Holiness: Through the fire, Part I “These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor … Read More
Holiness: The Weight of His Glory
Holiness: The Weight of His Glory “And they were calling to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’” Isaiah 6:3 In my last blog entry, … Read More
Holiness: He Died for Me
Holiness: He Died for Me Imagine you are walking in the park and, suddenly, someone comes at you with a gun pointed at your heart. You see him pull the trigger, but right as he … Read More
Holiness: a Desire to Honor God
Holiness: a Desire to Honor God “This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time,” declares the LORD. “I will put my law in their minds and write it … Read More
Holiness: an Act of Love.
Holiness: an Act of Love. In Leviticus 19:1-2 God has instructed us to be Holy because He (our God) is Holy … What does it mean to be holy? In the last blog entry, we … Read More
“Don’t Forget” – Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“Don’t Forget” On Sunday, the Jewish people in Israel and around the world will recognize Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura (“Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day”). This is the day that we honor the memory of the … Read More
A Matter of Devotion
There are many things that we as followers of the Messiah can learn from the story of Chanukah; I would like to focus on one: devotion. A key component of the Festival of Chanukah, … Read More
Self-inspection
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 We are now in the midst of a very … Read More
The Miracle of Israel’s Independence
“ACCORDINGLY WE, MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE’S COUNCIL, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF ERETZ-ISRAEL AND OF THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT, ARE HERE ASSEMBLED ON THE DAY OF THE TERMINATION OF THE BRITISH MANDATE OVER ERETZ-ISRAEL AND, … Read More
A call to stand.
Last year I was invited to speak in Poland, the birthplace of my mother’s family. My grandparents immigrated to Israel before WWII, but much of their family did not have a chance to; they were … Read More