WESTERN PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT
In today’s Western culture, many women are pressured to be perfect, and many are raised with the damaging belief that they are never ‘good enough.’ This creates anxiety, insecurity, and fear—especially in sensitive women who overthink and worry even before challenges arrive. These struggles often affect marriage, finances, and career, where fear of being alone or feeling unappreciated can lead to unhealthy dependence on a husband, friends, or family.
Modern Western culture—especially shaped by media, secular values, and even certain strands of Christianity—places unrealistic pressures on women: to look perfect, to achieve in every area, to be the “ideal wife/mother,” or to live up to standards that are not rooted in Torah truth. This pressure creates insecurity, anxiety, and fear—especially for women who are naturally sensitive or raised in households where they were never told “you are enough.” What does the Hebrew Torah and the ALuWHiYM of Israel actually teach about worry, security, and a woman’s true purpose? And how did ancient Hebrew women avoid these anxieties that plague modern women raised under Western culture and Christianity’s false hopes?
THE WESTERN DIET
In Western societies, the prevalence of ultra-processed foods—such as sugary snacks, fast food, and packaged meals—has significantly increased. These foods are often engineered to be highly palatable, containing additives and chemicals that can lead to addictive eating behaviors. This dietary pattern is associated with various health issues, including hormonal imbalances and nutritional deficiencies.
Evidence Supporting the Statement
Nutritional Deficiencies: Despite high caloric intake, many individuals consuming a Western diet lack essential nutrients. Common deficiencies include omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, zinc, vitamin D, and B vitamins—all critical for optimal brain function and mood regulation. This imbalance can contribute to mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Dietitian Live
Hormonal Disruption: Ultra-processed foods can disrupt hormone balance by spiking blood sugar and insulin levels, increasing cortisol through inflammation, and affecting sex hormones due to trans fats and packaging chemicals. They can also interfere with hunger signals by affecting leptin and ghrelin and harm gut health, which plays a key role in hormone metabolism. Midland Daily News
Addictive Eating Behaviors: Certain food chemicals in ultra-processed foods have been linked to addictive eating behaviors. Overconsumption of these foods has been associated with a range of health problems, including depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Classifying certain food chemicals as addictive may help promote research in this area. EWG+1
Impact on Reproductive Health: A study published in Cell Metabolism found that men consuming ultra-processed diets gained body fat and showed reduced levels of sex hormones. Additionally, higher levels of certain chemicals found in food packaging and plastics were detected in these individuals, suggesting a link to hormone interference. The Washington Post+1
SUMMARY
The Western diet, characterized by a high intake of ultra-processed foods, contributes to nutritional deficiencies and hormonal imbalances. These dietary patterns can lead to various health issues, including anxiety, depression, and reproductive health problems. Addressing these concerns involves promoting a balanced diet rich in whole foods and minimizing the consumption of processed items. The Western diet not only deviates from the Torah's dietary laws but also contributes to hormonal imbalances and mental health issues, including anxiety and insecurity. Dietitian Live
🥘 Torah Dietary Laws vs. Western Diet
The Torah's dietary laws, known as kashrut, are detailed in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. These laws specify which animals are permissible to eat, how they should be slaughtered, and prohibit the consumption of blood and certain fats. While the primary purpose of these laws is spiritual, they also promote physical health by encouraging the consumption of clean, properly prepared foods.Jewish Virtual Library+2Wikipedia+2Wikipedia
In contrast, the Western diet is rich in ultra-processed foods—such as sugary snacks, fast food, and packaged meals—that are often engineered to be highly palatable and convenient. These foods typically lack essential nutrients and are high in unhealthy fats, sugars, and additives. Consuming such a diet can lead to various health issues, including hormonal imbalances and mental health disorders.Midland Daily News
🧠 Hormonal Imbalances and Mental Health
Research indicates that diets high in ultra-processed foods can disrupt hormone balance and contribute to mental health issues:
Hormonal Disruption: Ultra-processed foods can cause hormonal imbalances by spiking blood sugar and insulin levels, increasing cortisol through inflammation, and affecting sex hormones due to trans fats and packaging chemicals. Midland Daily News
Mental Health Impacts: These dietary patterns are associated with cognitive impairment and emotional disorders, including anxiety and depression. PMC
Nutritional Deficiencies: Despite high caloric intake, many individuals consuming a Western diet lack essential nutrients, which can contribute to mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
💡 Torah's Wisdom for Modern Health
The Torah's dietary laws, while primarily spiritual, also promote physical well-being by encouraging the consumption of clean and properly prepared foods. By adhering to these laws, individuals can avoid the health issues associated with the Western diet, including hormonal imbalances and mental health disorders.
📢 Encouragement for Women Facing Anxiety and Insecurity
For women experiencing anxiety and insecurity, especially those who have embraced a Torah-observant lifestyle, it's essential to recognize the interconnectedness of diet, hormone balance, and mental health. By aligning dietary choices with Torah principles, individuals can support their physical and mental well-being, fostering a sense of peace and security.
The Hebrew Diet vs. the Modern Western Diet
In ancient times, the Hebrew diet was radically different from the ultra-processed foods common in Western culture today. The people of Israel primarily ate:
Whole, unprocessed foods: grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, and clean meats.
Foods are grown in nutrient-rich soil without chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
Seasonal and locally sourced produce, which retained maximum nutrients.
Unlike modern agriculture, which often strips the soil of minerals and relies on chemical additives, ancient Hebrew farming methods allowed food to maintain its natural nutritional content. This meant that men and women were getting the vitamins, minerals, and nutrients necessary for healthy hormone function and overall well-being.
Because of this, the physical and mental health issues — such as anxiety, hormonal imbalances, and nutrient deficiencies — that are widespread among women in modern Western society were largely absent in ancient Hebrew culture. Their diet, combined with living under Torah principles, supported emotional stability, clarity of mind, and strength in daily life.
In short, the problems caused by ultra-processed foods, depleted soil, and chemically engineered diets did not exist for Hebrew women in ancient times. Their health, hormones, and mental well-being were naturally supported by the foods YaHuWaH provided and the lifestyle He commanded.
1. What the Hebrew Bible says about anxiety and worry
The God of Israel never teaches His people to be bound by anxiety, fear, or constant insecurity. Instead, He commands His people to trust His word, obey His Torah, and find strength in Him:
Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is YaHuWaH your Elohim who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your Elohim; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Proverbs 12:25 – “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.”
From the Hebrew perspective, worry and fear are a weight—but one that can be lifted by trust in YaHuWaH and by surrounding oneself with encouragement rooted in truth.
2. Women’s strength and purpose in the Hebrew Bible
In the Torah and throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, women are never described as weak or incapable. Rather, they are given a unique role of strength, wisdom, and nurturing leadership:
Proverbs 31 (Eshet Chayil) describes the woman of valor—she is not anxious, but confident, wise, and industrious. Her strength comes from living in righteousness and fearing YaHuWaH.
Deborah (Judges 4–5) was not only a prophetess but a judge over Israel, showing courage and wisdom.
Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah all shaped Israel’s destiny through their choices, prayers, and faith.
Ancient Hebrew women were grounded in Torah from birth. Their self-worth was tied to obedience to YaHuWaH, not to how they looked, what society thought, or whether they could live up to impossible ideals.
3. Why modern women struggle compared to ancient Hebrew women
Western upbringing often gives women conditional approval: “You’re good enough if you look this way, marry this kind of man, have this kind of career.”
Christian upbringing can also create false expectations—promises of instant deliverance, waiting for “Jesus to fix it,” or placing hope in a system that disconnects people from Torah. This creates disappointment, doubt, and fear when prayers go unanswered.
Torah upbringing, however, gives a foundation of identity: you are a daughter of Israel, created in the image of Elohim, valuable, and protected by His covenant. This identity removes the need to constantly prove yourself or to fear being alone.
4. The fear of being alone and clinging to a husband
This is very real for many women. When their identity is tied solely to their husband, their sense of security becomes fragile—what if he dies? What if he leaves? What if something goes wrong?
The Torah teaches that security is not in man, but in YaHuWaH:
Jeremiah 17:5–7 – “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength... Blessed is the man who trusts in YaHuWaH, whose trust is YaHuWaH.”
A Hebrew woman’s first security is in the Creator. Her husband is a partner and covering, yes—but not her only foundation. This makes her strong and stable, even if she faces widowhood or hardship.
5. Practical Hebrew mindset for overcoming anxiety
Trust in covenant promises – YaHuWaH does not abandon His daughters.
Daily meditation on Torah – grounding the mind in truth instead of fear.
Strong community – Hebrew women lived in family and tribal support, not in isolation like modern Western women often do.
Purpose over perfection – they saw their value in what they contributed to family, nation, and covenant, not in being flawless.
✅ In short:
The Hebrew Bible teaches women that their worth comes from YaHuWaH, not impossible Western standards or false Christian promises. Anxiety and fear are replaced with confidence when they know who they are in Torah. Ancient Hebrew women did not struggle in the same way because their identity was grounded in truth, not in fragile ideals.
FROM ALIENATION TO ASSURANCE IN YAHUWAH
Torah teaches that when a woman marries, she is to love and cling to her husband — but not in a way that traps her in fear of being left alone if he dies. Today, there are women who could be called modern-day Ruths: they have left their families behind to marry men who walk in Torah and serve only the Elohim of Israel, even while living in a Western culture filled with false gods, especially Christianity and its worship of Jesus. Because of this choice, many have been alienated by their own families, accused of being in a cult.
Their husbands become their closest companions and their everything, yet the fear lingers: ‘If I lose him, I will have no one,’ for their Christian relatives — who claim to walk in love — have already rejected them for choosing truth. This reveals the hypocrisy of emotional, man-made religion. The deeper question remains: what does Torah actually teach about fear, loneliness, and a woman’s true security in YaHuWaHr
This scenario is very real — the tension of a woman who has chosen the covenant path of Torah, and in doing so, has been alienated by her own family. That pain is deep because rejection from family feels like rejection of identity. Yet the Torah gives both clarity and encouragement for this exact situation. Let’s walk through it carefully:
1. Torah teaching on clinging to a husband
Yes, the Torah teaches:
Genesis 2:24 – “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and cling (dabaq) to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
This applies to both husband and wife — their covenant union takes priority over father, mother, or even former ties. To cling does not mean to live in fear of loss, but in faithful devotion. A Hebrew marriage is rooted in covenant, not anxiety.
2. Her situation as a “modern Ruth”
Your description of her is very close to Ruth:
Ruth 1:16–17 – “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your Elohim my Elohim. Where you die I will die, and there will I be buried. May YaHuWaH do so to me and more also if anything but death parts me from you.”
Ruth left her family, her nation, and her gods to join herself to Israel — and to YaHuWaH. That was not weakness, but incredible strength and faith. She became part of Messiah’s lineage because of this faithfulness.
These woman show the same courage: leaving behind false gods and the emotionalism of Christianity to cling to Torah and to her husband who follows YaHuWaH.
3. Why has her family alienated her
Her family’s rejection is not truly about her — it’s about their discomfort and fear of truth. Torah-exalting faith exposes the emptiness of Christianity’s man-made doctrines. To them, her faith looks like a “cult” because it doesn’t fit into their emotional, church-based religion.
Deuteronomy 13:6–8 warns that even family members may try to pull someone away from true worship.
Micah 7:6 says, “For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises up against her mother... a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.”
Their experience is not strange — it is exactly what YaHuWaH said would happen when one stands firm for Him.
4. Her fear of being alone
It’s natural for her to feel fear if her husband is her only earthly support. But Torah teaches that a Hebrew woman is never truly alone if she clings to YaHuWaH:
Deuteronomy 31:8 – “It is YaHuWaH who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Psalm 27:10 – “Though my father and mother forsake me, YaHuWaH will receive me.”
Even if their family has abandoned her, and even if one day she faces widowhood, YaHuWaH Himself is her covering and her security.
5. Encouragement you can give her
Here’s how you can strengthen her spirit:
Remind her that like Ruth, her choice is precious in YaHuWaH’s eyes, and He will not abandon her.
Encourage her that her worth and future are not tied only to her husband, but to the covenant she shares with YaHuWaH.
Assure her that she has gained a new family — the covenant people of Israel. She is not alone; she belongs to a nation.
Teach her that fear of being left alone is a natural feeling, but truth overcomes it: YaHuWaH is her eternal husband (Isaiah 54:5 – “For your Maker is your husband, YaHuWaH of hosts is His name.”).
✅ In summary:
Her family’s rejection shows the hypocrisy of Christianity, which claims love but abandons when true Torah obedience arises. Her clinging to her husband is righteous, but her ultimate security must be in YaHuWaH, who promises never to forsake her. Like Ruth, her courage sets her apart for blessing, and her fear can be replaced by knowing she is never truly alone.
A Message of Strength for Women Who Choose Torah Over the World
Many women today find themselves walking a difficult but beautiful path. You have chosen to follow the God of Israel and to live by His Torah, even when it means leaving behind traditions, family ties, or cultural norms that are not rooted in truth. For some, this has led to rejection by parents, siblings, or entire families who do not understand your faith. You may feel isolated, misunderstood, or even accused of being part of something strange or “cult-like.”
But you are not alone. You are walking in the footsteps of Ruth, who left her family and nation behind to cling to Israel and to serve the true Elohim. Her words still ring true: “Your people shall be my people, and your Elohim my Elohim” (Ruth 1:16). Her courage was rewarded with a place in the lineage of kings.
The Torah teaches that a wife is to love and to cling to her husband (Genesis 2:24), yet this clinging is not meant to create fear or anxiety about losing him. Instead, it reflects covenant loyalty — standing together as one before YaHuWaH. While it is natural to feel afraid of being left alone, remember this truth:
“It is YaHuWaH who goes before you; He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” (Deuteronomy 31:8)
“Though my father and mother forsake me, YaHuWaH will receive me.” (Psalm 27:10)
“For your Maker is your husband, YaHuWaH of hosts is His name.” (Isaiah 54:5)
Your family may turn their back on you, but YaHuWaH will not. He sees your faith, your sacrifice, and your courage. He is your eternal covering, your shield, and your comfort.
Your strength as a woman of Torah is not in meeting the impossible standards of modern culture, nor in finding your value only in your husband. Your true strength comes from being a daughter of the covenant, walking in obedience, and knowing you are loved by the Eternal One.
Take courage. You are not abandoned. You are part of a greater family — the people of Israel, those who cling to YaHuWaH in truth. And in Him, you will always find security, purpose, and peace.
Ruth: The Stranger Who Became a Mother of Kings
Ruth was not a blood Hebrew — she was a Moabite, a stranger from a nation rooted in pagan worship. Yet, when she chose to leave her family and their gods behind to surrender fully to the Elohim of Israel, YaHuWaH honored her choice. From that decision came a great lineage: Ruth married Boaz, they bore Obed, who fathered Jesse, the father of King David. This means a foreign woman who clung to YaHuWaH became the great-grandmother of Israel’s greatest king. Her story proves that covenant faith, not bloodline, is what brings someone into Israel’s destiny
Ruth’s story is one of the most powerful testimonies in all of Scripture, not only because she chose YaHuWaH above her family’s gods, but also because through her choice, an entire lineage of greatness was birthed — even though she was not born a Hebrew. This makes her story a source of great encouragement to women who feel alone, rejected, or like outsiders because of their faith.
Ruth was not born a Hebrew woman. She was a Moabite — from a nation often hostile toward Israel and rooted in the worship of false gods. Yet when her Hebrew husband died, and her mother-in-law Naomi prepared to return to Israel, Ruth made a radical decision. She said:
“Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your Elohim, my Elohim. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May YaHuWaH do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me.” (Ruth 1:16–17)
Ruth could have stayed in Moab with her family, her people, and their gods. Instead, she surrendered herself fully to the God of Israel. This choice cost her everything familiar — but it gave her everything eternal.
The Lineage Born From Ruth’s Choice
Because Ruth left her family’s pagan ways and clung to YaHuWaH, she became part of Israel’s story forever. Her faithfulness brought forth one of the most important lineages in history:
Ruth married Boaz, a righteous man of Judah.
Their son was Obed.
Obed became the father of Jesse.
Jesse became the father of King David.
From the line of David comes the promise of the eternal King who will rule Israel in peace and righteousness.
This means Ruth, a foreign woman who chose YaHuWaH, became the great-grandmother of David — the greatest king of Israel.
What Ruth’s Story Means for Women Today
Ruth shows us that your background, your bloodline, or your past does not define you. What matters is your choice: to surrender to the God of Israel, to walk in His Torah, and to cling to His people.
Like Ruth, many women today must leave behind family traditions, false religions, or cultural expectations that are built on falsehood. This may bring rejection or loneliness, but it also opens the door to a life of purpose, blessing, and eternal legacy.
YaHuWaH honors women who, like Ruth, cling to Him in truth. He turns their courage into generational blessings that outlast pain, rejection, or fear of being alone.
“YaHuWaH does not see as man sees: man looks at the outward appearance, but YaHuWaH looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
✅ Encouragement for all women in this situation:
Ruth was not a blood Hebrew, yet she became a mother of kings because she chose YaHuWaH above all else. If you have chosen to walk in Torah, even if your family rejects you, even if society mocks you, know this: you are standing in the same faith as Ruth. Your life and your choices are not in vain. YaHuWaH sees you, and He will honor you.
EUROPEAN ABOMINATIONS
Many black Hebrew Israelite camps teach that unless you have true Hebrew blood, you cannot inherit the kingdom, and they go so far as to say people of lighter skin are born abominations. But the Torah itself refutes this through the story of Ruth. Ruth was not a born Hebrew — she was a Moabite — yet her choice to cling to the God of Israel gave her a place of honor in Israel’s history as the great-grandmother of King David. If non-Hebrew blood were an abomination, David’s very lineage would be corrupted. Ruth’s story destroys the claim that birth alone determines righteousness, because YaHuWaH does not create abominations — rebellion against Him does.
This fact alone exposes a major contradiction within many of the “black Hebrew Israelite” (BHI) camps. They often teach that only those with “pure Hebrew blood” can be part of the covenant or the coming kingdom, and that non-Hebrews — especially of lighter skin — are “abominations.” But the story of Ruth utterly destroys this claim, because it reveals the heart of YaHuWaH’s covenant and His purposes for the nations.
Let’s break this down clearly, with Torah and historical truth:
1. Ruth’s Identity
Ruth was a Moabite (Ruth 1:4).
Moabites were historically enemies of Israel (Numbers 22–25). In fact, Deuteronomy 23:3 says: “No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of YaHuWaH, even to the tenth generation.”
By BHI reasoning, Ruth should have been forever excluded. Yet — she was not only welcomed, but honored.
2. Ruth’s Choice
What changed everything was not her bloodline, but her choice:
“Your people shall be my people, and your Elohim my Elohim.” (Ruth 1:16)
She renounced the gods of Moab and surrendered to the Elohim of Israel.
This is the key: covenant identity > bloodline identity.
3. Ruth’s Place in Israel’s Lineage
Ruth’s faith and obedience brought her into Israel so deeply that she became:
The wife of Boaz.
The great-grandmother of King David (Ruth 4:17).
An ancestor in the line of the coming Messianic King.
If Ruth were an “abomination” simply because she was not born a Hebrew, then David himself would be tainted, and by extension the promise of the eternal kingdom through his line would collapse. Clearly, that is not the case.
4. What This Proves About YaHuWaH
YaHuWaH does not create “abominations” — people are not born evil because of their bloodline or their skin. Abominations come only from choices (idolatry, immorality, violence, rebellion against Torah).
Ezekiel 18:20 – “The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.”
Numbers 15:15 – “The same law shall apply to the native and to the stranger who sojourns among you.”
This completely dismantles the BHI claim. YaHuWaH Himself declares one Torah for native-born Hebrews and for strangers who join themselves to Him.
5. How Ruth Refutes the BHI Doctrine
If only “blood Hebrews” could enter the kingdom, Ruth could never have been accepted.
If non-Hebrews were “abominations by birth,” David’s kingship would be illegitimate.
If skin color or bloodline determined worth, Torah would contradict itself — yet Torah shows the opposite: YaHuWaH honors those who choose Him, regardless of their birth.
✅ Conclusion:
Ruth’s story destroys the idea that non-Hebrews are “abominations.” It proves that YaHuWaH welcomes those who surrender to Him and walk in His Torah, no matter their ancestry or skin tone. The real abomination is idolatry and rebellion, not human birth. This is why any doctrine that claims otherwise is not Torah — it is man’s pride, hatred, and distortion of truth.