What does Kosher mean? What is kosher food? Kosher food is not food which is clean, pure or that has been blessed by a rabbi. It is regular food that simply conforms to the Jewish dietary laws found in the Bible. According to Leviticus, in order for an animal to be kosher, it must have […]
The Oral Law The Written Law is another name for the Torah. The Oral Law is a legal commentary on the Torah, explaining how its commandments are to be carried out. Common sense suggests that some sort of oral tradition was always needed to accompany the Written Law, because the Torah alone, even with its […]
The Mezuzah Hier is so ,n bietjieagtergrond van die Mezuzah……One consistent feature of every Mazuzah however simple or ornate is the Hebrew letter "Shin" (Dit is die letter watjygesien het watsoos 'n "pitch fork" lyk). Shin is the abbreviation of God's most musical name, Shaddai. Sometimes the complete word of Shin, Daled, Yod is spelled […]
Kabbalah Kabbalah is the name applied to the whole range of Jewish mystical activity. While codes of Jewish law focus on what it is God wants from man, kabbalah tries to penetrate deeper, to God’s essence itself. There are elements of kabbalah in the Bible, for example, in the opening chapter of Ezekiel, where the […]
“Was Jesus a Jew?”……One needs only to search the internet today to determine that there is great controversy and disagreement over the question of whether Jesus of Nazareth was actually Jewish. Before we can answer this question adequately, we must first ask another question: who (or what) is a Jew? Even this question has its […]
“What is Messianic Judaism?”……Messianic Judaism is the term given to Jewish people who believe and have accepted Yeshua (the Hebrew name for Jesus) of Nazareth as the promised Messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures. These Jewish people do not stop being Jewish, but they continue to remain strong in their Jewish identity, lifestyle and culture, while […]
“What is Israel‘s role in the end times?”……Answer: Every time there is an explosion of conflict in or around Israel, many see it as a sure sign of the quickly approaching end times. The problem with this is that it creates a "boy that cried wolf" syndrome. We may eventually tire of the conflict in […]