The Tabernacle, Rituals, And The Golden Calf
The Torah portion Terumah is a hard read. In fact, one could be forgiven for calling it boring. Just prior, the Exodus story had unfolded...
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Stephen HRM
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Torah Monks- Two Notes on Yitro
A statement we sometimes hear from our brothers and sisters in our movement and in Christianity more broadly is that the only authority...
stephenhindes
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Knowing God
There are things within every religion that make an honest man appreciate why people are atheists. In the Hebrew Roots Movement we...
Jason HRM
- Dec 15, 2023
- 4 min
The book of psalms
The Book of Psalms holds a unique place in worldwide religious and literary traditions. It is not only a sacred text for Judaism and...
Stephen HRM
- Nov 25, 2023
- 4 min
As in the Days of Noah and What to Do When the World is Ending
Attempting to decipher the eschatological nuances in Jesus' revelation that the End Times would mirror the Days of Noah remains an...
jasedh
- Nov 12, 2023
- 16 min
The Book of Ezekiel: Matthew Nolan's 13 Lies
Hello Internet! This week I asked myself a tough question. Am I allowed to post a blog where I label a so-called Torah teacher an idiot?...
Jason HRM
- Oct 16, 2023
- 7 min
The Religion of Peace?
It has been quite some time since I last wrote a blog post and for that I say life has been exceptionally busy. However, the recent...
Stephen HRM
- Oct 16, 2023
- 3 min
Deuteronomy 28 and The Pursuit of Happiness
In our modern world steeped in the supposed wisdom of wellness gurus, mindfulness, and all manner of self-improvement manuals, we have...
Stephen HRM
- Oct 16, 2023
- 3 min
The Wandering Aramean, History and Returning to Eden
Deuteronomy 26: 5-10 recounts a liturgy that the Torah requires one to declare when delivering the first of his crop during the Festival...
Stephen HRM
- Sep 25, 2023
- 5 min
The U’netaneh Tokef
On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is customary in many Jewish services to recite the U’netaneh Tokef, a poetic prayer, or piyyut....
Stephen HRM
- Jul 28, 2023
- 3 min
Devarim and the Torah as a call to action
In Deuteronomy 1:6, God says, "You have remained long enough on this mountain". Israel had received the Torah, and it was now time to...
Stephen HRM
- Jul 15, 2023
- 5 min
The Enigma of Judas
In the Divine Comedy, Dante wrote that in the fourth course of the ninth circle of hell, as far as one could descend, “That soul up there...
stephenhindes
- Jul 12, 2023
- 5 min
The Poetics of the Law and the Book of Numbers
In 1993, Mary Douglas noted that the Book of Numbers was among the least explored books in the Bible. Although some time has passed since...
stephenhindes
- Jun 30, 2023
- 2 min
CHRISTIANITY IS A LUXARY GOOD
Ryan Burge is the author of the newsletter Graphs About Religion which appears on Substack. As the name suggests, Ryan's newsletter is a...
Stephen HRM
- May 11, 2023
- 4 min
Beards maketh the man
A belief is common within some parts of our movement that hold beards are compulsory for men. It is not an uncommon belief for a...
Stephen HRM
- May 11, 2023
- 4 min
Context is king Judges 11
There are many stories in the Bible that are perfect for the big screen. I have often wondered why many are not movies but one I came...
Stephen HRM
- May 11, 2023
- 2 min
EMOR – AN EYE FOR AN EYE
In the Torah portion Emor, we are provided a brief reprieve in the giving of laws by a small narrative whereby a nameless character,...
Stephen HRM
- May 8, 2023
- 3 min
Yom Kippur and the problem of Justice and Mercy
Leviticus 16 – Yom Kippur and the problem of Justice and Mercy The Yom Kippur festival as outlined in Leviticus 16 provides an insight...
Stephen HRM
- Apr 14, 2023
- 4 min
Readings on the crisis in israel
An Israeli news outlet put out a piece of satire last February showing Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s previous president, make the comment while...
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