Talmud and Jesus

another good short insightful insight into Talmud. it sounds a lot like Mt 6:33 to me. what do yall think?
Mitzvos Relating to Kohanim
52: Giving a Kohein Firstborn Animals
“Sanctify for Me every firstborn, the first born of every womb in bnei
Yisrael…” (Shemos 13:2)
The firstborn of a kosher animal is designated for Hashem and given [...]

Guilty Until Proved Innocent??

i have begun a subscription to commentary on the Talmud from Rabbinic sources. it has been very interesting so far. sure, i dont agree with everything, and yes, most of these commentators (and the Talmud itself) dont recognize Yeshua as Messiah, but they still have much to provide in way of analyzing Torah. [...]

What is Torah anyway?

i read a thought provoking article about what exactly “Torah” means. i made me wonder a few things. please feel free to give your totally biased and personal opinion:
if, in light of the 2nd Temple’s destruction, the rabbis reinterpreted the 613 mitzvot (commandments) of the “Torah” so that some commandments were no longer [...]

What is a biblical “New Moon”?

this comes from a monthly lesson from First Fruits of Zion. i thought it was very informative and worth passing along to anyone else who might read it:
The first day of the biblical month is called Rosh Chodesh (ראש חדש), which literally means ‘a new head’ and is understood to mean the ‘first of [...]

Part 4: Are the Law and Grace mutually exclusive?

more on the Law and Grace…
hypothetically, for sake of argument, let us suppose that we are to obey Torah today as followers of Jesus. if this is the case, then how do we obey commands like:
Slavery is permissible, and fathers may sell their daughters (Ex 21:7; Lev. 25:44).
You may not contact a woman [...]