The Bible is thoroughly Jewish!
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The Bible is thoroughly Jewish!
Join hosts Chris Katulka (the gentile dude) and Steve Herzig (the Jewish sage) as they unpack the Scriptures from a Jewish perspective, look at current events surrounding Israel and the Jewish people, and explain some fun Jewish culture and customs. Oy! You‘ll even learn some Yiddish words.
The Jew and Gentile Podcast is a ministry of FOI Equip, an outreach of North American Ministries and The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.
The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry is a worldwide evangelical ministry proclaiming biblical truth about Israel and the Messiah, while bringing physical and spiritual comfort to the Jewish people. (www.foi.org)
Heat Waves in Israel, Holy Mall Revival, Human Compost, Psalm Dust, and Shmutz (Episode #210)
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Heat Waves in Israel, Holy Mall Revival, Human Compost, Psalm Dust, and Shmutz (Episode #210)
🎧 Episode Rundown: Dancing Intros, Psalm Dust, & Pierogi Politics
👋 Opening Chat
Chris: “How are you?”
Steve: “I’m betwixt—caught between our classic intro and the new dancing one.” 🕺💃
Listener feedback is in: someone’s not feeling the dance moves.
Let's decide together! Text your vote to 424-444-1948 — keep the OG intro or the boogie version?
🕍 Antisemitism Alert 📢 Article: JPost - Antisemitism on the Rise https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-863795?utm_source=jpost.app.apple&utm_medium=share
Shocking new data and headlines from the Jewish world.
What does this mean for Christians who stand with Israel?
🔥 Heatwave Hits the Holy Land 🌡️ Article: JPost - Record Temps https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-863747?utm_source=jpost.app.apple&utm_medium=share
The Middle East is heating up—literally.
Environmental shake-ups and the global ripple effect.
👨👩👧👦 Chosen People vs. Chosen Generation? 🧠 Article: JPost - Chosen Identity https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-863747?utm_source=jpost.app.apple&utm_medium=share
Are Gen Z and Jewish identity colliding or aligning?
Who defines chosenness in 2025?
📖 Devotional Dive – Psalm 119: Daled (vv. 25–32)
From delight (v.24) ➡ to dust (v.25): a spiritual drop.
Chris: “No wonder my wife calls me the prophet of doom—every high point comes with a ‘just wait.’”
🔑 Key themes:
“Teach me” (v.26) 📚
“Make me understand” (v.27) 💭
“Strengthen me” (v.28) 💪
“Cling to Your testimonies” (v.31) 🙌
“Enlarge my heart” — God’s Word expands our capacity for Him ❤️
🗞 News Blitz
🩸 Former PA PM Praises Oct 7 📰 Breitbart Report https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/10/former-palestinian-authority-pm-praises-oct-7-massacre-courageous-hamas-plo-unity/
He called it courageous. We call it evil.
🏬 Churches in Shopping Malls 📰 CNBC Feature https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/09/americas-dying-shopping-malls-have-surprising-rebound-in-store.html
Dead malls… now revived with the Gospel?
🥟 Pierogis for Dershowitz 📰 Fox News Opinion https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-dershowitz-takes-pierogi-politics-leftist-hypocrisy
Food, politics, and Jewish identity—served hot.
🌱 Human Composting 📰 USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/09/states-legalize-human-composting/85454339007/
From dust we came… to compost we return?
🗣 Yiddish Word of the Week Shmutz (שׁמוץ) — n. dust, grime
“My soul clings to the shmutz.” Psalm 119:25, paraphrased.
📚 FOI Equip Update (Sponsored Segment) Two powerful upcoming FOI Equip classes:
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A deep dive into the suffering servant through a Jewish lens.
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The Jew and Gentile Podcast
The Bible is thoroughly Jewish!
Join hosts Chris Katulka (the gentile dude) and Steve Herzig (the Jewish sage) as they unpack the Scriptures from a Jewish perspective, look at current events surrounding Israel and the Jewish people, and explain some fun Jewish culture and customs. Oy! You‘ll even learn some Yiddish words.
The Jew and Gentile Podcast is a ministry of FOI Equip, an outreach of North American Ministries and The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.
The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry is a worldwide evangelical ministry proclaiming biblical truth about Israel and the Messiah, while bringing physical and spiritual comfort to the Jewish people. (www.foi.org)
