Sarah, the mother of our faith, was a strong and stubborn woman. Such women are often demonized in religious communities. However, G-d shows us in Sarah’s story that he appreciates a strong woman. In fact, G-d tells Abraham obey your wife, Sarah. Sarah Doesn’t Beleive G-d The story begins with G-d making a promise to Abraham to give him and Sarah a child. Sarah being the stubborn woman she is, does not believe that she can conceive a child in... Read more
Few women were named in The Bible. For this reason, we know most of their names. If I say, Eve, Sarah, Miriam, or Esther, you instantly know who I am speaking of, but two named women in Genesis often get forgotten. Adah and Zilla were both married to a descendant of Cain. Their story, which is not often told, gives us a lot of important information about life before the flood. Who Are Adah and Zilla Genesis 4:16-17 tells us... Read more
This article is the first in a series devoted to Women In the Bible. The first woman in The Bible is Eve. She is often portrayed as the woman who brought sin into the world. This image is largely due to Christian interpretations of the scripture. However, this is not Eve’s true story. In fact, Eve is quite the heroine in the Genesis story. Christianity Has Perverted the Image of Eve The Christian version of the story, which often gets... Read more
In spiritual conversations today, people often discuss being anointed or chosen by G-d. We are told that if we are one of his chosen he will fight our battles and make our enemies bow at our feet. Indeed, this is true. However, Torah teaches us what it means to be G-d’s chosen, and that often looks like walking in humility. With great power comes great responsibility. G-d’s Chosen The story of Joseph teaches us that Joseph was the favored son... Read more
Science has often given credence to the laws in The Torah. If you eat shellfish, there is a high risk of allergic reactions and food poisoning. You get a heat rash if you wear mixed fiber clothing in a warm environment. If you eat pork, you have a higher chance of contracting parasites. Circumcision is no different. There is indeed a medical case for circumcision. Science again confirms The Torah. The Medical Case for Circumcision It is popular today to... Read more
As US News reported, Knoxville Tennessee’s bishop resigned after sexual abuse lawsuits. Bishop Richard Stika resigned on June 27, 2023. The bishop stated health reasons were part of his reason for resignation. However, he admitted that the lawsuits which have plagued his ministry contributed to his resignation. Cases such as this are the reason the truth of The Torah’s words about sexual crimes must be taught correctly. Bishop Resigned After Sexual Abuse Lawsuits The bishop was recently accused of protecting... Read more
June 23rd is National Pink Day. This day is set aside to oppose bullying and celebrate the color pink. The color pink often represents femininity or softness. For this reason, during The Holocaust gay men, bisexual men, transgender women, and others considered sexual deviants were forced to wear a pink triangle. This National Pink Day, let us remember the Holocaust and those who wore the pink triangle. Let us take a stand against homophobic bullying amongst our people. National Pink... Read more
Joshua 8:30 states, “Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel,”. Until 2019, we had no solid proof to support this verse. However, The Jerusalem Post reported that in 2019 an expedition was led to sift through the material discarded from previous excavations on Mount Ebal. Among that discarded material was found a tablet. That tablet has now undergone x-ray tomographic measurements. The results of that have given us archaeological proof for... Read more
I’ve been rereading Rabbi Kushner’s book To Life this month. June being Pride Month, one thing Kushner said inspired me to think about how we treat the person amongst us who is “different” from the majority of our community. The quote inspired me to ask, is Judaism a community or religion? What does that mean for the LGBT+ community? Kushner wrote: “With no precise definintion of what Judaism believes, you would expect the result to be chaos and anarchy, but it’s... Read more
In the previous article, we established that G-d is androgynous in gender. If G-d is androgynous, then what is the sexuality of G-d? What is the Sexuality of G-d in the Torah? Bisexual While some people may think of discussing G-d’s sexuality as blasphemy, the authors of The Bible did not believe so. The Bible has a lot to say on the topic. In the Torah, we see G-d as married to all of Israel, both male and female. Indeed,... Read more
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