Posts by Julia Blum

Almost everywhere, the festival of Purim is celebrated on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. This year, in most places Purim began on Wednesday evening, March 20 and continued through Thursday, March 21. However, in Jerusalem, Purim will begin on the evening of Thursday, March 21 and will end on the evening of Friday, March 22 […]

My dear readers, once again, we are taking a break in our New Testament series. We will get back to it as we draw closer to the Passover and Easter season, and in our Passover reflections you will see that the last days of Jesus are much better understood when seen through the Hebrew Bible. […]

                   …like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old                                                           In this article, we are going to discuss some titles of Jesus that come from the Tanach (Hebrew Bible). As always, I want you to see the continuity between the Testaments: even what seems to be a completely New Testament motive may […]

                       …like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old                                                                    Mat.13:52 We continue reading the Scriptures through the Scriptures. I really hope that these articles help you see the continuity between the Testaments – and maybe also help you understand some details of the Gospels in much fuller and more […]

 My dear readers, we will  definitely continue with our New Testament series – but I just could not miss this week’s Torah Portion, Ki Tissa, my favorite Parashah. There are many amazing stories here –   Ki Tissa is one of the richest and most complex portions in the entire Torah; however, there is a particular startling story in […]

                     …like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old                                                                    Matt. 13:52   Today, we are going to talk about the parables. The parables make up most of the teaching of Jesus: “With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.  He did not say […]

                   …like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old                                                                    Mat.13:52 We continue our journey through the Gospels. Our goal here is to show how much can be taken out of the New Testament, when it is understood through the Tanach. JESUS AND SHABBAT And they questioned Jesus, asking, “Is it lawful […]

                              …like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old                                                                    Mat.13:52 SERMON ON THE MOUNT AND TORAH PORTION Even among non-Christians, there is a general consensus that Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is the greatest moral discourse ever […]

We continue our journey through the first chapters of Luke – my favorite Gospel. So far, we’ve seen some interesting details in the first chapter; today we are going to speak about second chapter of Luke’s Gospel. WHEN WAS JESUS BORN? In Luke 2, an angel appeared to the shepherds in the fields and said […]

We are still in Luke’s Gospel – but today,  from  Ein Karem we are moving to Nazareth. Something of incredible importance is happening right before our eyes – however, in order to unlock this mystery, we would need to use our key again and to turn to the Hebrew Scriptures. THE GOSPEL IN GENESIS When we […]