This coming shabbat is one of the special Shabbats in the traditional Jewish calendar. It is known as Shabbat Nachamu (Shabbat of...

With Simchat Torah upon us, and the new TLV presently circulating among us, now might be a good time to consider how Jews actually got...

Continuing on with our exploration of the TLV Translation Guidelines, we come to our third principle: Restoring the clarity of the...

A reading of the Passover Haggadah will bring one to the statement by Rabbi Gamaliel that he who does not make mention of the three...

I love the Passover season when we begin preparing our homes for the observance of the memorial celebration of the deliverance of Israel...

After a tenure of 4 centuries of slavery in Egypt, the time finally came for Israel’s deliverance. ADONAI had told Avram during the...

Translation Principle 14 brings us to a decision that our Theology Team felt strongly about: Restoring the Jewish Order to the Books of...

At the very beginning of the book of Mark, we read of a number of miracles that Yeshua (Jesus) performed. One of those was the cleansing...

Genesis 15 begins with a despairing Avram. We often think of the Biblical heroes as being almost superhuman, certainly untainted by the...

For more than seven years, I was a part of the translation team for the Tree of Life Version Bible. In my role as the Theology Team...

Paul said “All Scripture is inspired by God” (2 Tim. 3:16). He wasn’t referring to the New Testament, of course; for, it hadn’t been...

Continuing with our principles of translation for the Tree of Life Version, we come to principle 13: Restoring the Jewish culture of...

Mental pictures of pastors and rabbis opening up English bibles, making points from the sacred text and saying “It says it right here in...

One of the dominant patterns in Mishle, or Proverbs, is Solomon’s giving counsel to a son, possibly Rehoboam, his eventual successor,...

Last week’s parshah was “Terumah” (Exodus 25:1-27:19).  The title comes from the dominant theme of the portion that Moses was to receive...

Good questions, to be sure. By way of response, and at the outset, the answer  depends on what one means by “available.” If availability...

Welcome back to our exploration of the TLV Key Principles! As the Chief Theologian for the TLV Bible Society, it is my joy to walk you...

We live in a day when “diversity” is exalted. To a certain extent, this can be a good thing, as people are individuals and not stamped...

Welcome back to our series on the TLV Translation principles. As we approach the latter half of these principles, we see the care and...

In Isaiah 6, the prophet is dealing with the death of Judah’s king, Uzziah. Uzziah had been Judah’s king for 52 years, the second longest...