Hebrew Voices #249 – Ginsburg’s Lost Masorah

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 peer-reviewed article "A Chance Discovery." Together they unpack the world of Christian David Ginsburg, who became the unlikely founder of modern Masoretic studies, and reveal how a four-volume, 2,500-page monument of biblical scholarship turned out to be hiding a secret in plain sight!

Continue reading

Hebrew Voices #247 – Dead Sea Scrolls & the War of Light vs. Darkness

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #247 - Dead Sea Scrolls & the War of Light vs. Darkness, Nehemia sits down with Professor Lawrence Schiffman, NYU's leading Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, to explore the sectarian battles that gave rise to these mysterious texts. From the War Scroll's apocalyptic vision to Sadducean and Pharisaic clashes over control of the Temple itself, they uncover what the scrolls reveal about ancient Judaism, drawing surprising parallels to today's Middle East conflicts.

Continue reading

Support Team Study – Secrets from the Great Silent Period: Part 2

In this Support Team Study - Secrets from the Great Silent Period: Part 2, Dr. Nehemia Gordon sits down with Mordechai Weintraub, who explains his discovery of previously unknown fragments of the Ashkar-Gilson Scroll - one of the most ancient Torah scrolls after the Dead Sea Scrolls. What began as just two known pieces turned into something much bigger… revealing that this was not just a fragment of Exodus, but likely an entire Torah scroll.

Continue reading

SNEAK PEEK! Secrets from the Great Silent Period: Part 2

Watch the Sneak Peek of this Support Team Study - Secrets from the Great Silent Period: Part 2, where Dr. Nehemia Gordon sits down with Mordechai Weintraub who explains his discovery of previously unknown fragments of the Ashkar-Gilson Scroll - one of the most ancient Torah scrolls after the Dead Sea Scrolls. What began as just two known pieces turned into something much bigger… revealing that this was not just a fragment of Exodus, but likely an entire Torah scroll.

Continue reading