• What did Nicodemus really hear?

    What did Nicodemus really hear?

    In the Gospel of John we have a recording of a conversation that took place between Y’Shua and a Jewish teacher named Nicodemus. This is a very profound discussion that can only be appreciated by understanding the context of the questions and answers. In order to understand any message clearly we also need to understand…

  • Yom Kippurim…a call of repentance to the nation

    Yom Kippurim…a call of repentance to the nation

    It is almost the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippurim. We have written a few posts on this appointed time before, the most important being the post about what we are to do on Yom Kippurim. We are commanded to afflict our beings on this day, and if you use Scripture to interpret Scripture, clearly we…

  • Digging around in Israel

    Digging around in Israel

    Whenever we travel to Israel for one of the feasts, we always look for something of interest to do. Traveling with our kids also means that we have to look for something that would interest them. However, in a country as rich in culture and history, it is not a difficult task. On one of…

  • A basic introduction to the Epistle to the Galatians

    A basic introduction to the Epistle to the Galatians

    One of the biggest challenges we as believers in Y’Shua the Messiah have is to get to a good understanding of the concept of the salvation we have through Messiah and the need for us to keep the commandments. Most people are pretty clear about this fact once they have done their initial Torah cycle…

  • Who is Israel and why you would want to be a part of Israel

    Who is Israel and why you would want to be a part of Israel

    You may have noticed that we are always referring to Israel and saying that we are a part of Israel. You may have wondered where we got this notion from? It is of fundamental importance to know and understand this. Our identity determines how we live. Think about any culture; being part of a certain…

  • All that YHVH has spoken we will do!…a message for Shavuot

    All that YHVH has spoken we will do!…a message for Shavuot

    It is almost Shavuot again, the feast of proclamation. How blessed are we to be able to celebrate YHVHs appointed times? YHVH has a purpose with these days, a very special purpose. These appointed times are prophetic and this one, Shavuot, has been fulfilled twice. We have learned, with the previous cycle, that this day…