Ani Mitkaven! Do you remember what this translated Hebrew phrase means? It means, “I really mean it!” Today I want to write about what a useless phrase this really is. The context concerns the gap between what we say and what we do. It is a gap that should not exist. If we have to…
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Today, Rabbi Michael’s post comes from Jerusalem and was written during a trip to Israel a few months ago. He said at the time, “I wrote it and rewrote it several times in my dreams last night. I’m written on this verse before, but today I’m feeling something new.” Romans 8:3-4 For what was impossible…
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Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees and Torah scholars, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven! Yeshua is about to explain what he means by this verse. The next few verses go into great detail, as He explains what He means by righteousness that “exceeds.”…
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Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. The Greek word for mercy is elehmwn (phonetic spelling el-eh-ay’-mone). We have to be specific here, because there are several scriptural concepts that are similar, yet quite different. The “Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels” gives us our best clue. The word he uses is based…
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