where I am now

I have come to think of myself as an Israelite or at least a companion to one of the ten lost tribes of Israel. ('The what?' I know, a weird concept until you get familiar with Hebrew prophecies and some basic ancient history.) I am not about converting to Judaism, neither am I out to preach Y'shua to the Jews. I am trying to work out how to apply the Instructions (as I have to come to think of the Torah, often called 'The Law' by Christians) to my life. For instance, since we have been instructed to observe and guard the Shabbat, as a sign of the Covenant, and the instruction extends to 'the alien amongst you', I have decided that between sundown on Friday and sundown on Saturday I do not handle money as a payment for goods and services, because that would condone someone else working. Sometimes I forget, but that is not the end of the world.
I am slowly learning Hebrew so I can eventually read the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) for myself. When I read that there are five separate Hebrew expressions which have all translated into English with the single verb 'to teach', I get keen to find how the rest of the Tanakh really reads. I admit, I am also fascinated by the Hebrew language.
I read online commentaries written by rabbis on the traditional weekly Scripture portion. (There is a lot wisdom for righteous living in there.)
I occasionally attend a service at a synagogue. I do not pretend to be Jewish.

I am in no position to judge anyone who sees things differently, I am merely working things out at my own pace.

Some readers who know me will think that I have finally flipped. That's OK and in some ways you might be correct. I only ask that you, the serious follower of the Holy One of Israel, would carefully consider the information presented on the websites mentioned on the 'Links' page. I do not necessarily accept everything on every site, but by and large agree with the main arguments. I think it quite interesting that there are sites written from a Jewish perspective as well.

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