Bible & Text
The phrase, “My servant,” presents a problem for the trinitarian doctrine: servant and master are two separate entities. A servant by definition is...
After the night comes the dawn Daniel’s text is followed by a simple but poignant statement concerning the post-destruction status of the Temple M...
ISAIAH 53: JESUS IS NOT THE SUFFERING SERVANT THE TEXT: ISAIAH 52:13-53:12 Behold, My servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, a...
The rest of the story The fact is that Jesus’ death through crucifixion was no remedy for sin. He did not die in man’s place; his death was not ...
Other
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...
The Romans were ever vigilant against a Jewish insurrection. Tenacious in their loyalty to ancestral beliefs and customs Jews presented Rome with a...
Continued from Part 8 ISAIAH 53:5 53:5: “But he was wounded as a result of our transgressions, he was crushed as a result of our iniquities.”...
ISAIAH 53:4 5:4: “Surely our diseases he did bear, and our pains he carried; but we considered him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” ...
The rest of the story John’s claim that Jesus was “scourged” during the trial before Pilate (John 19:1) leaves open the extent of injury incurred ...
Holidays & Life
The ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av begins tonight (Wednesday, July 29) at sunset. This day marks the anniversary of the destruction of both th...
Continued from Part 5 ISAIAH 53:3 53:3: “He was despised, and rejected of men … and as one from whom men hide their face: he was despised, an...
Faith & Family
In this post, Rabbi YY Jacobson, tells us about the tale of two mountains. Read on to find out what is the story behind the two mountains.
Over 250 people attended a fantastic series of events with Jews for Judaism director, Rabbi Zalman Kravitz, at CChabadOrlando this past April.
ISAIAH 53:9 53:9: “his grave was set with the wicked” The burial of Jesus How was Jesus’ grave “set with the wicked”? Many Christians connec...
Traditional Sources Yet an5 missionary tactic employed in their effort to promote their theology is the usage of traditional Jewish sources.
ISAIAH 53:8 53:8: “As a result of the transgression of my people he has been afflicted.” The literal rendering of this verse is: “From the t...
Jesus and his philosophy of violence Jesus was not adverse to using violence and held no general principle against violent action. If Jesus was tr...
53:9: “neither was there any deceit in his mouth” The issue of Jesus’ deceitful behavior Is there any indication that Jesus was deceitful to fr...
Did Jesus suffer vicariously for the sins of mankind? Jesus is often portrayed as suffering vicariously for the sins of mankind. No support for su...
This past Sunday, exactly 3,330 years ago, G-d addressed our ancestors whom He had brought out of Egypt and told them, in the 'voice of G-d,' the f...
ISAIAH 53:10 53:10: “If he would offer himself as a guilt-offering” The suffering servant as a guilt-offering Following the initial declarat...
Making the unsuitable suitable New Testament style It is alleged that Jesus was spiritually pure and sinless and that his supposed sacrificial dea...
Under Operation Tikva, through which thousands of people in Ethiopia are provided with clean water, money for food and educational services, they a...
Statement by the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland's Community Relations Committee in response to targeted proselytizing campaign in Cleveland.
Discuss and Connect
I was recently invited by a "Hebrew Christian" acquaintance to a program called "Christ in the Passover". She told me that Jesus was the ultimate m...
Until the sign appeared, none of the people at the butcher shop, or the kosher pizza parlor knew who the new tenant in the Main Exchange Mall in su...
In this post, we find out the tactics followed by Christian Missionary to convert Jews. What are the missionary manipulations?
Continued from Part 27 The servant’s rewards for faithfulness to God In verse 12, God speaks of the servant, who, as a result of his selflessness,...
PART 1: INTRODUCING THE PROBLEM The notion of a triune deity In trinitarian Christian belief there are three conscious personalities existing i...
When it comes to salesmanship – which is essentially what evangelism is all about – the “soft-sell” is still a sales pitch.