Rampant anti-Semitism in Australia kills 11 and wounds many others at the start of the 2025 Hanukkah season…

ELEVEN JEWISH PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN AUSTRALIA, and 29 taken to the hospital after a shooting Australia’s famous Bondi Beach, where and event to mark the first day of Hanukkah was taking place!

I often wonder whether some Anti-Semites even know WHY they hate Jews, and simply hate them because they follow an anti-Semitic crowd, whose members often identify as "Christians." These hate-mongers don't even realize that, if it wasn't for "the Jews," they wouldn't even have a God, much less, His Divine Messiah!

I receive the occasional death threat to my website, and when I asked WHY they hate me (since they don't know, nor have ever met me), their response is (and I'm taking these comments from the emails I've kept over the years): "Because you're a dirty Jew! You killed Jesus," or "Jews are what's wrong with the world" ...

"Intellects" such as these anti-Semites apparently don't realize that Jews are God's "Chosen" (beginning with the pagan Avram - whom God later renamed Avraham, whose offspring became a great nation). One of the 12 Tribes (Judah - where the term "Jew" originated) were tasked with safeguarding His Torah (Divine Instructions in Righteousness) when they were dispersed into the world.

Despite the fact that they backslid (and who hasn't???), God has ALWAYS blessed them, and they have ALWAYS contributed great things wherever they were planted. (It's all outlined IN the Bible!)

Yet, they continue to be hated, and are attacked constantly for being Jews...

These hate-monger "intellects" have NO CLUE that Jews, who make up approximately 0.2 percent of the world's population, and just 2 percent of the US population, have contributed more than anyone to the scientific research fields of Chemistry, Economics, Physics, and Physiology/Medicine, the corresponding world and US percentages are 26% and 38%, respectively.

Among women laureates in the four research fields, the Jewish percentages (world and US) are 28% and 39%, respectively. Of organizations awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 21% were founded or co-founded principally by Jews or by people of half-Jewish descent. Since the turn of the century (i.e., from the year 2000 onward), Jews have been awarded 24% of all Nobel Prizes and 26% of those in the scientific research fields. (SOURCE: Jewish Nobel Prize Winners, jinfo.org)

Anti-Semitism has been rising again over the last few decades, which surely does NOT please God! Unfortunately, mankind has NEVER been able to get along, and Jews have always been targets for various reasons.

The Bible says these things would happen - and it also tells us in Zechariah 8:23 that, in the end times ten men from all nations will grasp the hem (or "skirt") of a Jewish man's robe, saying, "We want to go with you, for we have heard that God is with you".

I hope any anti-Semite reading this will allow THAT to sink in! Read the Bible BEFORE you make anymore stupid moves against the Jews - for, if you've never read the Bible from cover to cover, you don't even know ANYTHING about those people you hate so much! You have NO CLUE what you are doing, or what is awaiting you on Judgment Day, because God promised that anyone who messes with Israel or HIS people, will be VERY sorry!

Take a look at just a few of the warnings from the Bible:

Genesis 12: - 3 I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (CJB)

Zecheriah 12:2-3 "I will make Yerushalayim a cup that will stagger the surrounding peoples. Even Y'hudah will be caught up in the siege against Yerushalayim. When that day comes, I will make Yerushalayim a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will hurt themselves, and all the earth's nations will be massed against her." (CJB)

Ezekiel 37: 21 Then say to them that Adonai Elohim says: 'I will take the people of Isra'el from among the nations where they have gone and gather them from every side and bring them back to their own land. (CJB)

2 Chronicles 6:5-6 'Since the day that I brought My people from the land of Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man for a leader over My people Israel; but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.' (CJB)

NOTE: Whether anyone likes it or not, God is WITH His people - and it's a VERY wise idea to heed God whenever He says something, because it WILL come to pass!

A MINI-LESSON ABOUT “WORLDLY” BEHAVIOR

I’ll preface my short article with this note:  God is NOT the center of most people’s lives (especially in the entertainment realm); rather, if mentioned at all, He’s usually just a quick, fluffy footnote that reveals their ignorance of Him and His Word.

Recently, when I turned on my TV, there was a program featuring Hoda Kotb’s 2023 interview with country singer, Wynonna Judd, about how she was coping with the loss of her mother and singing partner, Naomi Judd, who had committed suicide in 2022.

I happened upon that interview just as Hoda was suggesting Wynonna should take some time off – and, I have to say, I found myself excruciatingly disappointed at Wynonna’s response, when she said:

“I don’t know how to take time off, really, because I’m such a doer, and I like to fix things, and I do stuff. I’m not good at sitting still. You know, this whole Bible thing of ‘Be still and know that I am God’ – NO! Rock and roll! … I like to go and do things and don’t know to be still, and it’s not easy…”

All the while, Hoda was sitting there, laughing like a hyena because she obviously thought Wynonna’s response to be funny.

I didn’t think it was funny at all, because there was absolutely NO reverence for God!  Our Heavenly Father NEVER tells us to do anything without good reason; and people are putting their eternal life in serious jeopardy if they can’t be bothered to put any effort into being "whole-hearted” toward Him! The entire Bible is replete with passages where He COMMANDS His people to be whole-hearted, and peppered with examples of what happens to those who have no time for God…

When Hoda went on to ask Wyonna what kind of conversations she’s had with God since her Mom’s passing, Wynonna said she’s only been having conversations with her dead mother, such as, “What the hell am I supposed to do about wardrobe – because she’s always the one who took care of the wardrobe…”

By that time, I had already had enough of that interview, and clicked it off, because I cannot stand superficiality!  My view is this:  If you don’t know God or His Word, then don’t bother mentioning Him in passing conversation, because anything you have to say will always end up being very disrespectful.

Like most interviews with famous people, I found this one with Wynonna Judd VERY superficial and typical of the usual “me-oriented” shtick by people who wouldn’t know God if they fell on Him, because they can’t see past that person they admire in their mirrors!

So, here’s the bottom line:  While the “big entertainment” folks may be filthy rich, they are “poor in spirit” and will be vomited from Yeshua’s mouth on the day he returns to rule and reign for a thousand years! (Revelation 20:4-10)

Here is what Yeshua says about those who choose “the world” over the Kingdom of ELOHIM:

Revelation 3:16: ¹⁵ “I know what you are doing: you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were either one or the other! ¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth! ¹⁷ For you keep saying, ‘I am rich, I have gotten rich, I don’t need a thing!’ You don’t know that you are the one who is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked!

¹⁸ My advice to you is to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be dressed and not have to be ashamed of your nakedness; and eyesalve to rub on your eyes, so that you may see. ¹⁹ As for me, I rebuke and discipline everyone I love; so exert yourselves, and turn from your sins!

²⁰ Here, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If someone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he will eat with me. ²¹ I will let him who wins the victory sit with me on my throne, just as I myself also won the victory and sat down with my Father on his throne. ²² Those who have ears, let them hear what the Spirit is saying to the Messianic communities.”’” (CJB)

Have you ever considered the importance of the letter “Y” in Hebrew (spelled “Yud”)?

 

HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT MANY PEOPLE OR THINGS ELOHIM CONSIDERS HOLY, BEGIN WITH THE LETTER "Y"? (In Hebrew, the "Y" is called "Yud" or "Yod.") For instance, Yahweh, Yeshua, Yisrael (Israel), Yerushalayim (Jerusalem); two of the Patriarchs - Yitz'chak (Isaac) and Ya'akov (Jacob), and a host of other people and things.

Of course, the impression that words that begin with the the Hebrew "yud" indicate something holy, is mostly anecdotal, but DOES seem to have some foundation in truth:

The "Yud" is the tenth letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet, and has the numeric value of 10. Leviticus 27:32 says "All the tenth from the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's crook, the tenth one will be holy to Yahweh."

It might only be interesting, but the "Yud" itself is spelled "yod-vav-dalet"; and the yod, being essentially a "dot" is one dimension, the "Vav" is a line which is two dimensions, and the "dalet" is a line and line at right angles to it, indicating not only length, but width as well.

So the Yud (or Yod) represents "full dimensionality" which is certainly appropriate for Yahweh!

(For those who don't know any Hebrew, in the meme below, the letter "yud" (or "yod") is at the right of the picture, as Hebrew is read from right to left. Below, you can see the letters Yud-Hay-Vav-Hey, the Hebrew letters that spell out the tetragrammaton of our Creator's Name as given to Moses in Exodus 3:13 -15.)

 

 

Who did Jacob REALLY spend the night wrestling with?

WHO DID JACOB REALLY SPEND THE NIGHT WRESTLING WITH? For an in-depth, mind-blowing teaching of this issue using Scripture, the ancient Jewish sages, and the proper Hebrew and Aramaic language translations, please check out this deep, amazing, scholarly article by Jeremy Chance Springfield, entitled,  A World of Wrestling.

Don't just read it; STUDY it! I promise you, you will come away with some eye-opening knowledge that will "knock your socks off" - and reveal just how much most of us DON'T realize about God and His Word!

A NOTE ABOUT PARASHAH 7 - Vayetze (He went out) Genesis 28:10 through 32:3

THIS PARTICULAR PARASHAH - where we see endless jealousy and wrangling going on between Ya’akov’s (Jacob’s) two wives  - provides a perfect example revealing that God never intended men to have more than one wife! (And YES, I am directing these comments to the cruel and nonsensical “Gawd condones, and wants men to multiple wives” crowd in the Hebrew Roots arena!)

Just take a look at the anguish this caused the two sisters, Rachel and Leah:

Genesis 30: 1 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing children for Ya'akov, she envied her sister and said to Ya'akov, "Give me children, or I will die!" 2 This made Ya'akov angry at Rachel; he answered, "Am I in God's place? He's the one who is denying you children." 3 She said, "Here is my maid Bilhah. Go, sleep with her, and let her give birth to a child that will be laid on my knees, so that through her I too can build a family." 4 So she gave him Bilhah her slave-girl as his wife, and Ya'akov went in and slept with her. 5 Bilhah conceived and bore Ya'akov a son. 6 Rachel said, "God has judged in my favor; indeed he has heard me and given me a son." Therefore she called him Dan [he judged].

7 Bilhah Rachel's slave-girl conceived again and bore Ya'akov a second son. 8 Rachel said, "I have wrestled mightily with my sister and won," and called him Naftali [my wrestling]. 9 When Le'ah saw that she had stopped having children, she took Zilpah her slave-girl and gave her to Ya'akov as his wife. 10 Zilpah Le'ah's slave-girl bore Ya'akov a son; 11 and Le'ah said, "Good fortune has come," calling him Gad [good fortune]. 12 Zilpah Le'ah's slave-girl bore Ya'akov a second son; 13 and Le'ah said, "How happy I am! Women will say I am happy!" and called him Asher [happy].

14 During the wheat harvest season Re'uven went and found mandrakes in the field and brought them to his mother Le'ah. Rachel said to Le'ah, "Please give me some of your son's mandrakes [so that I can be fertile]." 15 She answered, "Isn't it enough that you have taken away my husband? Do you have to take my son's mandrakes too?" Rachel said, "Very well; in exchange for your son's mandrakes, sleep with him tonight."

16 When Ya'akov came in from the field in the evening, Le'ah went out to meet him and said, "You have to come and sleep with me, because I've hired you with my son's mandrakes." So Ya'akov slept with her that night. 17 God listened to Le'ah, and she conceived and bore Ya'akov a fifth son. 18 Le'ah said, "God has given me my hire, because I gave my slave-girl to my husband." So she called him Yissakhar [hire, reward].

19 Le'ah conceived again and bore a sixth son to Ya'akov. 20 Le'ah said, "God has given me a wonderful gift. Now at last my husband will live with me, since I have borne him six sons." And she called him Z'vulun [living together]. 21 After this, she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah [controversy over rights]. 22 Then God took note of Rachel, heeded her prayer and made her fertile. 23 She conceived, had a son and said, "God has taken away my disgrace." 24 She called him Yosef [may he add], saying, "May ADONAI add to me another son."

The only "Tribe" missing is Binyamin, whom we meet when he is born, in next week's parashah (Genesis 35:18). Note that, while we see a daughter (Dinah) born to Leah, only the sons became known as the "Tribes" of Israel.

IN CLOSING, the above is just ONE example of the destructive “multiple wives” myth being perpetuated in the Hebrew Roots/Messianic circles. Jealousy is NOT a godly virtue (1 Corinthians 3:3; Galatians 5:26 ) but it absolutely cannot be avoided when husbands are sleeping with other women! (The same goes for women who commit adultery.) Relationships like that never end well. Not to mention, you cannot be “one flesh” with lots of people (Genesis 2:24).

End of story!

A humorous, yet on-point article about why so many seem to be destitute after just one month of no income…

I agree with the article below!  During this ridiculous government shutdown, I am truly bewildered by the fact that millions (many with seemingly GOOD jobs) are so broke that they already - after just one month - have to use food banks, because they have no money! It’s one thing to be truly poor, but quite another, to have so many people completely destitute after just one month of no income.

What’s going on?

Doesn't anybody believe in SAVING money anymore? Why can't people manage to save at least a little bit each month for emergencies such as this? It's not that hard, if you have a good job and manage your money properly (which is key!)...

That is why I believe the person who wrote this article below, hit the nail on the head, because way too many people are so deeply in debt BECAUSE they are into "instant gratification," wanting everything NOW, and not worrying about that huge and ever-mounting credit card debt that allows them to spend way much more than they make! I pray this will serve as an eye-opener for them, because the world is certainly NOT getting any better...

Please take a minute to read this well-written piece:

I’m so tired of hearing "Our grandparents could buy a house on one salary, but now we can’t even afford rent on two!”

Yeah, because Grandma wasn’t blowin’ half her paycheck on $12 iced coffee and avocado toast, that’s why!

Back then, if they wanted coffee, they made it at home. With grounds so strong it could remove rust. You didn’t drink it… you survived it.

And Grandma wasn’t out there “brunchin’.” You think she had time for brunch? No! She was at home, cooking something called whatever’s left in the house.

And don’t even bring up Uber Eats.

These people today are crying about money while living in a 4-bedroom house with two SUVs, six streaming services, and matching sleeve tattoos. You think Grandpa had a tattoo? Yeah it said “Korea, 1951.” And it came with nightmares, not realistic shading.

Oh, don’t even get me started on the kids. “We can’t make ends meet, but Brayden needs the new iPhone!” No, he doesn’t! You’re giving an $1100 phone to a kid who still eats glue and boogers.

When we were kids, the family phone hung on the wall. It had a cord long enough to jump rope with, and if you wanted privacy, you had to go stand in the pantry. And somehow, we survived.

And the TV? There was one. One.

It was in the living room, and Dad controlled it. If he wanted to watch bowling, guess what? You liked bowling.

Now every room’s got a 65-inch screen, the baby’s got an iPad, and you’re sitting there wondering why you can’t afford rent.

Because you’re living like rappers, that’s why!

Grandpa wasn’t out here leasing Teslas and buying $12 smoothies called “Detox Sunrise.” He was driving a truck that sounded like thunder and smelled like oil and cigarettes.

They lived within their means. Whatever Grandpa’s paycheck bought, that’s what they had. They didn’t try to keep up with the Joneses. They were just trying to keep the family fed and a roof over their heads.

So yeah, Grandpa could buy a house on one salary. But he also didn’t have 47 subscriptions and emotional-support crystals. He had one support system, Grandma, who told him to suck it up and mow the yard.

Now folks are broke, tired, and stressed… and it’s not because of inflation… it’s because y’all keep ordering tacos from DoorDash like you’re royalty.

Wake up and smell the truth!!"

Did you realize that we have a choice to be “righteous” or not?

In Isaiah 54:3-17 that YHWH "created the destroyer" - However...we discover we CAN choose to be righteous; and when we do, He takes us back with open arms, as revealed in our B'rit Chadasha portion. (We invite you also to read our "Explanation of "this generation"....) Let's take a look:

Isaiah 54:7 "Briefly I abandoned you, but with great compassion I am taking you back. 8 I was angry for a moment and hid my face from you; but with everlasting grace I will have compassion on you," says ADONAI your Redeemer. 9 "For me this is like Noach's flood. Just as I swore that no flood like Noach's would ever again cover the earth, so now I swear that never again will I be angry with you or rebuke you. 10 For the mountains may leave and the hills be removed, but my grace will never leave you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed," says ADONAI, who has compassion on you. (CJB)

Note that YHWH briefly abandoned His people, but His grace will never leave us. Grace has always been around since Adam and Eve! He could have destroyed them after they chose to disobey; but instead, He allowed them to live outside the Garden. He could have wiped out the entire earth, but He allowed Noah to start the human race all over again.

As you can see, "grace" didn't start with "Jesus" and it doesn't mean we are free to do whatever we want; YHWH shows grace and mercy to HIS people - those who have made the decision to turn from sin and return to Him to walk in His Torah....He knows that we tend to stray, especially in our youth. But He assures us that He loves us and will welcome us back: Isaiah 54: 4 Don't be afraid, for you won't be ashamed; don't be discouraged, for you won't be disgraced. You will forget the shame of your youth....