By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz When I rode a motorcycle in New York, I used to hang out at bars that catered to a very rough crowd. It amazed me that biker gangs made no attempt to hide their identity...
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Which Biblical Figure is Similar to Joseph?
It is time for a Bible quiz. QUESTION: Who began life as the son of slaves and rose to live in Pharoah’s house? ANSWER: Everyone knows that is Moses. QUESTION: Who tricked his twin and got his...
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Mikeitz: The Spirit of God in Joseph
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Dispel Darkness with Light and Love
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz Many scholars place Joseph’s descent to Egypt at around 1500 BCE. The Maccabees dedicated the Temple in year 165 BCE. These two events were separated by more than one...
Tevet: Have Faith Even in Dark Times
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Psalm 24: The Purpose of Creation
By Rabbi Avraham Norin Some psalms are meant to be read, others are meant to be sung. Psalm 24 is meant to be sung by two singers, each with a different outlook on life. Their "back and forth" song...
A Biblical Source for the Story of Hanukkah?
Every Jew knows the basis for our system of holidays: They came and tried to kill us. They failed and disappeared in the sands of time. We’re still around. Let’s eat. Indeed, Jacob’s dream of angels...
Hanukkah Antisemitism, Then and Now
The Greeks and the Jews should have gotten along. The Greeks were universalists, open to new ideas and intellectualism from all cultures. The intellectual, spiritual, and legal aspects of Judaism...
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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.
Rabbi Dr. Shalom Carmy
Assistant Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Bible, Yeshiva University
When you open The Israel Bible and see… lessons about Israel, you see that Israel is the Torah’s main theme and begin to understand the major role that it plays.
Rabbi Yehudah Glick
Member of The Knesset,
Israel’s Parliament
Jews and Christians share a biblical heritage, and The Israel Bible shows even more clearly that this is the land God chose for the Jewish people.
Pastor Keith Johnson
Founder, Biblical Foundations Academy International
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