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What exactly is blasphemy and why is it so bad? Listen in on a segment of our weekly group bible class as Yoel answers these questions and explains the severity of the punishment in the case of the Blasphemer in Leviticus 24:10-16.
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Gideon’s account is the first expanded, detailed one of the judges of Israel. His story begins in chapter 6.
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Israel’s oppression is relieved when Sisera’s army is defeated and he receives a tent peg through his temples. Jono and Yoel discuss Devorah; judge and prophetess of Israel, and what we need to know about Hebrew root words and songs in the bible.
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Othniel and left-handed Ehud’s assassination of the very “healthy” Eglon are recounted in Chapter 3, after a listener’s question about the minyan (10-man congregation) & women praying aloud.
The term בין הערביים –Beyin Ha’Arbayim is temporal construct form used to describe a specific time of day, and found in several places in the Bible. One of the most important places it is used is in connection to the time of the Pesach sacrifice as prescribed in Exodus 12:6. This term has created many arguments over when to do things, and in fact has raised the question of how does the Torah understand time in overall.
A question which I deal with every year, but do not have a conclusive answer: How old did the Pesach lamb have to be?
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Take a detailed stroll through the opening verses of Exodus 12 as Yoel teaches this Passover text to the weekly group Hebrew Bible Class. You will hear the Hebrew text read, translated and explained according to the ancient culture.
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Yoel explains the three Hebrew words for leaven used in Exodus 12:15 in this fun and informative debut broadcast with Jono Vandor at Truth2U.org.
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Shabbat Prayer: Yoel presents the history of the Siddur (prayer book) and traditions of praying, as well as a few of his favorite Shabbat songs/prayers: “Baruch She’amar”, “Nishmat Kol Chai”, the “Kaddish” (mourner’s prayer), “Yigdal Elohim Chai”, and the “Hallel”.
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Yoel and Jono walk us through the traditions of preparing for and observing a typical Jewish Shabbat.
The class is done in a virtual class room with multiple participants. We meet on Sundays at 11:45am US eastern, or 6:45pm Israel time. You do not need to know Hebrew for this class, and you also receive a recording of the classes every month. For the link and how to join, click the More Info Button to email us.
