This episode explores the theological shift that begins with the Joseph saga, where divine encounters give way to vivid dreams and human drama. Discover the symbolic garment changes in Joseph’s story, untangle the mystery of Jacob referencing Joseph’s mother posthumously, and examine the multiple sources woven into the narrative by ancient scribes. We also touch…
We explore Jacob’s mysterious wrestling match and the meaning behind the name "Israel." From the significance of Peniel/Penuel to the renaming of Bethel and the birthplace of Benjamin, we uncover layers of meaning often overlooked in the text. We discuss the demonization of Reuben, the complexities of the tribal hierarchy, and insights from the Moses…
In this episode we journey through Jacob's dream of the heavenly stairway at Bethel, the events surrounding his pillar (later forbidden in the Pentateuch), and insights from an ancient prophet who uniquely recounts Jacob's story. In light of the Moses Scroll, we ask intriguing questions such as, in what order did Jacob's wives become mothers,…
In this episode, we explore Toledot, Genesis 25:19–28:9, and the ancient story of Isaac's life. We discuss the mystery of Rebekah’s age, the flashback opening, and the biblical disdain for Esau—does God hate Esau too? We examine two distinct accounts of Beersheba’s naming, the origins of Esau, Edom, and Seir, and the power of blessing…
In this episode, we examine Abraham’s acquisition of the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron, a site steeped in tradition as the burial place of the patriarchs and matriarchs, and explore whether the Hittites in these narratives are linked to the Anatolian Hittites or the children of Heth. The discussion includes insights into ancient land transactions,…
Did Abraham kill Isaac in the original E source?! Join Jono, Ross, and EZRA as they continue the journey through Abraham's story with an academic lens. They examine doublets such as the divine announcements to Sarah and the Hagar and Ishmael narratives, along with two different accounts for naming Beersheba. They discuss Abraham’s place of…
In this episode, we explore Abram's earliest stories and the textual framework crafted by ancient scribes. We examine anachronisms, identify sources, and uncover the origins behind the story. We ask if the narrative of Kedorlaomer's victories attempts to supply a back story of how Elohim vacated land for Esau and Lot's descendants, as depicted in…
In Parsha Noach, we unravel the layers of Noah's flood story, exploring contradictions, doublets, and distinct sources within the biblical account. We draw fascinating parallels to other ancient Near Eastern flood narratives and discuss a unique flood story preserved in the Genesis Apocryphon from the Dead Sea Scrolls. Join us for an engaging, text-rich conversation…
In this week's episode of Torah Pearls, Ross and Jono, alongside their Textpert, Ezra, dive into the opening chapters of Genesis, exploring the two distinct accounts of creation. The discussion focuses on the use of different names for the Deity by these sources and addresses a common misconception about the Documentary Hypothesis and the name…
The wait is over—Torah Pearls Season Three premieres tonight, and it’s bigger and better than ever! Ross and Jono are back and joined by an exciting new co-host—EZRA, the Textpert (powered by ChatGPT and brought to life by Seth)! In this special kickoff episode, we introduce you to Ezra and give a sneak peek at…
We’re thrilled to unveil the latest season of Torah Pearls, premiering Thursday, 17 October 2024! This groundbreaking series will take an entirely new approach to exploring the weekly Torah portions—and we’re bringing on a unique voice to make it happen! Following in the footsteps of previous seasons, which featured dynamic co-hosts like Keith Johnson and Nehemia…
But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again forever." - Exodus 14:13 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Pesach%207th%20Day%20-%20Tovia%20Singer%20-%20Jason.mp3"…
Now see that I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. - Deuteronomy 32:39 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [sc_embed_player fileurl="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20HaAzinu.mp3" autoplay="true" loops="true"] Download [wp-post-slider] OutreachJudaism.org…
Then He inaugurated Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land of which I swore to them, and I will be with you.” - Deuteronomy 31:23 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [sc_embed_player fileurl="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Vayelech.mp3" autoplay="true" loops="true"]…
“For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ Nor is it beyond the sea, that…
The Lord will bring you and the king whom you set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods—wood and stone. And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you. - Deuteronomy…
You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. - Deuteronomy 16:18 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Shoftim.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods’—which you have not known—‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen…
And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes…
For ask now concerning the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether any great thing like this has happened, or anything like it has been heard. Did any people ever hear the voice…
The Lord your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude. May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as He has promised you! - Deuteronomy 1:10-11 [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Devarim.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] Join…
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them." - Numbers 27:6-7 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Pinchas.mp3" volume="0.9"…
God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? - Numbers 23:19 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Balak.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true"…
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” - Numbers 21:8 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Hukkat.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!" - Numbers 16:33-34 Join us for this year's Tanakh…
But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people. Because he has despised the word of the Lord and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall…
And when the cloud departed from above the tabernacle, suddenly Miriam became leprous, as white as snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and there she was, a leper. - Numbers 12:10 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Behaalotecha.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
The Nelson's NKJV study notes regarding the "Nazarite" in Numbers 6:2-8 states "Not to be confused with Nazarene (one from Nazareth, see Matthew 2:23)". This same publication cross-references Matthew 2:23 solely with Judges 13:5 (marked with a "Prophetic Star" that designates it as "a fulfilment of a prophecy related to the coming of the Messiah,…
And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers’ houses. - Numbers 3:20 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Bamidbar.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers, with their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, and that they also have walked contrary to Me, and that I also have walked contrary to them and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if their uncircumcised hearts are…
For the children of Israel are servants to Me; they are My servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God. - Leviticus 25:55 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Torah%20Pearls%20%E2%80%93%20Season%202%20%E2%80%93%20Behar.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts..." - Leviticus 23:1-2 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Torah%20Pearls%20%E2%80%93%20Season%202.5%20%E2%80%93%20Emor.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins, putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a suitable man.…
Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness when they defile My tabernacle that is among them. - Leviticus 15:31 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Metzorah%20b.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider] Regarding All These Words - Jono & Jason Joshua…
Why is a woman "unclean" for twice as long if she gives birth to a girl? Why does childbirth necessitate a sin sacrifice? Is chapter 13 really about "leprosy", if not, then what is this mysterious condition and why don't we see it today? All this and more in this week's Torah Pearls! Join us…
We see much in the media about the horrors of Islamic terrorists enslaving minorities but does the Torah also condone slavery? Join Jason, Ken, and Jono as they discuss what the Hebrew term "Eved" really means, and the rights thereof. Join us on the Tanakh Tour of Israel Spiritualbabies.net OkieHebrew.com Truth2U is only made possible…
How do the first 5 commandments correlate to the last 5 commandments? Listen as Tovia, Jason & Jono discuss Exodus 20:12-17 Join us on the Tanakh Tour of Israel OutreachJudaism.org Spiritualbabies.net Truth2U is only made possible though your kind donations. Please support the production of Truth2U programs. Thank you for listening! [audio:https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20Quick%20Fix%20-%20Commandments%205%20to%2010.mp3|titles=] Download
What does it mean to take the name of God in vain? Is God a creationist? Did He need to rest on the seventh day? What is the difference between remembering and guarding Shabbat? Listen as Tovia, Jason & Jono discuss these questions and more from Exodus 20:7-11 Join us on the Tanakh Tour of…
This was one of the most uplifting and edifying shows that I ever participated in. When you tune into this stirring study of the closing passages of the Torah you will understand why this show is completely unique: all of Jewish history comes into view through the lens of our beloved Law Giver, Moses, of…
Now see that I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand. - Deuteronomy 32:39 Tanakh Tour November 2016 OutreachJudaism.org toviasinger.tv Spiritualbabies.net Jason on Facebook Truth2U is made possible though your…
Then He inaugurated Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land of which I swore to them, and I will be with you.” - Deuteronomy 31:23 Spiritualbabies Art Tanakh Tour November 2016 Spiritualbabies.net Truth2U is made possible though your…
“For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ Nor is it beyond the sea, that…
The Lord will bring you and the king whom you set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods—wood and stone. And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you. - Deuteronomy…
Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp. - Leviticus 24:10 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Emor.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord. - Leviticus 19:28 Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Kedoshim.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true" color="1"] [wp-post-slider]
...It shall be a statute forever in your generations concerning the offerings made by fire to the Lord. Everyone who touches them must be holy. - Leviticus 6:18 Tanakh Tour rootsoffaith.org Spiritualbabies.net Hand Crafted Soaps Restoring Abrahamic Faith by James Tabor Truth2U is only made possible though your kind donations. Please support the production of…
Are all sacrifices "sin sacrifices"? Is there a male lamb sin sacrifice that takes away the sin of the world? Plus, St. Patrick's Day, Israeli election results, what hospitalized Jason last week, and much more in this week's Torah Pearls! Join us for this year's Tanakh Tour of Israel! [karma_by_kadar__simple_player title="Truth2U" src="https://truth2u.org/wp-content/uploads/Audio/Truth2U%20-%20Torah%20Pearls%20-%20Season%202%20-%20Vayikra.mp3" volume="0.9" autoplay="true" downloadable="true"…
According to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. Then Moses looked over all the work, and indeed they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, just so they had done it. And Moses blessed them. - Exodus 39:42-43 Join us in Israel for…
View Post The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the Lord, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the Lord, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done. - Exodus 35:29 Join us in Israel with Tanakh Tours!
...the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us"...And Aaron said to them, “Break off your golden earrings...and bring them to me.” ...And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Then they…
Join Ross and Jono as they work through what Ross describes as the most anointed Torah portion of them all! I Love and Support the Galilee The Temple Institute
Join Ross, Jason & Jono and discover amazing and curious facts about the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Covenant, the Mercy Seat, Cherubim, Show Bread, Menorah, Horns of the Altar, Badgers, and much more! https://www.tanakhtours.com/november-2021/
Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him. - Exodus 23:20-21 Join us for this…
And the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you and believe in you forever. - Exodus 19:9 https://www.tanakhtours.com/november-2021/
I will sing to the YHVH, for He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! Yah is my strength and song, and He has become my yeshua... Exodus 15:1-2 https://www.tanakhtours.com/november-2021/
...that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son’s son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I am YHVH. - Exodus 10:2 https://www.tanakhtours.com/november-2021/
Did the patriarchs know the name of God? In what capacity was Aaron Moses' Prophet? Did God harden Pharaoh's heart and if so does Pharaoh have free will? Why was Pharaoh in the river early in the morning? The answers to these questions and more in this week's Torah Pearls! Tovia Singer – Passover Perspective…
Why do Christian bibles translate and capitalize Exodus 3:14 as "I AM"? Find out the answer to this and many other questions in this week's Torah Pearls! Bridegroom of Blood - Rabbi Tovia Singer TOUR ISRAEL WITH TANAKH TOURS!
Why did Jacob trust Judah? Why is faith in Jesus the best Christian defence? (not kidding) Why were we told that Joseph's silver cup was for idolatry? Why did the King of Egypt ask Jacob how old he was? Why did Joseph advise his brothers to say that they were only shepherds? Why did the…
Now Joseph was governor over the land, and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth. Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them...So Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. Then Joseph remembered…
Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, “Look, this dreamer is coming! Come, therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We…
Then Jacob was left alone, and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day...And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!” So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.” And He said, “Your name…
Then Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept. And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father’s relative and that he was Rebekah’s son. So she ran and told her father...So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed only a few days to him because of the love he had…
Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed...Indeed I have made him your master, and all his brethren I have given to him as servants" Genesis…
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her: “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands; And may your descendants possess the gates of those who hate them.” Then Rebekah and her maids arose, and they rode on the camels and followed the man. So the servant took Rebekah and departed.…
Why did Lot offer his two daughters to the depraved men of Sodom and why did his daughters have sex with Lot? Why did God make a great nation of Ishmael? What is the Documentary Hypothesis and is it credible? All this and more in this week's Torah Pearls! Join us for this year's Tanakh…
Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. - Genesis 15:5-6 Join us for this year's Tanakh…
Why are we commanded not to eat from living animals? How is one to tell the difference between the people of Hamas and the people of Amalek? Did Noach do anything wrong the day he drank wine? And what exactly was Ham's sin? Tune in to find out in the all-new Season 2 of Torah…
How are we to understand the "Us" and "Our" in Genesis 1:26? In what way was Cain's offering considered inferior to Abel's? Why was Cain's punishment so peculiar? And who exactly were the "Nephilim" of Genesis 6:4? Tune in to find out in the all-new Season 2 of Torah Pearls! Join us for this year's…
Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just…