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Update: March 22, 2009: Given the nature of Web 2.0 and the digital age, it has occurred to me that a blog might be the better way to present these writings to our members and guests as well as everyone else interested in the Hebraic view of the Bible. For that reason, I will no longer be adding new articles to this page. The information and this page will still continue to exist, but all new, original articles for Congregation Shema Yisrael will be posted at The Shema Yisrael Blog.

The articles listed on this page are a mix of essays that I've written and those I've found that have been authored by others and that provide an important perspective. If the article is from an an outside source, the author and source is cited. Articles listed just by title and date are ones I've written for the congregation. All of the articles I've written are available to download and print as PDF files. Just click on the name of the article to open it and then click on Download this article as a PDF.

The Israel/Gaza Conflict: So Whose Land Is It?  January 10, 2009

Mini-Article: Should Women Speak in Congregation?  January 4, 2009

Prayer Series: Draw Your Servant to Your Will   December 28, 2008

Mini-Article: Should Men Wear a Head Covering in Prayer?  December 27, 2008

Does God Change His Mind?  December 14, 2008

Galatians Series: Our Liberty in Messiah...Did the Torah Die on the Cross?   July 13, 2008

Did Jesus Declare All Meats Clean? by Larry Walker for The Good News Magazine. November/December 2002 Issue. I have always wanted to write an article about how the Kosher laws were never retracted by either Jesus or Peter, but now I don't have to. This article has done it for me. Click on the link above to get to the original story or the print-friendly version.

Galatians Series: Our Liberty in Messiah...Freedom from the Torah?   July 6, 2008

Goal Setting Joseph's Way: A 12-Step Biblical Program by Rabbi Yaakov Lieder for Chabad.org, December 25, 2007

A Short History of the Rapture   December 23, 2007

Entertaining Messengers   December 2, 2007

Go and Make Disciples of All Nations   October 4, 2007

What is G-d Supposed to Remember on Rosh HaShana? by Restorers of Zion,   September 23, 2007.

Jesus or Yeshua: What's in a Name?   September 3, 2007

Was the Sabbath Changed from Saturday to Sunday?   September 3, 2007

How are believers like a bowl of porridge?   May 30, 2007

Prayer Series: Why Pray with a Siddur?   May 12, 2007

The Havah Factor   May 6, 2007

If a Brother Sins Against You: Lessons in Leadership and Servanthood   May 6, 2007

Who is a Priest?   April 12, 2007

Who is a Prophet?   April 8, 2007

Neither Jew nor Greek  April 4, 2007

Response to the FFOZ Messiah Magazine Article "Easter and the Resurrection"   April 2, 2007

Were the Old Testament Jews Saved?   March 19, 2007

Who is a Rabbi? March 12, 2007