J-BOM (Jewish Book of the Month Club) is a multi-blog movement of people, mostly Messianic Jews, reading great books together and increasing Jewish learning. J-BOM is a form of tikkun olam (repair of… more →
Messianic Jewish Musingswrote 6 days ago: Title: People of the Book Author: Geraldine Brooks Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780143114543 Genre: His … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: I miss my children. It’s kind of hard to explain how we see ourselves in solitude throughout t … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I am beginning this blog for several reasons. The first and primary reason is that I have found that … more →
wrote 1 month ago: sand and bits from Cheops pyramid in Giza I was about to change the “In the Table” displ … more →
wrote 1 month ago: We refrain from using mechanical and electronic tools on Shabbat (unless set up in advance to go on … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This is the last day of Pesach and what a better day to write about it than today? Except for, maybe … more →
wrote 1 month ago: If you are Jewish, you get the title of this post. It’s a take-off on the Four Questions that … more →
wrote 1 month ago: If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him There is a Zen saying that goes like this: If you meet … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The following is a very moving sermon I came across in researching online for a talk on grief during … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Almost twenty years ago, my husband and I put together a progressive haggadah to share with our fami … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The following was originally delivered as a sermon at Passover Festival Morning services, March 26, … more →
wrote 1 month ago: The Jewish people celebrate Pessach (Passover) to commemorate the story of the Exodus, their liberat … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Gisteren avond kwamen op verscheiden plaatsen in de wereld ernstige Bijbelonderzoekers samen om twee … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Leader: God is my strength and my song, and God has become my triumph. Group: And we will praise our … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Spring break today. I had kind of hoped to take this week off, but I could only manage one day. Mrs … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A picture from dessert at Passover, Zachary was running around the house with a sugar high at this p … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: On the way outta there! Many of us have memories of childhood seders. Even when the memories are fon … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I.B. Singer and Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav both refer to the schlemiel as a “Tam,” which is Hebrew fo … more →