More about Isaiah

Seven Weeks of Consolation - Week 1 - part 3

In the wake of the Three Weeks of destruction - marking the commemoration of the destruction of the city of Jerusalem, the Temple, and the exile of the Jewish people - the next seven weeks are weeks of comfort and consolation. In these seven weeks leading up to Rosh Hashana seven Haftorahs are read, all from the book of Isiah, relating comfort and consolation looking forward to the future redemption and Messianic Era.

Seven Weeks of Consolation - Week 1 - part 2

Seven Weeks of Consolation - Week 1 - part 1

Haftorahs of the Three Weeks - Week 3 - part 4

The three weeks from the 17th of Tammuz until the 9th of Av mark a period of mourning for the Jewish nation called "Bein Hametzarim" (Between the Straits). As we lament the destruction of the Temple and of Jerusalem during this three week period, they are marked by various mourning customs. One such custom is to include haftarahs (sections of the Prophets) for each week's parashah that are drawn from the books of Jeremiah and Isaiah.

Haftorahs of the Three Weeks - Week 3 - part 3

Haftorahs of the Three Weeks - Week 3 - part 2

The three weeks from the 17th of Tammuz until the 9th of Av mark a period of mourning for the Jewish nation called "Bein Hametzarim" (Between the Straits). As we lament the destruction of the Temple and of Jerusalem during this three week period, they are marked by various mourning customs. One such custom is to include haftorahs (sections of the Prophets) for each week's parashah that are drawn from the books of Jeremiah and Isaiah.

Does the New Testament Cheat?

In Deuteronomy 13, the Torah warns against miracle workers who might entice Jews to worship other gods or to forsake the laws of the Torah. Reason 12 of the anti-missionary book Twenty-Six Reasons Jews Don’t Believe in Jesus claims that Jesus fits the description of just such an enticer.

Reason 13 argues that the New Testament misquotes, misuses, and even fabricates proof texts from the Old Testament. This lesson takes a look at one example: Matthew 1:23’s quotation of Isaiah 7:14: "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel."