Sabbath Breaker
The Gospels contain several stories about our Master and the Sabbath day. In most of the stories, his enemies among the religious leaders accuse him of violating the Sabbath by performing healings on...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Rabbinic Perspectives on Being Grafted In
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explain the purpose of the book as well as share some of my personal story behind it. One of the most important works...
View ArticleGetting Pentecostal
Last Sunday night I had the great pleasure of speaking at a Pentecostal church. It was really wonderful. I wish I could have canned the energy, the passion, the simplicity, and the spirit that was...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Shavuot for All Nations
With Shavuot just around the corner, I thought I would post some material about Shavuot from my book God-Fearers. The New Testament highlights the festival of Shavuot as the time of the outpouring of...
View ArticleIntroduction to Messianic Judaism: Its Ecclesial Context and Biblical...
Messianic Judaism is the most exciting movement of our time. Its rebirth in the 1900s was, in a very real sense, a restoration of something that had been lost for over a thousand years—a functional...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Job the God-Fearer
Last week we held our annual Shavuot conference in Hudson, Wisconsin. The event was hosted by Beth Immanuel and our staff agrees it was one of the best if not the best Shavuot conference we have ever...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Separated to Do
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. In the first chapter of...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: The Amidah, the Ingathering of the Exiles, and the Nations
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. In my book God-Fearers, I...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: To Kippah or Not to Kippah?
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. I often get asked...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Raising Swine
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. Last month Chabad posted...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Kosher-Slaughtered Meat in the Early Church
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. In God-Fearers I discuss...
View ArticleThe Ninth of Av: "Blessed Are Those Who Mourn"
This year the Ninth of Av begins at sundown on July 15th and ends at nightfall on July 16th. Being told "no" is seldom a pleasant experience, especially when that answer is preceded by great hopes and...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: The Universal Shabbat Part 3
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. A few months back I...
View ArticleIt's About Time
This year FFOZ has two calendar options that will help you keep track of all of next year’s readings, biblical events, and holidays: a traditional wall calendar and a new desk calendar. We’ve been...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Grace After Meals
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. Today most believers...
View ArticleEscape Everyday!
Keeping Zion before our eyes is a difficult task in our everyday lives. Planting Zion in our hearts is a process of learning, seeing, and connecting. This year FFOZ has created a stunning desk calendar...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: The High Holidays
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explain the purpose of the book as well as share some of my personal story behind it. With Rosh HaShanah and the...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Sukkot
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. We have now all heard the...
View ArticleRemembering Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein
Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein, of most blessed memory, left this earth on Hoshana Rabbah, the year of 5669 (1908), during the happy season of Sukkot. Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish holiday...
View ArticleGod-Fearers: Those who Fear the LORD
In light of the release of God-Fearers, I am doing a series of blogs that further explores the topics introduced in the book as well as answer some frequently asked questions. Last week we concluded...
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