Posts with the category “rabbis-reflections”

Shavuah Tov,“It’s football time in Tennessee,” shouts the Voice of the Vols into his radio microphone. Throughout America, fanatics (er, fans) gather for the Saturday ritual of playing the greatest sp...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,I’ve often prayed along the lines of Luke 2:52 for family members. In fact, I turned it into a scripture-prayer chorus. Trust me, the chorus is not for public consumption, but it is hel...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, my prayer kept returning to my heart.In our subject verse for today,...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}}, Psalm 35:11 Violent witnesses rise up. They question me about things I know nothing about. 12 They repay me evil for good—my soul is forlorn.The Hebrew word translated as “violen...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 35:10 All my bones will say: “Adonai, who is like You, rescuing the poor from one too strong for him, the poor and needy from one who robs him?”Rabbi Trail:  Before we enter into the seri...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}},Psalm 35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in Adonai and delight in His salvation.As you can see above, our verse today starts with “then.”  When is “then?”  The previous five verses te...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 35:6 May their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of Adonai pursuing them. 7 For without cause they hid their net for me, and without cause they dug a pit for my soul. 8 Let ruin co...  Read More

Shavuah Tov {{firstName}},Hebrews 12:1-2a Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,What manifestations of favor/grace were on the mind of the Apostles when they greeted believers? They pronounced a blessing of favor and shalom (grace and peace) over them. Why? What di...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom {{firstName}},Psalm 35:4 May those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced. May they be turned back and humiliated—those who plot evil against me. 5 May they be like chaff bef...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}}, Psalm 35:2,3 – Part 2Psalm 35:2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help. 3 Draw out also a spear and battle-axe. Stop those who pursue me. Say to my soul: “I am y...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 35:1 A psalm of David. Adonai, oppose those who oppose me. Fight those who fight me.The Psalm simply begins in Hebrew “L’David,” which means simply “for or to David.”  Two Hebrew words ar...  Read More

Shalom,PsalmsPsalm 34:23(22) – Part 17Psalm 34:23(22) Adonai redeems the soul of His servants—no one who takes refuge in Him will be held guilty.In the RR for yesterday, we studied verse 22 (21 in the...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}},Psalm 34:22(21) Evil kills the wicked—those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.As we bring this Psalm to a close, there are three Hebrew words in this verse to which we mu...  Read More

Shavuah Tov,INTRODUCTION: In Part 1 of this series (August 10), I discussed purgatory, as part of Roman Catholic Church dogma, and “purgatory,” as a self-imposed review of past life with the goal of p...  Read More

Rabbi’s Reflections - Saturday, August 23, 2025Shabbat Shalom,Yeshua’s Emissaries would begin their correspondences releasing the blessing of “favor (charis/grace) and shalom.” The favor they authorit...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom {{firstName}},Psalm 34:20 Many are the distresses of the righteous, but Adonai delivers him out of them all. 21 He keeps all his bones—not one of them is broken.Wait a minute!  ...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}}, Psalm 34:18 The righteous cry out and Adonai hears, and delivers them from all their troubles. 19 Adonai is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those crushed in spirit.Rabbi Tr...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:16 The eyes of Adonai are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry. 17 The face of Adonai is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.These two ...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}},Psalm 34:12(11) Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of Adonai. 13(12) Who is the one who delights in life, and loves to see good days? 14(13) Keep your tongue ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:12(11) Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of Adonai. 13(12) Who is the one who delights in life, and loves to see good days? 14(13) Keep your tongue from evil, and...  Read More

Shavuah Tov,Hebrews 12:1-2a Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the race set befo...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,Charis is found over 120 times in the New Covenant Scriptures. I am not going to go through all of them. I believe we have laid a sufficient foundation of identifying charis with chen. ...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 34:12(11) Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of Adonai. 13(12) Who is the one who delights in life, and loves to see good days? 14(13) Keep your tongu...  Read More

Shalom {{firstName}}, Special Editorial: Saw this (link below) just now (although it was published yesterday).  I wanted to share it with you and invite you to share it with others.  One heart at a ti...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:10(9) Fear Adonai, His kedoshim, For those who fear Him lack nothing.Rabbi Trail: I know I need to apologize to you, but I’m not sure why.  I was wrong yesterday about the numbering of...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:9 Taste and see how good Adonai is. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.Ah, the numbering of the verses. Who knows?  I’m going to stop because I’m driving myself crazy(er).  All...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:7 This poor man cried, and Adonai heard, and saved him out of all his troubles. 8 The angel of Adonai encamps around those who fear Him, and delivers them.More Hebrew than you ever wan...  Read More

Shavuah Tov {{firstName}},PERSONAL NOTE: Let me briefly explain today’s RR. Rabbi Weiner has afforded me the privilege of writing an RR article every other Sunday. I entered a Knoxville hospital nearl...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom,The remaining three times charis is translated as favor in Luke’s writings exemplify doing favors for purely political purposes. Favors to ingratiate. Charis as bribes.We begin.But afte...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 34:6 They who looked to Him were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed.There are two things happening here in this verse.  They are two sides of the same coin.  F...  Read More

Shalom, Psalm 34 is put to modern music in English here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKBgS8ptXi4  Psalm 34:5 I sought Adonai, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.Here is the pro...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:4(3) Magnify Adonai with me and let us exalt His Name together.Every well written paper has a thesis sentence.  One sentence (usually the last sentence of the first paragraph after an ...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:3 My soul boasts in Adonai. The humble ones hear of it and rejoice.“Yish’m’u (from Shema) V’Yis’m’chu (from Sameach)” means “they will hear and they will rejoice.”  This raises two que...  Read More

Shalom,Psalm 34:1 Of David, when he feigned insanity before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he left. 2 I will bless Adonai at all times. His praise is continually in my mouth.Some Psalms are better...  Read More

Shavuah Tov {{firstName}},Hebrews 12:1-2a Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the...  Read More

Shabbat Shalom {{firstName}},Stephen consistently demonstrated God’s power as he proclaimed Yeshua. Now Stephen, full of charis (favor/grace) and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the peo...  Read More

(Early) Shabbat Shalom,Psalm 33:22 Let Your lovingkindness, Adonai, be upon us, as we have waited for You.Oh yes, Lord!  Let Your “Chesed” (lovingkindness, grace, great favor and love) be upon us.  An...  Read More

Rabbi’s Reflections - Thursday July 31, 2025 Shalom, Psalm 33:20 Our souls waits for Adonai—He is our help and our shield. 21 Our hearts rejoice in Him, because we trusted in His holy Name.The last He...  Read More

Rabbi’s Reflections - Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Shalom,Psalm 33:17 A horse is a false hope for victory, nor can its great strength save. 18 Behold, the eyes of Adonai are on those who fear Him, waiting...  Read More