jewish perspective
The Da Vinci Code
How are we to understand the unprecedented popularity of The Da Vinci Code? Dan Brown's novel and the box office smash hit film based upon it assert that there has been a massive conspiracy covering up the true story of the origins of Christianity. Is there any truth to this claim? And what does all this have to do with Judaism? In this eye-opening book Rabbi Michael Skobac unravels fact from fiction in The DaVinci Code and shows that indeed, there is a story that has been obscured, but one muc
Zalman Kravitz
Isaiah 53 - A Jewish Perspective
Wasn't the Prophet, in fact, referring to Jesus in this chapter? And didn't all Jews before the Middle Ages recognize this chapter as "messianic"? We hope to assist you in interpreting a chapter which has become a cornerstone of Christian evangelism to Jews. Our Jewish sages teach that "whoever saves a single Jewish soul is considered as if he had saved an entire world." How precious is the Jewish soul! Though the Bible study which follows is a lengthy one, we have prepared it in the belief tha
Zalman Kravitz
Psalm 110 - A Jewish Perspective
In an attempt to prove the Divinity of the Messiah, Christians misquote Psalm 110:1 as, "The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies thy footstool,” and verse 4 stating, “You are a priest forever after the manner of Melchizedek." Find out what is the Jewish perspective of Psalm 110. Christians assert that this passage proves the plurality of God and that David is attributing qualities to Jesus that he would not attribute to himself. Namely that Jesus is part of a T
Zalman Kravitz