Posts by Julia Blum

We are entering the last and most important part of our study: “Sod” – secret, mystery. Sod is His revelation, so let us try to see this story through His eyes. Whilst I have no doubt that various pieces of this story have already been revealed to different people, let us trust Him to assemble […]

MORE ABOUT THE SHADOW We had a very lively and active discussion after my last post, and I am grateful to everyone who contributed and took time to write their comments. Before we move on, I would like to sum up this discussion and to address the most important points that have been brought up. […]

As I mentioned in the previous post, I hadn’t planned on writing on the Flood at this point. And definitely, I hadn’t planned on making a series on this subject. However, I received so many comments, questions and different opinions after my last article, that I’ve realized I have no choice but to go into […]

Does Nephilim mean “Giants”? My dear readers, I didn’t plan to write about “Nephilim” – at least I didn’t plan it for this post – however, since I mentioned the word in my last article several people have asked me about it, so I decided to address the subject here. For many people, the beginning […]

I have no doubt that most of my readers have been students of the Bible for a long time, and know their Bible very well. Yet, I do feel confident regarding the title of this new series I am starting today. Years ago, when, for the first time I read the Torah Portion Noah in […]

My Dear Reader! I can’t believe that I am writing the last post of this series.  It has been a long journey: I published my first article on this blog on July 14, 2016. It was called “As though Hiding His Face from us” and it was the opening article of the series. I wrote […]

Do you remember Joseph’s tears in the inner room – tears that the brothers do not see, but we the readers do: and he went into his chamber and wept there?   Do you remember also what Joseph did upon leaving this chamber:  he washed his face so that his tears would not be seen – […]

When we read the Bible in English, the whole story of the brothers returning to Joseph after the Benjamin “theft” – their speech, their repentance, and then Joseph revealing his identity – seems like one uninterrupted story. Not so in Hebrew, however. The Hebrew Torah, along with chapter divisions, also has divisions into Torah portions […]

INTERNET’S WORD FOR THE NEW YEAR The closer to the New Year we become, the louder is the voice of those many websites “prophesying” the coming of Messiah in 2017. The English sites are full of articles about Rabbi Judah ben Samuel and his prophecy about 2017. A simple Google search can find thousands of webpages […]

Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day this year – this is only the fourth time this has happened in 100 years! Even though they are always very close in time, I believe that this year’s special occasion requires special reflections. Hence the name of this post: Hanukkah Reflections for Christmas.     The […]