{ Forever and Ever }

by | Jun 30, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

The letter Vav (ו) is the 6th letter in  the Aleph Beit and as a prefix to a noun, Vav means “and” . It is a letter of connection and  can represent the continuity and unification of both time and space. In this role, vav inverts time, connecting and...
{ Into the Wilderness }

{ Into the Wilderness }

by | Jun 23, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

I just returned home from a retreat at a Monastery in Iowa (pictured above) where I lived alone in the “Guest House”, located on 650 acres of managed woodlands. What a gift  I was given to get away with God in the wilderness…so quiet and peaceful....

{ My Soul Weeps }

by | Jun 16, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

Continuing in Psalm 119 with the letter “dalet” ד which is shaped like a door or a man bent over in humility. Dalet is spelled דלת and has two possible root words. Some of its meanings are: door, gate, doors to heaven such as a portal, and also to be...

{Ripe for the Picking}

by | Jun 9, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

Continuing in Psalm 119 with the letter ‘Gimel’ ג.  Psalm 119:17  Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. The words deal bountifully is the Hebrew word ‘gamal’ גמל and is same root word for the spelling of the...

{Hitting the Bullseye}

by | May 25, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

  Psalm 119 is one of my favorite Psalms and its theme is  love for the Word of God. It is an acrostic poem and has 176 verses. These verses are divided into 22 stanzas. One stanza for every letter of the Hebrew alphabet, for example: The first word of the first...

{ Bearing Eternal Fruit }

by | May 12, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

I love a post I recently saw on Face Book “Proverbs 31 stresses me out”. I decided to look at a verse from this chapter and see what I could find for myself in the original Hebrew. Proverbs 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her...