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Our FAQ page writings are done by Glenn McWilliams. For more information on Glenn view our Weekly Torah Study area. To contact Glenn directly for Torah/Scripture Questions email Glenn at hachamor@comcast.net.

Head Coverings
One of the most frequently asked questions involves the practice of head coverings for both men and women. I would like to address this question on two levels. First we will look at the issue of authority, and then we will look at the actual practice of wearing a physical head covering. Read Full Article. Russian Translation | Spanish Translation

The Tithe
Clearly, without any doubt, hands down, and without exception – the question I am asked most frequently is about the tithe; therefore in the interest of everyone who has ever wrestled with this somewhat confusing and complex issue, I have decided to devote this study to the topic of the tithe. I must confess from the start that as a result of this study, I have come to a new and somewhat different understanding of the tithe from when I first began. I pray that the information shared in this study will indeed help you to formulate your own position on this matter. Now, let us turn our attention to the subject of the tithe. Read Full Article. Spanish Translation

The Sabbath
The purpose of this calendar was to help the children of Israel “walk” with YHWH. By following the Creator’s calendar, the children of Israel would find their lives coming into step with the Creator’s prophetic timing. By observing the Creator’s calendar, the children of Israel would become part of the visible proclamation of YHWH’S plan of redemption and restoration of all creation. This divine revelation is proclaimed and made visible through the shadow pictures contained in the various sacrifices, fasts, feasts, rehearsals, and appointed times contained in the Creator’s calendar of events. Now, let us turn our attention to the subject of the tithe. Read Full Article. Icelandic Translation

The Tefillin
The kippah (skull cap), tallit (prayer shawl), tzitziot (fringes), and tefillin are among the most notable and recognizable symbols of rabbinic Judaism. The tefillin are two black boxes that are bound to the head and arm by long leather straps. The little box worn on the head is divided into four compartments and contains four strips of parchment with verses from the Torah written on them. The box worn upon the arm contains one compartment and one parchment containing the same Torah verses. At present, the boxes contain the four proof texts from the Torah for wearing tefillin. Read Full Article.

The Tzitzit
Twice in the Torah the children of Israel are commanded to place fringes upon the corners of their garments as a reminder of the commandments of YHWH. The word “fringes” in these two passages is actually translating two different Hebrew words. In the first reference, the word “fringes” is translating the Hebrew word tzitzit (tsade, yud, tsade, yud, tav), which may be translated as “floral or wing-like projection,” “a forelock of hair,” “fringe,” or “tassel.” The exact etymology of this word is debatable. It is possible that the root of the word tzitzit is the word tzitz (tsade, yud, tsade), which means “bloom” or “flower.” From this we may understand that the tzitzit were to be a form of ornamentation or decoration. Read Full Article.

A Resource Guide - Passover and Chag Matz
As new believers desire to embrace a Torah-observant lifestyle, they are often filled with questions as to where to begin and how to keep the Torah. Read Full Article.

The Unity of the Commandments
In this new resource THE UNITY OF THE COMMANMENTS, the various relationships between all the commandments is explained. The TORAH, including the commandments, statutes, ordinances and laws are the revelation of YHWH. If YHWH is ONE, as the TORAH reveals, then we should expect to see that the laws, statutes, judgments, ordinances, and commandments are likewise ONE. Read Full Article.

You Shall Dwell in Booths – The Feast of Sukkot
The Feast of Sukkot is the last of the three “pilgrim” feasts that require the men of Israel to go up to Jerusalem and to appear before YHWH. “Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year . . . the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labors out of the field. Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before YHWH ELOHIM.” Read Full Article.

Messiah and Sacrifice - Yom Kippur
One of the greatest stumbling blocks for Christian brethren, when it comes to keeping the Torah, is the issue of the Altar service of the Temple with all of its sacrifices, as it relates to the sacrifice of Messiah Yeshua. The challenge often begins with the Church’s erroneous interpretation of Yeshua’s statement.Read Full Article.

Counting the Omer and the Feast of Shavuot
During the Counting of the Omer, culminating in the receiving of Torah at Mount Sinai, It is hoped that we will build upon each day, utilizing it as Moses prayed, "to apply our hearts to wisdom"...Read Full Article.

Transliterated Hebrew Names of Tenach
View the Books of the Tanach in Hebrew with English. This page gives the meanings of each Book from the ancient language. Click here to view the chart.

The Ancient Torah Cycle
While the modern Messianic movement is in many ways a recent development, it is nonetheless rooted in the biblical history of the children of Israel. What we are witnessing in the sudden and rapid growth of the number of people leaving the Christian Church and other religions to embrace the teachings of the Torah is clearly a move of the Spirit of the Holy One. This sudden and rapid rise in the number of Torah-observant people from all over the world and from every ethnic group is nothing other than the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Read Full Article

Why We Did Not Use the Panel
This article is written solely for the purpose of clarification and explanation and not as a hand-grenade lobbed into an enemy’s camp. This letter is not intended to invoke or inflame anyone’s anger or wrath. Nor is this article intended to cast aspersions upon anyone’s reputation. Nor do I desire to hurt or alienate any of my brethren. I neither desire to make anyone my unnecessary adversary nor to burn any bridges. This article is written simply to explain why I agreed not to utilize the “goodwill” gesture of the brethren serving as a panel of judgment in the dispute between Jamie Louis and Michael Rood. I want to be clear from the start that very early on in this conflict we had offered to employ a PROFESSIONAL mediation group to mediate an amicable solution to this controversy. This offer was repeatedly rejected and ignored. Instead of a PROFESSIONAL mediator or arbitrator being enlisted, the present panel constituted themselves and presented themselves to us as the ONLY and FINAL solution to the conflict. Read Full Article

Making Aliyah to Israel
A list of things to consider is you plan to move to Israel. Read Full Article

Circumcision
A very common question asked concerns the sign of circumcision. This is brought up in relationship to observing the Passover. A male person would not need to be circumcised in order to eat the Passover, since we are not actually keeping the Passover, but only doing a memorial at this point in time. Read Full Article

Rapture
What is the day that no man knows the day or hour? If Yeshua the Messiah’s First coming was to fulfill the Spring Feasts of YHWH, then He will surely fulfill the Fall Feasts of YHWH at His Second coming. Knowing this, it is most logical to conclude that it will be on the first day of the 7th biblical month, Yom Teruah. This is truly the appointed time of YHWH that no man knows the day or the hour of, because it is on the first day of the biblical month. Of course, this will happen towards the end of the tribulation period. Sorry, but there is no dispensational secret pre-tribulation rapture. Read Full Article

Year 6010
Q: How do we know that we are within the 6000th year versus 5700s like the Rabbinic calendar says? Read Full Article

Damascus as a Ruinous
Q: I have heard you comment about the prophecy regarding Damascus, and how it is to become uninhabitable - a ruinous heap. What scriptures support or lead you to the conclusion that this would occur in 2010? Read Full Article

Viewing Order of Michael's Teaching's
Q: Does Michael have a recommended viewing order? A: This is a composite of what Michael recommends: Read Full Article

Pagan Origins of Christmas and Easter
In violation of the Scriptures, the traditions that we have been handed down concerning ways that the Almighty wants to be worshiped has been supplanted by practices of unholy origins. Read Full Article

Resurrection Timing
In light of the context used in the New Testament concerning the Resurrection, there is still some doubt as to the timing, according to some. In the FAQ, we have established the timing of the Passover and Unleavened bread, as well as the fact that Yeshua did not eat the Passover meal for the Last Supper. Read Full Article

New Moon, New Month, Chodesh
When looking at the details about the “no moon, new moon”, it seems that there is more assumption than Scriptural fact. The Scriptures do not give a direct commandment that we go out and sight the first sliver of the moon either (i.e. Thus saith YHVH to Moshe saying Thou shalt look for the first sliver of the new moon). The reason is that the understanding of chodesh (moon, month) is built into the Hebrew language itself. Read Full Article

Predictions
If events cannot be predicted in the future because of the Creator's reckoning of time, how then can you state with a degree of confidence what you believe will occur in 2010 or even in 2017? Read Full Article

Feast Days
Q: Where can I find the commandments for YHWH’s appointed holy days in Scripture? Read Full Article

New Year, Rosh HaShanah
Q: The Scripture I searched for relating to the new year, and found only one indirect reference. As we were subject to "untrue practices" up to now, I want to be sure that the new information is absolutely true indeed. Is there another witness in Scripture that explains this reckoning of time? Read Full Article

Shavuot Counting
When learning to count to Shavuot, the Hebrew text is clear concerning when the counting is to begin and for how long. Read Full Article

The Name of Jesus and the Letter J
Many people are quite shocked to understand that the name of the Messiah is not Jesus. The reason being is that in ancient Israel there was no letter “J” in the Hebrew, Greek, or Latin alphabets; let alone the invention of the English language. The first time the letter “J” entered the English language wasn’t until the 14th century, though it did not make a distinction between “J” and “I” until the first English-language book in 1634. Whether we care to pronounce His name as Yeshua, Yahshua, Yahushua, or some other variation within the workings of the Hebrew language, we should know that historically in the time that Yeshua lived, He was never called Jesus. Read Full Article

Altar in Jerusalem
A popular question that people have been asking is, “Has an altar been built in Jerusalem?” Many will be shocked to learn that an altar has been built, but not in Jerusalem. There is an altar built by The Temple Institute, which will more than likely function as the altar of YHWH, but it has not yet moved to Jerusalem. Read Full Article

Laws of the Torah, What is Applicable Today
Q: What laws and instructions of Torah should we uphold today? Read Full Article

Which Bible Shoud I Choose
Which translation is the best at proclaiming the sole truth of YHWH? Which one will help me get a Hebrew understanding? Which one is translated directly from the Hebrew? Read Full Article

Why We Cannot Sacrifice In Our Own Backyard
During this last Passover (6010/2010) there were many people discussing the issue of the Passover sacrifice and actually doing it in their own backyard, placing the blood on the doorpost, and everything that would go with it. The argument goes that because we are not in the land of Israel, and we do not have an altar or a functioning priest, the Passover resorts back to the Egyptian Passover where they slaughter the lamb/goat in their backyards and place the blood on the doorpost. This article will be addressing this issue. Read Full Article

The Book of Enoch
Q: I have recently heard about a book called “The Book of Enoch.” I have heard that it gives details and explains about the fallen angels in Genesis and other passages of the Bible. I have read that it gives detail about another aspect of the Creator’s Calendar. What are your thoughts on this book? Read Full Article

How do I find out if I am Jewish?
Q: I have heard that some people in my family may be Jewish, how do I find out if I am Jewish? Read Full Article

Jubilee
Q: How does Michael calculate the Jubilee year in his Jonah Code teaching? Read Full Article

Do We Keep the Feasts at the Same Time They Are Celebrated in the Land of Israel?
Q: Do we keep the feasts at the same time that they are celebrated in the Land of Israel? Of course then we have to decide if we should start the weekly Sabbath on Israel time. This opens up the whole question of if we are even supposed to be doing any of it if we aren't in the land, since the commandment does include the words, "when you come to the land". By the way, this is an academic challenge only since I believe wholeheartedly in keeping all the feasts I would just like to hear your take on the "in the land" part of the commandment. Read Full Article

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