Because of how busy Shabbat can get for me, I realize that there are many people who I don’t get the opportunity to speak with each week. So I decided that those of you who have questions might need an outlet to get those questions answered. And if you have a question, others may have the same question. So this… Continue reading →

Q: I noticed that your congregation observes “Rosh Hashannah.” In Lev. 23, I see that God calls this date “Yom T’ruah.” Why the one and not the other?

A: This festival has a number of different names. It is called Yom ha Din, the Day of Judgment. It is called Yom ha Zikkaron, the Day of Remembrance. It is called Rosh Hashanah,… Continue reading →

Q: Is Yeshua diety?

A: Yes, Yeshua is deity.

Matthew 1:18b After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.      He was born of the Ruach Ha Kodesh, and therefore must be fully God.      Twice in the account of Matthew we read of God the… Continue reading →

Q: If we are zealous for the Messiah’s name “Yeshua” why do we still use the term “God” when its etimology, just like “Jesus” is rooted in a language foreign to the Father’s Word and reveals nothing about who He is?

A: First, we must understand that there are different aspects of the God-head. The Father, the Son and the Holy… Continue reading →

Q: I am not a life-long Jew. I have never attended a Jewish service. I am a life-long Christian, however, and I have come to really value the Jewish roots of my faith. Would it be possible to explain how the Messianic Shabbat service is different from the traditional Jewish service? It would help educate me in honoring our shared… Continue reading →

Q: Is there a parallel between the Creation account and the building of the tabernacle – seven commands, or something?

A: I have read that in one journal that there is a connection in the patterns of creation and the commandments to build the tabernacle. However, this was just one person’s research, and I have not seen it in other… Continue reading →

Q: What is meant by this except from this weeks reading? “But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man.”(John 2:24-25) This seems to make no sense. What would committing Himself to them have to do with the fact… Continue reading →

Q: Are you going to resume posting your messages on your website.  Nothing has been posted since May 22, 2010.

A: The past several weeks have been quite a blur for me, actually, which is partly why there aren’t any messages posted since May 22nd. The next Shabbat, May 29th, there were no services held at Kehilat Sar Shalom. Our… Continue reading →

Q: Numbers 19 details the death of the red heifer and the laws of purification by ashes and water.  Numbers 20:1 follows immediately with the death of Miriam.  Is there a deeper connection or analogy between Miriam and the red heifer?

A: The only connection here would be chronological. God gives the instructions for the ritual of the red heifer, and… Continue reading →

Q: Numbers 10 talks about the two silver trumpets and the four different reasons for blowing them.  Are these the same four notes that are blown on the shofar at Rosh HaShanah?

A: The four notes of the shofar that are heard on Rosh Hashannah are tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and tekiah gedolah. They each have different meanings, and some of… Continue reading →