Hebrew Voices #183 – Early Mormonism Revealed: Part 1April 3, 2024In this episode of Hebrew Voices #183, Early Mormonism Revealed: Part 1, Nehemia continues his discussion with Dan Vogel exploring parallels between Mormonism and Islam, Joseph Smith’s attempt to establish a theocratic empire on the American frontier, and the rapidly-shiftingContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #184 – Creation vs. Evolution: Raw and UneditedMarch 20, 2024In this episode of Hebrew Voices #184: Creation vs. Evolution: Raw and Unedited, Young Earth creationist Kent Hovind of DrDino.com explains to Nehemia about the errors of evolution, dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark, and the formation of heavy elements in stars.Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #182 – The Man Who Taught His Children Ancient Greek: Part 1March 13, 2024In this episode of Hebrew Voices, The Man Who Taught His Children Ancient Greek: Part 1, Nehemia joins Cambridge University lecturer Dr. Benjamin Kantor to discuss using manuscript errors and transcriptions to reconstruct old Greek and Hebrew pronunciations.Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #181 – The Woman Who Writes Torah Scrolls: Part 1February 28, 2024In this episode of Hebrew Voices, The Woman Who Writes Torah Scrolls, Nehemia joins Avielah Barclay, the first female Jewish scribe in modern times. They discuss why Judaism clings to such ancient technology, how writing with the proper intent isContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #180 – SBL Reactions 2023: Part 1February 14, 2024In this episode of Hebrew Voices, SBL Reactions 2023: Part 1, Nehemia joins Dr. Kim Phillips and Nelson Calvillo to share the highlights of the most important annual conference on biblical studies including a review of the scholarly work ofContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #179 – Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 2January 10, 2024Subscribe to keep reading Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content. SubscribeContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #178 – Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 1January 3, 2024In this new episode of Hebrew Voices #178, Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 1, Nehemia explores the origin and nature of Jewish liturgical poetry with expert Dr. Gabriel Wasserman. They discuss the historical use of the term “rabbi”, the definitionsContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #177 – Palestine Prophecy: Part 2December 13, 2023In this new episode of Hebrew Voices #177, Palestine Prophecy: Part 2, Nehemia and Lynell continue their Bible study about the prophecy of Zechariah 9:1-8 and its potential relevance to today. They discuss the locations mentioned in the prophecies, theContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #176 – Palestine Prophecy: Part 1December 6, 2023In this new episode of Hebrew Voices #176, Palestine Prophecy: Part 1, Nehemia and Lynell delve into Bible prophecy and its potential relevance to the war in Israel and the Tanakh view of the end times. They start off byContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #174 – How We Got Our Hebrew BibleNovember 23, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #174, How We Got Our Hebrew Bible, Nehemia brings on the world’s foremost expert in the Masoretic Text, Professor Yosef Ofer of Bar-Ilan University. They discuss how ancient Jewish scribes determined precisely which lettersContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #175 – Thanksgiving to Yehovah for He is GoodNovember 23, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #175, Thanksgiving to Yehovah for He is Good, Nehemia Gordon discusses whether Thanksgiving is a pagan holiday, looks at the Hebrew words for “turkey” and “thanks”, and what the Tanach teaches us about gratitudeContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #173 – Spread the LoveNovember 15, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #173, Spread the Love, Nehemia speaks to the brother of Eden Naftali, a 23-year old girl murdered by Hamas terrorists at the desert music festival on October 7. Eden’s brother Aviv shares about whatContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #172 – Chinese Jews of CincinnatiNovember 8, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #172, Chinese Jews of Cincinnati, Nehemia tours the library at Hebrew Union College with its librarian, David Gilner. They go into the vault to look at documents from the Jews of Kaifeng, China, fragmentsContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #171 – 3 Jews & An Arab Discuss The War in IsraelNovember 3, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #171 – 3 Jews & An Arab Discuss The War in Israel, Nehemia joins a panel of three Jews, an Evangelical and a Palestinian to discuss the Hamas genocide and the war with Hamas.Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #170 – Rabbi Helps Survivors of Hamas GenocideOctober 27, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #170 – Rabbi Helps Survivors of Hamas, Nehemia spoke with civil rights activist Rabbi Yehudah Glick, a former member of the Israeli Knesset, about the struggles of thousands of Israeli families living under dailyContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #169 – What I Can’t ControlOctober 26, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #169 – What I Can’t Control, Nehemia and Nelson discuss how young Israelis are coping with the stress of genocide and war. (Translated image included). I look forward to reading your comments!Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #168 – Israelite Archaeology at the Israel MuseumOctober 3, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #168- “Israelite Archaeology at the Israel Museum,” Nehemia takes us on a tour tracing archaeological history from ancient Israel all the way through the Roman Exile. Pieces include the oldest surviving texts of theContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #78 – Chinese Origin of the Sukkot EtrogOctober 2, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices, Chinese Origin of the Sukkot Etrog, Nehemia Gordon talks with ordained-rabbi Dr. David Moster about the “fruit” we are commanded to use on the Feast of Tabernacles (Lev 23:40). They discuss how the CitronContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #167 – Ancient Idolatry at the Israel MuseumSeptember 26, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #167 – “Ancient Idolatry at the Israel Museum,” Nehemia shows us exhibits that bring to life the idolatry in the land of Canaan condemned by Yehovah throughout the Bible. Pieces include some familiar bronzeContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #166 – What is Reform Judaism?September 20, 2023Subscribe to keep reading Become a paid subscriber to get access to the rest of this post and other exclusive content. SubscribeContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #165 – Open Siddur ProjectSeptember 13, 2023In this lost episode of Hebrew Voices #165 – Open Siddur Project, Dr. Nehemia Gordon interviews Aharon Varady of the Open Siddur Project, a free database of Jewish prayers. They discuss the difference between spontaneous prayer and liturgy, the conceptContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #107 – The Mishnah and the New TestamentSeptember 6, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #107, The Mishnah and the New Testament, Bible Scholar Nehemia Gordon speaks with Rabbi Dr. David Moster about how the early rabbis dealt with supposed Biblical contradictions, what we can learn from the MishnahContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #164 – A Karaite Jew on Mormonism: Part 1August 23, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #164 – A Karaite Jew on Mormonism: Part 1, Nehemia brings on the foremost historian of early Mormonism, Dan Vogel. They discuss what Bible scholars can learn from Joseph Smith’s cultural background of treasureContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #91 – The Aramaic Name of GodAugust 16, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #91, The Aramaic Name of God, Nehemia Gordon discusses a cache of papyri written by a garrison of Jewish soldiers on the southern border of Egypt in the 5th century BCE. Hebrew University Professor EmeritusContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #163 – Treasures of the Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 1August 2, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #163, Treasures of the Hebrew Library in Cincinnati: Part 1, Nehemia gets an exclusive look at an 11th century Masoretic manuscript, the “Ibn Musa Bible,” a 13th century Chumash, and other rare Hebrew treasures.Continue Reading
Hebrew Voices #162 – Writing the Name of God in Torah ScrollsJuly 26, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #162, Writing the Name of God in Torah Scrolls, Nehemia shows how blank spaces were left for Yehovah’s holy name, which were then filled in during a second stage of writing. Nehemia presented thisContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #51 – How Do I Convert to Judaism?July 19, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #51, How Do I Convert to Judaism? Nehemia Gordon talks with Dev Daniel about this question. They leave behind man-made religious systems, look at what the Tanakh says about becoming an Israelite, and DevContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #161 – The Moses ScrollJuly 5, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #161, The Moses Scroll, Nehemia and Ross Nichols discuss the “Book of Moses” mentioned in Deuteronomy and its possible relation to the controversial “Shapira scrolls.” They also reminisce about how they met decades agoContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #160 – Does God Have a Body?June 14, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #160, Does God Have a Body?, Nehemia talks to Dr. Gabriel Wasserman about a medieval Karaite epistle. Their discussion explores Jewish moneylending, Sabbath observance, and a rabbinical Midrash about the size of God’s bodyContinue Reading
Hebrew Voices #159 – Messianic Jews in IsraelMay 31, 2023In this episode of Hebrew Voices #159, Messianic Jews in Israel, Nehemia joins with David Serner who carried out the first survey of “Jesus-believing Israelis”. They discuss whether Messianic Judaism in Israel is a sincere belief or a ploy toContinue Reading
