NOTE: This is a “sticky post.” Select it to read how the Add The Rabbi feature came about here in Root Source. To see the Ask The Rabbi questions and answers, scroll down and select the one you are interested in. They are listed in order they were posted, last to first. Enjoy! Shalom! Our …
Passover. Passover is probably the best known Jewish holiday. Everybody knows it is Passover. The Hebrew word is Pesach – a word which is surprisingly difficult to translate. While the standard translation is still the favorite, there are others. In translating this word, perhaps we will find another image of God. Enjoy this lesson from …
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Avi Lipkin is an outspoken teacher who doesn’t pull punches! In this lesson Avi Lipkin explains the background of Russia’s involvement in the Middle East in order to help explain the reasons for Russia’s behavior.
Bob O’Dell is published in a WND article. Whether you’ve never been (yet!) to the Holy Land or visit every year or more, Bob’s insight about how a trip to Israel impacts your relationship with God, and how God’s relationship with you is part of every step you take there, can change your life while …
Besides the core channels and lessons of Root Source, with Israeli Jewish teachers sharing the ancient Jewish wisdom they love with Christian students who are thirsty for that very wisdom, we are also glad to offer teachings by our Christian co-founder, Bob O’Dell. Bob continues to provide essential advice and services that keep Root Source …
Once again, Breaking Israel news has published an op ed piece we wrote about the connection between Blood Moons and the Jubilee; past, present and future. Check it out and share and comment there! http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/63286/the-mystery-of-the-lost-jubilee-part-xiii-blood-moons-and-jubilee-opinion
As we write this blog post, we are in the midst of a highly contested United States Presidential Primaries cycle. The idea of leaders, past, present and future, is always important. Gidon Ariel, co-founder of Root Source, delves into the Jewish sages’ writings and reveals wisdom that is as applicable today as it was in …
Rabbi Leifert explains that much of the book of Proverbs is in the form of a letter from a parent to their child. In Proverbs 1:8, the rabbi explores the difference between instruction and teaching, and its relation to the masculine and feminine forms of parenting, and the Jewish view of parents and parenting. Rabbi Aryeh has his …
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From time to time, Root Source hosts LIVE FREE webinars. Our first such webinar was held in February 2016 with Seth Young introducing the topic of Biblical Hebrew and it was a smashing success! We have also featured Avi Lipkin, Ken Spiro and Gidon Ariel. Our most recent webinar series was called: An Inside Look …
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Students of Rabbi Elan Adler know what a gem he is, and even his very name hints at this! “Elan” is a tree in Hebrew, and “Adler” is an eagle in Yiddish. Rabbi, of course, is teacher. Rabbi Elan is truly like a tree, whose roots go deep, is not swayed by temporary, temporal winds, …
Bob O’Dell shares from his heart about what it is like to watch the interaction between Root Source students and the Jewish teachers. And the result is this video saying “Thank You”. He also reveals something you probably don’t realize about an Orthodox Jewish family. Oh, and what does any of that have to do …
Root source students who have taken the opportunity to enroll in Rabbi Ken Spiro‘s tremendously well received class, Jewish History, Jewish Future, know that they have access to a gold mine of information presented in a fascinating, gripping way. We are happy to give you this free lesson of Rabbi Ken’s, to whet your appetite …
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From time to time, Root Source hosts LIVE FREE webinars, showcasing one of our popular teachers. Our first such webinar was held in February 2016 with Seth Young teaching Instant Biblical Hebrew and it was a smashing success! When you register for this exclusive email announcement list, we will send you notifications of new webinars …
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We at Root Source are proud to host Seth Young as our teacher of Hebrew. Seth is arguably the most popular Hebrew teacher in the world(!), specializing in teaching Hebrew on the Internet for over a decade. Here is a link to the first half of Lesson One of Srth’s course. And below is the …
Understandably, Bible-believing people who want to learn about Israel and the Jewish People are attracted to the Hebrew language. As a student and teacher of the Bible who knows Hebrew, I often find translations woefully lacking the multiple meanings the original Hebrew conveys, sometimes even translating incorrectly! We at Root Source are proud to host …
Yuli Edelstein is truly a modern day hero. His biography could have been the story of an Israelite judge. Born in Ukraine, the former Soviet Union, Yuli was one of the best known “Prisoners of Zion,” sentenced to hard labor and exile to Siberian gulag for having the temerity to want to move to the …
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We were so happy to visit David Ha’ivri, one of our top teachers at Root Source. Besides being a great teacher, Israel advocate, and all around good guy:-), David is a farmer! Watch this video to feel like you are getting down and dirty right there with him on the hills of Samaria!
Bob’s Whirlwind Israel Tour! Bob just finished a whirlwind trip to Israel, and together with Gidon met a LOT of Israeli VIPs and made much progress in Root Source! We will drill deeper over the next few weeks, describing some of our meetings, but for now, we will just list [most of!] them: Shlomo Kalish, …
Rabbi Gidon brings us closer to the essential prayers of Judaism in this new lesson on Verses of Praise. Prayer is like climbing a mountain in the morning. We will be learning a lot of Biblical Hebrew in this lesson, too. If you want to watch more lessons like this, please join Root Source and …
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We are proud of our friends at CJCUC. the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Efrat (a few minutes drive from Gidon’s house!:-) They have come out with a bold statement that can bring Christian-Jewish Relations to a whole new level. Read it here: http://cjcuc.com/site/2015/12/03/orthodox-rabbinic-statement-on-christianity/ Well, as Bob pointed out, Gidon alluded to this development …
Life in Israel can be like a whirlwind. As it has been since its inception in 1948, and really for the Jewish People since their inception, Israel is bombarded with murderous attacks by her enemies who really are enemies of humanity and of God Himself. But between one act of violence and the next, and …
Tj is one of Root Source’s most active students. She shared this emotional painting she created and we asked her to write about it. The Story Behind the Picture I drew this picture, “Suffering-Israel” in 2012 because I was affected by the terrorist bombings and attacks against Israel. I wanted to draw something as a way …
Gidon Ariel spoke at a conference of HaYovel in mid October 2015 and explained the story and ideals behind the Root Source project to bring Israeli Jews and Christians together around the Hebrew scriptures. He is joined at the end by Christian friend Tommy Waller of HaYovel who explains how he sees the Root Source …
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There is no doubt that many if not all of our Root Source subscribers believe in the biblical promise to Abraham regarding the nations of the world (Genesis 12:3): “Those who bless you [Abraham’s descendants; the Jewish People] will be blessed.” We wrote a full chapter about this in our book Israel FIRST! In fact, …
As we emphasize here in Root Source, the most important thing about us is relationship. Our teachers are not just “spit out the material and get outta here” types – we recognize that we must meet the student where he or she is, and connect with them. This has been the Jewish way for thousands …
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Gidon Ariel from Root Source explains the origins of Religious Zionism (starting at 5:09) in the context of his own personal story of how he came to Israel.