Blog Archives - Our Rabbi Jesus https://ourrabbijesus.com/category/blog/ His Jewish Life and Teaching Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:04:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 31550207 Yet Another Thing I Learned from Passover https://ourrabbijesus.com/yet-another-thing-i-learned-from-passover/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/yet-another-thing-i-learned-from-passover/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:40:58 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=14341 Last week I went to a Passover dinner at a Baptist church in western Michigan. They opened this potluck to all the families who wanted to join them, and over 130 people attended. They asked everyone to bring a dish that was without leaven and somewhat kosher – no pork and no mixing of milk […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/yet-another-thing-i-learned-from-passover/feed/ 0 14341 Truly Impressive Resources from BiblePlaces.com https://ourrabbijesus.com/truly-impressive-resources-from-bibleplaces-com/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/truly-impressive-resources-from-bibleplaces-com/#comments Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:03:59 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=13709 The fun part of going to academic conferences like that of the Evangelical Theology Society (ETS) and Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) is the enormous exhibit of book publishers and other religion-related businesses that we can visit when we are not in sessions. A couple weeks ago when I attended this year’s meetings in San […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/truly-impressive-resources-from-bibleplaces-com/feed/ 3 13709 How Israel’s Bible Quiz Makes Studying the Bible Fun https://ourrabbijesus.com/how-israels-bible-quiz-makes-studying-the-bible-fun/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/how-israels-bible-quiz-makes-studying-the-bible-fun/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:39:51 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=13218 There is an amazing tradition in Israel that on its Independence Day (May 15 this year), in Jerusalem they hold the finals of the competition of the Chidon HaTanakh, (HEE-doan ha-ta-NAHK), the International Bible Quiz. (Chidon means “quiz.”) Jewish students from around the world compete in their home countries to learn the Hebrew Bible, what […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/how-israels-bible-quiz-makes-studying-the-bible-fun/feed/ 0 13218 The Hebraic Hymns of Advent and Christmas https://ourrabbijesus.com/hebraic-hymns-advent-christmas/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/hebraic-hymns-advent-christmas/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:52:12 +0000 http://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=6534 Right now, the season of Advent is upon us, and it’s one of my favorites. Our hymns have a much more Hebraic focus than the rest of the year. They are full of rich prophecies about God’s promises to redeem Israel, and through them bring redemption to the world. Listen to these lines from O […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/hebraic-hymns-advent-christmas/feed/ 0 6534 Two Perspectives on the Gaza Conflict from Heroic Friends in Israel https://ourrabbijesus.com/two-perspectives-on-the-gaza-attack-from-heroic-friends-in-israel/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/two-perspectives-on-the-gaza-attack-from-heroic-friends-in-israel/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 01:08:49 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12937 I’m writing this just over a week after the galling attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza. Many ask me if I have friends in Israel who I am praying for – absolutely! Others ask me if I have an opinion on the conflict. Obviously I see it as a sickening act of terrorism […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/two-perspectives-on-the-gaza-attack-from-heroic-friends-in-israel/feed/ 0 12937 An Hour with Lois to Pick her Brain https://ourrabbijesus.com/chat-with-lois-tverberg-for-an-hour/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/chat-with-lois-tverberg-for-an-hour/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2023 22:20:10 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12911 Just today I had a lovely zoom conversation with a woman who wanted to talk through some difficult issues with me – tough biblical passages, what are Christians supposed to do with observing the Torah, etc, etc. She wrote me an email asking if she could talk to me for an hour, and insisted on […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/chat-with-lois-tverberg-for-an-hour/feed/ 2 12911 Amazing news about Rev. Dr. Milly Erema Maturu https://ourrabbijesus.com/amazing-news-about-rev-dr-milly-maturu-erema/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/amazing-news-about-rev-dr-milly-maturu-erema/#comments Mon, 19 Jun 2023 04:23:12 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12762 Those of you who have been following my blog have read that in the past few years I’ve been working with a brilliant Old Testament scholar, Rev. Dr. Milly Erema Maturu, a Ugandan professor with fascinating cultural insights on the biblical world that come from her East African background that resembles the Ancient Near East […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/amazing-news-about-rev-dr-milly-maturu-erema/feed/ 1 12762 Treasures New and Old – New from Jerusalem Perspective https://ourrabbijesus.com/new-resource-from-jerusalem-perspective/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/new-resource-from-jerusalem-perspective/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:30:43 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12633 I’m happy to share an excellent new resource from Jerusalem Perspective, an ebook called  Treasures New and Old (Matt. 13:52): Celebrating 35 Years of Jerusalem Perspective. David Bivin is editor of this excellent journal and he has put together 35 great articles from over the years. (You may have read his book New Light on […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/new-resource-from-jerusalem-perspective/feed/ 2 12633 Oh the Joy of Being a Refuge from Gale Storms! https://ourrabbijesus.com/oh-the-joy-of-being-a-refuge-from-gale-storms/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/oh-the-joy-of-being-a-refuge-from-gale-storms/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:04:07 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12557 I recently posted a reflection on Isaiah 32, which reveals a gorgeous vision of what Christ’s messianic kingdom will be like. Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, And ministers shall govern with justice; Every one of them shall be like a refuge from gales, A shelter from rainstorms; Like brooks of water in a […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/oh-the-joy-of-being-a-refuge-from-gale-storms/feed/ 2 12557 Videos from “The Torah Revolution” Seminar https://ourrabbijesus.com/had-a-great-time-talking-about-the-torah-in-dayton/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/had-a-great-time-talking-about-the-torah-in-dayton/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2022 22:02:32 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12466 Hello friends! Last weekend I got to give a new lecture series in Dayton, Ohio during the weekend of the Sukkot Feast celebration at the Church of Messiah. I shared some surprising good news from secular writers about the influence of Christianity on the world. And then point out that much of our influence actually […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/had-a-great-time-talking-about-the-torah-in-dayton/feed/ 0 12466 SALE: October BLC Classes Still Available! https://ourrabbijesus.com/sale-october-blc-classes-still-available/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/sale-october-blc-classes-still-available/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2022 17:16:40 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12445 Exciting news! This is a golden opportunity to take a wonderful online class that will deepen your understanding of the Scriptures. I have taken these classes myself and it is the foundation of my understanding of biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek. If you would like to learn more about the innovative learning process for this […]

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]]> https://ourrabbijesus.com/sale-october-blc-classes-still-available/feed/ 1 12445 What Lois has Spent the Past Six Months Working On https://ourrabbijesus.com/what-lois-has-spent-the-past-months-working-on/ https://ourrabbijesus.com/what-lois-has-spent-the-past-months-working-on/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2022 23:11:57 +0000 https://ourrabbijesus.com/?p=12321 Many of you will remember last fall that I wrote a post called “Reading the Bible Through Ancient Eyes.” It was about hosting an Old Testament scholar from Uganda, Rev. Dr. Milly Erema Maturu, in my home and taking her to the Society of Biblical Literature meeting, where she impressed the scholars at an Old […]

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