What if your grandparents were 49,000 years old? Then things should not be the way they are. What if the first human, Adam, received the complete blueprint of creation — the Tree of Life itself — breathed directly into him by Hashem? That same blueprint echoes across the oldest monolithic civilizations, carved into their monuments as Matthew LaCroix shows. It was passed to Noah, to Abraham, and eventually to the mixed multitude that stood at Sinai.
This is the living Torah. Not dusty rules, but the operating system of reality — the science of becoming who you were meant to be. It reveals how connection to Hashem expands your capacity to create, to function at the highest level, and to partner in fixing a broken world.
Yet things are not the way they should be.
The Cosmic Shemitah and Fresh Revelation
Each 7,000-year cycle gives a generation 6,000 years to perform its tikkun. The Torah is revealed anew, tailored to that era’s challenges and sefirot. Our generation hungers for this living blueprint — one that integrates science, DNA, frequencies, sacred geometry, and ancient evidence — rather than the rote recitation of the Talmud or Gemara, which feels disconnected from daily life.
What Does It Mean to Be Chosen?
In the conversation, Rabbi Brics and Rabbi Dubov unpacked this powerfully. It is not racism. Judaism is not a race — we span every shade, ethnicity, and background: Yemenite, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Ethiopian, and more. Converts and the mixed multitude from Egypt became fully Yisrael at Sinai. As Rabbi Dubov emphasized, we are a family.
The Story of Chosenness begins in the book of Genesis. The story of Cain and Abel, “And He turned to Abel and to his offering.”
The church taught me that the Second Commandment was only about statues and idols. I never imagined it was first spoken by a Jewish mother fleeing her own son’s violence.
Yet in Parashat Toldot, centuries before the thunder at Sinai, Rivkah utters the Second Commandment in Toldot almost word-for-word:
“Your brother Esau is comforting himself (מִתְנַחֵם) with the thought of killing you.” (Genesis 27:42)
Rabbi David Fohrman demonstrates that this single sentence is the exact precursor. It leads to “You shall have no other gods before Me.” Esau’s rage is not just anger. It has become his god.
How Esau Became the First Worshipper of “Another God”
In Hebrew, the verb מִתְנַחֵם (mitnachem) means “to comfort oneself.” After losing the blessing, Esau does not turn to Hashem for comfort. He turns to murder.
Murderous hatred becomes his new deity—the very first “other god” in human history after Cain.
Rivkah’s urgent warning to Jacob is therefore the Second Commandment in Toldot in its embryonic form:
Do not serve the god of revenge. Do not let violence sit on the throne where only Hashem belongs.
This is why the Rebecca Jacob Sinai mirror is so devastating to replacement theology. The Second Commandment did not begin with golden calves or Baal statues. It began when a Jewish mother identified the first false god humanity ever worshipped: the god of blood-revenge.
The Chiastic Proof – Side by Side
| Sinai (Exodus 20:3) | Toldot (Genesis 27:41–42) |
|---|---|
| לֹא יִהְיֶה־לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל־פָּנָיָ “You shall have no other gods before Me” | וַיִּתְנַחֵם הוּא לְהָרְגְּךָ “He is comforting himself by killing you” – serving the god of murderous rage |
Judaism is not a religion. It’s a family.
That’s what the rabbi from Aish said, and it hit me deep.
I’m half Black. My mother is from Levi. My great-grandfather was a Cohen from Germany, whose family came through Spain, Portugal, New Mexico, and Mexico. We’re Black, we’re European, we’re everything.
Look across the Jewish world — Yemenite, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Ethiopian — we don’t look the same. That’s because we’re not a race. We’re a family.
Deuteronomy 32
7Remember the days of old; reflect upon the years of [other] generations. Ask your father, and he will tell you; your elders, and they will inform you. זזְכֹר֙ יְמ֣וֹת עוֹלָ֔ם בִּ֖ינוּ שְׁנ֣וֹת דֹּֽר וָדֹ֑ר שְׁאַ֤ל אָבִ֨יךָ֙ וְיַגֵּ֔דְךָ זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ וְיֹֽאמְרוּ־לָֽךְ: 8When the Most High gave nations their lot, when He separated the sons of man, He set up the boundaries of peoples according to the number of the children of Israel. חבְּהַנְחֵ֤ל עֶלְיוֹן֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם יַצֵּב֙ גְּבֻלֹ֣ת עַמִּ֔ים לְמִסְפַּ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: 9Because the Lord’s portion is His people. Jacob, the lot of His inheritance. טכִּ֛י חֵ֥לֶק יְהֹוָ֖ה עַמּ֑וֹ יַֽעֲקֹ֖ב חֶ֥בֶל נַֽחֲלָתֽוֹ:
When we left Egypt, 70 nations joined us. At Mount Sinai, they all became Yisrael. The Torah isn’t a book about perfect people — it’s a book about a broken family trying to come back together.
That’s why the idea of “chosen” matters. It’s not about being better. It’s about being part of this family that carries the original blueprint from Adam, and having the responsibility to fix what’s broken.
I am half Black. My mother is from Levi. My great-grandfather was a Cohen whose line came through Germany, Spain, Portugal, New Mexico, Mexico, and Texas. We are everything — exactly as the Torah describes a family that absorbed 70 nations.
Chosen does not mean “better.” It means carrying greater responsibility: 613 mitzvot for Adam versus the other “Rewritten-Adam”-made religions, each with its own mission. We are called to be a light unto the nations — not an exclusive club, but a model and guide. Everyone has a role. The ancestors chose God as much as He chose us. That choice echoes through generations, empowering rather than burdening.
Anti-Semitism and How We Confront It
The rabbis traced anti-Semitism back to Sinai — a subconscious recognition that Jews carry God’s message. When the world is moral, it embraces that light. When immoral, it pushes back. Anti-Semitism can even act as guardrails, preventing full assimilation and keeping identity alive (as Rabbi Dubov shared from his Soviet family experience).
But the real confrontation is internal. Strengthen Jewish identity, increase unity, and live the values proudly. Respect flows from self-respect. As one rabbi noted, we don’t need love — we need respect. The best response is to become more authentically Jewish and spread light.
The 90-99% Disconnect
Looking into the Mirror
When I first went to Israel, I expected to see a nation living by the Torah. Instead, I saw America looking back at me.
The United States is deeply woven with Jewish history. The Founders studied our Tanakh — especially the Book of Deuteronomy — and built something remarkable. They created a Constitution based on Torah principles that gave us separation of powers, something Israel still doesn’t have.
Because of this Constitution, America became a shield for the world. Without it, COVID would likely have overrun everything, and the Great Reset would have succeeded.
Just like Judaism, America isn’t about race or color. To belong here, you simply become American. The same idea lives in Israel.
These two nations are bound together by the same blueprint — the Torah that was first given to Adam. One carries it in its DNA, the other carries it in its founding documents.
Both are meant to be light, but both are struggling to remember who they truly are.
Going Home For The First Time
When I first visited Israel in late 2002 (after my mother revealed our Jewish heritage on 9/11/2001), I expected a nation immersed in Torah. Instead, I saw a mirror of America. The panel agreed: roughly 90% of Jews today lack a deep connection to Torah. From my work as a prison chaplain — surveying pastors, chaplains, and volunteers — I’d put the Christian Bible disconnect at 99%.
Whether secular, Sephardic, religious, or anywhere in between — if you carry the DNA and heritage, you are family. The Torah is a book about a broken family learning to reunite. Our job is to revive the living Torah for this generation.
One of the great issues I deal with is that most Christain and Jews do not know their Bibles. Our father Abraham went throughout the land making souls. How does one make soul? Why did Hashem choose Abraham? Why is Abraham called our father?
Hearken to Me, you pursuers of righteousness, you seekers of the Lord; look at the rock whence you were hewn and at the hole of the pit whence you were dug. אשִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֛י רֹ֥דְפֵי צֶ֖דֶק מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה הַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ אֶל־צ֣וּר חֻצַּבְתֶּ֔ם וְאֶל־מַקֶּ֥בֶת בּ֖וֹר נֻקַּרְתֶּֽם: 2Look at Abraham your father and at Sarah who bore you, for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him and made him many. בהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֣ם אֲבִיכֶ֔ם וְאֶל־שָׂרָ֖ה תְּחֽוֹלֶלְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אֶחָ֣ד קְרָאתִ֔יו וַֽאֲבָֽרְכֵ֖הוּ וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ: 3For the Lord shall console Zion, He shall console all its ruins, and He shall make its desert like a paradise and its wasteland like the garden of the Lord; joy and happiness shall be found therein, thanksgiving and a voice of song. גכִּֽי־נִחַ֨ם יְהֹוָ֜ה צִיּ֗וֹן נִחַם֙ כָּל־חָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָ וַיָּ֚שֶׂם מִדְבָּרָהּ֙ כְּעֵ֔דֶן וְעַרְבָתָ֖הּ כְּגַן־יְהֹוָ֑ה שָׂשׂ֚וֹן וְשִׂמְחָה֙ יִמָּ֣צֵא בָ֔הּ תּוֹדָ֖ה וְק֥וֹל זִמְרָֽה:
There are only two sets of people in the DNA family of Noach that have Abraham DNA. Jews and Arabs. The Bible is a blueprint for creation and the history of our family. The family of Adam and Eve.
How Do We Bring People Closer?
Young people (and most people) aren’t reached by traditional methods alone. They want the Torah as a blueprint: how it aligns with science, archaeology, DNA evidence (like Nathaniel Jeanson’s work tracing lineages), quantum ideas, and personal empowerment. They want to know how connection to Hashem makes them more effective creators in the world.
Speak their language — TED Talks, YouTube, modern examples, experiential Shabbat tables, authentic role models. Show that Torah observance isn’t a restriction; it’s liberation and enablement. As the rabbis shared, deep study reveals it empowers you to reach your highest potential.
Dual Loyalty and the Deeper Mirror
The panel wrestled honestly with questions of loyalty. Our ultimate loyalty is to God and moral integrity. For citizens, that includes honoring the laws of the land (dina d’malchuta). One powerful framing is that supporting Israel often serves America best because “those who bless Israel will be blessed.”
America’s Constitution drew deeply from Torah principles — especially Deuteronomy — creating separation of powers and a framework that has protected liberty. These two nations are bound by the same blueprint. Both are meant to shine as lights, yet both show the same symptoms of forgetting their source.
The Call to Remember
Adam’s blueprint lives in us. The Tree of Life is our inheritance. Things are not the way they should be — but they can be. Each generation gets its reset in the Cosmic Shemitah. This one is ours.
Whether Jewish by heritage or drawn to the light, the invitation is the same: reconnect to the Source. Study the blueprint. Become the person Hashem designed. Fix the family. Let the Torah live through you — with science, purpose, and power.
The young generation is ready. Let’s speak in a way they can hear.
Hazan Gavriel ben David