It’s that time of year to make my favorite Purim cookies to celebrate Queen Esther!

🎩 This modern three-cornered fruit-filled cookie is called “hamantaschen,” German for “Haman’s hat.”

🔗 https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/best-hamantaschen-recipe/

🔗 Want to learn more about Esther? Watch my 2019 @womenwalkingwithgod conference talk:
https://youtu.be/rtYKNxtcA3I

#Esther #Purim #cookies

“If a person exerts himself and ascends to the summit, it is possible to reach it, while not being there. He stands on the summit of the mountain, but his head is somewhere else.”

This is all about reading the Bible in it’s context, in it’s physical setting, and hearing it as if we’re right there with the original listeners.

🔗 Read Lois’ article, which is an excerpt from the book: https://ourrabbijesus.com/articles/when-you-read-the-bible-you-need-to-be-there/

🔗 We’re in Chapter 2 of Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus. Read along with us! https://ourrabbijesus.com/books/reading-bible-rabbi-jesus/

Any hikers here? Jerusalem has introduced a new 20-kilometer (12.5-mile) hiking trail, offering explorers the chance to experience the path leading to Emmaus.

🔗 Read more: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/the-emmaus-trail/

🗺️ Surprisingly, there are 9 (!!) different candidates for the town of Emmaus. Different traditions place Emmaus at various sites west of Jerusalem. While the villages of Abu Ghosh and el-Qubeibeh (both c. 7 miles [60 stadia] from Jerusalem) have traditionally been identified with the biblical site, a more likely candidate may be Emmaus-Nicopolis (around 19 miles [160 stadia] away), which is where the Emmaus Trail ends.

🔗 We’re in Chapter 1 of Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus. Read along with us! https://ourrabbijesus.com/books/reading-bible-rabbi-jesus/

📷 Henri Gourinard