THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL WORDS EVER SAID
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִי־א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר Above are the most consequential Hebrew words ever said. They translate to: ‘And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” Yehi” (יְהִי) is Hebrew for “let there be.” Ohr (אוֹר) is the Hebrew word for “light.” So Yehi Ohr (יְהִי־א֑וֹר) is translated as “let there be light.” Let’s […]
WHAT DOES A NAZARITE KNOW?
Numbers 6:2—Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, The other day in Naples Florida I met a man named Aaron (אהרן). I automatically thought of Moses’s brother Aaron who blesses […]
22 REVEALS
When Hebrew uses letters as numbers (dates, chapters, verses, page numbers, etc.), 22 is written as: כב. Kaf Bet is commonly used as an abbreviation for the word for Honor/Honorable, Kavod. Kavod also means Glory. Kaf (20) + Bet (2) Because there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet, in Jewish and biblical numerology, 22 is often associated with […]
BREAKING DOWN THE TUCKER–HUCKABEE INTERVIEW
Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Mike Huckabee on Israel is powerful, emotionally charged, and raises issues that deserve serious attention. At the same time, his arguments often rely on exaggeration, selective evidence, and sweeping inferences that don’t withstand careful scrutiny. In what follows, I want to (1) summarize the key claims Carlson makes, (2) show […]
PEBBLES/STONES ON A GRAVE
While on our Trolley Tour of Savannah Georgia, we drove by this Jewish monument to the first Jewish settlers and the first Jewish cemetery in Savannah. ————— Savannah has the third oldest temple in the United States–Temple Mikveh Israel (1733). Mikveh Israel (מִקְוֵה יִשְׂרָאֵל) translates to “Hope of Israel” or “Gathering of Israel”. It is […]
XI – XYLON — ξ
On the forehead of the face that is imprinted on the linen clothes that Yeshua was buried in is what looks like a three 3. It is actually a reverse image of the Greek letter Xi (Xylon). The letter Xlyon was sometimes branded or cut into a prisoner set for Roman crucifixion. It signified xylon […]
COME
The week’s Torah portion is called Parshah “Bo” (בֹּ֖א). It begins in Exodus 10:1. “The Lord said to Moses: “Come (Bo) to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, in order that I may place these signs of Mine in his midst,” [Note: I have seen Bo translated as “go,” but […]
ANWERING THE CALL
Tonight I’ll be giving a short Torah teaching, known as a “D’Var” (a word) for my Jewish Federation of Dutchess County January 2026 board meeting. Here’s what I have planned. ____________________________________ TITLE: ANWERING THE CALL I think it’s fair to say that you all know “the story” at least on the surface of this week’s Parshah. […]
PLEASE!
A good parent teaches their child from a very young age to say Please אָנָּא! The word “Please” (אָנָּא) appears very few times in Torah. I can only find one place where it appears twice in the same verses and that is in Genesis (Bereshit) chapter 50, concerning Joseph forgiving his brothers transgressions. In Genesis 50:17 […]
TO BELIEVE
The bible doesn’t change. People do. Here is an example. I was at my regular Saturday morning scripture study. At present we are working through sefer (סֵפֶר) Mishlei (מִשְׁלֵי), the book of Proverbs. We do a perek (פרק), chapter, a week and we are up to chapter 27. There are about 18 of us and […]