In the New Testament, we see different people who either knew Jesus personally or followed Him after His resurrection. The names of some of these people are well known, others are somehow overlooked, but all of them were real people, with their own stories, challenges and decisions. Today, we will try to see some […]
It’s April and it’s also Nisan, the first month of the Biblical calendar, the month of Israel’s exodus from Egypt. As I think of Christians celebrating Easter, and of Israel celebrating Passover, I am reminded of the Parable of Long Spoons: a man asked God to show him Heaven and Hell, and God showed him […]
Shabbat Zachor This year, when we entered the month of March, we entered the last month of the Hebrew calendar as well – Chodesh Adar, the month of Purim. In Adar, we have one of those Special Shabbatot that are referred to by a special name: “Shabbat Zachor”. Shabbat Zachor (“Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) is […]
MIZRAIM – MORE THAN JUST A NAME We are still discussing Biblical names, and we are now in the book of Exodus. As you know, the very title of this book refers to Exodus from Egypt (…bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt)[1] – therefore, it is crucially important for us to […]
JOSEPH’S NEW NAME Readers who have been following this blog for a while know that I love series. It made more sense, to do a series when I was able to publish a new post every week, – but even now, within this current format, I am still happy to proceed with the series we […]
My dear readers! Last time, we started a new series, RECLAIMING THE BIBLICAL NAMES, and I promised to comment here on the names from the four weekly Torah portions we read each month. Last month, we discussed the names of the primeval history—the first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis. As you all […]
My dear readers! My heart breaks when I think of the simple fact that usually at this time of the year, around Simchat Torah, I would write about the Joy of a New Beginning – the Joy of rolling back the Torah scrolls, of dancing with the Torah, of beginning anew the Torah reading cycle. […]
My dear readers, as you can imagine, it has become very challenging to speak about Succoth – especially about the joy of Succoth – since October 7, 2023. Therefore, this time I decided to explore the meaning and meaningfulness of the Feast of Tabernacles and the Tabernacles themselves in the New Testament. Let us glance […]
My dear readers, our horrible war has been going on for almost a year already. As my friend wrote to me, “It’s now coming up to a year since October 7, and it’s heartbreaking to see the war still going on and Israel so divided”. So, maybe it will come as no surprise that in […]
WHAT’S IN A NAME? Noah is one of the most significant characters in the Bible; virtually everyone knows who he was. It’s interesting that Lamech, Noah’s father, recognized this son’s special calling and mission from the very beginning, and gave him a very significant name: And he named him Noah, saying, This one will provide […]
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