Contributing author
Frank Houtz is one of the leaders of Beit Minorah, a congregation outside of Winchester Kentucky. He is the author of several books, including A Sign Between You and Me and Machanayim: the Two Camps of Israel. He also is developer of the text book for the Biblical Research Techniques course. He is working on two other books at this time, as well as giving seminars on Biblical Research Techniques.
A great Rabbi was speaking to his talmidim. He told them a story of two brothers. “There once were two brothers,” he said. “Both loved to play games. Jeffrey especially excelled in board games while Martin excelled in tennis. Martin loved tennis greatly. However, he had become so proficient in the game, few could keep up with him. He played in competitions and won many tournaments. He became so good
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Pancho grew up on the outskirts of Mexico City, the biggest city in all the world. He was a poor peasant boy who lived with his mother Maria and his father Cisco. From about the age of six years old, Pancho took care of the burro for his father and milked their milk goat. His father rode his burro into Mexico City once a week to sell their extra eggs
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Note from the author The following address was given to an assembly of the Houtz’s friends who gathered together to witness our daughter Tikvah’s Bat Mitzvah. The group was diverse in doctrine spanning from those who proclaim the law to be of no consequence for the Christian to those who follow strictly the modern Pharisaic interpretation of Torah. Considering this diversity, there was much room for misunderstanding. The following address
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