Visit Israel

by Talmid | כ״ז בניסן ה׳תשע״ו (May 5, 2016) | Israel

Jerusalem is one of the world’s oldest cities and has one of the world’s most recognizable skylines. This ancient city holds deep religious significance for all those of the monotheistic faiths and is saturated with religious history. Explore the winding...

Hebrew Resurrected

by Talmid | כ״ז בניסן ה׳תשע״ו (May 5, 2016) | Hebrew

The resurrection of the Hebrew language took place in Europe and Palestine toward the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century, through which the language’s usage changed from the sacred language of Judaism to a spoken and written language used for...

Zionism

by Talmid | כ״ז בניסן ה׳תשע״ו (May 5, 2016) | Zionism

Zionism is a Jewish nationalist movement that has had as its goal the creation and support of a Jewish national state in Palestine, the ancient homeland of the Jews (Hebrew: Eretz Yisraʾel, “the Land of Israel”). A religious variety of Zionism supports Jews upholding...

Leviticus 18:3 and being different

by Talmid | כ״ז בניסן ה׳תשע״ו (May 5, 2016) | Hebrew

“You shall not do as they do (לא תַעֲשׂוּ) in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do (לא תַעֲשׂוּ) in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you. You shall not walk in their statutes” (Lev. 18:3). In other words, we are not to follow...

Lamb of God or Goat of God?

by Talmid | כ״ז בניסן ה׳תשע״ו (May 5, 2016) | Hebrew

Biblical imagery portrays the Messiah as “the Lamb of God” (שֵׂה הָאֱלהִים) who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29), but did you know that the Messiah is also described as “the Goat of God” (עֵז הַאֱלהִים) who purifies us from iniquity...