Rapture of the Wicked?
Let’s take a closer look at the Rapture—this idea that the righteous will be suddenly "taken up" to heaven while the wicked are left...
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Getting Started
Whether you are just starting in faith, wanting to refresh your knowledge, or just looking to extend your observance a little deeper, the Getting Started guide can help! With lots of advice and guides, you'll learn or get a great refresher on some of the basics.
Austin James
Sep 248 min
Evidence of Oral Torah
One of most commonly debated topics of thought in various Messianic movements is whether Hashem gave the Jewish people only a written...
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Austin James
Sep 203 min
Does Kosher Matter?
Keeping kosher is about much more than the technicalities of what we can or cannot eat. It’s a framework for living that brings holiness...
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Austin James
Feb 84 min
Alone in Faith
Many people who start observing more of the Torah will often find themselves at the crossroads of personal transformation and communal or...
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Rivkeh Costello
Feb 16 min
The Derech Less Traveled: Yeshua, Judaism, or Both?
In the heart of a profound spiritual journey lies the question: Why do anti-rabbinic sentiments exist within the Messianic movement, and...
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Getting Started
Seamus McGowan
Feb 2617 min
The Sabbath Prohibitions
There are 39 categories of "work"(Hebrew: melachot) which one is prohibited from doing on the Sabbath. The 39 categories do not represent...
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Austin James
Jan 1918 min
Prepping for Sabbath
Preparing for this Sabbath (also known as Shabbat or Shabbos ) is an act of reverence and joy, a process that enhances the experience and...
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Seamus McGowan
Jul 12, 20226 min
The Amidah
Translation by Seamus McGowan The following is the Amidah text according to the Ashkenazi custom, in the summer months, without a minyan...
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Guides
Foundation
Foundation (יסוד, Yesod) signifies the underlying basis or support for something, whether it be the physical world, moral values, or...
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Revelation
“TO REVEAL” Revelation (גילוי, Gilui) conveys the idea of uncovering, disclosing, or revealing something that was previously hidden or...
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False Prophet
“DECEIVER” A false prophet (נביא שקר, Navi Sheker) is someone who claims to have received Divine messages or visions from G-d but, in...
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Temptation
“AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACT ON AN EVIL DESIRE” Temptation (נסיון, Nisayon) term refers to a test or trial, underscoring the view that...
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Persecution
“UNJUST TREATMENT” Persecution (מרדף, Murdaf) refers to the sustained and unjust treatment because of religious and/or ethnic identity....
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Definitions
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