Category Archives: Bible Stories

The ear that needs to listen

As we discussed the word “to listen” in Hebrew our last Webinar, a thought sprang to my mind. If I compare the Hebrew law to the Code of Hammurabi, I realized the ear – the organ God gave us to hear His words and the words of others – is common to both. In fact, [...]

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Shilo – the past that you wish to forget

In life there are numerous memorable moments that we wish to remember, to take us back to happier times. However, there are also moments that we would like to forget. If I had to choose a place in the Promised Land that is described in the Bible as a place that history would like to [...]

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Mount Gerizim- The Mount of Blessing?

881 meters above the sea level, near the city of Nablus -שְׁכֶם – sits one of the most beautiful mountains in Israel – Mount Gerizim. Today we shall discuss this mountain only in its Biblical context, without its connection the Samaritans-שׁוֹמְרוֹנִים. Mount Gerizim appears in the Hebrew Bible four times. It is described as the [...]

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The birth of two human expressions

In 2012, Israel has dealt with, like several other nations in the world, infiltrators from Africa who seek to escape their home country, seeking refuge from slavery or violence that exist there. There are several opinions about the infiltrators-מסתננים- that enter Israel illegally. When I think about a person who needs to escape to another [...]

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