Award winning photographer Paul Chong celebrates the beauty of life through pictures. He started photography since 2001 while spending much of his time in the outdoor to create art. He was inspired to take photograph after attending one of his photography classes back as a university student. During which also he first bought a Rollei compact film camera. This provides him a greater freedom later in his life to continue the pursuit of creating landscape photography. Paul was born in Malaysia and currently lives in Shanghai with his family. Artist Statement: “I create photograph to express the wonders of nature. I believe the outdoor landscape is full of beauty that awaits our attention and appreciation. The Creator Himself has given us this precious land for us to relate, and enjoy. I create photograph not just for the sake of taking beautiful photos, but it is foremost an expression of my heart to capture the feeling of the wide spaces and the atmosphere.”
Towards the end of Moses life, the LORD revealed to him in the tabernacle of meeting that after his departure, the children of Israel would once again stray away to serve other gods. Thus is Deuteronomy 31:19, the children of Israel were commanded to write down their own personal Torah. “Now, therefore, write down this … More A Mitzvah To Write Your Personal Torah Scroll
What is the difference between the death of the aged and the death of the young? Rabbi Judah says: “When a lamp goes out of itself, it is good for the lamp and good for the wick, for the lamp is not broken and the wick does not form coal; but when men extinguish it, … More The Lamp That Goes Out When Its Light Is Done, The Figs That Are Gathered In Their Due Season
The stories in the Torah are often full of hidden message and revelation that awaits us to uncover. Instead of simply comprehending the direct meaning in a particular passage, often times there’s a life lesson for the audience to learn. From which we can glean, grow and be inspired. In this parashah, Jacob (ya’akov יַעֲקֹב) … More Jacob, A Long Night Of Exile
Torah reading from (Leviticus 16:1-34). Every year during the Jewish Yom Kippur (יוֹם כִּפּוּר) and in the morning service (avodah), the traditional reading focuses on the offerings that Aaron will bring before God as atonement. He is to first make expiation for himself and for his household. Only then, an offering for the entire community. … More The Scapegoat, Jesus and Crimson Red
A father wanted to teach his four sons the lesson of not judging something or someone too quickly, and so he called his four sons together and said “I have a task for you. I want you, my eldest son to go out into our fields and take a look at the pear tree and … More The Parable Of The Pear Tree
It is written (Psalm 11:5), “The LORD test the righteous, But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.” Rabbi Jonathan said: “The potter does not try the vessels that have been made imperfectly, because he does not doubt that if he strike them even once, it will break them. But he … More The Potter And His Wares: The Trials Of The Righteous
The name El Shaddai אֵל שַׁדַּי is one of the Hebrew names of God. The very first time we see this in the Torah was when Abraham was ninety-nine years old and that the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El Shaddai, walk before Me and be blameless” (Gen 17:1). In the Jewish … More He Who Guards The Doorway To Salvation
In Exodus 35, Moses was given the commandment to assemble the Tabernacle (מִשְׁכַּן, Mishkan meaning “residence” or “dwelling place”) after returning from the Mount Sinai. The scripture testifies that Moses’ face was shinning while he speaks to Aaron and the children of Israel. In the building of the Tabernacle, Betzalel and Aholiav were appointed in … More Looking Into The Mirror Of The Bronze Laver
In order to grasp the teaching of our Messiah Yeshua, Jesus in one of His greatest Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke, we have to first come to know the original history context of the Jewish background in that time. From the well-known words of Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: The … More Who Is My Neighbor?
And the Eternal said unto Moses, “Why dost thou cry unto me?” Here, says the Midrash, is another saying (Psalm 65:2), “Oh, You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come.” Rabbi Judah says, “If a poor man approach a human being he will not be listened to at once, but if a rich … More God’s Equality, Parable Of A Princess Attacked By Robbers
