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While disease is not named as part of the consequences of Adam and Eve’s sin (Genesis 3.14-19), it is assumed that disease is a result of the Fall and the ejection from Eden.

Dr. Michael Brown takes issue with a recent Israel Today article concerning rabbinic authority May 11, 2021 | Dr. Michael Brown Share A- As a Jewish believer in Yeshua who has been involved in dialogue with the rabbinic community for the last 50 years, I found Josh Feinberg’s May 4 article in Feinberg wrote his article in response to a recent debate between Messianic Jew Eitan Bar and ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Chaim Shitrit, noting that the debate was called “‘historic’ by some leaders ...

In his best-selling book, The Year of Living Biblically, secular Jew A. J. Jacobs endeavors to follow biblical laws literally for a year. His escapades with mixed fabrics, stoning Sabbath-breakers, handling serpents, and honoring widows are enthralling and often sidesplitting, and they led to a CBS sitcom spinoff. In one entry, he explains his attempt to avoid the ritual impurity associated with genital discharges while his wife is menstruating (Lev. 15:19–23). Unamused, she makes it a poi...

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Rabbi Barry Marks: Mothers Day reflections State Journal-Register Mother’s Day is an appropriate occasion to reflect on the place of the biblical matriarchs in Jewish tradition and also to honor the memory of my own mother, the 40th anniversary of whose passing occurs this year. The four matriarchs of the Torah – Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah – have an honored place in Jewish tradition and especially in the spiritual literature written for Jewish women, an area of Jewish history that h...

The next few months were nothing like what we had imagined when dreaming about our new life in Israel. The reality of living in this land hit hard. My sister and I stayed with my grandmother at the immigrant absorption center so that my parents could go out and build us a life, having barely any money and not knowing the language. This was not the modern, spotless, organized, or perfect land of their dreams, but looked and felt more like a wilderness. After a miserable experience looking for a...

Yahweh Ropheka -- The Lord Who Heals Ann Spangler Ann Spangler is an award-winning writer and speaker. The Hebrew word rophe means “heal, “cure,” “restore,” or “make whole.” Shortly after his people left Egypt for the Promised Land, God revealed himself as Yahweh Ropheka, “the LORD who heals.” The Hebrew Scriptures indicate that God is the source of all healing. The verb from which Rophe is derived occurs sixty-seven times in the Old Testament. Though it oft...

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Marriage And Divorce In Hoseas The Hebrew Scriptures 458 Words2 Pages Hosea’s use of the marriage metaphor in relation to the nature of YHWH and Israel’s relationship was ingenious in the sense that it gives us a special insight into the divine-human relations. However it raises some serious problems for those concerned with the texts that may be interpreted as excusing violence against women. In the case of the Hebrew Scriptures, the image of the husband physically retaliating agains...

As bills in several states would require public schools to offer Bible history classes, a new poll revealed that only about one in 10 Americans support the idea of Bible history electives.