"You shall bind them as a sign on your arm, they shall be for ornaments between your eyes." The practice of phylacteries Practically speaking, this verse commands the donning of phylacteries. This...
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Roots of Renewal
There are multiple places in the Bible in which humans are compared to trees. In Deuteronomy 20:19, for example, the Torah asks, "Are trees of the field human to withdraw before you into the...
Arming Our Children
Alert: Too many translations! Whenever we find a word that is translated differently by various Bible translations there is a good chance that the Hebrew word in question is worthy of study. This...
Living as a Temple of God
In the Torah portion of Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16) we read about the miraculous Splitting of the Sea. Emerging triumphantly from the Red Sea, the Israelites sang the 'Song of Moses', a heartfelt...
Every Day is Today
Deuteronomy 6:6 states: These matters that I command you today shall be upon your heart Today? The word "today" appears to add no value to the plain meaning of the verse. What would have been...
From Bitter Waters to Battlefields
Freshly liberated from the chains of Egyptian slavery, the Israelites embarked on their monumental journey towards the Promised Land filled with a spirit of hope and renewal. Yet it didn't take long...
With All Your “Very”
To any reader of Hebrew, there is one word in this verse that stands out as unusual. The final word of the verse, translated here as “your might”, is me’odecha. The echa at end of the word is a...
Soulful Straps: Uniting Heart and Mind
In our fast-paced modern world, where the deluge of information and the constant demand for productivity can often lead to a disconnect between thought and action, the ancient Jewish ritual of...
The Oneness We Cannot See
This verse is the most fundamental statement of monotheistic faith in the entire Bible. Jewish practice is to recite it, and the five verses that immediately follow it, twice a day every day....
Light in a Darkened World
The Torah portion of Bo (Exodus 10:1–13:16) tells of the final three plagues visited upon the Egyptians before the Exodus from Egypt. The Torah notes that during the ninth plague of darkness, while...
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The Israel Bible will succeed in helping readers of Tanakh better understand its geographical context and better perceive some of its contemporary resonances.
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