You’re Out of Order Al Pacino With the current Middle East conflict spilling out of the region to produce disparate opinion, my task of conducting the 2024 Passover Seder, has emerged as a moment akin to walking blindfolded through a minefield. The freedom and deliverance holiday of Passover demands that something be said about theContinue reading “Order?”
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Emotions? Amos’ Ten Commandments Moment
Love is love? Unlike other Torah passages, the Ten Commandments does not express how one should feel about the Decalogue’s shalls or shall nots. The Prophet Amos places emotions in the balance concerning Humanity’s dealings. Should Amos’ words apply to the Ten Commandments? Are there consequences for failing to assert emotional interest in the dealingsContinue reading “Emotions? Amos’ Ten Commandments Moment”
Priorities: Tazria’s Ten Commandments’ Moment
The Torah Portion Tazria spells out an essential commandment. It is one that rivals the Decalogue in import. The portion commands that “on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumsized.” Leviticus 12:3. In Hebrew, the ceremony for that event is called “Brit Milah”. With this, we have our Ten Commandments’ moment:Continue reading “Priorities: Tazria’s Ten Commandments’ Moment”
If Prophecy Was Country Music? A Book of Joel Ten Commandments’ Moment
To My Email Readers: I apologize for the prior incomplete post. My dog hit the publish key! Country Music walks a line. On one side, there is brilliant lyric of “exes living in Texas” to “the time i get to Phoenix” to the roads with “Mountain Mamas”. These country songs paint pictures rivaling those workingContinue reading “If Prophecy Was Country Music? A Book of Joel Ten Commandments’ Moment”
A Book of Hosea Ten Commandments’ Moment: Revelations on the Decalogue
I’ve been told that it wasn’t until Philo of Alexandria that the Decalogue was coined “the Ten Commandments.” Thus, as we search through the scripture in search of Ten Commandments’ moments, we do so with no expectation that biblical figures would reference the Decalogue in that fashion. Thus, we put on our detective caps andContinue reading “A Book of Hosea Ten Commandments’ Moment: Revelations on the Decalogue”
AI, My Biggest Fan?
Mirror, Mirror On the Wall… Snow White’s Wicked Queen and I are now perhaps besties. Creating content for this project has become an actual project. Wanting to stay on the Ten Commandments’ topic, I decided to take a deep dive through scripture and other ancient literature- i.e. pseudopigrapha, via a Decalogue lens. This concept hasContinue reading “AI, My Biggest Fan?”
A Footnote or Addendum? A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment
The Book of Isaiah offers a “by the way…” moment elaborating on the Ten Commandments. When the Ten Commandments were delivered by Moses from Mt. Sinai, the covenant was established with the God who brought the Children of Israel out of Egypt. They accepted that this deity would be their only god and there wouldContinue reading “A Footnote or Addendum? A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment”
Thou Shalt Chill? A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment
At Thanksgiving, controversy exploded at the Covid-19 friendly outdoor celebration. Shots were fired across the plates with carved turkey and bowls overflowing with homemade cranberry sauce. The debate, however, was not as sweet as pumpkin pie. The topic was the choice, not about sides or condiments, but rather the decision between pursuing happiness or peacefulness.Continue reading “Thou Shalt Chill? A Book of Isaiah Ten Commandments’ Moment”
The Truth & The Greater Reality
It’s only words and words are all I have Bee Gees The Bee Gees, one of my all-time favorite bands, got it all wrong. While their song “Words” waxes poetically that “its only words”, that pronouncement is far from the truth. With conversation, people offer more than words. Positive, uplifting and honest words may inContinue reading “The Truth & The Greater Reality”
Shemini’s Ten Commandments’ Moment: The Entire Bible Summed Up in One Word?
How do you describe the Hebrew Bible in one word? Shemini’s Second Torah Reading- instructions concerning the Passover celebration- offers a bread crumb to the answer. The Children of Israel are told: “On the tenth of this month, let them each take a lamb for the fathers’ houses, a lamb per house. And if theContinue reading “Shemini’s Ten Commandments’ Moment: The Entire Bible Summed Up in One Word?”
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