Pray Protection Over Holy Laguage Institute Members
Shortly before 3 a.m. I was led to read this old email from Izzy at the Holy Langage Istitute:
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From Izzy,
It's been an intense week at Holy Language Institute.
We woke up on the morning of November 1 to discover that Amazon had deleted our account, along with the 20+ books that we had published or submitted to the queue. And, they told us, we couldn't open any new accounts. And, they wouldn't pay our royalties from the last two months. But, they would still charge us for the ads we ran.
All that hard work from the last three months...gone.
Dealing with the Content Review team had already been such a nightmare that I was literally driven to tears on at least one occasion, so I wasn't completely surprised. And honestly, I felt relief that it was over.
But it was still a blow. Especially because, since our move to the new platform, the number of students cancelling their old subscriptions and not creating new ones has left us in a difficult financial position. Those royalties could have helped. So that hurt.
But I have good news!
We were definitely left scrambling for a few days but it has all turned out for the best. Thankfully, I had published the Hebrew Quest workbook from another account. So we resubmitted Yeshua First-Person from there and it was approved and is now live again.
For the other books, we've moved to the indie publishing platform, Lulu. And it's way better. We can publish these books for you at an even lower price, and go-to-press times are almost instant.
Having said that, we created a new Publishing House page on the website where you can find all the new titles as they come out. Of course, I'll let you know by email here too. So far, along with Yeshua First-Person, the only title there is the Delitzsch Hebrew New Testament, but that'll change soon!
See for yourself here and tell me what you think. I personally am really pleased with it:
Holy Language Publishing House
It's been a hard week. But it was a good time to stop and remember why I'm doing this - for the One who called me to this prophetic work, preparing his bride and passing historic Messianic Judaism on to the next generation.
And I'm thankful for your prayers, encouragement, and financial support. We're in this together and I couldn't be doing this without you.
The future is bright.
Izzy AvrahamFounding Teacher
P. S. Some of you have been asking why Amazon closed our account. They said it's because we submitted books that violated the Content Guidelines. But wouldn't say what those books were. Or allow me to take those titles down. No warning, no first strike. That was a shock. I had received an email a week before saying that one of our titles was being declined because it was a scan and those weren't permitted. So maybe that was it?
Puzzling though because, aside from Yeshua First-Person, pretty much ALL our books - which they had already approved - were scans. I did appeal the decision but Content Review said they were standing by it. So I told them I would take this public and it really didn't make Amazon KDP look good, after which they said they'd review it again and get back to me in five business days, which they didn't yet. Whatever. I'm just done with them and am happy to have found a better platform with Lulu. I hope you enjoyed the drama. ;
A passionate follower of Yeshua of Nazareth, Izzy Aravam dedicates hos scholarship and life's work to deepening his own understanding and helping others do the same. His pursuit overflows into hos involvement with the Holy Language Institute (holylanguage.com), where they guide students closer to Yeshua through the study of Hebrew. They're also active within "the Tribe," the institute's online community.
For those seeking to follow Yeshua's example, Izzy offers instruction in Mussar, an ancient Jewish practice focused on inner growth and character development, through the Mussar Center (mussar.org). This approach provides a Biblical framework for becoming more Christ-like.
Additionally, Izzy champions the creation of disciple-making communities through Yeshua Groups (yeshuagroups.com). This network fosters campfire-style gatherings where stories from Scripture are shared and discussed.
Stay updated on Izzy's latest works by following him here on his Amazon Author's page.
For a deeper dive into his teachings, adventures, and personal story, visit izzyavraham.com and subscribe for email/text updates.
(Note: "Yeshua" is used here to maintain consistency with the original text. )
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