As we begin the Shabbat I wanted to share that a few weeks ago The Obadyah Alliance Bet Din recognized the Igbos of Nigeria were recognized as “Israelites who were forced to convert to Christianity. A Bet Din is a rabbinical court of Judaism. This is major not for white […]
𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Tetzaveh, Tetsaveh, T’tzaveh, or T’tzavveh (תְּצַוֶּה—Hebrew for “[you] shall command,” the second word and first distinctive word in the parashah) is the 20th weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the eighth in the Book of Exodus. The parashah reports God’s commands […]
Dark am I, AND lovely, daughters of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Kedar, like the tent curtains of Solomon. Do not stare at me because I am dark, because I am darkened by the sun. My mother’s sons were angry with me and made me take care of the […]
What I love about the Book of Exodus and Passover is that through both we are shown that we serve an Elohim of liberation and justice. During this worldwide crisis through our relationship with Yah we can face the reality of our circumstances not ignoring the truth of what is […]
Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17 As a member and Minister at Beth-El The House of YHWH a Messianic Hebrew congregation in the Bronx I am excited about Inner City Light House a community initiative housed […]
Shalom! I am very excited to introduce the Practical Torah podcast where each week we will examine the week’s Torah reading pulling out wisdom and inspiration for everyday life. About a year ago I started to read the weekly Torah portions and do some quick reflections on these passages […]
In this week’s Torah Portion we see that the King of Moab tried about three times to curse the Hebrew people as they Sojourned from Egypt to Canaan. Each time the King tried to get Balaam to curse the Hebrews instead of a curse he heard a blessing. Even Balaam’s […]
🌬This is actually last week’s Torah Portion but it still brings up an interesting paradox we should be mindful to pay attention to. As I was reading the Torah Portion reflection by First Fruits of Zion I read: “Sprinkling of the ashes of the red heifer purified the unclean, but […]
Many West African marriage traditions can be found within ancient Hebraic marriage traditions. One of these traditions is Knocking during engagement: 👰🏾The igbo translation of iku aka is ‘to knock on the door’ and “Iju Ese” is translated as: ‘to ask about or inquire’. 👰🏿When a man decides to marry […]
Many loved the Women Warrior’s of Black Panther but for me they hold a special place in my heart as they were inspired by the Women Warriors of the Erverh (Hebrew) Kingdom of Dahomey. Read below for some research I found about these fierce sisters and research from my forthcoming […]