Shalom B’Shem Yeshua (Peace in Yeshua’s Name), Elul (Month of Preparation) The month of Elul (אלול eh-LOOL) on the Hebrew lunar calendar begins at sundown on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, and ends at nightfall on October 2, 2024. This month, in traditional and Messianic Judaism, is a time to search one’s heart and draw close

Dear Friends in the Messiah Yeshua, The Sadness of God My desire was to write a very upbeat, joy-filled newsletter this month, but, as much as I tried, I could not escape the persistent impression in my spirit that God is sad. He is looking down from heaven on a world that He so loves

Blessed is the nation whose  God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance. Psalm 33:12 Dear Fellow Americans! Is Patriotism Still Alive? During my childhood, I was a member of a national society known as C.A.R., Children of the American Revolution. This organization, founded in 1895, is the oldest patriotic

Chag Shavuot Sameach (Joyful Feast of Weeks/Pentecost), Words! The month of June is all about WORDS, especially God’s words—the “Ten Words” or “Ten Commandments.” Words are powerful. The Hebrew word for word is d’var דבר (deh-VAHR). The plural is d’varim דברים (deh-vahr-EEM). D’varim can also mean “things,” as if words have physical substance. For example,

Beloved Friends in Yeshua, Musings in May My musings, ponderings, prinking (Jesse’s word for praying plus thinking) began when I found five smooth stones placed randomly on an isolated area of my condominium’s patio (where I have my enclosed garden). It appears that workmen who were using that area left the stones. Why? Only God

  Dear Friends in Messiah, Passover and the Rent Veil The Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) was crucified and rose from the dead on biblical Jewish feast days, Passover and the Feast of Firstfruits (Lev. 23:5-11). At that time, there was no such holiday as “Easter” nor a day named “Good Friday.” What happened? The Roman Emperor

Shalom B’Shem Yeshua, “BUT GOD…” It is hard to believe that on March 25, 2019, my beloved Rabbi Neil Abraham Lash was promoted to Glory. Five years ago! It was Purim that year, and the holiday falls close this year—March 23-24, 2024. I wonder if Neil can see from heaven the present, tragic, historic reality

Dearly Beloved in Messiah, Blood Our thoughts turn toward LOVE every February, as the U.S. celebrates Valentine’s Day on the 14th, even though many have no idea what real love is. God is Love (I Jn. 4:8). He proved it by sending His only Son to earth to die for the sins of mankind. Yeshua’s

Shalom in 2024, Where is the Beauty? (For Adult Eyes Only) Since October 7, 2023, our eyes and ears have seen and heard the unbelievable. Our minds have had to process the unthinkable. Savage, barbaric, inhuman violence (hamas in Hebrew) and cruelty in our day? The war begun in Israel by Hamas on the final

Holiday Blessings in Messiah, One God, Many Names The God of the Universe, God of Creation, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, is so Big, so Powerful, so Majestic, so Eternally Great, that He cannot be described by only one name. In Hebrew thought names reveal essence, character, or destiny. A many-faceted God of love