When our family celebrates the holy days, we always include words of Yeshua because he is central to the ‘appointed times’ of God. .ברוך אתה יהוה אלהנו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו להדליק נר לש שבת Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melek haOlam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav vitzivanu lehadlik ner shel Shabat. Blessed are you Adonai…
Year: 2015
The ‘Shehecheyanu’ Blessing
ברוךש אתא יהוה אלחינו מלך העולם The Shehecheyanu blessing has special place in my life as it is the blessing I wanted to say when I first stepped foot in Israel. However, I had a difficult time remembering the words. Our second day in Jerusalem, a man on the stairs by the Temple Institute stopped…
Wickedness – Hebrew: Rasha
Rasha is a Hebrew word that means ‘guilty of hostility to God.’ To be rasha means to be so morally wrong that one is condemned. Rasha is found 384 times in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Truth – Hebrew: Emet
met in Hebrew means ‘truth, right, faithful.’ The word ‘truth’ is found 77 times in the Hebrew Scriptures. The ‘truth’ as written in the Torah sanctifies (John 17:17). The ‘truth’ is a teaching guide for life. Speaking ‘truth’ will bring persecution. The teachings of Yeshua are ‘truth’ because he is the ‘truth’ (John 14:6). Obeying the ‘truth’ sets God’s people apart from the rest of the world. True worship requires ‘truth’ (John 4:24).