Who knew, today is Tu B’Shvat or the 15th of Shevat, literally the “New Year for the Trees”.  From my perspective this is a day of awakening as a tree represents a person symbolically.  We are stepping out of the dormancy of winter, breathe in some fresh air and take in some fruit, reference Deut. 8:8, if your Bible says dates eat some honey instead as that is the literal meaning.  When taking a spoonful of honey let that be a spiritual quickening for the time we are about to enter.  Giving the stamina and insight to be correctly guided through this next season.  By the way, nothing against dates eat them if you have them. 

This week is a 5th Sabbath, you all get a break from me.  I’m studying one mechanic in this 2-week period, the meaning of a double raised Nun.  Look forward to sharing the findings with you. 

Lehitraot – See you later,    

Gene 

It's time to communicate.  About time right!  This is going to be a collection of my thoughts that I think will be of interest to you.  Or maybe I should come up with a collection of thoughts that are of interest to me.  Clear as mud, right?   

Class Friday night discussing the fleshly components within ourselves.  Okay who knew that we could see scripture through the lens of our 5 senses, represented by the letter Nun.  This is a fantastic and exciting scroll to view and behold. 

This Sabbath the parsha is called Bo, meaning “to enter” the Great House of Pharaoh.  Which Pharaoh are we talking about?  What context does this have for us today?  Also, Brian asked a question about the name of the Lord, so this weekend we will dig into this, this discussion will be remembered as one of those hard right turns that we are talking about. 

Buckle up, today we have a new president.  What does this mean for the God fearing?  There is plenty to unpack on this message.  However, most importantl...