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- Living in Biblical Times, Today.
Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry Does the Tanakh contain passages predicting events that are unfolding before our very eyes? Does the enmity of the Arab world for the West and toward America in particular have something to do with the miraculous rebirth of the Jewish homeland and America’s embrace of it? There is probably no greater religio-political issue facing Bible believers, Jew and non-Jew alike, than whether or not the re-establishment of the State of Israel is portentous in light of Scripture. The hostility of Islamic fundamentalists toward Israel cannot be easily explained. Is there a Biblical source for this centuries-old conflict? How far will it go and how will it be resolved? These questions and many more are grist for the prophetic mill. How America fits into Biblical prophecy is a huge hot button as well. American history seems to be saturated with Jewish influence and disproportionate attention seems to be given to this significant minority. Does the Bible also forecast this phenomenon? As G-d said to Abraham, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse.” (Genesis 12:3) The second president of the United States, John Adams, declared toward the end of his life, “For I really wish the Jews again in Judea an independent nation.” Harry Truman, the “Buck Stops Here” president, made good on Adams's best wishes by influencing his administration and the United Nations to approve the establishment of the Jewish State in 1948. Was the moral vision and clarity of these statesmen likewise predicted by Scripture? Or was it simply an issue of free choice? — Rabbi Aaron Parry, Torch of Truth: Family of Nations’ Guide to Hebrew Scripture from a Jewish Perspective . As I continue to update and expand upon his work, I am honored to share his wisdom with you all. In our upcoming ladies 12 week course The Torch of Truth: Rediscovering the Bible from a Jewish Perspective for Former Christians we will share with you several fascinating passages that uncannily portend many historical events that have transpired and seem to loom heavily in the future. Enroll Now and Start Your Journey of Rediscovery! Course Duration : 12 weeks Schedule : Tuesdays at 12:30 PM (New York Time) and 7:30 PM (Israel Time) Start: Tuesday 16.07.24 Platform : Live on Zoom Academy Instructor : Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry Join us for this transformative 12-week course, "Torch of Truth: Rediscovering the Bible from a Jewish Perspective for Former Christians." Engage in live, interactive sessions with Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya and explore the Hebrew Scriptures like never before. Rebbeztin Eliora Chaya Parry Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry is a dedicated educator living in Jerusalem, Mount Zion. As a teacher at the Noahide Academy of Israel, she specializes in guiding former christians in rediscovering the Bible through a Jewish perspective. Eliora Chaya's engaging teaching style and profound insights have inspired many to connect more deeply with their spiritual heritage. © Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further. NoahideAcademy.org 's copyright policy .
- Do You Suffer from Rip Van Winkle-like Amnesia?
Dear Global Family, Anyone in our interconnected network of nations who hasn’t heard of the Bible by the time they’ve reached adulthood is suffering from Rip Van Winkle-like amnesia. However, being on the world’s bestseller list for the last 3,300 years doesn’t mean that most of humankind truly understands what's in it. Most books published on Holy Scriptures are written from the perspective of the intelligentsia, biblical critics, philosophers, or men and women of non-Jewish clergy. Few, if any, singular works offer a uniquely Jewish perspective and overview of the entire body of Jewish Scriptures. (The best ones are mentioned in Appendix B in the back of this book.) From Abraham’s pioneering revelations in the Holy Land, Joshua’s vanquishing the Canaanites, and Samson’s epic battles with the Philistines; to the harpist King David's heartfelt pining for G-d in his Psalms, Solomon’s poignant parables and pithy proverbs, and Isaiah’s messianic visions, this Torch of Truth: Family of Nations’ Guide to Hebrew Scripture from Jewish Perspective humbly attempts to give you a taste of true Jewish Scripture. Language barriers tend to lead to misunderstandings, disputes, and even religious tensions. The source of Judaism, Hebrew Scripture, suffers from just such a barrier. Studying Scripture in the original Holy Tongue, Lashon HaKodesh is-indispensable for clear comprehension and proper context. I encourage you to find an appropriate teacher or course where you can master at least a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew. One other caveat: There are two basic approaches to a passage of Scripture. There are those who examine Scripture with the belief that “what you see is what you get.” Thus, if it is not implicit from the narration, then it is not part of the story on any level. This is a very superficial approach that leads to misconceptions and erroneous understanding. The other approach—based on a well-established tenet of Judaism—is that a Scriptural verse can be understood on several deeper levels that are only knowable from a carefully preserved oral tradition where context, linguistic nuance, and even Jewish law are all taken into consideration. My hope is that-you will find this work consistent with the concept that Jewish Scripture is like the proverbial iceberg. That is, the eye can perceive only 10 percent of the total mass, while the far greater portion is concealed beneath the surface. As King David said, “Your Torah judgments are always fair. They are firm like mountains, deep like the sea ....” (Psalms 36:7) Accordingly, even a book that attempts the daunting task of providing an overview is by force of circumstances offering only a glimpse of the real thing. If I have been successful in capturing the gist of the timeless wisdom of Jewish Scripture as portrayed by its holy prophets, then my limited mission will have been successful. It is nonetheless up to you to complete the task by delving deeper into the profound eternal treasures found in its exquisite depths. Rabbi Aaron Parry Enroll Now and Start Your Journey of Rediscovery! Course Duration : 12 weeks Schedule : Tuesdays at 12:30 PM (New York Time) and 7:30 PM (Israel Time) Start: Tuesday 16.07.24 Platform : Live on Zoom Academy Instructor : Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry Join us for this transformative 12-week course, "Torch of Truth: Rediscovering the Bible from a Jewish Perspective for Former Christians." Engage in live, interactive sessions with Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya and explore the Hebrew Scriptures like never before. Eliorah Chaya Parry Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry is a dedicated educator living in Jerusalem, Mount Zion. As a teacher at the Noahide Academy of Israel, she specializes in guiding former christians in rediscovering the Bible through a Jewish perspective. Eliora Chaya's engaging teaching style and profound insights have inspired many to connect more deeply with their spiritual heritage. © Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further. NoahideAcademy.org 's copyright policy .
- A Letter from Rabbi Aaron Parry Za"L
Shalom Mishpacha, It is with deep gratitude to the Noahide Academy of Israel, Rabbi Moshe Perets and Rabbi B for this opportunity and truly an honor and great privilege to teach from Rabbi Aaron Parry's z"l book, Torch of Truth: The Family of Nations' Guide to Hebrew Scripture from a Jewish Perspective , in our upcoming 12-week live ladies' class, Torch of Truth: Rediscovering the Bible from a Jewish Perspective for Former Christians . The class will begin on July 16 at 7:30 pm Israel Time and will be held on Zoom by the Noahide Academy of Israel. My husband, of blessed memory, authored this book in 2005. Before his passing one year ago, we discussed updating and rebranding it. I am deeply honored to soon complete this project in his merit. The first class coincides with his first yahrzeit and will be dedicated to his memory. Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. I am looking forward to learning with you and sharing this journey together. Below, I am sharing a letter my husband wrote for the inside cover of the original book, with only slight updates to reflect the relevancy of our new edition. Enroll Now and Start Your Journey of Rediscovery! Course Duration : 12 weeks Schedule : Tuesdays at 12:30 PM (New York Time) and 7:30 PM (Israel Time) Start: Tuesday 16.07.24 Platform : Live on Zoom Academy Instructor : Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry Join us for this transformative 12-week course, "Torch of Truth: Rediscovering the Bible from a Jewish Perspective for Former Christians." Engage in live, interactive sessions with Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya and explore the Hebrew Scriptures like never before. Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry Rebbetzin Eliora Chaya Parry is a dedicated educator living in Jerusalem, Mount Zion. As a teacher at the Noahide Academy of Israel, she specializes in guiding former christians in rediscovering the Bible through a Jewish perspective. Eliora Chaya's engaging teaching style and profound insights have inspired many to connect more deeply with their spiritual heritage. © Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further. NoahideAcademy.org's copyright policy .
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- Noahidism | 7 Noahide Laws | Noahide Academy | Online Courses | Israel
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Which New Soul Levels Can I Reach? Get 50 Points for every Card you Retrieve! How can you reach the Soul Levels? By fulfilling each one one of the 10 " holy tasks" and publicizing them on the Academy by making a post on the Garden of Eden Group. Level 1: Abraham Card To be a member of the community; To believe in the One G-d; To inspire other people to study at the Noahide Academy; To care deeply for his family; To break new ground; To be creative and bring innovations; To be ready or to have been through a - letting all go – experience, at least once in his lifetime; To have natural curiosity; To search for answers in a sincere way (not with pre-conceived ideas); No to be condescending with the social norms. Reach Abraham's Soul Level Level 2: Isaac Card To volunteer in doing something no one else would want to do To take initiatives To stand up for the truth in a difficult situation To study at appointed times To enjoy a good meal with friends To make one’s spouse extra happy To be able to feel the miracle of life To pray with determination for something which seems beyond reach To be disciplined To have a high sense of priorities Reach Isaac's Soul Level Level 3: Jacob Card To honor one’s parents, To be truthful To be flexible To be compassionate To be faithful and persist To express a dedicated love To have balance To manage and distribute the love for family in a balanced way To have foresight To be altruistic Reach Jacob's Soul Level Level 4: Moses Card To be humble To have empathy To have an acute sense of others To be determined To count on his own efforts to bring in results To have perseverance To have strong faith and full trust To have abnegation To be capable of self-transform To be able to step outside his comfort zone Reach Moses's Soul Level Level 5: Aaron Card To be a natural peace-maker To love all creatures To be patient To be a beacon of inspiration for others To be sensitive and kind To be capable of compromise truth for the sake of peace To be a facilitator of re-connecting others back to G-d’s Will To be a good mediator or public relations To be wise To be sincere Reach Aaron's Soul Level Level 6: Joseph Card To be modest To be faithful To be sensitive to dreams interpretation To have a great strength of character To be attached to his loved ones To have great management skills To be a visionary Not to hold a grudge Not taking revenge To provide for other’s needs Reach Joseph's Soul Level Level 7: David Card To never judge by appearances Just because no one did it, does not mean it cannot be done To think outside the box To be emotional To never forget about G‑d Not to worry about what others may think To accept rebuke Not to get stuck trying to undo the past To be a loyal friend To be humble Reach David's Soul Level
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- Standing with IsraelIn Road-Map for Noahides·June 9, 2024The Jewish people kept the light of Hashem shining in the darkness of paganism, be it Christian, Moslem or otherwise, for thousands of years. If we now in 2024 think the Torah is the Truth and wonderful and should be studied and we have the luxury of zoom conferences with learned and sympathetic rabbis it is because the Jewish people withstood millenia of murder, vicious persecution, social humiliations, insults and mockery, but kept the Jewish Faith and Culture alive. Bertolt Brecht's comic satire on the rise of Nazism, "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" ends with the Hitler character peeling off his stage moustache, turning to the audience and prophesying: "Do not rejoice is his defeat, you men, For the bitch that bore him is on heat again." Isn't this what we are seeing now? Forget the sinister Hugo Boss uniforms of the Nazi party - so 1936! Now it is academics, liberal-left politicians and self-appointed "international" courts turning on the Jews - the very people who supported the State of Israel in the 1940s are now supporting the most oppressive and deadly regimes on earth! Who could have predicted such a complete inversion? But this bizarre situation is telling us that Truth lies in the Torah, not in human ideas which are fickle and deceitful. All Noahides who are willing should make clear their absolute support for Medinat Yisrael and Am Yisrael in this time of great trial for all Jews. Remember, this is only the beginning. Much worse is to follow.2325
- ChristianitiesIn Road-Map for Noahides·June 2, 2024Recently. I have noticed a stronger,more militant attitude towards Christianity coming from our Rabbis in Jerusalem. Much more than before they are arguing that Christianity is a false and deceitful religion which must be rejected. This post describes part of my own bumpy journey through what I call the wastelands of the Christianities. Like many - but not all - Noahides I came from a background in which Christianity was present but not very significant. At school and beyond I had problems with alcohol and drugs and when I stopped abusing at age 28 I had come to the conclusion that I was an evil person whom G-d hated and was punishing. You might have seen me, wretch that I was, on my own at the back of Catholic churches, kneeling on the hard stone floor and striking my breast in penance before going into the little box to confess or the priest. Fortunately for me things changed. At Marian Vespers one evening the members of the sodality paraded a life-sized doll of the MoG around the church while lustily singing her praises: Tower of Ivory and so on. It was then I suddenly realised how ridiculous it all was: the men had been drinking beforehand and slurred their words while the MoG was visibly wobbling about on its fancy bier. Worse, the performance was in direct opposition to the commandments: Thou shalt have no other gods before me, and Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. I stood up and left. A few days later I collected my rosaries, prayer cards, novenas and other Catholic junk, went back to that church and left them on a table near the entrance. I didn't destroy them as I should have done, as I couldn't be sure I was right. I still had a way to go. There followed a period of cynicism which I will spare the reader, but the one thing that should be clear is that I was not an evangelical and had no interest in bible-bashing, preaching on street corners, holy rolling or dancing with snakes, and I'm so glad it never occurred to me to infect Jews with my particular strain of spiritual confusion - I mean to convert Jews to any kind of Christianity. Rabbi Tovia Singer has shown on his YouTube channel films of evangelicals in Jerusalem screaming, shouting, gesticulating at Jews in the street trying to convince them to convert. It's horrible to see and even more so as Israel is at war and the population is under enormous pressure in any case. It's the bad old joke: the internet goes down, blame the jews! the economy is failing, blame the Jews! the weather is lousy, blame the Jews! Messiah is late, blame the Jews! Whatever goes wrong, blame the Jews! My final attempt at Christianity was with the Anglican church, or Episcopalian church as it is known outside England. By this time I had little interest in what the clergy had to say which was great as the CofE clergy never say anything of interest, but I was deeply moved by the beautiful choral music that was performed. This is some of the finest music ever written, from the Roman and Byzantine periods through to today, and whatever the composers were like as people, surely their inspiration was pure and sincere? I won't dwell on Mozart's scatological motets, which sound as beautiful as any of his other choral works, unless you speak German. What finally pushed me out of churches for ever was reflecting on the Holocaust. Here was the most evil event in anything like recent history and any religion with a spark of godliness would have denounced it and the underlying anti-semitism from its very beginning in the 1920s and 1930s. Yet all the Churches went along with it: the Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Lutherans, Evangelicals, Calvinists and so on. Individual Christians stood out against the atrocities, and suffered. They must be respected for their courage, but as institutions, the churches mainly collaborated. True, Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber and his episcopal colleagues were vocal in their opposition to Nazism, but on two narrow complaints: that the Nazi regime's anti-clericalism was trying to destroy "Christ's mystical union" with the German nation, in other words the Regime was bad for business, and secondly that the forced euthanasia campaign, or Aktion T4, was plain murder of innocent German citizens. As to the plain murders of innocent European Jews, little was ever said, and nothing done. As it happens, the Archbishop of Canterbury, William Temple, made a speech in the British House of Lords in March 1943 concerning events in Germany. In the course of this speech he said: "The Jews are being slaughtered at the rate of tens of thousands a day on many days ...", which was one of the first public acknowledgements anywhere of the Holocaust and its implementation, and for which Temple deserves credit. But this was already 1943, millions of Jews had died by now, and as Archbishop of Canterbury, Temple was high-priest of the British state religion and well protected by the Britain's increasingly powerful and competent armed forces: for the British state, out of self-interest, was at war with Germany. It remains generally true of the Protestant Churches in Europe that their hierarchies did not speak out against the Nazi regime and that their congregations carried out without protest the orders to murder. There isn't space here to list the complicity of all the "Christianities" in the Holocaust, and I can only repeat with exasperation that any religion with a spark of holiness would never have collaborated with Hitler. Sometimes it's the little things that finally do it. In about 2009 or 2010, as I walked by Parliament Square one afternoon a lady gave me a leaflet concerning an Israeli soldier who had been taken hostage by Hamas - yes, they were doing it way back then. We spoke briefly and I gathered he had been in captivity since about 2006. He was Gilad Shalit, a sergeant in the army. Now, when I think of a "sergeant" I picture a broad chested, muscular man with a definite air of toughness or even a touch of the thug or night club bouncer. Gilad - he's alive and well, thanks be to HaShem - didn't look anything like that. He was 20 years old when taken hostage, but looked in his most recent army photo more like a skinny schoolboy of 12 , and may I say it, a bit goofy. I instantly felt sympathy for him and the thought of his being held in some foul hole in Gaza by who knows what sadists made me fear the worst for him. I took the leaflet to the church I attended and gave it to one of the clergy, a young man not much older than Gilad, who was officiating that day. Prayers were usually said during the service for hostages of any nation, often recounting how many days they had been held by their captors. I asked him to mention Gilad in these petitions and he seemed to agree. Well, Gilad was not mentioned at all. At the end of evensong I spoke again to the priest and asked why Gilad had been left out. He turned his head so that he was whispering into my ear and said: "Israeli soldier", like it was an obscenity, and bustled off. Happily Gilad was released after a lengthy campaign. This priest is prospering too, and I notice has had a series of promotions - or preferments, as they are called. He is now a canon of Westminster and I last saw him (on TV!) sitting in the sanctuary near the throne at King Charles' coronation, where the anthem is Handel's setting of the text "Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet annointed Solomon king". How Jewish is that! May I be forgiven for saying I despise this priest for his lack of humanity? His attitude then is exactly the same as the all the bishops, popes, cardinals, ministers of the 1940s, and of all the people today who ignore the hostages still rotting in Gaza since October 7. Is it a Jewish saying that he who saves one person saves the world?11474
- Students in the UKIn Road-Map for Noahides·May 29, 2024Over the months since October 7 there have been weekly demonstrations in favour of Hamas with groups of students shouting slogans taking part. In particular students in Oxford and Cambridge universities have occupied part of the open grounds near the colleges. Most of these young people are ambitious and may accurately be described as "careerists". There is nothing wrong with wanting a satisfying, well payed job. But we should consider that many of these students will find work in the upper levels of the civil service, the media, the law, education and politics. They will be selected by people of a like mind set, and they in their turn will select and employ others with similar ideas and political beliefs. By the time they are about 30 years old, they will be taking part in executive decisions which will affect just about everyone in the UK even though they are in the main not elected and are only very rarely held responsible for their actions. To take a recent example of how this system works. The panel of experts and their academic advisers who have advised the ICC to issue arrest warrants for both Benjamin Netanyahu and Yahya Sinwar are all - including Amal Cloony - British lawyers with strong connections to Oxford and Cambridge. How they rose to such positions of power that they can threaten the prime minister of Israel is completely mysterious and worthy of an institution like the Vatican. But we should bear in mind that once upon a time they were all once smooth-faced under-grads, no doubt involved in yesterday's fashionable causes (in my day it was the war in Vietnam) when not dreaming of taking a boat out on the Cam or the Isis - punt intended. In putting forward Israel's cause, as I believe we should, we can expect opposition from some of the most privileged people in the land. And we should also take into account that the probable next UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is also an Oxford graduate and former civil rights lawyer. He is a member of Doughty Street Chambers (as are Helena Kennedy and Amal Cloony), a firm of lawyers who specialise in civil rights cases. Starmer was from 2008-2015 Director of Public Prosecutions - a senior civil service appointment and was awarded the obligatory knighthood when he left office to move openly into Labour Pary politics. I'm sure he can't wait to be photographed wearing the Yasser Arafat memorial toe-rag while he dispenses tax-payers' money to some of the worst dictatorships on earth.2223