In our previous post, we established that spirits do have genders. Thus, if we believe G-d to be a spiritual being, she/he must have a gender. The question then becomes, what is the gender of G-d? The Bible tends to use the pronoun he for G-d. For this reason, throughout history, G-d has been seen as only a man. However, this ignores the fact The Holy Spirit is feminine in Hebrew, as we established in our post “Do Spirits Have... Read more
In my last article, I showed that according to The Bible, spirits have genders. However, gender and sexuality are different things. Do spirits have sexuality? Do Spirits Have Sexuality In The New Testament? The Bible seems to suggest that yes Spirits do have sexuality. Of course, the most obvious example comes from the New Testament when The Spirit of The Lord “comes upon” Mary and impregnates her. This is a clear description of a spirit having sexual relations which results... Read more
Do spirits have genders? This question is important for our understanding of G-d. While it may seem a hard question to answer, The Torah has a lot to say on the subject. Do Spirits Have Genders in Grammar First, we know that grammatically the word for spirit is feminine in Hebrew. The Hebrew word Ruach means spirit or breath and it is grammatically feminine. This alone doesn’t automatically mean that a spirit is female as the grammatical gender of a... Read more
Should Abraham have thrown out Ishmael and his mother? It is a rough moment in The Torah. Readers are often disturbed to read of a father throwing his son out into the desert to die. What are we to learn from this story? The Story: Why Abraham Threw Out Ishmael The story begins with G-d promising to make Abraham and Sarah parents. Sarah laughs at this idea. She clearly does not trust G-d to do what he said he would.... Read more
This week, we are reading the story of Ruth in synagogues around the world. Ruth reminds us that converts should be loved and that the Torah was given to all who wished to receive it. As a convert, I am grateful for such a message. However, what is often overlooked in the reading of Ruth is the resemblance between Ruth’s words and our modern wedding vows. Indeed, modern marriage vows are in The Bible. Ruth’s Words Echo Our Modern Marriage... Read more
When Volodymr Zelensky was elected President of Ukraine, his religious beliefs came into question. Many wanted to know if President Zelensky is Jewish. If he is Jewish, how would this affect governing of a country that had once supported Nazis? Zelensky is Jewish Zelensky had Jewish great-grandparents who lived during the Holocaust. His grandfather died in the war, but his grandmother was able to escape. Speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu, he said that his great-grandfather and all his brothers were... Read more
Today each of us is honoring our mothers and the sacrifices they have made for us. However, few of us realize that was not the original meaning of Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day was created to be about mothers creating the world they wanted their children to live in. The Original Meaning of Mother’s Day Recently, I have been reading Gloria Steinman’s book, The Truth Will Set You Free But First It Will Piss You Off. In the book, Gloria states,... Read more
Popular Mechanics reported that an ancient Bible Scripture has been discovered. Grigory Kessel published a paper. The paper details his discovery of an ancient version of Matthew 12 which could have significant repercussions for Christian and Jewish communities. Ancient Bible Scripture Discovered With New Technology So, how was the text discovered after all these years? Kessel used Ultra Violet Photography to look beneath three layers of text on a document that had been erased and copied over multiple times. This... Read more
Israel celebrates its 75th consecutive year as a sovereign nation this year. Of course, we all know that Israel’s history is much older. Still, Israel’s 75th Birthday is a monumental occasion. Yet, among the celebrations political unrest threatens the nation. Therefore, we must remember during this time, all the problems Israel has overcome. This too shall pass. G-d always answers when his people cry out. Israel’s History G-d’s people are not immune to adversity. Egypt enslaved us. Babylon and Assyria... Read more
Those Christians who rely on their pastor to tell them about Jesus would be shocked to learn that Jesus’ teachings were very Jewish and in direct contradiction to Paul’s. Churches often refrain from teaching the Historical Jewish Jesus. Instead, they focus on the words of Paul and John in an attempt to strip Jesus of his Jewishness. The number of Jesus’ sayings that are rarely if ever preached, are sadly too many to list in the limited space of this... Read more
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