This weekend our Connections group met. At these meetings, we have a discussion question submitted by our group. This month the question was “Is there a difference between Messianic Judaism and Christianity? If so, what is it?” Some said there wasn’t a difference, others said there was. I was very surprised to hear among the […]
Author Archive | Ro Pinto
It’s Not About Atonement
Passover is not about atonement. I bet you are asking, “Really, Ro? Have you lost your mind?” Read on. My friend, Pete Rambo, was interviewed for an article in Breaking Israel News. The author reported on Christians celebrating Passover. Having just hosted a Seder for 54 guests, I was very interested in what this author […]
God Did WHAT?!
Did you know that God killed Aaron’s sons? No? Well, as hard as it might seem to believe (because God is love), He really did. In Leviticus 9 and 10, we read that God shot out fire and consumed them. We often wonder why. What exactly is it that they did that made God so […]
All Privilege, No Responsibility
Did you ever have God smack you upside the head, in order to get His message across? Maybe He doesn’t need to do that with you, but I tend to be a thick-headed Italian. So there are times He has to hammer His point home. For instance, yesterday a rabbi’s wife commented on one of […]
Who Gets the Credit?
When you receive a miracle, who gets your accolades? Is it God? Are you sure? For instance, you are sick and go to the doctor. He tells you that you have pneumonia. He prescribes penicillin and within days you feel much better. Who do you thank for your miracle? Wait, you don’t think that’s a […]
We Really Need to Think
Last week I was reading an article about a miraculous healing hug. It was big news. So big, in fact, that Life Magazine carried it. In 1995, twin girls were born 12 weeks premature. One of them was in distress, so the nurse placed her with her twin and immediately the distressed twin recovered. What a […]
A Hired Hand and The Shepherd
Last Sunday there was a discussion about Yeshua’s parable of the Hired Hand. One of the group point out that in the Word there are examples of people who love as much as the Shepherd. But the main point of the parable was missed – and I believe it is a vital point. “I am […]
The Same-Old-Story?
I started reading this morning and thought, “Oh, I know this story.” Exodus 6:29-7:7Complete Jewish Bible (CJB) (iii) 29 he said, “I am Adonai. Tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, everything I say to you.” 30 Moshe answered Adonai, “Look, I’m such a poor speaker that Pharaoh won’t listen to me.” 7 But Adonai said to Moshe, “I have put you in the […]
The Day the Moon Fell
This past Friday was Rosh Chodesh. Our temple family gathered to give thanks to the Lord for the new month. The celebration was far larger than any our Connections group has had thus far, and I was glad to be a part of it. However, that is not what this post is about. This post […]
What Makes Holidays Special?
I was thinking about my ‘new’ ministry at TAK. It is a ministry that has not gotten off the ground, a ministry that I am struggling to define. The ministry is called Chag Sameach and the goal is to make the holidays…bigger, more special…memorable. Every thought I have along these lines lead me to home […]