A Glimpse of the Messiah – Are there Prophets Today?

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet from among your own people, like myself; him you shall heed. 16 This is just what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb, on the day of the Assembly, saying, "Let me not hear the voice of the Lord my God any longer or see this wondrous fire any more, lest I die." 17 Whereupon the Lord said to me, "They have done well in speaking thus. 18 I will raise up a prophet for them from among their own people, like yourself: I

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Mashiaj Ben Yosef, Mashiaj Ben David

El Mesías Hijo de Yosef (Mashiaj que sufre) / El Mesías Hijo de David (Mashiaj rey) -Mashiaj Ben Yosef / Mashiaj Ben David.
Uno de los principios fundamentales en los trece artículos de la fe judía que escribió el rabino Moisés Ben Maimón (Maimónides) es la creencia y la afirmación de que el Mashíaj (Mesías) vendrá. El Mashíaj siempre ha sido la esperanza de Israel para las generaciones

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Te he llamado por tu nombre

Tora: BaMidbar / Números 1:1-4:20
Neviim: Sh'muel Alef / 1° de Samuel 20:18-42
Besora: Romim / Romanos 9:22-33
En la porcion de estudio de esta semana basicamente encontramos la forma y el resultado de la orden de D's de censar a su pueblo Israel; esto se lo ordena a Moshe quien a su vez organiza y ordena a los jefes de cada una de las 12 tribus de Israel; aunque este censo se hizo de forma diferente para la Tribu de Levi quien se encarga de servir a D's en

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We will Survive - Sidra Bamidbar

Weekly Sidra: Bamidbar (Numbers)
Torah Portion: Bamidbar / Numbers 1:1-4:20
Haftorah: Hoshea / Hosea 2:1-2:22
“The number of the people of Israel shall be like that of the sands of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted; and instead of being told, "You are Not-My-People," they shall be called Children-of-the-Living-God.” (Hosea 2:1)
One thing that can be said about the Jewish people is that they have a strong resiliency for

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Shavuot / Zeman matan Torateinu

On the holiday of Shavuot, the 6th day of the month of Sivan, 3313 years ago, the entire Jewish nation received the Torah on Mount Sinai and heard the Ten commandments from God Himself. The Torah primarily presents the feast of Shavuot as a harvest festival, which represented the end of the barley harvest and the first fruits of the wheat harvest (Shemot / Ex 34:22; Bamidbar / Num 28:26; Devarim / Deut 16:10). Later, Jewish tradition links Shavuot with the day Israel received the Torah

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The Beard in the Bible

A Bewhiskered Believer Bewildered By Beard-Hating Brethren
Several years ago I was interviewed by a pastor for a job as principal of a Christian school. At the end of the interview, the pastor offered me the position, and said he really hoped I would accept it. 
"There's just one more thing," he said rather hesitantly. "If you do decide to take the job, I'll have to ask you to shave your beard." 
The pastor was quick to assure me that he himself had nothing

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Yom Yerushalayim - Dia de Jerusalén

Yom Yerushalayim - Dia de Jerusalén;
Estamos comenzando el estudio de un nuevo Sefer (libro), llamado en castellano Números, pero en hebreo se le llama Bamidbar, que significa "En el desierto". Este libro recuenta los viajes de Israel, las alegrías, y las tristezas. Este libro se conoce en literatura Rabínica como Jumash HaPekudim, que probablemente se refiere al conteo (Pakad es la raíz de la palabra Pekudim que significa contar o censos).
Los

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What does YAHshua actually mean in English? MP3

Earlier today I was browsing Facebook pages that belong to people who are on my friends list when I came across a sister who uses the Hebrew word "YAHshua" to describe our Master. This is the message I sent her. I would love your comments below - especially if you disagree with the conclusions of this note. However, I ask that you respect this conversation and take the time to review my references.
My dear sister,
I noticed your profile just now and it brought a

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Por que a mi me pasa esto?

Tora: Vayikra/Levítico 26:3 - 27:34
Neviim: Yirmeyahu/Jeremias 16:19 - 17:14
Besora: Mattityahu / Mateo 22:1 - 14
Para el estudio de esta semana hay temas a tratar como lo son: 1- Las Bendiciones de la obediencia; 2- las consecuencias de la desobediencia, y 3- cuando se consagran cosas a D’s.
Muchas veces nos preguntamos el por qué de nuestra situación actual... ¿por qué sufro de esta enfermedad? ¿Por qué no tengo trabajo?

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Armilus / Anti-Messiah?

Armilus / Anti-Messiah? - ארמלגוס "Rab said: All the predestined dates have passed (according to Daniel 9:26 Mashiach was to come before the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash / Temple), and the matter depends only on repentance and good deeds. But Sh’muel maintained: it is sufficient for a mourner to keep his mourning. This matter is disputed by Tannaim: R. Eliezer said: if Yisrael repent, they will be redeemed; if not, they

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Centrality of Mashiach in Judaism

If one is in search of a single codification that represents the essential core of Jewish belief, no source is better than the Rambam's thirteen principles of faith (apart from the Hebrew Bible of course). The Rambam himself refers to these thirteen principles as "the fundamental truths of our religion and its very foundations" (Pirush on Mishnayos-Sanhedrin Chap.10).
We quote here the final of these two foundational principles:
Principle #12 " The days of Mashiach

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Torah Jews for Mashiach - Messianic Jews

Many people asks us or assume who we are through the historical understanding of historical Christianity. Nothing can be further from the truth. Here is a small sample of what we believe.
The unity of God. We do not believe in the trinity. God is one. Maran Yeshua HaMashiach said: "One of the Soferim came up, hearing them reasoning together. Thinking that Yeshua had given a good answer to the Tzaddikim, he asked Him, "Which commandment is primary over all of them? "This is

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Did Martin Luther hate Jews?

Question: Was Martin Luther anti-Semitic?
Martin Luther, a former German Catholic monk and the father of Protestant Reformation, had made an indelible impression on Christianity and the world of faith. His revolutionary views on papal authority, scripture, grace and salvation were a stark departure from the Catholicism of his day. His ideas have influenced millions of Protestants of all denominations for generations and continue to do so. For all the good he’s

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Practicing Tzedakah / Charity

Giving may seem like a sacrifice at times  (especially when money is tight) or we often wonder if the person we give to is worthy or really needs our help, but in reality being charitable to others does more for us, for our relationships with G-d and with our fellow human beings than it does to the people who we give to. Jewish people are renowned for being generous when it comes to charitable giving.
The Hebrew word for charity is "tzedaka". The word Tzedakah means righteousness,

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Mountain of Choices - Sidra Behar-Bechukotai

Weekly Sidra: Behar-Bechukotai
Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 25:1 - 27:34
Haftorah: Yermiyahu /
Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14
Thus said the Lord: Cursed is he who trusts in man, Who makes mere flesh his strength, And turns his thoughts from the Lord. He shall be like a bush in the desert, Which does not sense the coming of good: It is set in the scorched places of the wilderness, In a barren land without inhabitant. Blessed is he who trusts in the

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Hermeneutics (funny)

Suppose you're traveling to work and you see a stop sign. What do you do? That depends on how you apply exegesis to the sign.
1.A postmodernist deconstructs the sign (i.e., he knocks it over with his car), thus ending forever the tyranny of the north-south traffic over the east-west traffic.
2.Similarly, a Marxist sees a stop sign as an instrument of class conflict. He concludes that the bourgeoisie use the north-south road and obstruct the progress of the workers on the east-west

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Come and Celebrate Shabbat!

Shabbat (sabbath) is the only ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments. Primarily a day of rest and spiritual enrichment, the word ‘Shabbat’ comes from the root Shin-Bet-Tav, meaning ‘to cease, to end, or to rest’.
The injunction to “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy” is the fourth of the Ten Commandments recorded in the Torah (Shemot / Exodus 20:8; Devarim / Deuteronomy 5:12). The commandment continues: “Six days you

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Parasha Overview: Emor (Videos)

Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say)
Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23
Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15 - 44:31

Emor (אמור — Hebrew for "speak," the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 31st weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the book of Leviticus. It constitutes Leviticus 21:1–24:23. The title of the Parasha that comes from the first

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What is so important about the Priesthood Anyway?

Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say)
Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23
Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15 - 44:31
“But the levitical priests descended from Zadok, who maintained the service of My Sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from Me — they shall approach Me to minister to Me; they shall stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood — declares the Lord God. They alone may enter My Sanctuary and they alone shall approach My table to

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What is so important about the Priesthood Anyway?

Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say)
Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23
Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15 - 44:31
“But the levitical priests descended from Zadok, who maintained the service of My Sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from Me — they shall approach Me to minister to Me; they shall stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood — declares the Lord God. They alone may enter My Sanctuary and they alone shall approach My table to

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Priestly Gifts – Sidra Emor

Weekly Sidra: Emor (Say)
Torah Portion: Leviticus / Vayikra / 21:1-24:23 
Haftorah: Yechezkel / 44:15- 44:31
“This shall be their portion, for I am their portion; and no holding shall be given them in Israel, for I am their holding. 29 The meal offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings shall be consumed by them. Everything proscribed in Israel shall be theirs. 30 All the choice first fruits of every kind and all the gifts of every

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The Thirteen Foundations of Judaism

Messianic Jews are unique among other observant Jews in that we look to the Torah and Messiah and Messiah’s disciples for guidance and doctrine and theology. The rabbis of Judaism play also a role in our lives than in the lives of other Jews. Rabbinic rulings come after Messiah’s and the disciples’ halakah, their interpretation of how to live a Godly life according to the commandments.
We look at some of Judaism’s guiding principles and how we Messiah-believers

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Maran Yeshua Melech HaMashiach's Tefilin (Video)

When we study the Hebrew Scriptures (from Genesis to Revelations writen by Jews to Jews), we find some very interesting verses concerning the tzitzit / fringes. In Hebrew, we say tzitziyot. Specifically, these verses are Mattityahu 9:20; 14:36a, Mark 6:56; and Luke 8:44. Without a shadow of a doubt, they demonstrate that Yeshua definitely was a Torah-observant Jewish man who kept the Torah commandment to wear tzitziyot in the four corners of his garment as instructed in the Torah in

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The False Messiah Armilus (Video)

In later Jewish eschatology and legend, a king who will arise at the end of time against the Messiah, and will be conquered by him after having brought much distress upon Israel.
Parasha Ve’zot Haberacha, Devarim 34 says “and the affliction of generation after generation, and the punishment of Armalgos the wicked…”
In ancient Jewish literature, the Anti-Christ (Greek term) or False/Psuedo Messiah (Aramaic term) was called "Armilus". "Armilus

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¿Que significa la palabra Maran?

Que significa la palabra Maran? Como Maran ata, o Maran Yeshúa?

מרן אתא אדונינו ישוע!
En los tiempos del segundo templo el lenguaje común en Israel era Arameo (Hebreo en las sinagogas), y claro es obvio que los emisarios de Maran Yeshúa HaMashiaj hablaban arameo. Desde los tiempos de Yermiyahu / Jeremías 8 hasta hoy en día es de costumbre

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Cling to God (Devekut)

Devarim / Deuteronomy 10:20. Moshe says, “You shall fear HaShem your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him…” What does it mean to “cling to Him?” It is actually the same Hebrew word which is used of Adam in the garden when it says, “a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” (Bereshit / Genesis 2:24)
But how is this cleaving done in practical terms? The Rabbis ask,

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Worship of HaShem vs. Idol Worship

Why do people pray to idols? What does idol worship mean today? What is an idol? Is there new idols today?
Idol worship begins in the mind—it starts with an incorrect perception of who HaShem is. It says you can turn an abstract, invisible God into a concrete, metal, wood or plastic god, which of course, is impossible.  It is written by the Rambam’s 13 principles of the Jewish faith‎:  “I believe with perfect faith that God does not have a body.

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The Marranos Jews (Videos)

The story of the Marranos, the lost Jews from Spain, started in the 14th century when the Spanish Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church persecuted the large Jewish community in Spain and Portugal. Many Jews preferred to die rather than to give up their faith and convert. Many other Jews were forced to become Christians. Despite this, the church called them by the disparaging name Marranos which means pigs. They secretly continued to observe their Jewish faith, laws, holidays

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Los Marranos - Criptojudíos

Quienes son los marranos? Cuando la Iglesia Catolica establecio la Inquisicion en España en 1481, en conjunto con la explusion de los judios en 1492, la practica del judaismo era una ofensa castigable por el gobierno. Estableciendo las mas grotescas torturas y penas de muerte a todos los judios que no confesaran con su fe en el catolicismo. Siete años mas tarde en Portugal, en 1497 , ocurre lo mismo, siguieron el ejemplo de España. Esto trajo en consecuencias

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Life and Holiness - Sidra Acharei Mot / Kedoshim

Weekly Sidra: Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
Torah Portion: Vayikra / Leviticus 16:1-20:27  
Haftorah: Yechezkel / Ezekiel 20:2-20
I am HaShem your God; walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do them;  and hallow My Sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God. (Yehezkel 20:19-20)
This week we have another double Parashat reading.  Achrei Mot (after the death) deals with what HaShem told

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