Was Adam so foolish to think that he could...
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Why All Our Arguments Will Never Whisper To The Soul
In the comments section of my previous meditation, a number of people debated over their various theological beliefs and offered a number of “proofs” to support their points of view. At about the same...
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Renewing Her Relationship with Shabbos and Hashem
And the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the Israelite people and say: Nevertheless, you must keep My sabbaths, for this is a sign between Me and you throughout the ages, that you may know that I the Lord...
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Messianic Jews and the Torah
I know I’m probably opening up a big can of worms here, but I’ve read a couple of things online today (yesterday as you read this) that really have me scratching my head (in puzzlement, not because I...
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Book Review of Paul Within Judaism, “The Question of Assumptions: Torah...
Much of the debate about whether Paul was a representative of first-century Judaism has centered on the question of his relationship to Jewish “law,” that is, Torah. Although a majority of proponents...
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She Goes to Synagogue and He Does the Lawn Work
The Jewish people in the land of Egypt had sunk to the lowest possible level of impurity — so much so that it was nearly impossible to distinguish between Jew and gentile. And then, suddenly, Hashem...
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Non-Jews and the Mitzvot: A Brief Commentary On One Orthodox Jewish Perspective
Moshe also does not need me to clarify for him. Nonetheless, I think his point is unexpected and worth considering, in that he is saying that many mitzvot aren’t inherently valuable, they’re only...
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What Can Non-Jews Learn From Jewish Shabbos Observance?
Shabbat is a time to re-connect with family and friends, a time to bring sanctity and peace into our lives. But the real secret of Shabbat is that we can bring its gifts into the rest of the week. Here...
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The Meaning of Life for the Rest of Us
A few days ago, I published a blog post based on an article written by the late Rabbi Noah Weinberg. Since then, for some reason, I can’t get him off my mind, even though I know nothing about him. So I...
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R.C. Sproul, Jesus, and the Doctrine of Active Obedience
I don’t think there’s any more important text in all the New Testament that defines the work of Jesus than this one. That Jesus was sent to fulfill all righteousness. And what that meant to the Jew was...
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