“Are Jews saved because they are God’s chosen people? Do Jews have to believe in Jesus Christ to be saved?”……Answer: Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but by Me" (John 14:6). The "no one" He referred to includes Jews and Gentiles. Jews are not […]
God's deliverance There is a plant that grows in arid areas of Israel that the Bible uses as a prophetic picture of what is to happen in the future. The plant is the "galgal" (Hebrew: gimel lamed gimel lamed). It is mentioned twice in the Old Testament ├ö├ç├┤ once in Psalm 83 and again in […]
The Messiah Many Jews have long been skeptical of predictions announcing the imminent arrival of the Messiah (MaÔö¼┬íshiÔö¼┬íakh). The first century sage Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai once said: “If you should happen to be holding a sapling in your hand when they tell you that the Messiah has arrived, first plant the sapling and then […]
“What is Judaism and what do Jews believe?”……What is Judaism, and who or what is a Jew? Is Judaism simply a religion? Is it a cultural identity or just an ethnic group? Are Jews a clan of people or are they a nation? What do Jews believe, and do they all believe the same things?……Dictionary […]
The Tanakh Though the word “Bible” is commonly used by non-Jews — as are the terms “Old Testament” and “New Testament” — the appropriate term to use for the Hebrew scriptures (“scripture” is a synonym used by both Jews and non-Jews) is Tanakh. This word is derived from the Hebrew letters of its three components: […]
What does Kosher mean? What is kosher food? Kosher food is not food which is clean, pure or that has been blessed by a rabbi. It is regular food that simply conforms to the Jewish dietary laws found in the Bible. According to Leviticus, in order for an animal to be kosher, it must have […]
The Oral Law The Written Law is another name for the Torah. The Oral Law is a legal commentary on the Torah, explaining how its commandments are to be carried out. Common sense suggests that some sort of oral tradition was always needed to accompany the Written Law, because the Torah alone, even with its […]