IT IS A LOT
The Cord of His Inheritance By Jonah Ritter Listening to a teaching on the book of Jonah inspired me to write this blog. The teacher mentioned Nineveh’s forty-day warning and the significance of forty as a measure in Scripture. We often speak about what we inherit from God. But have you considered what God calls […]
BEWARE OF THE EREV RAV
A Story as Old as the Beginning—and as Current as Today By Jonah Ritter Preface Yehuda Meitav creates songs and videos about Jewish life, Israel, and antisemitism. His latest song, “The Devil Was a Painter from Austria”, portrays evil reappearing in different forms. His written post, “The Erev Rav Walks Among Us,” got me thinking. […]
WHEN THE SACRIFICES BEGIN
What Pentecost Might Reveal By Jonah DRAFT — WORK IN PROGRESS Two Stories, One Book, One God Preface Imagine animal sacrifices beginning again on the Temple Mount: priests attending an altar, blood collected, smoke rising—and the images spreading around the world. Animal-rights advocates could protest fiercely. Many Reform, Conservative, and secular Jews could question whether […]
BEFORE THE BORDERS
The God of Israel’s Promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob By Jonah Preface: Does God keep His unconditional promise? That is the underlying question of this article. God made a covenant with Abraham and reaffirmed it to Isaac and Jacob. An unconditional covenant rests on God’s faithfulness to fulfill His word. Human disobedience brings consequences, […]
ONCE UPON A TIME
Let Me Tell You an Old Story About Israel. By Jonah It begins in an Italian seaside town, where representatives of the victorious Allied powers gathered after World War I. The Ottoman Empire had collapsed, and the future of much of the Middle East was being decided. The town was San Remo. The year was […]
CONNECT THE DOTS
Do We Know Who We’re Battling? By Jonah Ritter — October 8, 2026 Preface My previous article, A Moment of Truth, explored the questions that renewed Temple sacrifices would raise about atonement, Yeshua, and the relationship between Judaism and Christianity. Writing it led me to consider how those questions connect to the larger spiritual struggle […]
FACED WITH A DECISION
A Moment of Truth Two Stories, One Book, One God Finding truth in the Scriptures — Jonah What would it mean if animal sacrifices began again in Jerusalem? Before considering that question, we must identify the claim at the heart of the New Testament. Gospel means “good news.” At its heart is a claim that […]