When Did Jesus Enter Jerusalem? As Passover and Easter are approaching, we once again find ourselves drawn into the events of those momentous days in Jerusalem two thousand years ago. These are days we return to year after year—days so familiar, and yet so deep, that each time we revisit them, new layers are […]
This week — as we entered Chodesh Adar, the joyous month of Purim — Israel found itself at the beginning of a new and sobering chapter in its history. On Shabbat Zachor, the “Sabbath of Remembrance,” we read: “Remember what Amalek did to you on the way when you went out of Egypt…” (Deuteronomy […]
We continue our journey through the book of Genesis. Over the next few weeks, we will turn to the often-overlooked chapters of Genesis 4 and 5. While almost everyone knows Genesis 1–3 and the story of the Flood (beginning in Genesis 6), these chapters are rarely discussed — and yet they contain crucial details that […]
As the holidays — and the holiday-themed posts — come to an end, we return once again to the opening chapters of the book of Genesis. These chapters are familiar to almost everyone, yet they still hold layers of meaning that remain hidden when we read them only in translation. Hebrew does not merely tell […]
TL;DR: The tribe of Dan is mysteriously absent from the list of 144,000 sealed servants in Revelation 7, and this post explores traditional explanations—primarily idolatry—before offering a Hebrew-language perspective on why that omission is theologically intentional. TRADITIONAL EXPLANATIONS—AND A HEBREW REFLECTION ON JUDGMENT AND MERCY After my previous post on the tribes of Israel, one […]
As we were entering a new year, I found myself thinking about unity. Our people have suffered deeply, and how urgently we need that ancient togetherness that has carried Israel through generations. Israel has never been the most numerous people. We didn’t survive because we were the strongest militarily or the wealthiest economically. We survived […]
There are moments when Scripture does not merely speak about life — it speaks into it. Moments when God’s words suddenly feel closer than breath, more truthful than any explanation we might offer. In recent days, I found myself standing beside my mother’s hospital bed, holding her hand, knowing that her journey in this world […]
My dear readers, as we enter the month of December, we will take a brief pause from our journey through the Book of Genesis. I promise that right after the holidays we will return to Bereishit and continue unearthing its hidden treasures together. But now, as winter deepens and the lights of Chanukkah and Christmas […]
TL;DR: The creation of humanity in Genesis is the climax and purpose of all creation, with Jewish tradition and Scripture both emphasizing that the universe only becomes fully meaningful when human beings appear. My dear readers, last time we started anew to read the Torah, and as we begin again from the very beginning, we […]
Each year, as we finish reading the Torah and immediately begin again with Bereshit, we are reminded that the study of God’s Word is a never-ending circle. On Simchat Torah, we celebrate this remarkable rhythm: no sooner do we complete the last verses of Devarim than we return joyfully to the first words of Genesis—“Bereshit […]
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