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Comfort, Comfort My People

Comfort, Comfort My People
Shabbat Nachamu is the Sabbath that follows Tisha B’Av, the day marking the destruction of the temple. Nachamu is the Hebrew word for comfort and so Shabbat Nachamu is also called the Sabbath of consolation. The passage read on this day of grief and reflection is Isaiah 40, starting, “Comfort, comfort my people.” After the destruction of the…
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Little Finger of God

Little Finger of God
There is a custom in certain sects of Judaism to portray the power and magnitude of God. They hold out the little finger as they pray, signifying the idea that there is more than enough power in God’s little finger to answer any prayer. It’s a picture from the text and we find it in…
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Making Disciples

Making Disciples
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you." Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples. That’s not a request. It’s a direct command. Most of us are of an age…
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Dust from His feet

Dust from His feet
Yosie, the son of Yoezer from Zeredah, said: “Let your house be a meeting place for the wise; cover yourself with the dust of their feet, and drink in their words with thirst.” The idea of being covered with someone’s dust has many implications. It reveals a close proximity and suggests following closely; or sitting…
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