How the Creator Wrote Order into the Heavens—and Invited Us to Enter It Preface: God built time mathematically into creation, gave Israel a calendar for

The Pendulum of Reform and Renewal One of the more fascinating patterns in Jewish history is the way religious movements can swing between structure and

Preface Many television sitcoms of the 1960s did more than make people laugh. Beneath their simple stories and exaggerated characters, they taught lessons about honesty,

The Heart, the Paths of Wisdom, and the Strength of the One A study by Jonah A Note on Gematria The universe is described through

Moving In to One Three, Two, One—to the Thousand A study by Jonah In the traditional reconstruction of the Tabernacle, the Holy of Holies contains

Two maps. One ancient landscape. Roughly three thousand years apart. The top map is a simplified reconstruction of the tribal territories described in Joshua. These

A PERSONAL ESSAY MESSIANIC JEWS ARE NOT TO BE FEARED Messianic Jews who love Israel, Torah and the Jewish people are not enemies of Judaism.

An Observation on David, Covenant Love and John 15 A Study by Jonah David stands in the messianic line. The prophets promised that the Messiah

INTRODUCTION Rabbi Tovia Singer is well known in religious and apologetic circles for debating Christians over whether Yeshua is the Messiah. He is particularly committed

THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT Deuteronomy 6 is an amazing chapter in the Torah. It is fair to say that the world was literally changed by it.

When the Great Yovel Sounds A meditation by Jonah A friend’s question began this study. He asked if I had I ever written about the

The Year Is Heard A meditation by Jonah A friend asked me whether I had ever written about the trumpet in the Old Testament. I

A Place Worthy of a Rolled Stone Observations on Mark 15 A meditation by Jonah Old and New Testament prophecy converge in Mark 15. Two

Note: A New Format A friend recently told me that my writings “are loaded with dynamite!” He added, “For my absorption I must be physically

The Author of Life, and the Open Gate of Repentance Two Stories, One Book, One God Observations by Jonah Preface: The Tanakh is deep and

THEY TOOK HOSTAGES Amalek, Ziklag, and the War Against the Promise They did not simply steal David’s possessions. They took the people. While David and

“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:8  A BIBLICAL CASE FOR Israel’s

TO THOSE WHO CALL THE JEWS COLONIZERS AND IMPOSTORS A Message About Exile, Memory, and Return By Jonah “The Jews did not originate around the

THE HEART OF THE WORLD A Meditation by Jonah Tonight at a retirement party, a friend got me thinking about whether Jesus cared more for

THE MEASURE OF LOVE The Hand, the Cubit, and Life A Meditation By Jonah My recent article, Love & Devotion, was an opinion. This is

AN OPINION BY JONAH Will the Real Israel Please Stand Up? Before we can paint a picture of Israel, we have have to define Israel. 

The Wisdom of Healing: Refuah This post is dedicated to Grace, who is not feeling well and whose need for healing inspired this reflection. May

Love & Devotion: Leviticus 1 and the Hebrew Path of Mesirut As a young Jew, I grew up trying to understand how Leviticus 1 could

The claim that today’s Jews are not the “real Jews” is not a serious historical argument. It is an impostor theory built by ignoring nearly

I have to give myself a shot. It got me thinking. That’s when I research and write. We Have an Amazing Creator. It is astonishing

A note to the reader: This article is a theological reflection inspired in part by The Chosen. The series dramatizes the Scriptures. Thus there are

Last night at dinner time I joined up with about 15 men who love God and study the bible. Toward the end of the evening