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Spiritual Reflections and Torah-Based Writing
Faith-Based Essays and Religious Nonfiction
These reflections introduce themes I explore more deeply on Substack, where my full essays and weekly writings live.


Today is Rosh Chodesh of the 4th Biblical Month. Have A Blessed New Moon Day!
We omit the Omer Count for today because: Leviticus 23:16 is a Daily Count. The correct New Moon Day is a Monthly Count. It is never included in the Daily count towards the Shabbat. Omit the Weekly Count on LCCD's and NMD, as both are Monthly Counts only. NMD's are Set-Apart unto Yahuah. No work is ever done on it. The Weekly count is for mankind to order his work days, and to know when the Shabbat occurs. The Monthly Count begins on NMD. It counts the days of the Lunar Cycle
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
3 days ago1 min read


The Natsariym: Living 'The Way' Today
The Natsariym of today believe that the message originally taught by Yahusha, HaMashiach, and carried out to the world by his Talmudium and Apostles, was very quickly corrupted by Roman paganism, descension among the Sanhedrin, and persecution of the early followers, both Yahudiym and Gentile, as early as the the 1st and 2nd Centuries AD. This has led to a renewal of faith and a desire for the restoration of what was once The Way Yahuah desired for His Creation to follow, as
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 212 min read


The Natsariym: The Standards Of Truth
We should never forget that the early Natsariym were the followers of Yahusha, HaMashiach. They were the first Messianic Yahudiym that came out of Jerusalem immediately following the Crucifixion; specifically those who witnessed the Ascension, and carried the testimony, ‘He is risen!’ to the nations. These natsars followed the teachings of Yahusha, while continuing to observe Torah, the Levitical Dietary laws, maintain the Shabbats, and circumcise their newborn sons on the 8t
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 212 min read


The Natsariym Point Of View
When it came to the interpretation of scripture as a guide for living life, the Natsariym in the first century had an early view of Sola Scriptura (a later Reformation POV) i.e., Scripture Alone; without the effects of traditional Rabbinic interpretation, which existed at the time, but flourished after 70 AD and the fall of the 2nd Temple. The early Natsars believed the Bible is divinely inspired, or Yahuah breathed; and is the final, infallible, and sufficient authority for
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 212 min read


2nd Month of Yahuah's Heavenly Calendar
The yearly Calendars are now posted every month, as they occur on my Substack. The entire 2026-2027 and the 2027-2028 calendars can be purchased on my Writer's website in the store: 'Neorahyah's Merch.'
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 181 min read


The Natsariym: Keepers Of The Way
The Natsariym were the earliest followers of Yahusha, HaMashiach. Those having the testimony of the Resurrection of the body via direct observation as one of his Talmidiym, or through the evangelism of his Apostles. They were men, women, and communities who followed the Law given to Mosheh on Mt. Sinai, and spread the Besorah of HaMashiach’s coming. Like Yahusha, they did not deviate from Torah, but strove to fulfill it by walking the road he paved. These were those whom Sha
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 92 min read


The Natsariym and the Besorah
The History In order to understand who the Natsarim were, it helps to understand the culture, politics, and religious environment they navigated. When Yahusha began his ministry, Judaism had long co-existed within the Roman Empire relatively peacefully. There was the occasional skirmish, sometimes even rebellion, but essentially they were allowed to practice their faith unencumbered by Roman laws. These Yahudim kept Torah, attended synagogue, and observed the feasts of Yahuah
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 91 min read


My First Literary Pitch: New York, NY
This blog is about the continual evolution of my writing process. The ups, the downs, the attention to detail required to achieve my goals. IOW’s, my version of the trials, tribulations, joys and frustrations, all writers go through. Although I’ve been writing stories since I could hold a pencil, I only began to write seriously in 2007. I completed my first novel in 2009. Since then my primary goal has been to become traditionally published. However, as most writers know, tha
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 82 min read


The 3rd Biblical Calendar
Today is Rosh Chodesh, The ‘Head’ of the the 3rd Month of the Biblical calendar. It is the 1st Day of the Monthly Count; and as always, the Weekly Count is held today. During this month we will complete Part 1 of the Omer Count towards Shavu’ot. The 7th of the Shabbathot will occur on the daily count of: W/M - 7/8. Please review Leviticus 23:15. Immediately, on the following day (W/M:1/9 ), we begin Part 2, as Yahuah specifically instructed in Leviticus 23:16. That will begin
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
May 81 min read


Genesis, and The Foundations Of The World: A Brief Selah Moment.
Here is the magnificence of the Mighty One who created the Heavens and the Earth; ‘….Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry Land appear: and it was so.’ ~Bere’shiyth (Genesis) 1:9, Cepher~ When Yahuah declared the above, he’d already etched and grooved the pathway the Israelites would take when they walked on dry land through the waters of the Red Sea, at the Exodus. Selah. In (Genesis)Verse 2, we see that - the Waters were alrea
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Apr 301 min read


Yahuah's Heavenly Calendar:
The 2nd Month, 2026 'So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.' ~Psalms 90:12, King David~ 10 Significant Things To Note During The 2nd Month of the Biblical Calendar. There are 2 Simultaneous Counts: The Weekly and The Monthly Counts. The Weekly Count is BLUE. The Monthly Count is BROWN, the Gregorian dates are BLACK, and are used only as a reference to our modern-day orientation. The length of the 2nd Lunar Cycle. From the Full Moon of ABIB, unt
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Apr 51 min read


The Divine Algorithm: The Rule Of 6 and 7
It is said that the earth is billions of years old. Perhaps that is so; but what does that have to do with us? From a spiritual standpoint, the counting and passage of time as it relates to Yahuah’s interactions with mankind, clearly began with His creation of Adam, and the world he created for him, and subsequently us. Going forward, the counting and passage of time is documented in heaven as it relates to Adam, the children of Adam, and most specifically, the Son of Adam, a
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Mar 191 min read


The Feast Of Unleavened Bread
The Feast of Unleavened Bread, or as some prefer, the Feast of Matstsah, is often overshadowed by the Pesach. There is an influence that often has the two feasts lumped together into one observance, labeling the entire eight day observance as the Pesach. This should not be done. They are in fact, two different Appointed Times, representing two different aspects of Yahusha's mission on earth. The Pesach is a memorial of Yahuah's judgement of the gods of Egypt by, killing
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Mar 181 min read


First Fruits & Wave Sheaf Offering: Yahuah Yireh
In Israel, the first harvest of the spring is barley, the grain associated with the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Wave Sheaf, and the First Fruits Offerings. As an offering, it was tied in sheaves and brought to the High Priest to be 'waved' before Yahuah as the ‘First Fruit’ of the Spring harvest. The sheaves were to be the very best of the entire crop; and the commandment required the offering be made before any of the barley harvest was eaten. It is an ordinance that s
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Mar 172 min read


The Pesach and The Tav
Here is The Law for the Pesach: “And Yahuah spoke unto El-Mosheh and El-Aharon in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: It shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak you unto all the assembly of Yisra’el, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for a house…; And you shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and th
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Mar 142 min read


The Judgement of Egypt
In 2017 I created my first website about Yahuah's Heavenly Calendar, and everything r/t bible events displayed on the calendars of 2012-2017. I wrote this in the month Abib at approximately the same time 9 years ago, and I've decided to share it today as an anniversary essay. We are currently in the Hebrew month Abib. At the time I am writing this, it is the 2nd Day of the Weekly Count, and the 10th Day of the Monthly Count; March 13th, 2026, Gregorian . According to scri
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Mar 141 min read


Abib: The Beginning Of Months; 2026 Gregorian
Abib: The 1st of 12 Months on Yahuah's Heavenly Calendar
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Mar 81 min read


The First Month Of The Year To You
This is the Month Abib. That is according to Yahuah's Heavenly Calendar, not according the Gregorian Calendar (because of Constantine I and Gregory XIII's deceit), and not according to the Judaic Calendar (because of Hillel II's deception); but according to the Biblical Calendar, as evidenced by Exodus 12:1-3: ‘And Yahuah spoke unto Mosheh and Aharon in the land of Mitsrayim, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Mar 51 min read


Saturday or Sunday? The History Behind The Seventh Day
Hillel ll held the office of Nasi, of the Sanhedrin in 4th century AD at the height of the Roman Empire. The religious environment at the time was embroiled in a controversy over how to Reconcile the observance of the biblical Pesach on Abib 14 (which when calculated using the biblical calendar, could fall on any day of the week of the pagan Julian calendar); with the observance of Easter, which the Western Roman Bishops wanted to fall strictly on Sunday, as a Roman Catholic
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Feb 231 min read


Reflections On: Wisdom and Counting Our Days
The Natsariym and the Aleph-Tav Yahuah gave Adam His Laws and Commandments, with the expectation that he, and his descendants, would strive to live their lives perfectly within them. To aid in that, Yahuah established a guideline for every condition, or situation we might encounter; and for the record, there were more than 10. There are 613 to be exact – that we know of. Now you might say ‘That’s impossible! Who can keep 613 commandments? Yahuah knows that we are human, pr
NeorahYah Germaine McGuffie
Feb 171 min read
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