This was a Divine Appointment tour. I set out on my mission to L.A. But I did not have the money for the trip. I had two jobs to do. The first to tell all Jews I met in divine appointments that it is time to return to Israel because something heavy is going down in the West and YHVH said “Wherever you are at the ends of the heavens or at the ends of the earth, I will bring you back!”. The second was to check how my book Songs of Messiah was doing in the  LA book fair. When I recieved enough money to fly to New York from London I did that. I told my cousin in Brooklyn to drop me at the nearest Jewish community. I ended up outside the Jewish Childrens Museum and saw a sign saying “Welcome Moshiach” or something like that. I went to the shop with the sign and they sent me down to the BASEMENT. There there was a Rabbi (a certain Rabbi Epstein) standing and he asked me if I had come for the tour. I said “Is there a tour?” I said “I came to see what we goyim can do to help in the Welcome Messiah Campaign”. He was busy with the tour and so handed me over to a couple of other Rabbis who gave me the Seven Laws of Noah which I know. I decided “I must go on the tour.” In Greek terms “It was my destiny”. And what a great decision it was! One of the first things Rabbi Epstein said was “This is the biggest Jewish community outside of Israel in the world”! Perfect more than any people these need to let YHVH transplant them to Israel! The insights I was given to the Chasidic way of life and the clear boundaries of who and who is not a Jew was amazing(Although I still dont know why they can’t do all that in Israel). I have studied a little Judaism in Israel, with this Rabbi and that but in this tour I was given some very precious insights and learned things I never knew before. One very important insight I recieved confirmed my understanding that the Torah is a system set up by YHVH which if obeyed will bring protection and blessing on the obedient. I knew this already from the tithe and from my Christian background. We believe before one letter can be removed from the Torah, the sun will disappear first. But the Rabbi’s explanation of the Mezuzah took me to a new level of understanding! Then he gave me advice about getting a cheap airline ticket to Los Angeles. I followed this and got a ticket for 186 dollars! Oh YHVH be praised for this amazing divine appointment!

My girlfriend and I absolutely loved the Chassidic Walking Tour. It is one thing to learn about Chassidic culture through books or movies, but nothing is better than experiencing it first-hand. These people are so dedicated to their faith and families. We have much respect for the Chassidic community. Everyone that we met was so warm and friendly. I was invited to wear tefillin at the main synagogue. I’ve never seen anyone do that at my temple, so I was unfamiliar with the practice. They were nice enough to let me use a set and they talked me through the blessings. I have since ordered my own set of tefillin from Israel and I am excited to use them. The falafel sandwich that I had for lunch was the best one I’ve ever had. My girlfriend said she hadn’t had one that good since her Birthright Israel trip. The Chabad movement and the other Chassidic Jews are truly keeping Judaism alive, and I must tip my yarmulke to them. 😉

Can you imagine a tour that can change your life? Well this tour can. Bar none, the best tour I have ever taken! Rabbi Beryl shared some information that changed my life. He “brings home” why some of the Jewish observances are so important. The tour gave so many of our observances MEANING. I learned so much!It’s a great tour, seeing the scribes, the mikvah, and the matzoh factory — but the heart and soul of the tour is Rabbi Beryl and his unique way of teaching.  He makes everyone feel welcome and part of the tour — not just an observer.  I can’t image anyone, Jewish or otherwise, not learning so much about the heart of Jewish New York from this tour. Enjoy, it may change your life — It did mine!