Kol Tzion (קוֹל צִיּוֹן)

Let’s kick things off with a challenge that focuses on the very first stage of growth: The Seed (Zera). This month is about clearing the "weeds" of our daily habits to make room for something holy to take root. Here is your monthly challenge. 🌿 The "Zera" Challenge: Planting for the Future Focus: Purification, Preparation, and Perspective 1. The Physical: Clean the Vessel To honor the body as a temple, this month’s wellness goal focuses on the Daniel Fast approach to veganism. The Action: For one week this month, eliminate all processed   food, sugars, and leavened breads. The Goal: Focus on "foods of the earth,” i.e. legumes, nuts, seeds, and leafy greens. Experience how your energy shifts when you eat closer to the garden. 🥗 The Physical: The Daniel Fast Concept In the Hebrew Scriptures, the prophet Daniel and his companions refused the "king’s meat" and wine to keep themselves pure, choosing instead a diet of pulses (legumes, grains, and v...

Introduction: Our journey didn't start on a slave ship, and our identity isn't a mystery - it’s time to come out of gross darkness and return back to the GOD of the Hebrews. We’ve been told that we were a people without a history and a roadmap, a people who simply 'appeared' on the shores of West Africa. But the Torah tells a different story, and the prophets wrote it down long before the first hull touched the water. When Jerusalem fell, we didn't just vanish into the dust of Judea; we moved with purpose. We followed the ancient sun south and west, crossing the burning sands and the mighty rivers of Africa, carrying the Law in our minds and the songs of Zion in our spirits. We weren't fleeing into the unknown; we were traveling toward a prophecy that said we would be found even in the furthest corners of the 'Land of the Shadowing Wings.' The Scriptural Map Zephaniah 3:10: "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia [Cush] my suppliants, even the daughte...