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Exploring Torah in Today's World
In every generation, Torah has a voice for those willing to listen. We explore how these ancient words speak into our modern lives—offering guidance, wisdom, and a steady hand in an unsteady world. Our blogs and studies are designed to help you see how Torah applies to the questions we face everyday, from navigating personal struggles to building communities that last. The Torah offers both lessons and lifelines.
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๐๐ก๐ "๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง" ๐๐ข๐ (Fraud)
The claim that โChristmas is paganโ survives only because people prefer the thrill of secret knowledge over the burden of truth. They boast as if they've uncovered some hidden revelation that proves the Church deceived people two thousand years ago. Yet the entire belief system of the deceived ones rests on a single, rotten foundation: the fraudulent work of ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ, author of ๐โ๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ (1858). Hislop invented parallels. He forced f
Mark S. Railey
Nov 14, 20253 min read
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๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ
Thereโs a quiet ache running through the Jewish worldโboth Rabbinic and Messianic. Each side believes it carries the true heartbeat of Israelโs faith. Each wants to protect the covenant, yet often ends up protecting its own pride instead. But with antisemitism on the rise, it's time to join together for the sake of Jews everywhere. But before we can join together, we must respond to this ache: The tragedy isnโt that we disagree. Itโs that weโve forgotten how to disagree as fa
Mark S. Railey
Nov 10, 20253 min read
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Restoring Biblical Governance
A vision for national restoration calls for restructuring government, strengthening families, and protecting religious freedom. These...
Mark S. Railey
Apr 7, 20254 min read
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The Messiah Both Jews and Christians Have Been Waiting For?
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ For two thousand years, Christians have proclaimed that Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah....
Mark S. Railey
Feb 27, 20253 min read
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๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒย ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ณ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐
Thereโs something fascinating hidden in the traditional Jewish prayers. According to ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ก, CF...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 20, 20253 min read
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๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐: ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
Weโve all heard the familiar call: โPray this prayer and ask Jesus into your heart.โ Itโs part of what many call the Roman Road to...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 15, 20254 min read
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๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
A family can practice the Torah without a larger community, but they will face challenges. An individual can pursue the Torah alone, but...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 14, 20252 min read
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๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง?
Some questions wonโt let you stay neutral. They demand an answer. One of the most important, and most controversial, is whether Yeshua is...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 12, 20255 min read
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๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐๐จ๐?
Disclaimer: As a theologian and Scholar, I do not endorse the conclusions of any particular Jewish or Christian denomination. (I am...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 10, 20255 min read
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง: ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง: ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ Scholars have...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 8, 20254 min read
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๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ก: ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ
For centuries, the Jewish world has drawn a firm theological boundary between God and man. Yet, ancient Jewish texts, rabbinic debates,...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 6, 20254 min read
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๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐
Most people do not have time to dive into deep theological studies. They do not have years to spend debating ancient manuscripts. That...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 6, 20254 min read
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐: ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?
Thereโs a joke about a preacher who stood on a street corner shouting, "The end is near!" A man walked by and said, "Youโve been saying...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 4, 20254 min read
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๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ? ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก
I was always told that Christianity grew out of Judaism. That was the natural order of things. First, we had Moses, then the prophets,...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 2, 20255 min read
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๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ญ? ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐
When most people hear the word rest, they think of sleep, relaxation, or maybe a vacation. But when G-d commands rest, does He mean...
Mark S. Railey
Feb 1, 20254 min read
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
What if I told you that Christianity didnโt start as a new religion? It began as a Jewish movement, deeply rooted in the practices and...
Mark S. Railey
Jan 21, 20254 min read
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๐&๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
๐. ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐? ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐?...
Mark S. Railey
Jan 17, 20253 min read
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๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐
While I am not a Chabadnik, I do appreciate many of the insights that Chabad has to offer. For my dear legalist followers, I would remind...
Mark S. Railey
Jan 16, 20254 min read
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๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐-๐? ๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
The question of whether Yeshua is G-d has sparked debates for centuries. Itโs a question that touches the heart of theology and stirs...
Mark S. Railey
Jan 13, 20253 min read
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๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ก๐ฌ: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
What if everything you thought you knew about the Messiah wasnโt as clear as it seemed? For centuries, some have claimed that the Bible...
Mark S. Railey
Jan 13, 20253 min read
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