(Pirkei Avot 3 Mishnah 17) “Rabbi Akiva said: Mockery and levity accustom a man to immorality. The transmitted Oral Torah is a protective fence around the Torah; tithes are a protective fence around wealth; vows are a protective fence around abstinence; and a protective fence for wisdom is silence.” All fences, whether physical or spiritual, all serve a purpose which is to guard and protect something precious contained inside. Fences are built around most homes and businesses to keep out thieves and even wild animals when it gets dark. However, the fences here in this Mishnah serve a much deeper purpose in our lives as believers, to protect us from spiritual darkness and corruption. The Oral Torah has sustained the Jewish people for thousands of years, directing the path of their lives in regards to how the Torah is lived out, otherwise known as Halacha. Within the Messianic [...]
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(Bereshit/Genesis 37:19-24) “And they said to one another, “Look! That dreamer is coming! So now let’s come and go kill him, and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘a wild beast devoured him.’ Then we shall see what will become of his dreams.” Reuben heard, and rescued him from their hand; he said, ...
In Matthew 6:1-18, Yeshua emphasizes the importance of kavana, of proper intention, in observance of Torah commands. According to Yeshua, the intention of observing the mitzvot should not be so that others see you doing them, but rather out of obedience to HaShem. When giving tzedaka, Yeshua states that one is to do so without drawing attention to ...
Abraham did not need the scrolls of the Torah to tell him how to fulfill Hashem’s will. Generations before Mount Sinai, he was already living a Divinely directed life: “You hear My voice and keep My observances, My commandments, My laws and My Torah” (Bereishis 26:5). (Sefer Ahavas Chesed: Part III Chapter II Abrahams Way) “ ...
Sha’arei Bina Torah | Gates of Torah Understanding For every true believer, the understanding of Torah is essential for everyday life because it is through the Torah that the Messiah is revealed to us, and once revealed and salvation is obtained, God reveals His divine instructions to live a holy life of love. The term Binah (בי&# ...
Tehellim 2:7 I will tell of the Chok (decree)… 2:12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath will soon-be-kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him. We need to understand that with regard to the question of logic versus faith, we have to realize that in the Hebrew Bible, logic and faith always work ...
Imagine having a child, with demonic possession so strong he is mentally incapable of taking care of himself, or imagine what it is for parents to see their child constantly trying to commit suicide. Would you have hope? One man in Mark chapter 9 had such a child, one who from his adolescence could not control himself and often was saved from the f ...
(Pirkei Avot 1:11) “Avtalyon says: Scholars, be cautious with your words, for you may incur the penalty of exile and be banished to a place of evil waters [heresy]. The disciples who follow you there may drink and die, and consequently the Name of Heaven will be desecrated.” (Pirkei Avot 1:11 commentary, Complete Artscroll Siddur) &ldqu ...
After going through Shavuot, it would seem as though I had some sort of block keeping me from finishing this article but blessed the the Holy One I now have the clear mind to do so. Though I am not a particular fan of the movie rent a question was asked in it “525600 minutes how do you measure a year?” , well I measure my year by experi ...
(RAMBAM 13 Principals of Faith – Principal Nine, Lesson Fourteen Excerpt; Page 333, 336) Bachaye – All the mitzvos are G-dly, and they all reflect different spiritual motifs…. So milk and meat both represent certain spiritual entities. Just as both milk and meat when kept separate are permitted substances but are prohibited when c ...
Within the pages of the book of Shemot / Exodus in our Holy Torah, we are given a lesson in gratitude hidden within the text for us to discover and receive as an instruction from God to apply to our lives. (Shemot / Exodus 2:11-12) “One day, when Moshe was a grown man, he went out to visit his kinsmen; and he watched them struggling at forced ...
(Ya’akov / James 1:22-25) Don’t deceive yourselves by only hearing what the Word says, but do it! For whoever hears the Word but doesn’t do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror, who looks at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But if a person looks closely into the perfect Torah ...
(Divrei-Hayamim Bet/2 Chronicles 20:1-3) “Some time later, the people of Mo’av and the people of ‘Amon with other ‘Amonim came up to fight Y’hoshafat. Y’hoshafat was told , “A huge Army from beyond the [Dead] Sea, from Aram, is on its way to fight you; right now they are in Hatzatzon-Tamar” (that is, ...
“HaShem said to Kayin (Cain), “Why are you so angry? Why so downcast? If you are doing what is good, shouldn’t you hold your head high? And if you don’t do what is good, sin is crouching at the door – it wants you, but you can rule over it.” (Bereshit / Genesis 4:6-8) Here in this passage from the Holy Tora ...
As we have learned from the introduction to the Emuna series, love is essential in our relationship with God and each other as believers in the God of Israel and our Rabbi Yeshua the Messiah, because love is the fullness of the Torah (Romans 13:10). As witnesses of Yeshua and His redemptive work in our lives as new creations, we need to pursue love ...
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