{"id":23892,"date":"2026-05-26T06:10:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=23892"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:10:19","slug":"re-torah-obedience-r-u-a-torah-minimalist-or-maximalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2026\/05\/26\/re-torah-obedience-r-u-a-torah-minimalist-or-maximalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Re. Torah Obedience, R U a Torah Minimalist or Maximalist?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A lot of people talk about being Torah-obedient, but up close,<\/strong> their talk and walk don&#8217;t match each other too well. Others claim to follow YHVH&#8217;s Torah, but then find a rationale for not doing so when it inconveniences their lives, hinders their money making capabilities, or means becoming unpopular with their friends and loved ones. Still others, in reality, are only playing spiritual games while claiming to be Torah obedient, but live up only to the bare minimal requirements of the Torah while ignoring the rest. Do you fall into any of these categories? When it comes to Torah obedience, are you a minimalist or a maximalist? Yeshua talked about those who draw near to him with their mouths, but their hearts are from him. Hmm\u2026 Selah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This and other videos by Nathan are available as podcasts on Spotify and Apple podcast under &#8220;Hoshana Rabbah.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in participating in Hoshana Rabbah&#8217;s weekly Shabbat online fellowship (Oasis Elim Online), send an email to hoshanarabbah@earthlink.net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rk6i3BtvhHQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p><div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Re. 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