Hebrew Voices #180 – SBL Reactions 2023: Part 1February 14, 2024In this episode of Hebrew Voices, SBL Reactions 2023: Part 1, Nehemia joins Dr. Kim Phillips and Nelson Calvillo to share the highlights of the most important annual conference on biblical studies including a review of the scholarly work of … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #179 – Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 2January 10, 2024Subscribe to keep reading Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content. SubscribeContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #178 – Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 1January 3, 2024In this new episode of Hebrew Voices #178, Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 1, Nehemia explores the origin and nature of Jewish liturgical poetry with expert Dr. Gabriel Wasserman. They discuss the historical use of the term “rabbi”, the definitions … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #177 – Palestine Prophecy: Part 2December 13, 2023In this new episode of Hebrew Voices #177, Palestine Prophecy: Part 2, Nehemia and Lynell continue their Bible study about the prophecy of Zechariah 9:1-8 and its potential relevance to today. They discuss the locations mentioned in the prophecies, the … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #176 – Palestine Prophecy: Part 1December 6, 2023In this new episode of Hebrew Voices #176, Palestine Prophecy: Part 1, Nehemia and Lynell delve into Bible prophecy and its potential relevance to the war in Israel and the Tanakh view of the end times. They start off by … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #174 – How We Got Our Hebrew BibleNovember 23, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #174, How We Got Our Hebrew Bible, Nehemia brings on the world’s foremost expert in the Masoretic Text, Professor Yosef Ofer of Bar-Ilan University. They discuss how ancient Jewish scribes determined precisely which letters … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #175 – Thanksgiving to Yehovah for He is GoodNovember 23, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #175, Thanksgiving to Yehovah for He is Good, Nehemia Gordon discusses whether Thanksgiving is a pagan holiday, looks at the Hebrew words for “turkey” and “thanks”, and what the Tanach teaches us about gratitude … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #173 – Spread the LoveNovember 15, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #173, Spread the Love, Nehemia speaks to the brother of Eden Naftali, a 23-year old girl murdered by Hamas terrorists at the desert music festival on October 7. Eden’s brother Aviv shares about what … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #172 – Chinese Jews of CincinnatiNovember 8, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #172, Chinese Jews of Cincinnati, Nehemia tours the library at Hebrew Union College with its librarian, David Gilner. They go into the vault to look at documents from the Jews of Kaifeng, China, fragments … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #171 – 3 Jews & An Arab Discuss The War in IsraelNovember 3, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #171 – 3 Jews & An Arab Discuss The War in Israel, Nehemia joins a panel of three Jews, an Evangelical and a Palestinian to discuss the Hamas genocide and the war with Hamas. … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #170 – Rabbi Helps Survivors of Hamas GenocideOctober 27, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #170 – Rabbi Helps Survivors of Hamas, Nehemia spoke with civil rights activist Rabbi Yehudah Glick, a former member of the Israeli Knesset, about the struggles of thousands of Israeli families living under daily … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #169 – What I Can’t ControlOctober 26, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #169 – What I Can’t Control, Nehemia and Nelson discuss how young Israelis are coping with the stress of genocide and war. (Translated image included). I look forward to reading your comments!Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #168 – Israelite Archaeology at the Israel MuseumOctober 3, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #168- “Israelite Archaeology at the Israel Museum,” Nehemia takes us on a tour tracing archaeological history from ancient Israel all the way through the Roman Exile. Pieces include the oldest surviving texts of the … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #78 – Chinese Origin of the Sukkot EtrogOctober 2, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Chinese Origin of the Sukkot Etrog, Nehemia Gordon talks with ordained-rabbi Dr. David Moster about the “fruit” we are commanded to use on the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev 23:40). They discuss how the Citron … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #167 – Ancient Idolatry at the Israel MuseumSeptember 26, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #167 – “Ancient Idolatry at the Israel Museum,” Nehemia shows us exhibits that bring to life the idolatry in the land of Canaan condemned by Yehovah throughout the Bible. Pieces include some familiar bronze … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #166 – What is Reform Judaism?September 20, 2023Subscribe to keep reading Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content. SubscribeContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #165 – Open Siddur ProjectSeptember 13, 2023In this lost episode of Hebrew Voices #165 – Open Siddur Project, Dr. Nehemia Gordon interviews Aharon Varady of the Open Siddur Project, a free database of Jewish prayers. They discuss the difference between spontaneous prayer and liturgy, the concept … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #107 – The Mishnah and the New TestamentSeptember 6, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #107, The Mishnah and the New Testament, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon speaks with Rabbi Dr. David Moster about how the early rabbis dealt with supposed Biblical contradictions, what we can learn from the Mishnah … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #164 – A Karaite Jew on Mormonism: Part 1August 23, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #164 – A Karaite Jew on Mormonism: Part 1, Nehemia brings on the foremost historian of early Mormonism, Dan Vogel. They discuss what Bible scholars can learn from Joseph Smith’s cultural background of treasure … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #91 – The Aramaic Name of GodAugust 16, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #91, The Aramaic Name of God, Nehemia Gordon discusses a cache of papyri written by a garrison of Jewish soldiers on the southern border of Egypt in the 5th century BCE. Hebrew University Professor Emeritus … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #163 – Treasures of the Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 1August 2, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #163, Treasures of the Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 1, Nehemia gets an exclusive look at an 11th century Masoretic manuscript, the “Ibn Musa Bible,” a 13th century Chumash, and other rare Hebrew treasures.Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #162 – Writing the Name of God in Torah ScrollsJuly 26, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #162, Writing the Name of God in Torah Scrolls, Nehemia shows how blank spaces were left for Yehovah’s holy name, which were then filled in during a second stage of writing. Nehemia presented this … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #51 – How Do I Convert to Judaism?July 19, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #51, How Do I Convert to Judaism? Nehemia Gordon talks with Dev Daniel about this question. They leave behind man-made religious systems, look at what the Tanakh says about becoming an Israelite, and Dev … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #161 – The Moses ScrollJuly 5, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #161, The Moses Scroll, Nehemia and Ross Nichols discuss the “Book of Moses” mentioned in Deuteronomy and its possible relation to the controversial “Shapira scrolls.” They also reminisce about how they met decades ago … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #160 – Does God Have a Body?June 14, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #160, Does God Have a Body?, Nehemia talks to Dr. Gabriel Wasserman about a medieval Karaite epistle. Their discussion explores Jewish moneylending, Sabbath observance, and a rabbinical Midrash about the size of God’s body … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #159 – Messianic Jews in IsraelMay 31, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #159, Messianic Jews in Israel, Nehemia joins with David Serner who carried out the first survey of “Jesus-believing Israelis”. They discuss whether Messianic Judaism in Israel is a sincere belief or a ploy to … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #158 – Sassoon Codex Under a MicroscopeMay 3, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #158, Sassoon Codex Under a Microscope, Nehemia speaks with Nelson Calvillo of the Institute for Hebrew Bible Manuscript Research about the most important Hebrew Bible manuscript in private hands, about to be sold at … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #157 – SBL Reactions 2022: Part 1April 26, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #157, SBL Reactions 2022: Part 1, Nehemia joins with Rabbi Dr. David Moster and Nelson Calvillo to discuss a new study about 1st century Christianity in 21st century Africa, whether the Hebrew Bible really … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #156 – Bibles Written by Medieval Jewish KidsApril 12, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #156, Bibles Written by Medieval Jewish Kids, Nehemia talks with Dr. Estara Arrant about her research at Cambridge University into “informal Bibles” discovered in the Cairo Genizah. They discuss the insights that can be … Continue reading →Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #155 – Meet the Samaritans!March 22, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #155, Meet the Samaritans!, Nehemia sits down with a real-life Samaritan scholar to discuss the origins of this ancient community, the religious significance of Mount Gerizim, and how an emergency Samaritan Torah crisis required … Continue…Continue Reading
