Lives 1st

  The week before the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, thousands of Christians and groups of other Jews had travelled to Jerusalem all expecting an apocalyptic event. Hamas had been planning for years to make their apocalyptic event a reality. They are the world’s three monotheistic religions – Jews , Christians , and Muslims . They have something very important in common – they have all reinterpreted the Story of Abraham . For all its chaotics, the history of Abraham as a cultural figure over the last four thousand years because Christians, Jews, and Muslims have been retelling their unique interpretations. Continue reading - http://mailchi.mp/b1ef5e198bea/exploring-the-oldest-abraham-stories-and-their-evolving-interpretations

  Do TOV and Let KARMA Take Its Course. Journalist, Kate Murphy, wrote an interesting article about Revenge . She said an Australian entrepreneur created a service that allows you to send your enemies an envelope full of glitter. Settling scores marks political, business and personal relationships. At it's most extreme, the desire for vengeance fuels murder, terrorism, and wars. Read Rabbi Leynor’s blog at – http://mailchi.mp/b09ade2091af/do-tov-and-let-karma-take-its-course

  50 years before the Temple was destroyed in 70 CE, Yeshua (the Jesus of history) was teaching the Shema. This is a Jewish leader teaching members of Jewish sect. No Christians existed at that time. The context began with the words, “ Hear, O Israel ,” which means, “ Listen up and obey! ”   This is followed by a clear declaration of who the Elohim (God) of Israel is – It is Yahweh! Next is the command, “ You shall love! ” I have two questions for you, now. 1. Is love a concrete action or an abstract notion ? 2. Do you do love or do you feel love ? Continue reading at – http://mailchi.mp/3ccfa37c1b03/love-your-god-concrete-actions-or-abstract-notions

  The other night I was working on a translation of the parable of Jesus about “destroying the Torah.” A CNN Breaking News announcement caught my attention. Students on university campuses were shouting “ death to Israel ,” “ applauding what Hamas did to the Israeli citizens ,” and shouting “ death to America .” What I was seeing made absolutely no sense! Were they “crazy”? Or could their brains have been hacked? Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/d77ae80b1bb4/concrete-actions-or-abstract-notions