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If you read the text correctly, Isaiah is clearly telling us how the nations of the world will react when they witness the future messianic-redempt...
I read an article by a professor in Israel who suggests that the revelation at Mt Sinai was actually a drug-induced hallucination. I thought it was...
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Under Operation Tikva, through which thousands of people in Ethiopia are provided with clean water, money for food and educational services, they a...
Saved: A young Jewish man gets ensnared in the welcoming community of Messianic Jews.
Many college students in Israel have contacted Jews for Judaism about run-ins they have had with missionaries and cults...
Evangelical Christians -- those who fund and support the work of "Messianic Jews" -- see the world as being divided between those who are lost and ...
Deceptive missionary efforts in Israel take a number of creative and ever-changing forms. The following are but a sampling of what is taking place ...
It is 2000 years now that Christians have been striving to persuade the Jewish people to join them in their faith. And it is for 2000 years that Je...
It wasn’t always this easy to be a Jew in a Christian country. In the 21st century, the Church’s age-old desire for the soul of the Jew can only fi...
Bible & Text
Who is the narrator in Isaiah 53? Who is to be astonished by the ascendancy of he who was formerly despised? Let's find out.
Who is the suffering servant of the Lord? Let's find out.
The Jewish interpretation of Isaiah 53 maintains that the suffering servant of Israel suffered because of the persecutions by the Gentile nations. ...
Yes. An increasing number of Christian missionary groups - most of them based in the United States - have targeted the Israeli Jewish population fo...
Many college students and students "doing their year" in Israel have contacted Jews for Judaism to speak about run-ins they have had with missionar...
When the Romans took Rabbi Akiva to be executed, it was time to recite the morning "Sh'ma" (declaration of our total embrace of G-d's unity, from D...
Here are the numbers and facts
In a world that has grown increasingly hostile towards Jews and Israel, evangelical Christians have emerged as the solitary supportive group.
In this episode of GPS for the Jewish Soul, Ruth is joined by Shoshana Koffler Weinreb of The Daily Miracle. Ruth and Shoshana discuss the daily mi...
The perpetual reign of brutal terror that has taken hundreds of lives, crippled thousands and devastated our spiritual homeland impacts all of us.
David Hazony’s recent book The Ten Commandments reveals that while most people feel strongly about the commandments, few are actually able to enume...
This brings us to the final function that Eternal Israel performs in relation to the Law, namely the identification of her leaders.
Traditional Sources Yet another missionary tactic employed in their effort to promote their theology is the usage of traditional Jewish sources.
The Role of the Nation The role of the nation in relation to the Law is complex and multifaceted. It is the role of the nation to preserve the Law...
Identifying the Teachers of the Law This brings us to the final function that Eternal Israel performs in relation to the Law, namely the identific...
The Christian Claim for Recognition as Legal Heirs to the Legacy of Israel - Some Christians recognize the vital nature of the legacy of the Jewish...
JEWISH PRAYER & MEDITATION: Connecting with God with Rabbi Michael Skobac is the "third" of a 6-part lecture series called: DEEPENING JEWISH EXPERI...
Faith and Doubt with Rabbi Michael Skobac is the “sixth” of a 6-part lecture series called: DEEPENING JEWISH EXPERIENCE: The Spiritual Dimension.
In this article Moshe Shulman covers the views of the commentators from the time of Rashi on Isaiah 53. There have been literally dozens of comment...
SHABBAT AND HOLIDAYS, Rabbi Michael Skobac, Director of Education of Jews for Judaism presents Part 6 of JUDAISM 101, an entry level seminar series...
As mentioned above a verse by verse explanation of how the people of Israel are the fulfillment the Suffering Servant prophecy can be found in Isai...
Deuteronomy 27:26 states: “Cursed be he who does not establish the words of this law to do them.” Paul, seeking to deprecate the Torah in an effort...
THE TEXT: ISAIAH 52:13-53:12 Behold, My servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
53:1: “Who would have believed our report [literally, “what we have heard”]?” Find out more as we enter chapter 53 of Isaiah
(Jeremiah 31:22) “A woman encompasses a man” Christians offer a tendentious interpretation of the verse: “For the Lord has created a new thing ...
(Hosea 1:7) Some Christians contend that two divine personalities appear in Hosea 1:7: “But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will ...
God cannot be separate from Himself The privilege of sitting at the right hand is a mark of distinction (1 Kings 2:19). The terminology “sit at My...
(Proverbs 30:4) Christians argue that Proverbs 30:4 is a prooftext for the divine origin of Jesus. But, who says this passage is messianic and w...