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                  (Peace be with you) 

May you be blessed in your visit here. May the Lord guide you and provide you with the answers that you may seek.

What is the Tallit?

By Ariel Smith - Eshofar

Often we see worshippers in Israel involved in prayer under a striped garment. This type of thing is normally synonymous with the Jewish religion. The question that now arises is one that asks, whether this assumption is necessarily the only truth?

The answer to this question is a resounding, No!!

What then is a Tallit, Tallis, Tallit Katan, Talleisim or Prayer Shawl and why can we as believers in Yeshua (Jesus) Messiah also make use of...

Rein en gesonde eet praktyk

By Jan M de Beer - eshofar.com

Navorsing bewys dat dit ongesond is om botter te eet, en hordes mense skakel oor na margarien. Dan kom ‘n nuwe navorser en wys dat margarien niks anders as plastiek is nie, en almal skakel weer terug na botter. Gesond eet is vir baie mense belangrik, maar dit is so relatief soos die nuutste navorsing. Dit laat mens die vraag vra: “Moet ek maar eet wat voorkom en waarvoor ek lus is, of maak dit vir God saak wat ek eet?”.As mens na Levitikus 11:1-47 en Deuteronomium 14:3-21 kyk, is dit duidelik dat ons Vader baie s...

A plea for Hebrew study

In this short article, John Piper attempts to cajole his fellow pastors to take their duty to study the original languages of the Scriptures seriously. I would qualify Dr. Piper's comments, however, by insisting that the study of Hebrew must take priority over the study of the Greek text (though of course both are important).

After all, the Greek text of the New Testament derives its authority and veracity from the Jewish Scriptures, and not the other way around. In other words, while it's possible that the Hebrew Scriptures are true and the Greek Scriptures are not, i...