Lesson Number One of The Israel Bible

Lesson Number One of The Israel Bible

The Israel Bible contains hundreds of important study notes that highlight the importance of the Land and People of Israel throughout Tanakh, and it’s impossible to pick my favorite. However, when anyone asks me what makes our commentary unique, I always share our...
Creation is God’s Song

Creation is God’s Song

Rabbi Akiva Gersh, a musician and educator in Israel, presents a unique perspective on Jewish music in the Book of Genesis, as part of a course for The Israel Bible Academy, recorded in October 2020. Did you know that the Hebrew word “Shir” appears in the...
The Seven Days of Creation in Jewish Art

The Seven Days of Creation in Jewish Art

Emily Shapiro Katz, an artist and educator in Israel, presents a unique perspective on the seven days of creation in Jewish art, as part of a course for The Israel Bible Academy, recorded in October 2020. She presents artwork from the medieval and modern period in a...

Weekly Torah Portion: Building a Tower of Hebrew

An amazing reason for Jews and non Jews to study Hebrew emerges from the lesson of the Tower of Babel found in this week’s Torah Portion. “The whole earth was of one language and one common purpose… And they said, ‘Come, let us build us a city, and a tower...