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by Rabbi Mordecai Griffin The USS Liberty Incident: History, Context, and Misuse in Contemporary Antisemitic Rhetoric In recent years, the tragic 1967 attack on the USS Liberty has been increasingly invoked by antisemitic commentators and conspiracy-driven influencers as purported evidence that Israel is fundamentally hostile to the United States. This claim is not only historically…
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The Feast of Dedication Hanukkah (sometimes spelled Chanukah) was also known historically as the “Feast of Dedication”. Every year between the end of November and the end of December, Jewish people around the world celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah / Chanukah. Chanukah literally means dedication and is often referred to as the Festival of Lights…
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Paul was a heretic and a false Apostle. His Gospel was diametrically different to that of the 12 true Apostles and even the Messiah. Yeshua taught fidelity to Torah Judaism and Paul taught that the Torah was a burden; a bondage to be cast aside in favor of “free” grace. No one, being intellectually honest,…
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One of the most common objections to Paul being a heretic, offered by his followers, is that he was willing to die for his faith. His suffering is thought to be a debate ending proof of the validity of his message. However, is this really a solid argument? Does being a martyr or the willingness…
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by Rabbi Mordecai Griffin “But you are not to be called rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.” Matthew 23:8 TLV A common objection, typically presented by those among the Hebrew Roots movement, is that Yeshua forbade His followers from using the title “Rabbi”. The scriptural source for this concept is…
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by Rabbi Mordecai Griffin The Light of the World “Yeshua spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows Me will no longer walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 When understood in its Torah Judaism context, this statement is cosmically profound. Yeshua declares…
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edited by Rabbi Mordecai Griffin Paul fashioned a Christ of his own, a church of his own, and a system of belief of his own; and because there were many mythological and Gnostic elements in his theology…he won the heathen world to his belief…. These are the elements of Paul’s theology—a system of belief which…
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