
You Cannot Say Something about Somebody That is Not
Portion of the Deir Alla inscription that mentions Balaam Amman Museum In 1967, during excavations of a building at Deir Alla in the Jordan Valley,

Overcoming Regressive Beliefs
Prophets, court scribes, wise men and women, poets, and priests each understood the divine will somewhat differently. Their different understandings are what one finds in

“Every controversy that is for the sake of heaven will endure, but one that is not for the sake of heaven will not endure”
Chapter 16 of Bamidbar (the book of Numbers) registers what the Jewish foundational literature considers one of the most subversive moments in the long series

Israel’s historical responsibility is to face “giants.”
After their exodus from Egypt and experiences at Mount Sinai, the people of Israel arrived at Kadesh (located southwest of today’s kibbutz Sedeh Boqer in

Cry or Complaint?
“… you have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, ‘Who will feed us meat? For it was good with us in Egypt; therefore

Cry or Complaint?
“… you have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, ‘Who will feed us meat? For it was good with us in Egypt; therefore