In this episode of Hebrew Voices #237 - Hanukkah - Rebellion Against the Name, Nehemia examines the early sources for the Hanukkah story to figure out what really happened and why it’s connected to the name of God.









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VERSES MENTIONEDBabylonian Talmud Sabbath 21bNumbers 19Acts 21:17-271 Maccabees 4:36-59Exodus 20:252 Maccabees 10:1-8Psalms 113-118Antiquities of the Jews 12.7.6The Scroll of Antiochus 61-66John 10:22Ezra 6:16Nehemiah 12:27Daniel 3:2Numbers 7:10-84Genesis 4:17Deuteronomy 20:5-7Judges 7Proverbs 22:6Hebrews 9:18, 10:20Mishnah Avodah Zarah 1:3Talmud Avodah Zarah 8aDeuteronomy 4:2, 13:1 (12:32); Proverbs 30:62 Maccabees 6:2Judges 6:2Ezra 2:61-63; Nehemiah 7:63-651 Kings 23



BOOKS MENTIONED"The Two Babylons" : Rev. Alexander Hislop (1853)



1984by George Orwell







RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesThe Hanukkah CollectionThe Open Door Series

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #230 - A Deeply Human Jewish God, Nehemia talks with Dr. Avi Kadish, a Medieval Jewish Philosophy expert and a Modern Day Masorete, discussing his work on producing an extremely accurate Tanakh text, the human-like character of Elohim versus the Aristotelian Greek view of some past Rabbis, and the part Christian texts played in one scholar's deeper understanding of Torah.









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VERSES MENTIONEDDeuteronomy 28:63Jonah 4Exodus 24:10Exodus 33:20Genesis 1:26-27Talmud Eruvin 13b:10-13



BOOKS MENTIONEDThe Body of Faith: God and the People Israel: Wyschogrod, Michael: 9781568219103: 



Abraham's Promise: Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations (Radical Traditions) (Radical Traditions (RT)): Michael Wyschogrod, R. Kendall Soulen: 9780802813558



OTHER LINKSמקרא על פי המסורה – ויקיטקסט



Miqra al-pi haMasorah



https://journal.libraries.wm.edu/jtr/article/view/243



Ḥasdai Crescas and Simeon ben Ẓemah Duran on Tradition versus Rational Inquiry by Seth (Avi) Kadish

Watch the Sneak Peek of Support Team Study - The Lost Scroll of Moses (Shapira): Part 4, where Nehemia and Biblical scholar Dr. Idan Dershowitz conclude their examination of the Shapira scrolls with the story of the conquest of Sichon, how it subverts the common academic theory regarding which parts of Deuteronomy are “oldest,” and why Idan thinks his approach to the text does not require anyone to surrender their faith.









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Watch the Sneak Peek of this Support Team Study - The Lost Scroll of Moses (Shapira): Part 3, where Nehemia and Biblical scholar Dr. Idan Dershowitz return to the missing story of the spies in the Shapira scrolls to discuss how Deuteronomy relies on the book of Numbers and why the discrepancies don’t seem to support the theory that the scrolls are a late forgery.









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Watch the Sneak Peek of The Hero’s Journey Toward Recovery: Part 2, where Nehemia continues discussing “The Hero’s Journey” with Dr. Michael Cowl Gordon. They further discuss its steps and parallels with Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as how a person who recovers from addiction impacts society.









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In this episode of Hebrew Voices #224 – "The Hero’s Journey Toward Recovery": Part 1, Nehemia is joined by his uncle, addiction medicine specialist Dr. Michael Cowl Gordon, as they walk through the steps of The Hero’s Journey to find insights on overcoming addiction, which trace back to both scripture and other ancient cultures.









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BOOKS MENTIONEDThe Twelve Step Pathway: A Heroic Journey of Recoveryby Michael Cowl Gordon



Seeking a Higher Power: A Guide to the Second Stepby Michael Cowl GordonThe Hero with a Thousand Facesby Joseph CampbellThe Big Book | Alcoholics Anonymous



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #25 – A Sober Purim in Jerusalem



OTHER LINKSMichael Cowl Gordon

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #233 - The Lost Scroll of Moses (Shapira): Part 2, Biblical scholar Dr. Idan Dershowitz returns to show Nehemia the contents of the lost Shapira scrolls, how the 10 Commandments differ from the Deuteronomy 5 account, and why he thinks the text cannot simply be a shortened version of Deuteronomy.









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VERSES MENTIONEDExodus 20; Deuteronomy 5Deuteronomy 1:19-44Deuteronomy 33Psalm 50:7Genesis 1Genesis 28:16Genesis 32:302 Samuel 5:20Hosea 2:162 Samuel 4; 1 Chronicles 8-9Genesis 22:13Leviticus 19Jeremiah 4:2, 5:2, 7:9



BOOKS MENTIONEDThe Valediction of Moses: A Proto-Biblical Bookby Idan Dershowitz



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #161 – The Moses ScrollSupport Team Study – The Shapira ScrollsHGP PLUS Tricks of Translation – Name in Vain: Part 1HGP PLUS Tricks of Translation – Name in Vain: Part 2Hebrew Voices #80 – Fake Dead Sea Scrolls Explained



OTHER LINKSThe Forgotten Meaning of אוֹת

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #231 - The Lost Scroll of Moses (Shapira): Part 1, Nehemia brings on Biblical scholar Dr. Idan Dershowitz to discuss the lineage of the infamous Shapira manuscripts - were they real or forgeries - and how a well-known 19th century Jewish Christian scholar eventually reversed his belief in their authenticity.









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VERSES MENTIONEDJoshua 1:7



BOOKS MENTIONEDThe Valediction of Moses: A Proto-Biblical Bookby Idan Dershowitz



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #161 – The Moses ScrollSupport Team Study – The Shapira ScrollsHGP PLUS Tricks of Translation – Name in Vain: Part 1HGP PLUS Tricks of Translation – Name in Vain: Part 2Hebrew Voices #80 – Fake Dead Sea Scrolls Explained

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #229 - Rightly Dividing the Word of Yehovah, Nehemia appears on The Shannon Davis Show to answer questions regarding the quest for God’s name, the rapidly developing field of Hebrew manuscript research, and the unique benefits of King James English.









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VERSES MENTIONEDMishnah Sanhedrin 10Numbers 6:27Deuteronomy 302 Kings 22-23; 2 Chronicles 34-35Luke 12:48Leviticus 10:3Deuteronomy 4:2; 12:32Genesis 15Exodus 4:15Exodus 15:2Exodus 17:16Isaiah 12:2Psalm 68:5 (verse 4 in English)Jeremiah 38:11Psalm 104:35Proverbs 30:4Isaiah 40:12-16Exodus 4:22-23; Hosea 11Exodus 3:14Revelation 1:4; 4:8Isaiah 44:6; 48:12Ezra 12 Chronicles 36:23Mishnah Chagigah 1:8Luke 4Leviticus 15:19-30, 18:19, 20:18Ezekiel 18Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 17:2; Deuteronomy 12:2-3; Ezekiel 6:13; 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:10; 2 Chronicles 28:4Acts 21:25Leviticus 20:18Proverbs 26:2Exodus 20:5; Exodus 34:6-7; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 5:9Galatians 3:13Deuteronomy 17:9Numbers 6:22-27



BOOKS MENTIONEDBlessing or Curse: You Can Chooseby Derek Prince



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #94 – God is a ZionistHebrew Voices #108 – My Search for Hebrew New Testament ManuscriptsHebrew Voices #189 – The Cairo Genizah: Part 1Support Team Study – The Cairo Genizah: Part 2Hebrew Voices #191 – The Cairo Genizah: Part 3Support Team Study – The Cairo Genizah: Part 4Hebrew Voices #158 – Sassoon Codex Under a MicroscopeHebrew Voices #174 – How We Got Our Hebrew BibleHebrew Voices #147 – What is the Sacred Name of God?



OTHER LINKSInstitute for Hebrew Bible Manscript Research – Dedicated to researching the Hebrew Bible



Manuscripts – Institute for Hebrew Bible Manscript Research

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #228 - Shemini Atzeret: The Grand Finale?, Nehemia and Lynell discuss the dual significance of Atzeret as well as its deeper Biblical meaning.









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VERSES MENTIONEDLeviticus 23:36Numbers 29:35; Nehemiah 8:18; 2 Chronicles 7:8-10Deuteronomy 16:8Genesis 1:10Philo, On The Special Laws 2.211Numbers 28:26Mishnah Chagigah 2:4; Babylonian Talmud 17a:2-4, 18a:10; Jerusalem Talmud Chagigah 2:4:1Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 3.252 (3.10.6)Peskita DeRav Kahana 28Isaiah 1:132 Kings 9-10Jeremiah 35Joel 1:14Joel 2:15-16Jeremiah 9:1Numbers 15:39Nehemia 8Colossians 2:16Isaiah 1:18Leviticus 18:5Leviticus 19:161 Samuel 17Deuteronomy 31:9-13



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesBiblical Calendar Video - NehemiasWall.comHebrew Voices #124 – PART 4/4 Does John 6:4 Belong in the New TestamentHebrew Voices #51 – How Do I Convert to Judaism?Support Team Study – Converts in the Tanakh

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #227 - Sukkot: Tests of Faith, Nehemia hosts a special Sukkot webinar to unpack the question of what the Israelites dwelled in for 40 years, the historical context of the Rabbinic mandates for the holiday, and how Moses’ words in Deuteronomy are the key to understanding the spirit of the Feast.









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VERSES MENTIONEDLeviticus 23:33-36, 39-43Genesis 33:17Exodus 12:37Exodus 13:20Exodus 33:8-111 Samuel 4:102 Samuel 7:62 Samuel 6:17Amos 9:11Numbers 9:15-23Deuteronomy 8:2–6Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4Exodus 16Deuteronomy 29:4–5Exodus 12:16Exodus 35:3Leviticus 18:5Nehemiah 8Exodus 33:222 Maccabees 10:5-8Zechariah 8Amos 5:26Acts 7:43Psalm 7:9



BOOKS MENTIONEDEtrog: How A Chinese Fruit Became a Jewish Symbol by David MosterShattering the Conspiracy of Silence by Nehemia Gordon



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesThe Sukkot CollectionHebrew Voices #78 – Chinese Origin of the Sukkot EtrogRegarding Tithing: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #226 - Yom Kippur: Afflicting Your Soul for Repentance, Nehemia hosts a webinar on Yom Kippur to explain the reason for the name of the holy day, and how prayer and fasting could be an abomination to Yehovah, all while exposing the so-called “ingenious” Rabbis.









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VERSES MENTIONEDExodus 30:10, 15-16Leviticus 16Leviticus 23:27, 32Numbers 29:7Isaiah 58:3Psalm 69:2 (verse 1 in English)Exodus 31:17Isaiah 58:1-51 Samuel 15:22Proverbs 15:8Proverbs 28:91 Samuel 15:22Isaiah 58:5-10Isaiah 56:11Isaiah 58:10-12Isaiah 58:13-14Exodus 16Psalm 35:13Daniel 10:3, 10Ezra 8:21Jeremiah 14:12Isaiah 1Isaiah 1:15Proverbs 28:13Exodus 34:6-7Isaiah 45:72 Chronicles 6-7; 1 Kings 8Hosea 2Genesis 46:25-27



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesThe Yom Kippur CollectionBiblical Calendar Video - NehemiasWall.comHebrew Voices #7 – Orthodox Jew Who Sights the New MoonHebrew Voices #153 – Sighting the New Moon in the Middle Ages



OTHER LINKShttps://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-13-attributes-of-mercy/

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #225 - Yom Teruah: Now That You Mention It, Nehemia and Lynell invite everyone to a special Yom Teruah Live Teaching for a Biblical investigation into the purpose of this appointed time that commences the seventh Biblical month, paying particular attention to a series of verses that share a common denominator.









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VERSES MENTIONEDNumbers 29:1Leviticus 23:24Numbers 10:1-10Ezra 3:11Genesis 40:14Exodus 3:15Exodus 20:24 [or 20:21]Exodus 23:13Joshua 23:7Isaiah 48:1Isaiah 12:4Psalm 148:13Psalm 20:8Psalm 45:18Psalm 38:1-2; 70:1-2“Elohist Psalms” (Psalms 42-83)Psalm 40:141 Chronicles 16:4Exodus 19:19Psalm 150Psalm 95:1-3Joshua 6:20Judges 7:20Ezekiel 33Exodus 19:16-20:2Zechariah 9:14Zechariah 14:16-19Isaiah 5:20Leviticus 23:21; 31; 41Ezekiel 40:1Exodus 12:1-2



BOOKS MENTIONEDYHWH’s Divine Images: A Cognitive Approachby Daniel O. McClellan



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesThe Yom Teruah CollectionSupport Team Study – The Great ‘I AM’ RevealedHebrew Voices #200 – Nasrallah and the Samson Option

Watch the Sneak Peek of this Support Team Study - Jewish Devotional Musician Mikey Pauker: Part 2, Nehemia continues his discussion with a Rabbinical/Cantorial Student about the role of the 3rd Temple in Israel’s conflicts, religious Zionism, and the “shamanic” aspects of Jewish religious rituals.









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In this episode of Hebrew Voices #232 - Jewish Devotional Musician Mikey Pauker: Part 1, Nehemia welcomes a Rabbinical/Cantorial Student to discuss his background, the evolving role of music in Judaism, Mikey’s pivotal upcoming lawsuit to preserve religious freedom, and how music has fortuitously linked Jews and Muslims in his community post-October 7th.









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VERSES MENTIONEDPsalm 150Deuteronomy 6:4-9



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #178 – Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 1Hebrew Voices #179 – Rapping Ancient Hebrew Poetry: Part 2Hebrew Voices #29 – From Slavery to FreedomHebrew Voices #172 – Chinese Jews of CincinnatiHebrew Voices #16 – Rooftop Revelations



OTHER LINKSMikey Pauker SpotifyMikey Pauker SoundcloudMikey Pauker YoutubeMikey Pauker Apple MusicMikey Pauker Websitehttps://www.timesofisrael.com/us-spiritual-hot-springs-retreat-discriminated-against-jewish-musician-lawsuit-says/

Watch the Sneak Peek of this Support Team Study - Halakhic Purist Rabbi: Part 4, where Nehemia asks Rabbi Asher Meza about a number of interesting issues including the irresponsibility of counter missionaries, Jewish secularism fueling the wild antisemitic conspiracy theories of Candace Owens, and why someone should consider becoming an Orthodox Jew.









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In this episode of Hebrew Voices #223 - Halakhic Purist Rabbi: Part 3, Nehemia brings back Rabbi Asher Meza to discuss proselytizing in 2nd Temple Judaism, how the conversion process has become dramatically more burdensome over time, and where believers in Yeshua fit in according to the Sanhedrin’s halakhic decrees.









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VERSES MENTIONEDMatthew 23:15Mishneh Torah, Forbidden Intercourse 14Hoshea 11:4Talmud Yevamot 47aSefer HaMitzvot, Positive Commandments 3Tanya, Likkutei Amarim 1-2Genesis 1:26-17Talmud Avodah Zarah 26a-bSanhedrin 10:1Sefer HaIkkarim, Maamar 1Maimonides, Introduction to Perek HelekDeuteronomy 17Mishnah Sanhedrin 10:1Deuteronomy 17:8-13Isaiah 58:13-14Jerusalem Talmud Peah 2:4:9; Chagigah 1:8:11Ecclesiastes 1:10Talmud Menachot 29bLeviticus 23:9-14Isaiah 29:13



BOOKS MENTIONEDMishneh Torah (1180)by Maimonides



Shulchan Aruch (1563)by Rabbi Joseph KaroTanya (1796)by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi



Mitpachat Sefarim (1767)by Rabbi Yaakov Emden



Sefer HaIkkarim (1425)by Rabbi Joseph Albo



The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides' Thirteen Principles Reappraisedby Marc B. Shapiro



Medical Aphorisms Treatises 1-5by Moses Maimonides, Gerrit Bos



Medical Aphorisms Treatises 6-9by Moses Maimonides, Gerrit Bos



Medical Aphorisms Treatises 10-15by Moses Maimonides, Gerrit Bos



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #217 – True Torah Judaism: Part 1Support Team Study – True Torah Judaism: Part 2



OTHER LINKSTorah Judaism International

Watch the Sneak Peek of this Support Team Study - You Can’t Be Perfect—Can You?: Part 2, Nehemia and Pastor AJ Bernard continue discussing the Biblical concept of “perfection,” different types of sin, and why it’s worth striving to do your best.









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In this episode of Hebrew Voices #222 - You Can’t Be Perfect—Can You?: Part 1, Nehemia is joined by Pastor AJ Bernard to discuss what “being perfect” means in context of Scripture, as they debunk and reaffirm various perceptions about how people can attain Biblical “perfection.”









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VERSES MENTIONEDNumbers 15:27-31Leviticus 21:6-8Exodus 19:5-8Leviticus 11:45Leviticus 19:2Matthew 5:43-48Hebrews 6:4Hebrews 2:9Deuteronomy 18:13Genesis 17:1Exodus 12:5Genesis 6:9Talmud Sanhedrin 108a:17Genesis 9:21-27Malachi 1:81 Kings 8:46; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:10-12, 23; James 3:2; 1 John 1:8-10; Galatians 3:222 Kings 5Genesis 15:5-6Genesis 1:1Habbakkuk 2:4



BOOKS MENTIONEDhttps://store.nehemiaswall.com/products/a-prayer-to-our-father



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #39 – Hebrew Manuscript of the Book of Revelation: Part 1Hebrew Voices #37 – How the New Testament Interprets the TanakhHebrew Voices #40 – Hebrew Manuscript of the Book of Revelation: Part 2



OTHER LINKSThe Spirit is Willing but the Flesh is Weak

In this episode of Hebrew Voices #221 - Section Breaks in Hebrew Bible Manuscripts: Part 1, Nehemia and research assistant Nelson Calvillo explain the section breaks found in Hebrew Bible manuscripts going all the way back to the Dead Sea Scrolls, explore why they vary between different manuscripts and how that can alter meaning.









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VERSES MENTIONEDIsaiah 42Babylonian Talmud, Sabbath 103b



RELATED EPISODESHebrew Voices EpisodesHebrew Voices #148 – Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 1Hebrew Voices #149 – Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 2Support Team Study – Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 3Support Team Study – Looking Under the Hood of a Torah Scroll: Part 4Hebrew Voices #158 – Sassoon Codex Under a MicroscopeHebrew Voices #174 – How We Got Our Hebrew BibleSupport Team Study – The Masorah as an Error Correcting Code



OTHER LINKSNelson’s lecture