In Part 1 of this commentary, we learned that the last letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Beit, which Hashem created, is the letter Tav. We learned that according to orthodox Judaism, the Tav represents the “lowest point in Hashem’s creation.” And we also learned that the Tav was first pictured as an X, or a scepter. When I was in Israel in 2023, I was told that the tav looked like a cross, much like the one used to kill a Jewish brother. Even this misguided thought points to salvati

The first act of creation was for Hashem to create His Aleph-Beit, which allowed Him to speak & therefore create all. From the first letter, aleph, to the last letter, tav, Hashem created the promises of shalom and salvation before He even spoke them into creation.

This first marriage of Adam and Eve is an embodiment of sorts of the relationship between Hashem and His chosen people—yay, His chosen Bride—Israel, the Jewish people and the Jewish Nation.

Animal sacrifices along with the light and life of Torah-abiding that distinguishes Hashem’s people from the rest of the world. In creation terms, that means the mirrored light of Hashem (day 4) and the animal sacrifices (day 5) separate the firstfruits (day 3) from the general population (day 6).

As I write this, I am reclining. I am reposed. Yet, I am not preparing for bed. It makes me wonder if the mitzvot of recitation of the Shema "when you lie down" goes deeper than the surface level of night and the time of sleep.

Walking in the church system has allowed me to gain a strong understanding of what the beliefs are amongst many of the denominations in the church system. Such an understanding has allowed me to be able to cut through the lies quickly and find a firm foundation in Judism, which is built on Hashem's Torah and Tanakh. if we compare the J-man's life, tactics of "salvation", and even his works, we can see that time and time again he or his deeds break Torah. The following list

It seems that before Hashem made any move to bring me to Himself, He first wanted me to know what true love felt like, so that, when He truly showed up, I would recognize true love, and therefore, recognize Him.

The dark cloud of destruction was back again. And in the confines of my apartment, I blamed god, whoever god was. I needed to vent to someone. So I strolled down to the beach town bar. I knew the bartender would listen. It was there, in my weakness moment that a pastor of one of the non-denominational churches showed up and sat next to me. Some have told me, that “see in your weakest hour J-man showed up!” But standing where I am today, this "showing up" was truly the wo

Just like when He brought the Israelites out of Egypt, Hashem chose to take me the long way home to the Jewish faith. As I dug deeper and deeper into His Tanakh, and proclaimed more adamantly the Jewishness of G-d, I was also convinced that faith in the Jewish G-d would necessitate that faith in the Messiah of the Jewish people would mean having a Jewish faith as well. This clarity of vision brought on even more vitriol and antisemitic rhetoric from the pulpits.

My faith was sealed when talking with an old Jewish grandmother one evening. She asked me why I was in Israel. After telling her I was here to learn and have questions answered about my faith, she asked me to describe my faith. At that point, I knew my theology was so mixed up with lies and truth, but the Jewish grandmother wanted to hear me out anyway. After describing to her everything I believed, the only thing she could say was, “my dear, I think you are Jewish!”