Welcome to our website. We hope that you enjoy your stay and will visit us often. Although we will be using Hebrew terms throughout our site, we have provided links to provide a better understanding of what is being discussed. The first occurrence of one of these words on a page is linked direct to our Guide to Definitions and Terminology page. Subsequent references are italicized or defined within the context of the discussion.

Our web site is designed primarily for believers in Yeshua Ha'Mashiach. We also welcome our Jewish brothers and invite them to investigate the claims of Yeshua as Mashiach. 

Throughout the site we break with certain Jewish and Christian traditions. We know that breaking with these traditions will cause offense on both sides, but we encourage dialog to establish truth. These pages are for the edification of those of us at Yavoh Ministries as well as the reader. To that end, we have defined the Rules of Engagement for which conclusions and statements are made. We are men and women seeking the truth of the Word of God. We grow not by confrontation but searching the Scriptures. If Rabbi Sha'ul makes a statement, he could back it up with testimony from the TaNaKh.

We have laid out our website in a (hopefully) logical manner. This layout is designed to facilitate navigation through the site. We have also provided some help pages to further increase the teaching design of our web site. We recommend that you visit the Hebrew Names of Books page which contains the original Hebrew names of the Books of both the TaNaKh and the B'rit Chadashah writings.

For the sake of clarity, the term "Judaism" as used in these pages means the principles and precepts set forth in the TaNaKh.

Web Site Structure
The links presented below are in a hierarchical structure. Back and Next buttons represent lateral movement within a section. Up will return you to the section title page. Subjects related to the page you are viewing are presented in the accompanying text or at the bottom of the page.

The navigation tools are provided in a hopeful attempt for all to make sense. Enjoy!!

1. Text = Quote from the TaNaKh in the B'rit Chadashah
2. Text = Words spoken by God through Moses, the Prophets, or others.
3. Text = Quotes from Apocrypha
4. Text = Quote From Messiah or Eloheim [After all they are Echad ...one]
5. Text = Quote From Scripture using definition of words
6. Text = Quote From the Talmud or Mishnah
7. Text = Portions of verses which contain one of the 613 Commandments

PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING
Within these pages you will learn what we believe to be the true pronunciation of God's name. Traditionally the name of God, the Tetragram, is pronounced as Adonai, the Name or HASHEM in English versions of the Hebrew Bible and in liturgy so as not to blaspheme. These traditions were begun by the early rabbis so the name of our God would not be profaned. This tradition (error?) was perpetuated by the English translators of the Hebrew scriptures by using the word "the LORD". As far as we have been able to determine there is no commandment in the writings which forbids speaking the God's name, just misusing it. This guard against misuse of the name turned into nonuse and forgetting of The Name. God addressed this issue in Yirmi'yahu 23:25-27: ²⁵I have heard what is said by the prophets who prophesy falsely in My Name, saying: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ ²⁶How long! Is anything in the heart of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, the prophets of their heart's deceit, ²⁷who make My people forget My Name through their dreams that they tell each other, just as their fathers forgot My Name through [worshiping] Ba'al.” By proceeding, you assume responsibility for what is about to be revealed to you. If you are unwilling to assume this responsibility, EXIT NOW!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please remember that even where no names of God appear, whatever discusses matters of Torah is forbidden to be treated with disrespect or thrown away by a Jew. So either save what you print or turn it over for proper disposal as required for all holy writings that are no longer needed. An even better option would be to pass it on to a friend to read. Please visit the following link for a further discussion of the subject of Throwing Articles Away.^ak In order to permit you to print these pages for reading away from your computer, we have written God's name י^.ה^.ו^.ה.

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