Hebrew Voices

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #255 - The Ten Commandments of Israeli Culture - Part 1, Nehemia’s guest Prof. Gad Yair, enumerator of the “10 commandments of Israeli culture,” insisted that the bonus episode be public on account of the critical importance of its topic – the Western ignorance of radical Islamic culture.

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #254 – October 8th Jew Makes Aliyah: Part 1, Nehemia sits down with his niece, Maayan Gordon, who made aliyah to Israel in the middle of a war. Maayan shares how October 7th awakened … Continue reading →

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #253 – Seven Years of Work – Gone!, Nehemia Gordon tells how seven years of manuscript research, data from the Vatican, the British Library, and the Russian National Library, vanished when Microsoft erased his … Continue reading →

Discover the biblical meaning of Sukkot in this short episode of our new series, Hebrew Fundamentals. Bringing together the best of Nehemia’s teachings in one accessible introduction, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore—or revisit—his material on this joyful appointed time.

Discover the biblical meaning of Yom Kippur in this short episode of our new series, Hebrew Fundamentals. Bringing together the best of Nehemia’s teachings in one accessible introduction, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore, or revisit, his material on this important appointed time.

Discover the biblical meaning of Yom Teruah in this short episode of our new series, Hebrew Fundamentals. Bringing together the best of Nehemia’s teachings in one accessible introduction, it’s the perfect opportunity to explore - or revisit - his material on this important appointed time.

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #252 - Tanakh and the New Testament: Myth or History? - Part 1, Nehemia Gordon and Professor Marc Zvi Brettler, co-editor of The Jewish Study Bible and The Jewish Annotated New Testament, discuss creating “a safe New Testament for Jews to read,” the New Testament’s evidence for weekly Torah readings, and the danger of biblical anachronism.

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #251 - The Greatest Love Story Never Told: Part 1, Nehemia is joined by Dr. Douglas Hamp, pastor of The Way Messianic Congregation, as he recounts what he sees as “God’s hidden love story” in the Bible, contrasting traditional Replacement Theology and Dispensationalist narratives with a third view focused on the reunification of the two ancient houses of Israel, which he likes to call “Commonwealth Theology.”

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #250 - Did Jesus Really Make All Foods Clean?: Part 1, Nehemia welcomes Bible scholar Dr. Logan Williams to discuss his article exploring the textual variants behind the phrase in Mark 7 “making all foods clean,” the grammatical challenges presented by each reading, and what the passage may actually reveal about what Jesus was saying.

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #249 – Ginsburg’s Lost Masorah: Part 1, Nehemia Gordon sits down with Dr. David Moster, Director of the Biblical Hebrew Program at the Jewish Theological Seminary, to trace the remarkable detective story behind his … Continue reading →