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April 01, 2024

Female Genital Mutilation In Judaism

In Judaism, we like to think of female genital mutilation as an "other's" problem, but...

March 2024

March 18, 2024

Hell: Not What You Think

Ask a Christian how G-d punishes his people and they will tell you that Hell...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

Dating The Exodus

We are blessed to have our guest blogger Jospeh Parks join us this week and...

February 11, 2024

G-d Denied Jesus’ Divinity 5 Times

Christianity believes Jesus was the only begotten son of G-d, the Messiah, and the savior...

January 2024

January 29, 2024

Did Adam and Lilith Have Children?

We are often taught that The Bible says Adam and Eve were the first humans....

January 19, 2024

What Was Mankind’s Purpose?

We often talk about our personal purpose, but what is mankind's purpose, as a whole?...

January 08, 2024

Questioning G-d

Is it ok to question G-d, even to be angry with them? That is a...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

Why The Bible Forbids Christmas Trees: More Than Paganism

Do you wonder why The Bible forbids Christmas trees? Have you believed that this law...

November 20, 2023

Judaism Is Less Sexist Than Christianity: 5 Reasons Why

Christianity tries to convince women they have more freedom as Christians than they would in...

November 14, 2023

What are Hamas’ Goals? Hamas in Their Own Words

To side with Gaza in this war is to side with Hamas because it is...

November 02, 2023

Are Colleges Driving Antisemitism in the US?

Antisemitism is rising in our nation, The United States. There have been reports of injuries...

October 2023

October 23, 2023

Is There a Lost Tribe of Jews in Appalachia?

There was a group of people who lived in TN and Eastern KY known as...

October 16, 2023

Can Jews Deny Our Faith? Berlin Warns Jews To Hide Their Faith

Berlin has warned Jewish people to not let their faith be seen publicly. Yet,...

October 11, 2023

Holocaust and Genocide: Never Again Is Now

The horrors that are happening to Israeli citizens have brought out the antisemites worldwide. I...

October 04, 2023

Pastor Climbed Into Lion’s Cage

This week in weird religious news, a Christian pastor climbed into a lion's cage to...

September 2023

September 29, 2023

Can a Christian be a Witch?

We have been discussing female authority and power in The Bible. Along the same lines,...

September 24, 2023

Should A Rapist Get the Death Penalty According to the Bible?

When the subject of rape comes up in Biblical discussion, we often hear about disgust...

September 18, 2023

Why Was Abraham Asked to Sacrifice Issac?

The binding of Issac is a difficult story for many people. Why would Abraham be...

September 15, 2023

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish New Year. This year is Year 5784....

September 13, 2023

Moses: The Historicity

Today we take a break from The Women In The Bible Series to learn about...

September 07, 2023

Leah

Leah was the older sister of Rachel. Leah's life was hard due to poor eyesight...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

Rachel: The Feminist

Rachel was married to Jacob, but so was her sister. Her life was tainted by...

August 25, 2023

The World’s First and Only Universalist Synagogue

We were supposed to continue the Women In The Bible series today, but instead, we...

August 21, 2023

Joseph: The Historicity

Today we break from our Women In The Bible series to hear from our guest...

August 17, 2023

Basemath Judith and Mahalath

Esau had three wives according to The Torah: Basemath Judith and Mahalath. Basemath and Judith were...

August 14, 2023

Keturah: The Mother of Nations

An often-forgotten Biblical fact is that Abraham remarried and had children with another wife, after...

August 09, 2023

Ancient Egypt as a Setting and Theme in Jewish Literature

We take a break from The Women In The Bible Series to hear from our...

August 07, 2023

Rebekah: In Charge of Her Own Destiny

Rebekah was married to Issac, the son of Abraham. She was also, and perhaps...

August 03, 2023

Milcah and Iscah

Milcah and Iscah are two women we don't often hear about. Yet, both played powerful...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Hagar: The Mother of a Nation

We talked about Hagar in the article about Sarah, but Hagar has her own story...