Howard Becker

Published work and ephemera.

I was born to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother. And although my mother converted to Judaism when I was very young, she instilled a deep affection and respect for the Christian faith within our family.

Being brought up as a Jew, I studied the Hebrew language as it applied to the Old Testament and underwent my Bar Mitzvah at age thirteen. I regularly attended Sabbath services and religious study classes at our neighborhood Jewish Temple until the age of fifteen. And although I had come to feel a deep bond with God, shortly afterwards I drifted away from religious thought and practice altogether.

In my early twenties I earned a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and began full time employment, having no further reverence or consideration for religion, whatsoever. What took their place could best be described as an immersion in self-centered thoughts, selfish desires and their corresponding egotistical behaviors. Everything was about me, worldly success, and the ‘pleasures of life’.

During my mid-twenties I experienced circumstances which stopped me in my tracks. Those circumstances brought me to a startling and very humbling realization that there was something much more transcending to life than anything I had previously been willing to acknowledge. That realization led me to seek sensible answers about what that “something” was, and about what it implied for the way I was living my life. I began searching for those answers by examining and reexamining various philosophies and religions, both ancient and current. I visited many various religious houses of worship, attending their services and speaking with their religious leaders and teachers, asking many questions about their beliefs, practices and doctrines. All of those experiences were beneficial in some ways, but perplexing in many others.

According to a February 2021 report from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, there are currently more than 200 differing Christian denominations in the US alone, and a staggering 45,000 globally. According to Wikipedia there are also more than a few Jewish denominations. The many fractions of Christian and Jewish beliefs I encountered, each claiming to be exclusively correct, left me wanting.

As I considered all of the philosophical and religious differences I encountered certain Principles became apparent which united the best of all of them into One. I came to recognize these were the age-old Principles of Righteousness expounded in the Bible, from beginning to end. I realized that they formed the foundation for all of the Good existing and perpetuating within the human race. I recognized they override any differences between us, and are indispensable for our individual and collective mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. I began to understand that these Principles are the keys to unlocking our inmost happiness and genuine fulfillment in life.

I am not a priest, rabbi, pastor or minister, but rather the founder, owner and manager of a multi-million-dollar business which produces specialized automotive vehicles for some of the very best known and most important people in the world today. I’ve also written a book as a vehicle for very important people, like you, for your spiritual journey ahead. My deepest hope is that it will transport you into a place where you will find deep value and lasting understanding about the spiritual meaning, Intent and Purpose of Scripture, for the rest of your lives.

I’ve been happily married to my wonderful wife for 43 years, have one exceptional son, one brilliant daughter, one remarkable daughter-in-law and two amazing grandchildren. I am convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that I would have never experienced the joy and happiness of these, and the many other incomparable Blessings in my life if I hadn’t heeded the Message the Lord has Given to us all to cherish, and apply to the Way we live our lives. I am equally convinced that endless arrays of incomparable Blessings await all who are also willing to take His Message to heart.