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Tanakh versions:

Throughout this site I will use any of the following three versions of the TaNaKh1.Jewish Publication Society (JPS-1917), 2. Mechon-Mamre.org” (MEC), and 3. “Sefaria.org (SEF).

Colour coded details of the - TaNaKh:

1. Torah = History & Law, 2. Nevi’im = The Prophets. 3. *Ketuvim = all other Writings.

*The Ketuvim - Includes, Poetical books - Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Megillot, or Scrolls - Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ecclesiastes, and Esther, prophecy of Daniel, and history of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles I & II.

Please Note: Some alterations or (additions) have been made relating to ‘Names’ and ‘Attributes’ having been corrected as it once was, pre the “Masoretic Text”.

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Remember the following three truth’s from our beloved Scriptures!

Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (the LORD your Eloleichem) which I command you”. Davarim - Deuteronomy 4:2. (JPS-1917).

This is My Name FOREVER, and this is My Memorial to ALL Generations”. Shemot - Exodus 3:15. (JPS).

I am יְהוָה, that is My Name; and My glory will I not give to another”. Yeshayahu - Isaiah 42:8. (JPS).

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“Our Mitzvoth History”

Or the much later 100% man-made Ones, as well?.

With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.

 

I would like to commence with one more important quote by Yahushua - Joshua Ch 1:7-8. (From JPS-1917).

Be strong and courageous. Be careful to obey the entire Torah My servant Moshe has given you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Do not let this Book of the Torah depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”

Subtitle ....

“Should we Keep Torah ... or the Laws of Men?”

Just above we have already read Yahushua - Joshua chapter 1 verses 7 and 8. And as we would have noticed it contains a very powerful message “to obey only the entire Torah!

The main question is:

How many actual Mitzvot are there for us to uphold? The truth is, it is precisely 613 Torah Mitzvoth which אֱלֹהִים – Elohim, blessed be He, gave us. But what about those 9.000 or more man-made additions created so long after the destruction of בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי - the Second Temple?

We are clearly told in the Book of Yahoshua that Yisroel should “not turn from it (the Torah) to the right or to the left.” אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה – the LORD Elohim, blessed be His Sanctified Name, told us through His prophets that He does “not lie or change his mind.” 1 Shmeul - Samuel 15:29, therefore the Almighty is clearly indicating that His Torah stands forever and cannot be altered or changed by men. However, this is exactly what our rabbis of the past did. They have changed and added to the Law to such to a degree that they have made keeping the Law impossible. This does not mean a lack of piety, but possibly there was too much piety and decided over time to add this and that, even though it was NOT Scriptural!

An interesting example is the command that we cannot eat milk and meat together. “You shall not seethe (cook) a kid in his mother's milk.” Shemot - Exodus 23:19. Commentary in the Stone Edition of the Tanach states the following: “The prohibition against cooking meat and milk applies to all ages and species of sheep and cattle; However, and there is NO surprise, rabbinic law extended it to all kosher meat including chickens and fowl.” Here we have seen that the rabbis added to the Torah given by the Almighty, thus, as is stated by the prophet Yahushua, יְהוָה - the LORD, בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם קָדוֹשׁוֹ - Baruch Shem Kadosho - Blessed be His Holy Name, does “not change His mind”: the rabbis have made countless errors. For they tend to believe that they are greater than He who gave us the Torah whilst our people were in the Sinai wilderness? We all know that chickens do not have a “kid,” and of course “chickens” do no give us milk” thus according to the Torah we can eat chicken and milk together, but according to these mystical and occult Kabbalistic rabbis, we cannot eat that. Mind you the “Zohar” written in the early second century by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai which much later melted into the mystical and occult Kabbalah, and later into the Talmud, made these rabbis to change our Mitzvoth. The Torah and the entire Tanakh do not of any shape or form say that there was ever to come in the future a so-called ‘Oral Law’. This was created by rabbis very long after the destruction of the Second Temple!

יְהוָה, blessed be He, gave us 613 Mitzvot, however if you read the “Shulchan Aruch” the ‘Vilnna Romm Edition’ you will note that there are a conservative estimate, 1.200 pages x 7.5 laws - per page equals a ridiculous man made 9.000 laws, which means the rabbis have added countless new laws. Did the rabbis assume that the Almighty forgot all these laws? How dare they - no wonder the mess our people of Yisrael got into, for Elohim’s was very angry! There is no way any human can remember thousands of laws, let us be honest 613, was enough!

If we are honest we should ask ourselves, “Why did the Almighty include in the Torah the command ‘not to add to His Word?” Is it not because יְהוָה, blessed be He, knew that His system was perfect, and that any deviation would corrupt the perfection of the Torah?

It is time that we return to the faith of Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya’akov, the true faith of Yisroel! We need to understand that the rabbis after the destruction of the מקדש - Mikdash have created a new faith called Judaism (Jewish), after we came out of Yisroel.

“He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.” 1 Shmuel - 1 Samuel 15:29. (JPS-1917).

 “The law of יְהוָה is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of יְהוָה is sure, making wise the simple”. Tehillim - Psalms 19:8. (JS-1917).

Let us look at another travesty of what is happening within the Chassidic (Chabad - Lubavicher) movement. Rabbi Moshe Ben-Chaim wrote, “The new uprising of Chabad is a distortion and a cancer on the pure system of Torah passed down unadulterated throughout the generations.” When Rabbi Manachem Mendel Schneerson died, they even dared to claim that Schneerson was “This is the God Mashiach”, as per a card they were handing out worldwide, I still have two of these, I was given in Jerusalem!

 Can the dead approach the Almighty?

The “Lamplighter” issued by the occultic Lubavicher movement, has an interesting statement on each edition.

Dedicated to the beloved revered leader of world Jewry, the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Sneerson). May he succeed in imploring the Almighty to redeem His people speedily in our days.

There are a number of issues in this statement.

1… “revered leader of world Jewry.” They would like him to be, but he was never accepted as the leader by the world Jewry. Only the Chassidim and Lubavicher movement believes this, and having passed away, he is unable to implore the Almighty.

They also asked:

2… “May he (Sneerson their so-called ‘God Mashiach’) succeed in imploring the Almighty.” unless you do not know any of the commandments, well that statement is based on pagan custom such as the Egyptians and Babylonians who believed that the dead are alive in the spirit world and can approach the gods. However, what does the Scripture seen below. What does it mean?

“The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence”. Tehillim - Psalms) 115:17. (JPS-1917).

If the dead cannot praise the almighty then they can’t implore אֱלֹהִים! These Chabad Lubavitcher’s are so far away from scriptural truth for they believed that Sneerson was the messiah and even after he died, they continue in that belief and state that he will be raised from the dead and will be the promised messiah. Did you ever hear of someone being raised, like some-one else being raised from the dead? Although that was also fake!

Is there really an Oral Law?:

The answer is very simple “NO”. If that was the case, why did יְהוָה - the LORD, blessed be He, never mention it in any shape or form to Moshe - Moses, or anyone else in the entire Tanakh? The truth is that His Holy Word clearly states that we must not alter or change the Torah, and there is only one Torah, that we read in Shull daily and every Shabbas and Yom Tovim.

Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם (the LORD your Eloleichem) which I command you”. Davarim - Deuteronomy 4:2. (JPS-1917).

Once a group distorts the Torah and has the audacity to establish such deviations as “religious,” even if   it is only one item, it is no longer the Torah, and must be viewed as an alien practice. This is why יְהוָה, blessed be He, established the command of not adding or subtracting from the Torah. יְהוָה knows perfectly what man needs for his perfection, for ALL generations. יְהוָה therefore created a system, which must remain unchanged throughout all generations, as the Torah outlines. However, Chabad is a danger, yet they have suddenly over the past years, managed to take over much of the world’s Synagogues, etc.

For ever, יְהוָה, Thy word standeth fast in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations; Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth. They stand this day according to Thine ordinances; for all things are Thy servants. Unless Thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction. I will never forget Thy precepts; for with them Thou hast quickened me”. Tehillim - Psalm 119:89-93. (JPS-1917).

Wake up Israel we have been overtaken by an enemy!

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 In Conclusion, a Question to Deepen the Conversation:

Which part of the Tanakh study, or possibly a particular line or statement within it has touched you the most? And how do you feel about spending more time studying our beloved Tanakh? I pray that you are doing well as a faithful Hebrew, and אֱלֹהִים - Elohim willing you are upholding as many of our blessed Mitzvoth’s?

Dear reader, please remember this, pray for peace and solitude in your life, and then work on keeping as calm as possible and learn to improve your life, for אֱלֹהִים -  בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים - Bless Elohim, He is always there and ready to help and guide you!

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This site was originally created, for those who desired to return to our blessed and wonderful faith. Thus be wise and work on your faith and pray at least two or three times a day (if possible) and always seek אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s guidance! For interest, as you may have discovered, this site has become very much a teaching one!

Remember what אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, blessed be He, said the following, via a number of our prophets...

Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith צְבָאוֹת- יְהוָהthe LORD of hosts”. Mal’a’chi - Malachi 3:7. MEC).

And Remember ...

Enjoy your Sabbath Rest, Shabbat Shalom!

אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶםבְּחֻקּוֹתַי לֵכוּוְאֶת-מִשְׁפָּטַי שִׁמְרוּוַעֲשׂוּ אוֹתָם

וְאֶת-שַׁבְּתוֹתַיקַדֵּשׁוּוְהָיוּ לְאוֹתבֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם-לָדַעַתכִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם

“I am אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה (the LORD your Eloheichem); walk in My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances, and do them; and hallow My Sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה - YaHVaH your Eloheichem”. Yechezkel - Ezekiel 20:19-20. (JPS).

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“The More Torah, the More Life”

For אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה - the LORD Elohim, Blessed be His Sanctified Name,

He is the one who gave us our Life!

May the שָׁלוֹם - Shalom = Peace of צְבָאוֹת- יְהוָה= the LORD of hosts. be with you, and please always uphold our blessed שַׁבָּת - Shabbat, as well as the מוֹעֲדִים - Mo’a’dim - Feasts, and continue saying your daily תְּפִלָּה - Tefeelah’s (Prayers) and regular בְּרָכָה - Be’ra’chah’s (blessings) before food and drinks, etc!

שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם - Shalom Aleichem - Peace be with you!

Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.

 

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