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 […]
𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Terumah Heave offering — תְּרוּמָה or Terumoh, Terimuh, or Trumah (תְּרוּמָה—Hebrew for “gift” or “offering,” the twelfth word and first distinctive word in the parashah) is the nineteenth weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה, parashah) in the annual cycle of Torah reading and the seventh in the Book of Exodus. […]
The original name of the people who are called the “Hebrews” in the Bible is EƲE. Abraham is the first person called a Hebrew (Genesis 14:13) Abraham’s 5th Great Grandfather was Ever/Eber. We know this because Genesis 10:24 tells us that Shalach bore Ever. Ever is spelled עבר(EB/VR). According to the dictionary […]
As we enter the Western month of September and continue the Biblical month of Elul and head towards the month of Tishrei we are preparing for the Fall Feast and Kodesh (Holy) Days of Scripture. The first of these special days is Yom Teruah aka Day of Trumpets most commonly […]
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 […]
The season of Shavuot (aka Pentecost) known as Feast of Weeks commemorates two powerful moments in human history: when the Children of Israel and those who sojourned with them received the Torah and when people from various tongues and tribes received the infilling of the Ruach Ha’Kodesh (Holy Spirit) which […]
Except from Prophetic Whirlwind: Uncovering The Black Biblical Destiny On April 11, 2017, I was invited to give the opening reflection for the Lab Shul Freedom Feast Passover Seder. For the Seder Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie assigned me a passage from Exodus, which when read in Hebrew shows that the Hebrew […]
I am in my 30’s and a virgin. Sadly, in America this is kind of embarrassing to type. We talk about a great deal of things in the awakening: who Esau is, where “true” Jerusalem is, what is pagan, how to correctly pronounce The Father and Messiah’s name, the curses, […]
The tradition of Watchnight comes from when enslaved African-Americans stayed up all night in prayer meetings waiting for news of the Emancipation Proclamation being signed this was on December 31st but we know the Biblical New Year is in the Spring so I was led to ask on Facebook why […]