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Passover: Seventh Day | Shevi’i Atzeret
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Seventh Day | Shevi'i Atzeret
This Friday, April 10th at 6 pm central, we’re coming together for a special live webinar with Nehemia and Lynell. The Torah commands this day to be an atzeret (a communal assembly).
Join us for a special live-streamed session
Continue reading“Our Passover Lamb” – Live Webinar – Passover 2025
Hebrew Voices #186 – The Hamas Prophecy: Part 1
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #186 - The Hamas Prophecy: Part 1, Nehemia and Lynell explore the prophetic meaning of the word Hamas in the Hebrew Bible with striking comparisons between modern headlines and the words of the ancient Hebrew prophets.
Hebrew Voices #185 – A Biblical Understanding of Passover Leaven (Chametz)
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #185 - A Biblical Understanding of Passover Leaven (Chametz), Nehemia does a deep-dive into what exactly is or isn’t prohibited during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. He distinguishes the 3 Hebrew words all translated into English as “leaven”, describes how drastically different modern food production is from ancient times, and cuts through the controversy about alcohol.
Torah Pearls #15 – Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)
This episode of The Original Torah Pearls, Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16), begins with the plague of locusts in Egypt. From the stories of Moses stretching his hands toward Egypt we gain some fascinating insights on the power of prayer. The discussion then moves to the death of the firstborn, and explore some of the amazing acts of The LORD providing for the Hebrew people prior to their departure. The group then speaks at length on the determining of the New Year based on the Hebrew calendar, which allows us to determine when Passover comes. This leads to a wonderful discussion of being humble enough to admit when one is wrong.
Continue readingHebrew Voices #29 – From Slavery to Freedom
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, From Slavery to Freedom, Nehemia Gordon speaks to Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski. Nehemia draws on Rabbi Twerski's vast experience as a world-renowned Rabbi and psychiatrist to explain why it is important to get out of our comfort zone in order to achieve true spirituality. The author of over 70 books and a canonical Jewish prayer sung in every synagogue, Rabbi Twerski's stature in the Jewish world parallels that of Billy Graham in the Christian world. Rabbi Twerski opens the episode singing a Psalm, shares how he once saved a man by getting a special dispensation from the Pope, and describes a practical plan to break the chains of spiritual slavery in order to attain true freedom and maximize our full potential and purpose in life.
Continue readingHebrew Voices #67 – Was the Last Supper a Passover Seder
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Was the Last Supper a Passover Seder, Nehemia Gordon and Professor Shaye Cohen of Harvard University give an overview of the Passover sacrifice from Biblical times up until the destruction of the Temple, and how it evolved into the modern-day Passover Seder. Then they use that as a foundation for looking at the nature of the Last Supper in the New Testament. Continue reading
Passover and Leaven
These days one hears much about the "Holiday" of Passover and even we Karaites refer to it often. But in the Hebrew Bible there is no such holiday! In the Tanach "Passover" is the name of a sacrifice, while the holiday is called Chag HaMatzot ("Feast of Unleavened Bread"). Continue reading
When was the Passover Sacrifice Brought
The Torah commands us: "In the First Month on the fourteenth day of the month, between the two evenings [Hebrew: "Bein Ha'arabayim"], is the Passover [Sacrifice] to Yehovah." In biblical Hebrew, the word "evening" (Ayin-Resh-Bet) indicates both the "early part of the night", as well as the actual "onset of evening". Continue reading
