What’s in a name?
Yinon, taken from Psalm 72:17, means "to increase," "to endure," or "continue." Yinon is also an ancient reference to the Messiah.
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The Leper Scholar
Parashiot Tazria-Metzora Our Torah portions this week discuss the malady of tzara’at. Previously I have discussed how tzara’at is not what we often think it is. Although it is common to understand these passages as dealing with an actual skin … Continue reading
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Revealing Mashiach
Parashat Vayechi It can be said that everything written in the Torah concerns Mashiach. As such, how does this week’s Torah portion, Vayechi, reveal Mashiach? Continuing on the themes from last week’s discussion, this week’s Torah portion reveals Mashiach in two primary … Continue reading
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Revealing Something Deeper
Parashat Vayigash Redemption, divine mediation, and messianic hope. These are just a few of the themes gleaned from this week’s Torah portion. However, there are two particularly profound incidents that are worth exploring in greater depth – the emotional telling … Continue reading
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Wrestling with the Divine
Parashat Vayishlach This week’s parasha continues a theme we saw in last week’s parasha, Vayetze, which began and ended with the mentioning of angels. So too our parasha continues in the same venue. In ancient times, there were no chapter and … Continue reading
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Creation and the Hidden Light
Parashat Breishit The Torah relates the story of the six days of creation in order to refute other theories that claim that the universe came into being through some cosmic accident or coincidence. As such, the story of creation speaks … Continue reading
Yahrzeit of Rabbi Lichtenstein
Today, Hoshanah Rabbah, marks the yahrzeit of Rabbi Ignác (Isaac) Lichtenstein, one of our great Messianic Jewish forbearers. Lichtenstein’s Early Life Rav Lichtenstein was born in 1824, and became a rabbi before turning 20 years old. After officiating for several … Continue reading
Rabbis Who Thought for Themselves – Part II
Three weeks ago I posted a blog about Rabbis Who Thought for Themselves, which has now been shared around the world and I am still receiving emails about that post. The original post highlighted eight different rabbis who were prominent and respected figures … Continue reading
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Rabbis Who Thought for Themselves
I get tired of the common myth circulated by anti-missionaries that the only Jews who believe in Yeshua are ignorant of Judaism and have been deceived into believing that Yeshua is the Messiah. The argument goes something like this: “If … Continue reading
Remembering Rabbi Daniel Zion
When HaRav Daniel Zion (b. 1883) passed away in 1979 at the ripe old age of 96 years old, the Bulgarian Jewish community in Israel gave him a full burial with military and state honors. His casket stood in the center … Continue reading
Complexity in Early Jewish Messianism
The Messiah is the fullness of the G-d of Israel manifested in a physical form. This concept is readily evident throughout the Biblical text and extra-biblical writings. In Hebrew, the word אחד echad helps to explain this oneness that exists … Continue reading